Faucit, Helen (1817-1898)

Helen Faucit was an actress George Eliot valued and eventually became acquainted with. Faucit performed for approximately forty years. She married Theodore Martin in 1851. Martin was a journalist friend of George Henry Lewes, and it is through this connection that Eliot became friends with Faucit.

George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org

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GE to Mrs. Theodore Martin, London, 10 March 1865
GE to Mrs. Theodore Martin, London, [3 March 1865]
GE to Mrs. Theodore Martin, London, 20 July 1867
GE to Mrs. Theodore Martin, London, 29 April 1874

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Helen Faucit (1817-1898), Faucit, Helen (1817-1898), Social Network Gallery, George Eliot Archive, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, https://GeorgeEliotArchive.org, Accessed November 11, 2026. https://www.georgeeliotarchive.org/items/show/97189