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Add MS 65530
- Record Id:
- 032-001990656
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001990656
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000036.0x0000f8
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 65530
- Title:
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GEORGE ELIOT CORRESPONDENCE: letters from Marian Evans (b.1819, d.1880), the novelist 'George Eliot', to Herbert Spencer (b.1820, d.1903), philosopher, with related Spencer correspondence, notes and extracts; circa 1851-1902, n.d. Partly autograph. Partly printed. The letters from Marian Evans to Spencer include a declaration of her feelings for him, which he was unable to reciprocate; the related correspondence centres on Spencer's eagerness, after her death, to quell rumours that he had at one time been in love with her. See G. S. Haight, George Eliot, A Biography (Oxford, 1968), pp. 111-122. Presented by the Trustees of Herbert Spencer, 21 Aug. 1935, and reserved from use for fifty years.
Paper; ff. 76. 343 x 240mm.
1. ff. 1-14. Letters from Marian Evans to Herbert Spencer; circa 1851-1859. Autograph.
2. ff. 15-76. Related Spencer correspondence, notes and extracts, including letters from Caroline Bray, J. W. Cross, Eliza Lynn Linton and E. L. Youmans; 1881-1902, n.d.
- Scope & Content:
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Herbert Spencer, philosopher: Letters from 'George Eliot', with related correspondence and papers: circa 1851-1902, n.d.: Partly copies. Partly printed.
includes:
- ff. 1-14 Marian Cross, née Evans; alias 'George Eliot'; novelist: Letters to H. Spencer: circa 1851-1895.
- ff. 15, 42 Caroline Bray, wife of C Bray, of Coventry: Letters to H. Spencer from Caroline Bray: 1881, 1886.
- ff. 17-25, 32, 36 Edward Livingston Youmans, scientific writer, of New York: Correspondence with H. Spencer: 1881-1885: Partly copies.
- ff. 19, 46, 53-58 Eliza A. Youmans, sister of E L Youmans: Correspondence with H. Spencer: 1901-1902.
- ff. 28-31v, 49 John Walter Cross, husband of 'George Eliot': Correspondence with H. Spencer: 1881, 1902: Partly typewritten.
- f. 39 Eliza Lynn Linton, née Lynn; novelist: Letter to H. Spencer: 1885.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001990656
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-001990656
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1846
- End Date:
- 1902
- Date Range:
- 1846-1902
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- User Conditions:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Bray, Caroline, wife of C Bray of Coventry (Author)
Cross, John Walter, husband of 'George Eliot' (Author)
Cross, Mary Ann, novelist, pen name George Eliot, 1819-1880 (Author)
Linton, Elizabeth Lynn, writer; known as Eliza, 1822-1898 (Author)
Spencer, Herbert, philosopher (Recipient)
Youmans, Edward Livingston, scientific writer of New York (Author)
Youmans, Eliza A, sister of E L Youmans (Author)