George Eliot Centenary, November 1919: Catalogue of Relics, Manuscrips, Prints, Paintings, Photographs & Books relating to George EliotCoventry (England). Public Libraries Committee
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George Eliot Centenary, November 1919: Catalogue of Relics, Manuscrips, Prints, Paintings, Photographs & Books relating to George Eliot
Coventry (England). Public Libraries Committee
Eliot, George, 1819-1880 -- Exhibitions
_Lent by Mr. Frederic Harrison_, _Bath_.
Two of the letters are on Positivist affairs; three refer to the legal
advice given to G. E. by Mr. Harrison in constructing the plot of _Felix
Holt_ (_George Eliot’s Life_, by Cross, v. 3: 258); the last letter was
written during her mourning for G. H. Lewes.
CASE 7.
15. Favourite airs copied by G. Eliot.
_Lent by Miss Evans_, _Leamington_.
Holographic throughout.
16. Receipt given by G. E. in connection with her father’s will.
Lent by Mr. W. P. Evans, Leamington.
Association Items and Books.
18. Statuette of Christ, after Thorwaldsen.
_Lent by Mrs. Herbert Draper_.
At one time belonged to G. E., and is associated with her translation of
Strauss, Life of Jesus.
19. Ring worn by George Eliot in memory of her mother.
_Lent by Miss Evans_, _Leamington_.
Inscribed inside, “In memory of Christiana Evans.”
20. Portrait of Mr. Edward Simms, G. Eliot’s music master.
Lent by Coventry Libraries.
25. Defoe’s “History Of the Devil.”
_Lent by Canon Evans_, _Bedworth_.
G. E’s. own copy; it is referred to in _Mill on the Floss_, ch. 3.
25a. A Kempis, De Imitatione Christi.
Presented by Mr. Warwick Draper.
G. Eliot’s own copy, acquired at Coventry, 1849, given to Miss Sara S.
Hennell, 1851, and at Mrs. Bray’s death came into the possession of Mr.
Warwick Draper. See _Mill on the Floss_, bk. 4, ch. 3.
CASE 8.
26. Bacon’s “Essays,” 1828.
_Lent by Coventry Libraries_.
Autograph on flyleaf “Mary Ann Evans.”
27. Newspaper cuttings collected by George Eliot.
_Lent by Coventry Libraries_
With her own contributions to the “Coventry Herald” at the end. The book
bears the signature, in pencil, of J. Hennell.
28. “Silas Marner,” _First edition_, 1861.
_Lent by Coventry Libraries_.
Inscribed: “Caroline Bray from Mr. Lewes June 22 ’61,” in G. Eliot’s
handwriting.
29. “The Legend of Jubal and other poems,” _First edition_, 1874.
_Lent by Coventry Libraries_.
Inscribed: “Caroline Bray May 1874, with the author’s compliments.”
30. “Impressions of Theophrastus Such,” _First edition_, 1879.
_Lent by Coventry Libraries_.
Inscribed: “Caroline Bray, from the author, Eastbourne, May 29, 1879.”
31. “Essays and leaves from a note-book,” _First edition_, 1884.
_Lent by Coventry Libraries_.
Inscribed. “Mrs. Charles Bray from C. L. Lewes, Feb., 1884.” C. L. L.
was the son of G. H. Lewes.
CASE 9.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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