Chapter XIX (3)

For those who would know the length and the breadth of George
Eliot's intellectual capacity she has written her books. Here
I am only putting down some of my own personal impressions
or recollections, which must be taken for what they are
worth. In doing this I should like to dwell on the
catholicity of her judgment. Singularly free from the spirit
of detraction, either in respect of her contemporaries or her
predecessors, she was always anxious to see the best and the
most noble qualities of human beings or of books, in cases
where she felt some general sympathy notwithstanding
particular disagreements. And it was this wide sympathy, this
understanding of so many points of view, that gained for her
the passionate devotion not only of personal friends, but
also of literary admirers, from the most widely sundered
sections of society. Probably few people have ever received
so many intimate confidences from confidants of such diverse
habits of thought.

This many-sidedness, however, makes it exceedingly difficult
to ascertain, either from her books or from the closest
personal intimacy, what her exact relation was to any
existing religious creed or to any political party. Yet
George Eliot's was emphatically a religious mind. My own
impression is that her whole soul was so imbued with, and her
imagination was so fired by, the scientific spirit of the
age--by the constant rapid development of ideas in the
Western world--that she could not conceive that there was, as
yet, any religious formula sufficient nor any known political
system likely to be final. She had great hope for the future,
in the improvement of human nature by the gradual development
of the affections and the sympathetic emotions, and "by the
slow, stupendous teaching of the world's events," rather than
by means of legislative enactments. Party measures and party
men afforded her no great interest. Representative
government, by numerical majorities, did not appeal to her as
the last word of political wisdom. Generally speaking, she
had little patience with talk about practical politics, which
seemed to her under our present system to be too often very
unpractically handled by ignorant amateurs. The amateur was
always a "stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence." Her
wrath used often to be roused, in late years, by the
increased bitterness in the language of parties, and by the
growing habit of attributing, for political effect, the most
shameful motives to distinguished statesmen.

She was keenly anxious to redress injustices to women, and to
raise their general status in the community. This, she
thought, could best be effected by women improving their
work--ceasing to be amateurs. But it was one of the most
distinctly marked traits in her character that she
particularly disliked everything generally associated with
the idea of a "masculine woman." She was, and as a woman she
wished to be, above all things, feminine--"so delicate with
her needle, and an admirable musician." She was proud, too,
of being an excellent housekeeper--an excellence attained
from knowing how things ought to be done, from her early
training, and from an inborn habit of extreme orderliness.
Nothing offended her more than the idea that because a woman
had exceptional intellectual powers therefore it was right
that she should absolve herself, or be absolved, from her
ordinary household duties.

It will have been seen from the letters that George Eliot was
deeply interested in the higher education of women, and that
she was among the earliest contributors to Girton College.
After meeting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sidgwick, in September,
1880, when they had gone to reside at the new hall of Newnham
College for a time, she was anxious to be associated in that
work also, but she did not live to carry out the plan
herself. The danger she was alive to in the system of
collegiate education was the possible weakening of the bonds
of family affection and family duties. In her view, the
family life holds the roots of all that is best in our mortal
lot; and she always felt that it is far too ruthlessly
sacrificed in the case of English _men_ by their public
school and university education, and that much more is such a
result to be deprecated in the case of women. But, the
absolute good being unattainable in our mixed condition of
things, those women especially who are obliged to earn their
own living must do their best with the opportunities at their
command, as "they cannot live with posterity," when a more
perfect system may prevail. Therefore, George Eliot wished
God-speed to the women's colleges. It was often in her mind
and on her lips that the only worthy end of all learning, of
all science, of all life, in fact, is, that human beings
should love one another better. Culture merely for culture's
sake can never be anything but a sapless root, capable of
producing at best a shrivelled branch.

In her general attitude towards life George Eliot was neither
optimist nor pessimist. She held to the middle term, which
she invented for herself, of "meliorist." She was cheered by
the hope and by the belief in gradual improvement of the
mass; for in her view each individual must find the better
part of happiness in helping another. She often thought it
wisest not to raise too ambitious an ideal, especially for
young people, but to impress on ordinary natures the immense
possibilities of making a small home circle brighter and
better. Few are born to do the great work of the world, but
all are born to this. And to the natures capable of the
larger effort the field of usefulness will constantly widen.

In her personal bearing George Eliot was seldom moved by the
hurry which mars all dignity in action. Her commanding brows
and deep, penetrating eyes were seconded by the sweet,
restrained, impressive speech, which claimed something like
an awed attention from strangers. But to those very near to
her there was another side of her nature, scarcely suspected
by outside friends and acquaintances. No one could be more
capable of enjoying and of communicating genuine, loving,
hearty, uncontrollable laughter. It was a deep-seated wish,
expressed in the poem of "Agatha"--"I would have young things
merry." And I remember, many years ago, at the time of our
first acquaintance, how deeply it pained her when, in reply
to a direct question, I was obliged to admit that, with all
my admiration for her books, I found them, on the whole,
profoundly sad. But sadness was certainly not the note of her
intimate converse. For she had the distinctively feminine
qualities which lend a rhythm to the movement of life. The
quick sympathy that understands without words; the capacity
for creating a complete atmosphere of loving interest; the
detachment from outside influences; the delight in
everything worthy--even the smallest thing--for its own sake;
the readiness to receive as well as to give impressions; the
disciplined mental habit which can hold in check and conquer
the natural egoism of a massive, powerful personality; the
versatility of mind; the varied accomplishments--these are
characteristics to be found more highly developed among
gifted women than among gifted men. Add to these the crowning
gift of genius, and, in such companionship, we may possess
the world without belonging to it.

The November days had come now--cold and clear. My wife was
able again to enjoy the daily drives and walks on which she
was very dependent for health. The letters continue.

[Sidenote: Letter to Mrs. Congreve, 3d Nov. 1880.]

Since I wrote to you I have been much more ill, and have only, during the last few days, begun to feel myself recovering strength. But I have been cared for with something much better than angelic tenderness. The fine, clear air, if it lasts, will induce us to linger in the country; and, indeed, I am not yet quite fit to move; for, though I appear to be quite cured of my main ailment, half my bodily self has vanished. We are having deliciously clear days here, and I get out for short drives and walks. I really have nothing to complain of now except a little lack of strength. I play on the piano again, and walk with perfect ease. There is a long chapter about myself!

[Sidenote: Letter to Madame Bodichon, 7th Nov. 1880.]

Three weeks ago I had a rather troublesome attack, but I am getting well now, though still reduced and comparatively weak. We shall probably linger here till near the end of the month, for the autumnal landscape is very beautiful, and I am not yet quite fit for the exertion of moving. It is a comfort to think that you can be very snug through the winter in your nice house. What a pity we are not within an easy driving distance from you!

Mr. Hall is here to-day. He gave a lecture on Leclaire, the house-painter in Paris who initiated an excellent plan of co-operative sharing for his workmen. It has been printed, and when I have another copy I will send it you. Leclaire is mentioned by John S. Mill in the notes to his "Political Economy," but had not been otherwise taken much notice of. Still, you may know all about him.

[Sidenote: Letter to Mrs. Burne-Jones, 18th Nov. 1880.]

Thanks for your loving remembrance of me. We have been kept in the country by two sufficient causes: I have been ill, and the house at Cheyne Walk has not been ready to receive us. I suppose we shall not be there till the end of the month instead of the beginning. One of the good things I look forward to is the sight of your dear face again. You will see little more than half of me, for nearly half has been consumed. But I have been nursed with supreme tenderness, and am daily gaining some strength. Much love to both.

[Sidenote: Letter to Charles L. Lewes, 23d Nov. 1880.]

We are lingering here for three reasons: the beauty of the weather, the unreadiness of the house, and my unfitness to bear the hurry of moving. I am getting better, but have not yet been able to bear much exertion.

Thanks for your pretty letter. I do not think I shall have many returns of Novembers, but there is every prospect that such as remain to me will be as happy as they can be made by the devoted tenderness which watches over me. Your years will probably be many, and it is cheering to me to think that you have many springs of happiness in your lot that are likely to grow fuller with advancing time.

[Sidenote: Letter to Mrs. Bray, 28th Nov. 1880.]

I have thought of you all the more because I have not even heard anything of you for several months. You will wonder less why I have not written, as a consequence of those thoughts, when I tell you that I have been ill, and not allowed to do anything but indulge myself and receive indulgence. I am very well now, and am every day consciously gathering strength, so that, if I could like giving trouble, I should look back on my illness as a great opportunity of enjoying the tenderest watching and nursing. I kept my bed only about a week, and have always been equal, except at short intervals, to much reading and talking, so that there is no fair cause for any grumbling on my part. It has not been so bad an illness as that of last summer. You see we are not yet at Cheyne Walk, but we are to be settled there by the end of next week. I have had no trouble, but have remained here on my cushions while Mr. Cross has gone early for several mornings running to superintend the removal. It is difficult to give you materials for imagining my "world." Think of me as surrounded and cherished by family love; by brothers and sisters whose characters are admirable to me, and who have for years been my friends. But there is no excessive visiting among us, and the life of my own hearth is chiefly that of dual companionship. If it is any good for me that my life has been prolonged till now, I believe it is owing to this miraculous affection which has chosen to watch over me.

[Sidenote: Journal, 1880.]

_Dec. 3._--Came to 4 Cheyne Walk.

_Dec. 4._--Went to Popular Concert at St. James's Hall. Heard Madame Neruda, Piatti, and Miss Zimmermann.

[Sidenote: Letter to Mrs. Congreve, 6th Dec. 1880.]

Only on Friday evening did we get into this new house, and I had deferred writing to you till I could say "Come and see me." I can say so now, but on reflection I have come to the conclusion that you would like yourself to fix a time beforehand, the journey here being rather long. Perhaps you will like to choose a day on which you could go to Emily also, her house being less formidably distant--across the park and down Sloane Street would be an easy way to us. This week we shall be much engaged in household matters, such as the reduction to order of the chaos which still reigns in certain places least obvious to visitors, and the procuring of small objects, either necessary or desirable. But after this week I shall be most glad if you and Dr. Congreve will come to see us just _as_ and _when_ you would find the least inconvenience in doing so--either at lunch-time (half-past one) or at a later hour.

I find myself in a new climate here--the London air and this particular house being so warm compared with Witley. I hope that you too find the air mild, for I know that suits you best.

Dr. and Mrs. Congreve paid their promised visit the week
after this letter was written; and Madame Belloc lunched with
us the following day. Order was beginning to reign in the new
house. The books had all been arranged as nearly as possible
in the same order that they had occupied at the Priory, Mr.
Radermacher of the Pantechnicon having given his personal
attention to this arrangement of some thousands of volumes,
for which George Eliot was particularly grateful.
Notwithstanding all this care, however, there were many
unforeseen details of furnishing still to be completed, which
caused a considerable expenditure of time. We continued
reading aloud Max Müller's "Lectures on the Science of
Language," and Duffield's translation of "Don Quixote;" we
were also reading "Hermann and Dorothea," Tennyson's last
volume of poems, just published, and Mr. Frederic Myers's
volume on Wordsworth. In the evenings we had always a little
feast of music, and were becoming in every way reconciled to
town life, notwithstanding the loss of country quiet, light,
and beauty. On the afternoon of Friday, the 17th December, we
went to see the "Agamemnon" performed in Greek by Oxford
undergraduates. The representation was a great enjoyment--an
exciting stimulus--and my wife proposed that during the
winter we should read together some of the great Greek
dramas. The following afternoon we went to the Saturday
Popular Concert at St. James's Hall. It was a cold day. The
air in the hall was overheated, and George Eliot allowed a
fur cloak which she wore to slip from her shoulders. I was
conscious of a draught, and was afraid of it for her, as she
was very sensitive to cold. I begged her to resume the cloak,
but, smiling, she whispered that the room was really too hot.
In the evening she played through several of the pieces that
we had heard at the concert, with all her accustomed
enjoyment of the piano, and with a touch as true and as
delicate as ever. On Sunday there was very slight trouble in
the throat, but not sufficient to prevent her from coming
down-stairs to breakfast as usual. In the afternoon she was
well enough to receive visits from Mr. Herbert Spencer and
one or two other friends. Afterwards she began the following
letter to Mrs. Strachey. It was left unfinished in her
writing-case, and is printed as it stands.

[Sidenote: Letter to Mrs. Strachey, 19th Dec. 1880.]

I have been thinking so much of Lady Colvile, and yet I shrank from troubling even your more indirect sympathetic sorrow with a letter. I am wondering how far her health is in a state to endure this loss--a loss which extends even to me, who only occasionally saw, but was always cheered by, the expression of a wise and sweet nature, which clearly shone in Sir James Colvile's manner and conversation. One great comfort I believe she has--that of a sister's affection.

Here the letter is broken off. The pen which had delighted
and comforted so many minds and hearts here made its last
mark. The spring, which had broadened out into so wide a
river of speech, ceased to flow.

Little more remains to be told. On Monday the doctor treated
the case as one of laryngeal sore throat; and when Dr. Andrew
Clark came for consultation on Wednesday evening the
pericardium was found to be seriously affected. While the
doctors were at her bedside she had just time to whisper to
me, "Tell them I have great pain in the left side," before
she became unconscious. Her long illness in the autumn had
left her no power to rally. She passed away, about ten
o'clock at night, on the 22d December, 1880.

She died, as she would herself have chosen to die, without
protracted pain, and with every faculty brightly vigorous.

Her body rests in Highgate Cemetery, in the grave next to Mr.
Lewes. In sleet and snow, on a bitter day--the 29th
December--very many whom she knew, very many whom she did not
know, pressed to her grave-side with tributes of tears and
flowers.

Her spirit joined that choir invisible "whose music is the
gladness of the world."

FOOTNOTES:

[35] Madame Belloc.

[36] Mrs. Charles Lewes.

[37] "The Ethics of George Eliot's Works," by J. C. Brown. Blackwood: 1879.

[38] Article on G. H. Lewes.--_New Quarterly Review_, Oct. 1879.

[39] "George Henry Lewes Studentship."--This studentship has been founded in memory of Mr. George Henry Lewes, for the purpose of enabling the holder for the time being to devote himself wholly to the prosecution of original research in physiology. The studentship, the value of which is slightly under £200 per annum, paid quarterly in advance, is tenable for three years, during which time the student is required to carry on, under the guidance of a director, physiological investigations, to the complete exclusion of all other professional occupations. No person will be elected as a "George Henry Lewes Student" who does not satisfy the trustees and director, first, as to the promise of success in physiological inquiry; and, second, as to the need of pecuniary assistance. Otherwise all persons of both sexes are eligible. Applications, together with such information concerning ability and circumstances as the candidate may think proper, should be sent to the present director, Dr. Michael Foster, New Museums, Cambridge, not later than October 15, 1879. The appointment will be made and duly advertised as soon as possible after that date.

[40] Mr. John Blackwood died on 29th October, 1879.

[41] Madame Belloc.

[42] Mrs. Hall.

[43] Mrs. Isaac Evans (since deceased).

[44] Rev. Frederick Evans, Rector of Bedworth.

[45] Madame Belloc.

[46] Mr. Geddes's death.

[47] Now Sir Andrew Clark.

INDEX.

"Abode of Snow," by Andrew Wilson, iii. 190.

A breezy common, iii. 108.

"Adam Bede," progress of, i. 338;
second volume finished in Dresden, ii. 42;
£800 offered for copyright for four years, 47;
its history, 48-52;
author's love of, 51;
subscription to, 59;
cheap edition suggested by working man, 66;
sale increasing, 67, 68;
quoted in House of Commons, 69;
French translation proposed, 73;
additional £400 from publishers, 80;
fourth edition (5000) sold in a fortnight, 88;
sixth edition, 96;
seventh edition (2000), 101;
Blackwoods propose to pay £800 above agreed price, 101;
16,000 copies sold in one year, 105;
copyright conceded, 111;
third volume written in six weeks, 113.

"Adam Bede, Junior," a sequel, advertised, ii. 104.

"Address to the Working Men," by Felix Holt, iii. 18.

Adler, Dr. Hermann, appreciation of Jewish character in "Deronda,"
iii. 207;
lecture on "Deronda" by, 215.

Æsthetic teaching the highest of all teaching, ii. 318.

Æsthetic, the, not a doctrinal teacher, iii. 237.

Afghanistan, effect of the sad news from, iii. 278.

"Agatha" sold to Fields & Osgood for _Atlantic Monthly_, iii. 63.

Aix to Vevey, journey to, iii. 205.

Allbut, Dr. Clifford, Leeds, iii. 41, 42.

Allingham, William, letter to, on Midland dialect, iii. 218;
on his poems, 226.

Altruism, the need of, iii. 178, 179.

Amalfi, grand drive, ii. 153.

America, interest in, i. 219;
the war in, anxiety regarding, ii. 242;
delight in descriptions of, iii. 115;
invited to visit, 118.

Amsterdam, Jewish synagogues in, ii. 317.

"An Inquiry concerning the Origin of Christianity," by Charles
Hennell, influence of, on George Eliot, i. 68;
read again with admiration, 119.

Anders, Mr., apologizes for the Liggins business, ii. 78.

Antwerp, pictures at, i. 239, 240.

Apennines, across the, ii. 168.

Application, persistence in, iii. 304.

Appreciation of Dickens's letter, ii. 6.

Ardennes, journey to the, iii. 176.

"Aristotle," by G. H. Lewes, ii. 271.

"Armgart," a dramatic poem, iii. 85.

Art, the function of, iii. 144;
purpose in, 144.

Articles written by Mr. Lewes, iii. 260, 261;
by military men, 265.

Ashantee War, the, iii. 157.

Asher's cheap editions of "George Eliot," iii. 124.

Atkinson, Mr., i. 193.

Australia, proposed visit to, i. 221.

Authors and booksellers, meeting of, i. 201.

Authorship acknowledged to the Brays and Miss Hennell, ii. 83.

Autobiography, repugnance to, iii. 221.

Autumn, love for, i. 67; ii. 263, 264.

"A Word for the Germans," ii. 288.

Aytoun, Professor, admiration of "Gilfil's Love-Story," i. 326;
on "Adam Bede," ii. 81.

Bâle, a morning in, ii. 87.

Ballot, dislike of the, iii. 49;
the first experiment of the, 161.

Balzac, a saying of, iii, 41.

Bancroft, American Minister, Berlin, on "Middlemarch," iii. 157.

Bank of England visited, iii. 176.

"Beata," by T. A. Trollope, ii. 239.

Bedworth, country about, i. 5-7.

Beesley, Professor Edmund Spencer, iii. 64.

Bellagio and the Splügen Pass, ii. 181.

Benisch, Dr., editor of _Jewish Chronicle_, iii. 216.

Berlin, popularity of "Middlemarch" in, iii. 157.

Berlin, visit to the _Charité_, iii. 77;
society and music at, 77;
increase in luxury in, 78.

Berlin recollections: meets Varnhagen, i. 251, 252;
impressions of the city, 251;
new acquaintances, 253;
portrait of Kleist, 253;
Fräulein Solmar's _salon_, 253;
General Pfuhl, 254;
Baron Sternberg, 254;
"Lisez les Chroniques," 254;
Professor Gruppe, 255, 263;
Waagen on Goethe, 256;
Edward Magnus, 257;
celebrities, 258;
Professor Stahr, 258, 263;
Schiller's portrait, 258;
Rauch the sculptor, 258;
his atelier, 259, 260;
Dessoir the actor, 260;
"Nathan der Weise," 261;
Johanna Wagner, 261;
Gluck's "Orpheus," 261;
Roger and Arabella Goddard, 264;
Vivier anecdotes, 264, 265;
works of art, 265;
evenings in, 266;
_table d'hôte_, reading between the courses, 266;
work at and books read, 268;
translating Spinoza's "Ethics," 268;
remarks on books read, 270;
return to England, 271.

Bethnal Green, pictures at, iii. 128.

Biarritz, its natural beauties, iii. 2;
the Chambre de l'Amour, 2;
journey to Barcelona from, 4.

Bible and the Liturgy of the English Church, ii. 226.

Bible reading, iii. 302.

Bickley, country-house at, iii. 152.

Birthday greetings, iii. 47.

Bishop Steignton, visit to, i. 185.

Blackie, Professor, Edinburgh, letter of sympathy from, ii. 111, 113.

_Blackwood's Magazine_ on "Adam Bede," ii. 70.

Blackwood, John, his favorable opinion of "Amos Barton," i. 302;
accepts it for "Maga," 304;
receives kind letter from author, 307;
cautions regarding "huddling up stories," 319;
not enthusiastic about "Janet's Repentance," 326;
calls on Lewes, and George Eliot reveals herself, ii. 10;
letter from George Eliot on artistic combination, 31;
offers £800 for copyright of "Adam Bede" for four years, 47;
letter to, regarding Liggins, 73;
his liberal treatment of George Eliot, 102;
proposals for "Mill on the Floss," 110;
concedes copyright of "Adam Bede," 111;
suggests title of "Mill on the Floss," 112;
letter from author on finishing "Mill on the Floss," 114;
letter to, from George Eliot at Berne, 182, 183;
do. from Florence, 218;
offers £5000 for "Felix Holt," 308;
letters to, about "Spanish Gypsy," iii. 16, 26;
about Scott Commemoration, 97;
"Middlemarch," 103;
his favorable impressions of "Middlemarch," 106;
letter to, from Homburg, 123;
New Year's greetings from George Eliot, 138;
letter on "Middlemarch," 153;
on another book simmering in her head, 157;
on corrected edition of "Spanish Gypsy," 161, 162;
letter to, with volume of poems, 164;
on printing of "Deronda," 190, 191, 197;
on re-reading "Romola," 217, 218;
offers for second ten-years' copyright, 230;
letter to, declining invitation to Strathtyrum, 237;
on her continued ill-health, 244;
his death, 276.

Blackwood, Major, his opinion of "Amos Barton," i. 306;
hopeful about the "Scenes," 342;
calls on Lewes, and suspects identity of George Eliot, 342;
letter regarding the Liggins affair, ii. 81;
letter from author on "Mill on the Floss," 167.

Blackwood, William, his favorable news of "Clerical Life," ii. 116;
letter to, on Mr. Lewes's illness, iii. 239;
on "Theophrastus Such," 254, 263, 271.

Blanc, Louis, anecdote of, i. 195.

Bodichon, Madame, discovers author of "Adam Bede," ii. 77;
letters to: on artistic combinations, 93;
on Mrs. Gaskell's letter, 107;
the rewards of the artist, 107;
on settling in London, 198;
on religious forms and ceremonies, 205;
on the necessity of sympathy, 268;
on her Spanish tour, iii. 4;
on cheerfulness, 172;
on "Deronda," 198;
on woman's work, 208;
on her illness, 225;
on improvement in health, 252;
letter regarding "Lewes Studentship," 267;
letter announcing her marriage, 283;
on sympathy with marriage, 289.

Bohn, Madame, visit from, ii. 293.

Bologna, its pictures and churches, ii. 169;
the leaning towers, 170.

Bonham-Carter, Miss, letter to, from Madame Bodichon, iii. 264.

Bonheur, Rosa, her pictures, i. 333.

Books belong to successive mental phases, ii. 211.

Books read at Malvern, 1861, ii. 228-230, 234-236.

Books read, with remarks on, i. 268-271, 322, 341, 344; ii. 58, 299;
iii. 25, 41, 68, 71, 72.

Booksellers and authors, meeting of, i. 201.

Bookstalls, literary taste at, iii. 51.

Brabant, Miss, i. 85.

Bracebridge, Mr., and Liggins, ii. 99.

Bray, Charles, his work, "The Philosophy of Necessity," i. 67;
influence of his opinions, 68;
words of affection in time of depression, 135;
letter to, on rumors of authorship, ii. 13.

Bray, Mrs., letters to: on favorite books, i. 86;
reading and music, 87;
poetry of Christianity, 93;
chameleon-like nature, 158;
orthodox friends, 162;
anxiety for letters, 164;
need of encouragement, 165;
life in Geneva, 169, 170;
Christmas wishes, 174;
severe winter, 175;
yearning for friends at home, 175;
a singular advertisement, 195;
_Westminster_ reviewers, 199;
love for music, 202;
feels well and "plucky," 207;
in Edinburgh again, 211;
pleasant travelling, 213;
a Saturday's work, 214;
work in the Strand, 215;
domestic grievances, 229;
view of union with Mr. Lewes, 235;
on careless cooking, 316;
on the charms of Richmond Park, 326;
unbelief in others' love, 337;
authorship acknowledged to, ii. 83;
recollections of journey of 1849, 191;
asking for music, 241;
on her "Physiology for Schools," 267;
on writing poetry instead of novels, iii. 31;
on happiness in recovery, 313.

Bremer, Frederica, i. 188, 190.

Brewing interest in Parliament, the, iii. 188, 189.

Brewster, Sir David, i. 190.

Bridges, Dr., Leeds, iii. 42.

Bright on Ireland, iii. 56.

Brittany, trip to, ii. 296.

Broadstairs, delight with, i. 205.

Brodie, Sir Benjamin, iii. 80.

Brontë, Charlotte, life of, i. 317.

Brooks, Shirley, delighted with "Adam Bede," ii. 70.

"Brother Jacob" written, ii. 199.

"Brother and Sister," sonnets, iii. 70.

Brougham, Lord, a delicious _non sequitur_, i. 214.

Brown, Dr. John, sends "Rab and his Friends" to author of "Adam
Bede," ii. 60;
kindly letter in reply, 60.

Brown, J. C., "Ethics of George Eliot's Works," iii. 266.

Browne, Dr., chemist, Edinburgh, i. 195.

Browning, first visit from, ii. 249;
"Elisha," iii. 56.

Browning, Mrs., her "Casa Guidi Windows", ii. 243.

Buchanan, Robert, his "David Grey," ii. 273.

Buckle, personal dislike to, ii. 47.

Buckle's "History of Civilization," i. 341, 345.

Buckle's ideal not George Eliot's, ii. 220.

Bulstrode, new view of, iii. 133.

Bunyan, reading again with pleasure, ii. 105.

Burne-Jones, Edward, letter to, on the function of art, iii. 144.

Burne-Jones, Mrs., iii. 29;
letter to, on the serious view of life, 172;
on her illness, 185;
on Christmas plans, 232;
on her sense of depression, 239.

Burton, Mr., wishes to take portrait, ii. 273;
his picture of a knight in armor, 277.

Burton, Sir Frederick, Director of the National Gallery, ii. 240.

Byron, a vulgar-minded genius, iii. 72.

Call, Mr., author of "Reverberations and other Poems," i. 335.

Calvinism, a libel on, iii. 88.

Camaldoli, expedition to, ii. 221.

Cambridge, a visit to, iii. 147;
a group of "Trinity" men, 147.

Cambridgeshire, visit to, iii. 299.

Caricature, a bastard kind of satire, iii. 228.

_Caritas_, the highest love, ii. 252.

Carlyle, Mrs., pleasant letter from, ii. 7;
her conception of George Eliot, 8.

Carlyle, on the Glasgow artisan, i. 55;
eulogium on Emerson, 140;
"Life of Sterling," 189;
anecdotes of, 190, 257;
his denunciation of the opera, 192;
letter to George Eliot on "Frederic," 343;
G. A. anxious he should read her novels, ii. 63.

"Carlyle's Memoirs," ii. 208.

Catholicity of judgment, iii. 307.

Cavour, Count, ii. 122, 143.

Cerebellum, function of the, i. 210.

Chapman, Mrs., on Harriet Martineau, iii. 220.

Charade party, failure of, ii. 287.

Charity of the Apostle Paul, the, ii. 251.

Chart of Ecclesiastical History, i. 45.

Cheap books, opinion of, iii. 154.

Cheap edition of "Adam Bede" suggested by working man, ii. 66.

Cheap editions of novels, arrangements for, iii. 10.

Cheap music in England, ii. 81.

Cheerful, now uniformly, iii. 172.

Chiem See, journey by, ii. 34.

Childhood's real feelings, i. 91.

Child's idea of God, a, i. 153, 154.

Chills, spiritual and physical, iii. 120.

Chioggia, journey to, ii. 177.

"Christianity and Infidelity," Baillie Prize Essay, i. 311.

Chronological order in writing, ii. 211.

Church-going resumed, i. 82.

Clark, Sir James, pleasant evening with, i. 222;
meeting with, 226, 230.

Clark, W. G., late public orator at Cambridge, ii. 240;
visit to, at Cambridge, iii. 24;
resigns his oratorship, 74.

"Clerical Tutor," discouraged to proceed with, i. 336.

Club criticism of "Amos Barton," i. 308.

Coaching days, i. 7.

Cobbe, Miss, her introduction to Theodore Parker, ii. 253.

Cobden, disappointed with, i. 196.

Cologne, journey to, i. 267.

Colossians, Epistle to the, i. 51.

Combe, George, friendship with, i. 186;
on the _Westminster_, 204;
visit to, in Edinburgh, 211.

Comprehensive Church, one, iii. 175.

Comte and his critics, ii. 224;
admiration of, 224;
delight in his "Politique," iii. 2.

Comte's "Discours Préliminaire," ii. 264.

Comte's works, reading, iii. 302.

Conceptions of new work, iii. 233.

Confidence, desire for, i. 128.

Conformity, letter to J. W. Cross on, iii. 155.

Congreve, Mrs., letters to, ii. 82, 84, 141;
visits George Eliot in London, 232;
letter to, on Thornton Lewes's illness, iii. 63;
leaves for India, 132;
returns to Europe, 145;
letter to, after marriage with Mr. Cross, 292;
invited to Cheyne Walk, 314.

Congreve, Richard, ii. 62, 67, 73;
friendship of Mr. and Mrs., 76, 80;
Christmas Day with, 110;
his lectures on Positivism, iii. 12;
his article Huxley on Comte, 58.

Conolly, Dr., i. 233.

Conscience in work, iii. 27.

Conservative reaction, on the, iii. 143.

Contemporary fiction, iii. 183.

Continent, start for, visiting Fontainebleau, Plombières, iii. 149;
three months' trip to the, 205.

Continental tour, six weeks' journey to Baden, etc., iii. 37;
St. Märgen, 37;
peasant proprietors in the Black Forest, 38.

Continental trip with the Brays, i. 150.

Coquelin's acting, iii. 263.

Correggio's Madonnas, ii. 43.

Correspondence, views on, i. 134.

Country, delight in the, iii. 154.

Country districts, remoteness of, i. 5.

Country-house, visions of a, ii. 61.

Country life, monotony of, i. 25;
enjoyment of, ii. 275.

Country quiet, the benefits of, iii. 110.

Critical attitude, the, iii. 79.

Criticism, sensibility to, ii. 63.

Critics, indifference to opinions of, iii. 224.

Cross, J. W., first meeting at Rome with George Eliot, iii. 59;
meet again at Weybridge, 71;
letter to, on buying a house, 131;
on conformity, 155;
on depression, 187;
on effect of her writing, 204;
on Tennyson, 229;
letters to, after Lewes's death, 250-252;
his engagement, 279;
his marriage, 282;
illness in Venice, 294.

Cross, Miss Eleanor, letter to, iii. 276;
on her engagement to Mr. Cross, 279;
on her marriage tour, 283.

Cross, Miss Elizabeth D., "An Old Story and other Poems," iii. 15.

Cross, Miss Florence, letter to from Milan on the enjoyment of
travel, iii. 286.

Cross, Miss Mary, her "Marie of Villefranche," iii. 100;
letter to, on gift of a vase, 166.

Cross, Mrs., letters to, accepting invitation to Six-Mile Bottom,
iii. 121;
letter to, from Homburg, 122;
on return home, 125;
on journey abroad, and country-house at Bickley, 152;
on the pleasures of the country, 154;
on Christmas invitation, 158;
on silence of the country, 167.

Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, dinner with, iii. 236;
their simple manner, 236;
guests at table, 236.

Cruikshank, George, i. 202.

Cumming, article on, in the _Westminster_, i. 277.

D'Albert, M. and Mme. _See_ Durade.

Dallas, Mr., an admirer of "Adam Bede," ii. 64.

Daniel, the prophecies of, i. 122.

"Daniel Deronda," writing, iii. 180;
fear for MS. being burned, 190;
anticipations of, 193, 194;
public interest in, 199, 214;
finished, 204;
Jewish element in, 211.

Darwin's "Origin of Species," ii. 104, 105, 108.

Dawson, Mr. George, lecturer, i. 129; ii. 233; iii. 165.

Dean Ramsay, letter from, with his "Reminiscences of Scottish
Life," ii. 320.

Death, imagining the nearness of, iii. 170.

"Debasing the Moral Currency," iii. 266.

Delight in the country, iii. 154;
in old friends, 245.

Depression from damp, iii. 187.

Derbyshire, memories of, iii. 47.

Deutsch, his article on the Talmud, iii. 18.

"Deutscher Novellenschatz," iii. 96.

"Development of Industries," effect of, ii. 281.

Development of religion, iii. 62.

Dialect in "Adam Bede," ii. 72; iii. 219.

Dickens, Charles, meeting with, i. 201;
letter from, ii. 2;
recognizes woman's hand in "Clerical Life," 3;
dines at Wandsworth, 102;
asks for a story for "All the Year Round," 104;
his death, iii. 82;
his "Life" by Forster, 104.

Dinah Morris, the character of, ii. 49.

Dinner at Greenwich, with Blackwood, Colonel Stewart, Colonel
Hamley, and Mr. Skene, ii. 222.

Discontent of the young, iii. 213.

Discouraged with her writings, ii. 86.

D'Israeli's "Tancred," i. 118, 123;
his theory of races, 124;
funeral oration on the Duke of Wellington, 215.

Distrust of her own knowledge, iii. 305.

"Divina Commedia," reading the, with Mr. Cross, iii. 259.

Dorking, fourth visit to, ii. 254.

Doyle, Mr., iii. 74.

Drama, trying a, ii. 280.

Drawbacks to living abroad, iii. 203.

Drawings from "Romola," iii. 166.

Dresden: end of vol. ii. of "Adam Bede" written, ii. 42;
Holbein's "Madonna," 42;
the "Sistine Madonna," 43;
the Correggios, 43;
Murillo's "St. Rodriguez," 43;
Dutch and Flemish pictures, 44;
Veronese, 44;
the theatres and concerts, 45.

Druce, Mr., visit to, at Sevenoaks, iii. 297.

Dulwich Picture-gallery, ii. 79.

Durade, M. d'Albert, i. 164;
residence with, 165;
their household, 166;
affection to, 173;
paints her portrait, 178;
visits England, 181;
wished to translate the "Scenes," ii. 109;
two days with, 186;
translates the "Scenes," 187.

Dürer, Albert, his paintings, ii. 24.

Dutch translation of George Eliot's novels, iii. 139.

Dutch and Flemish pictures in Dresden, ii. 44.

Dwelling on faults, abstention from, iii. 89.

Dying in harness, on, iii. 141.

Dyspeptic troubles and their cure, ii. 288.

Early death, thoughts on, ii. 290.

Edinburgh criticisms more favorable than London, ii. 64.

Edinburgh, enjoyment of, i. 211;
visit to Craigcrook, 212.

Editor's life, i. 215, 221.

Education of Women, iii. 27;
the higher, 146.

Effect of talking of her own books, ii. 85.

Effect of writing, the, iii. 306.

Egotism, cure for, i. 128.

"Elijah," delight in hearing, i. 112, 118.

Ellis, Mr. and Mrs., i. 191.

Emerson, first meeting with, i. 139;
Carlyle's eulogium on, 140;
his "Man the Reformer," ii. 196.

Empire in France, the, iii. 168.

Englefield Green, delightful week at, ii. 244.

English, attitude of the, towards Orientals, iii. 212;
ignorance of the Jews, 212.

English domestic life _versus_ German, i. 271.

English and French working classes, difference between, i. 131.

"Englishwoman's Journal" on the Infant Seamstresses, ii. 97.

Enjoying the thought of work, ii. 219.

Enriched with new ideas after journey to Italy, ii. 182.

"Ethics of George Eliot's Works," by J. C. Brown, iii. 266.

Evans, Christiana (sister), married to Mr. Edward Clark, surgeon,
i. 22;
relations between the sisters, 22, 23;
her husband's death, 216;
plans for her family, 217;
letter to her brother Isaac regarding, 318;
visit to her sister, ii. 96.

Evans, Isaac (brother), recollections of his sister, i. 11;
her susceptibility to terror, 12;
their happy childhood, 12;
his marriage, 61;
renewed correspondence with his sister on her marriage with Mr.
Cross, iii. 287;
notice of his family, 287.

Evans, J. C., offers £1000 for a story for American periodical,
ii. 94.

Evans, Mrs. Samuel (aunt), the Dinah Morris of "Adam Bede," i. 33.

Evans, Robert (father), his career, i. 1, 2;
removed to Griff, 2;
influence of his ideas on his daughter, 4;
his position, 8;
his wife, partly represented in Mrs. Poyser, 10;
her death, 22;
removal to Foleshill Road, Coventry, 61;
strong disapproval of his daughter's religious views, 75;
she visits her brother at Griff, 79;
regrets her impetuosity, and returns to Foleshill, 81;
his illness, 100;
visits Dover with his daughter, 107;
trip to Isle of Wight, 120;
illness increases, and visits St. Leonards, 135;
returns to Coventry, 139;
his death, 148.

Evidence, the value of, iii. 109.

Evil-speaking, contrition for, i. 141.

"Fables," by Lord Lytton, iii. 162.

Fairness and pity, where necessary, iii. 228.

Fame in dreams, ii. 89.

Family reunion, iii. 268; joys, iii. 286.

Faraday, letter from, acknowledging presentation copy of "Clerical
Life," ii. 9.

Farming, an epoch in, iii. 271.

Faucit, Helen, admiration of, i. 222.

Faults, abstention from dwelling on, iii. 89.

"Faust," reading in the original, iii. 303.

Faux, David, Confectioner (Brother Jacob), written, ii. 199.

Fawcett, Henry, articles on Strikes by, ii. 194.

"Fawn of Sertorius," i. 108.

Fechter in "Hamlet," ii. 225;
his "Othello," 232.

Feeling old for her years, ii. 193.

"Felix Holt," writing commenced, ii. 290;
reading for, 292;
Blackwood offers £5000 for, 308;
pains taken with, 309;
finished in excitement, 311;
final instalment received from Blackwood, iii. 13;
payment for copyright, 13.

Feminine characteristics, iii. 310, 311.

Ferrier, Mr., translates Kaufmann's article on "Deronda," iii. 216.

Feuerbach, translation of, published; first and only time her real
name appeared in print, i. 233.

Fiction, contemporary, iii. 183.

Fiction-reading condemned, i. 36.

Fiction-writing, first mention of, i. 296;
how I came to write, 298-300.

First authorship, i. 42.

First novel, i. 298;
title of, 299.

Flemish and Dutch pictures in Dresden, ii. 44.

Florence: view from Fiesole and Bellasguardo, ii. 155;
the Duomo and Campanile, 156;
the palaces and libraries, 157;
the Loggia di Lanza, 158;
Santa Maria Novella, 158;
Santa Croce and the Carmine, 159;
the frescoes, 159; S. Maria Novella, 160;
San Michele, the shrine, 160;
the Uffizi Gallery, 161;
and pictures, 162;
Pitti pictures, 162;
paintings at the Accademia, 163;
Galileo's tower, 164;
Michael Angelo's house, 165, 166.

Flower, Mr., i. 191.

Fontainebleau, visit to, iii. 150.

Forster, W. E., his article on Slavery, i. 218;
"Life of Dickens," iii. 104.

Foster, Professor Michael, his draught of conditions for Lewes
scholar studentship, iii. 267, 269.

France, the Empire in, iii. 168.

Franco-German war, iii. 86, 92.

Franklin, Miss Rebecca, her school at Coventry, i. 17;
her death, iii. 149.

Freethinkers, little sympathy with, as a class, ii. 249.

French and English working classes, difference between, i. 131.

French revolution of 1848, i. 129.

Froude's "Shadows of the Clouds," i. 146.

Fuller, Margaret, her Journal, i. 198.

Function of art, the, iii. 144.

Furnishing, on troubles of, ii. 267.

"Futile Lying," letter on, ii. 290.

Gambler, a girl, iii. 124.

Garibaldi at the Crystal Palace, ii. 276.

Gaskell, Mrs., suspected to have written "Adam Bede," ii. 82;
letter from, 102;
expresses admiration of "Scenes" and "Adam Bede," 107.

Gaskell's, Mrs., "Ruth," i. 219.

Geneva, life at Campagne Plongeon, i. 151-157;
Genevese preachers, 153, 154;
_Fête_ of Navigation, 157;
effect of change of life, 159;
plans for lessons, 160;
Baronne de Ludwigsdorff, 161;
home remembrances, 170;
beauty of scenery, 171;
delight in town life, 171;
the Juras, 178;
last days in, 179.

Genevese preachers, i. 153, 154.

Genoa, the cathedral, ii. 124.

George Eliot.--1819-37:
Birth at Arbury farm, i. 1;
removal to Griff, 2;
anecdotes of father, 9;
character of mother, 10;
at Dame's school, 10;
at Miss Lathom's school at Attleboro, 11;
happy childhood, 12;
first books read, 13;
first journey to Staffordshire, 15;
Miss Wallington's school at Nuneaton, 15;
writes out "Waverley," 16;
favorite books, 17;
charade-acting, 17;
riot at Nuneaton, 20;
first letter to Miss Lewis, 21;
mother's illness and death, 22;
housekeeper at Griff, 24;
life and studies there, 24.
1838-41:
First visit to London, i. 28;
religious asceticism, 29;
nineteenth birthday, 32;
religious objections to music, 32;
religious reflections, 34;
besetting sin, ambition, 35;
objections to fiction-reading, 36;
first poem, 42;
books read and studies pursued, 44;
German lessons begun, 45;
chart of ecclesiastical history, 46;
Italian studies, 49;
dislike to housekeeping work, 50;
reads Isaac Taylor, 51;
visits Birmingham to hear "Messiah," 53;
translates German poem, 54;
her reading, 57;
removal to Foleshill Road, Coventry, 59.
1841-46: Coventry life, i. 61;
mental depression, 64;
friendship with Mr. and Mrs. Bray, 67;
reads Charles Hennell's "Inquiry," 67, 68;
effect of this book, 74;
gives up going to church, 75;
family difficulties, 79;
regrets her impetuosity, 81;
resumes going to church, 82;
intimacy with Miss Sara Hennell and Mr. and Mrs. Bray, 83;
attitude towards immortality, 84;
excursion to Stratford and Malvern, 85;
meets Robert Owen, 86;
studies German and music, 86, 87;
opinion in regard to conformity, 89;
translation of Strauss's "Leben Jesu," 90;
despair about publication of Strauss, 94;
trip to the Highlands, 97.
1846-49:
Strauss translation published, i. 107;
classical books wanted, 108;
suspected of novel-writing, 108;
reading Foster's life, 109;
thoughts on Jesus at Emmaus, 110;
a child's idea of God, 111, 112;
visits London and hears "Elijah," 112;
re-reading Hennell's "Inquiry," 119;
visit to Isle of Wight with father, 120;
admiration of Richardson, 121;
delight in George Sand's "Lettres d'un Voyageur," 122;
dislike to Jews, 125;
supremacy of Hebrew poetry, 125;
admiration of Roberts and Creswick, 127;
opinion of Mr. Dawson the lecturer, 129;
sympathy with revolution, 130;
France and England contrasted, 131;
sympathy with nonconformity, 133;
visit to St. Leonards, 135;
father's illness, 135;
mental depression, 136;
how to be overcome, 136;
admiration of Louis Blanc, 137;
recovery from depression, 138;
opinion of "Jane Eyre," 138;
meets Emerson, 138;
again suffering from depression, 141;
contrition for evil-speaking, 141;
reading Macaulay's "History," 142;
bodily suffering, 143;
on the influence of Sand's and Rousseau's writings, 143, 144;
writes review of the "Nemesis of Faith," 145;
translates Spinoza's "Tractatus Theologico-Politicus," 147;
father's death, 148.
1849-50:
Goes abroad with Mr. and Mrs. Bray, 150;
Geneva, life at Campagne Plongeon, 151,152;
prophetic anticipation of position seven years later, 158;
effect of change of life, 159;
plans for lessons, 160;
finds apartments in Geneva, 164;
enjoyment of society, 165;
need of encouragement, 165;
life in Geneva, 169, 170;
yearning for friends at home, 170;
remarks on translations of Spinoza, 172;
desire for a woman's duty, 173;
portrait by M. d'Albert, 178;
remarks on education of children, 179;
leaving Geneva, 180.
1850-54: Return to England, 181;
reviews Mackay's "Progress of the Intellect" in _Westminster_,
184;
assistant editor of _Westminster Review_, 186;
introduced to Mr. Lewes, 189;
intimacy begins, 192;
help in despondency, 198;
growing intimacy with Mr. Herbert Spencer, 201;
dislike of scrap-work, 203;
visit to Edinburgh, 211;
an editor's life, 214, 215;
ill with rheumatism, 218;
interest in America, 219;
growing intimacy with Mr. Lewes, 221, 232;
contemplates publishing "The Idea of a Future Life," 229;
union with Mr. Lewes, 234, 235;
letter to Mrs. Bray, 235, 236.
1854-55:
Visits Antwerp with Mr. Lewes, i. 239;
extracts from journal, 239 _et seq._;
Weimar, i. 240-251;
Berlin recollections, 251-268;
work at Weimar and Berlin, 268;
remarks on books read, 268-271;
return to England, 271.
1855-57:
Articles written, i. 275;
effect of article on Cumming, 278;
reading on physiology, 279;
miscellaneous writing, 280;
Spinoza's "Ethics," translation finished, 281;
wishes not to be known as translator, 283;
articles on Young and Riehl, 286;
tendency to scientific accuracy, 287;
naturalistic experiences, 288;
first mention of fiction-writing, 296;
"how I came to write fiction," 298;
correspondence about "Amos Barton," 300;
"Mr. Gilfil's Love-story" begun, 305;
Blackwood's high admiration of the story, 307;
name of George Eliot assumed, 309;
artistic bent, 310;
Caterina and the dagger scene, 313;
trip to the Scilly Isles, 313;
social life at St. Mary's, 316;
on conclusions of stories, 319;
Jersey recollections, 319-322;
Mr. Liggins, 323;
opinions of "Mr. Gilfil's Love-story," 324, 325;
happiness in her life, 328;
Blackwood's opinion of "Janet's Repentance," 329;
haunted by new story, 334;
"Adam Bede" begun, 337;
receives £120 for first edition of "Clerical Life," 337;
unbelief in others' love, 337;
sympathy with individuals, 339;
objection to theism, 339;
evening studies, 342;
Major Blackwood suspects identity of George Eliot, 324;
review of the year 1857.
1858:
The _Times_ reviews of "Scenes of Clerical Life," ii. 1;
letter from Charles Dickens, recognizing woman's hand, 3;
from Froude, 3;
from Mrs. Carlyle, 7;
reveals herself to John Blackwood, 10;
visit to Germany, 14-46;
progress with "Adam Bede," 32;
latter half written, 42;
description of life at Dresden, 45;
history of "Adam Bede," 48-52;
retrospect of year, 55.
1859-60:
Reading up for "Mill on the Floss," ii. 58;
letter to John Blackwood on "Adam Bede," 58;
wishes Carlyle to read her novels, 63;
awakening to fame, 68;
Mr. Liggins said to be author of "Adam Bede," 71;
finished the "Lifted Veil," 75;
reveals herself to Brays as author of "Adam Bede," 83;
trip to Switzerland, 87;
fourth edition (5000) of "Adam Bede" sold in a fortnight, 88;
receives £800 beyond bargain for success, 102;
16,000 sold in one year, 107;
Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, 115;
"Mill on the Floss" finished, 116;
start for Italy, 116.
1860:
First journey to Italy, ii. 120;
Rome, first sight of, 126;
description of Naples, 144, 145;
visit to Pompeii, 148;
Florence, 155;
first mention of Italian novel, 168;
Venice, 172;
home by Berne and Geneva, 181;
enriched with new ideas, 182.
1860-61:
"Mill on the Floss" success, ii. 185;
sitting to Lawrence for portrait, 194;
independence secured, 203;
the queen's admiration of "Mill on the Floss," 203;
success of "Silas Marner," 214;
second journey to Italy, 216;
hopeful about future work, 220;
began "Romola," 230;
studying for, 235, 236.
1862-65:
Begins "Romola" again, ii. 238;
offered £10,000 for "Romola" for the _Cornhill_, but idea given
up, 244;
£7000 accepted under new terms, 245;
the effect of writing "Romola," 255;
continued ill-health, 256, 258;
letter from Frederick Maurice, 259;
third visit to Italy, 278;
trying a drama, 280;
retrospect of year 1864, 282;
"A Word for the Germans" written, 288;
"Felix Holt" begun, 290;
readings, 292;
expedition to Brittany, 296;
retrospect of 1865, 299.
1866:
Mr. Harrison's legal help in "Felix Holt," ii. 303, 304, 310;
offered £5000 for "Felix Holt" by Blackwood, 308;
visit to Holland and Germany, 312;
"The Spanish Gypsy" taken up again, 317;
reading for, 321;
start for Spain, 324.
1867:
Journey to Spain, iii. 1;
learning Spanish, 3;
letters from Spain, 4-9;
return to the Priory, 9;
two months' visit to North Germany, 14;
acquaintance with Mrs. Cross and family, 15;
"Address to the Working Men," 19.
1868:
Month's visit to Torquay, iii. 25;
"Spanish Gypsy" finished, 29;
notes on the "Spanish Gypsy," 30;
on the writing of poetry instead of novels, 36;
six weeks' journey to Baden, 37;
meditating subject of Timoleon, 49;
retrospect of the year, 50;
cheap edition of novels, 51.
1869-72:
Poem on "Agatha," iii. 55;
writing "How Lisa Loved the King," 56;
fourth visit to Italy, 57;
religion of the future, 62;
"Sonnets on Childhood" finished, 65;
the phenomena of spiritualism, 67;
the Byron scandal, 72;
"Legend of Jubal" begun, 73;
letter on the Positivist problem, 75;
visit to Germany, 76;
three days' visit to Oxford, 80;
growing dislike of migratory life, 82;
"Armgart" begun, 85;
industrial schemes, 90;
visit to Petersfield, 94;
visit from Tennyson, 99;
delight in intellectual activity, 101;
reception of "Middlemarch," 103;
Foster's "Life of Dickens," 104;
"Middlemarch" finished, 121;
a month's visit to Homburg, 122;
a girl gambler, 124;
memorial article on author of "Thorndale," 126;
"Maga" on "Middlemarch," 130.
1873-75:
Reception of "Middlemarch," iii. 138;
Dutch translation of novels, 139;
German reprints, 140;
visit to Cambridge, 147;
visit to the Master of Balliol, 149;
nine weeks' trip to the Continent, 150;
another book simmering in her thoughts, 157;
retrospect of 1873, 160;
cheaper edition of novels, 162;
"Legend of Jubal" published, 167;
journey to the Ardennes, 176;
sales of her books, 180;
value of early religious experience, 182;
not satisfied with "Deronda," 193;
depression in finishing, 194.
1876-78:
Public interest in "Deronda," iii. 199;
Mrs. Stowe's admiration of "Deronda," 202;
letter to J. W. Cross, 204;
trip to the Continent, 205;
Jewish appreciation of "Deronda," 209;
Dr. Adler's lecture on, 216;
Mrs. Stowe and the Byron case, 221;
appreciation of Tennyson, 229;
gaining strength at Witley, 231;
meets Crown Prince and Princess of Germany, 236;
visit to Oxford, 236;
Mr. Lewes's ill-health, 239;
reception at the Priory, 241;
Mr. Lewes's last illness and death, 245-247.
1879-80:
First weeks of loneliness, iii. 249;
announcement of "Theophrastus Such" delayed, 252;
project of Physiological Studentship, 254;
dissatisfied with "Theophrastus," 254;
letter to J. W. Cross asking counsel, 258;
reception of "Theophrastus" by the public, 263, 264;
serious renal attack, 265;
conditions for the studentship, 267;
renewed interest in social news, 270;
Dr. Roy appointed to studentship, 275;
death of John Blackwood, 276;
engagement to Mr. Cross, 279;
married at St. George's, Hanover Square, 283;
left for the Continent, 283;
letters from France and Italy, 284-294;
Mr. Cross's illness in Venice, 294;
arrival in England, 295;
recurrence of illness, 300;
recovery of strength, 313;
settled in Cheyne Walk, 313;
first appearance of sore throat, 315;
letter to Mrs. Strachey (unfinished), 316;
sudden death, 316.

German editions of "Middlemarch," iii. 114.

German poem, translation of, i. 54.

German reading, iii. 124.

German Revolution of '48 caused by real oppression, i. 258.

German translation of "Adam Bede," ii. 116;
first volume received, 116.

Germans, Vivier's anecdotes of, i. 264, 265;
domestic life of, 271.

Germany, North, journey to, iii. 14;
places revisited and new scenes, 15.

Germany, second visit to, 1854:
Munich, ii. 14-34;
Ischl, 37;
Vienna, 38;
Prague, 40;
Dresden, 45;
Leipzig, 46.

Germany, visit to, in 1854;
extracts from journal: Weimar, i. 240;
Berlin, 251, 252.

Gift of a vase from Miss Mary Cross, iii. 166.

Girl gambler, a, iii. 124.

Girton College scheme, iii. 18.

Goethe on Spinoza, ii. 298.

Goschen, Mr., dinner with, iii. 236;
meets Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, 236.

Got's acting, iii. 101.

Granada, the Alhambra, iii. 7;
view from, 8.

Grand Chartreuse, expedition to the, iii. 285.

Grandcourt and Lush, iii. 200.

Grandison, Sir Charles, i. 121.

Green, Professor T., iii. 149.

Ground of moral action, iii. 178.

Gurney, Mr. Edmund, iii. 147.

Gurney, Rev. Archer, on "Scenes of Clerical Life," i. 324.

Guthrie, Dr., address by, i. 230.

Hamilton, Sir William, valuable contributions, i. 278.

Hamley, Colonel (now General Sir Edward Hamley), impressions of,
ii. 315;
thanks for letter to the _Times_, iii. 93.

Handel Festival, the, ii. 82.

Hannay, Mr., on "Romola," ii. 252.

Happiness in recovery of health, iii. 313.

Hare, Mrs. Julius, ii. 263;
her death, 273.

Harrison, Frederic, letter to, on industrial co-operation, ii. 303;
his legal advice in "Felix Holt," 303;
more consultations with, 305, 306;
letter to, on æsthetic teaching, etc., 318;
receives a copy of "Spanish Gypsy," iii. 36;
consultation with, 186.

Harrogate, its lovely walks, ii. 281.

Haughton, Mrs., letters to:
on contrition for evil-speaking, i. 141;
on friends at home, 159;
on the bondage of luxuries, 177;
on her proof-reading, 231.

Haunted by new story, i. 334.

Hawthorne, admiration of, i. 208.

Heine, article on, in _Westminster_, i. 279.

Helps, Arthur, dinner with, i. 230;
incident in Spain, 242;
on "Clerical Life," ii. 2.

Hemans's "The Forest Sanctuary," i. 57.

Hennell, Charles, analysis of "An Inquiry Concerning the Origin of
Christianity," i. 68-74;
his marriage, 85.

Hennell, Miss Mary, author of "An Outline of the various Social
Systems founded on the Principle of Co-operation," her death,
i. 84.