Autograph letter signed : London, to Alexander Main, 1871 Sept. 26.

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Autograph letter signed : London, to Alexander Main, 1871 Sept. 26.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270590731

Explaining that he is writing for Mrs. Lewes [George Eliot] because she is unwell; discussing selections for a volume of "Thoughts and Sentences" from the works of George Eliot; suggesting that Main should "adopt some sort of classification of subjects"; asking for a photo of Main and enclosing a photo of himself (photo not included in this collection); noting that Mrs. Lewes "has not had [a photo] done of her -- her shrinking from publicity has made her refuse all overtures."

1 item (2 p.) ; 17.7 cm. + envelope.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7192234

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