[Letters to Emanuel Deutsch]. 1867-1870, undated.

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[Letters to Emanuel Deutsch]. 1867-1870, undated.

A collection of seven autograph letters by Marion Evans Lewes (George Eliot) to Emanuel Deutsch, dating 1867-1870 and undated. The topics discussed in the letters range from foreign travel, to Deutsch's critics and his health, and to social engagements.

[27] leaves, bound : ill. ; 23 cm.

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University of California, Los Angeles

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Deutsch, Emanuel, 1829-1873

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