• "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' 3043-h.htm#Page_67" class="pgexternal">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. 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, 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. 230;
  • close of her journal, 233.
• 1879:
  • Seeing visitors, iii. 260.
• 1880:
  • Her marriage with Mr. Cross, iii. 283;
  • came to 4 Cheyne Walk, 311.
• Jowett, Mr., Master of Balliol, visit to, iii. 149.
• Julian the Apostate, Strauss's pamphlet on, i. 139.
• Justification in writing, iii. 173.

• Kaufmann, Dr. David, letter to, on his estimate of "Daniel Deronda," iii. 222;
  • on the function of the teacher, 226;
  • on Lewes's death, 257.
• Kenelm Chillingly, iii. 141.
• Knight, Charles, i. 202.

• La BruyÈre's wisdom, iii. 235.
• Lamartine as a poet, i. 130.
• Languages, her knowledge of, iii. 305.
• La Vernia, description of, ii. 223.
• Lawrence wishes to take her portrait, ii. 115;
  • sits for it, 194.
• Lecky's "History of Rationalism," ii. 291.
• Lecture on "Daniel Deronda," by Dr. Adler, iii. 216.
• Leeds, the horrible smoke of, iii. 43;
  • its fine hospital, 44.
• "Legend of Jubal," some verses written, iii. 73;
  • published as "Legend of Jubal, and other Poems," 167;
  • new edition of, 169.
• Leghorn, the Jewish synagogue, ii. 125;
  • to Civita Vecchia, 125;
  • a pleasant companion, 126.
• Leipzig, two days at, ii. 45;
  • its picture-gallery, 45.
• Leroux, Pierre, his theories, i. 194.
• Letters to her friends almost all destroyed, ii. 207.
• "Letter to Berthelot," Renan's, ii. 269.
• Lewes, Charles, first letter to, ii. 91;
  • on musical parties, 98;
  • on liking for algebra, 106;
  • returns from Hofwyl, 185;
  • receives appointment in Post-office, 194;
  • letters from Florence to, 216, 219, 221;
  • from Isle of Wight, 257;
  • his engagement, 278;
  • letters to, on Harrison's paper, iii. 262;
  • on printing the "Problems," 276;
  • from Grenoble, 285;
  • from Milan, 288; from Venice, 291;
  • from Stuttgart and Wildbad, 294, 295;
  • on his visit to St. Blasien, 297;
  • on recurrence of illness, 300.
• Lewes, George H., i. 188;
  • first introduction to Miss Evans, 189;
  • meet at the theatre, 192;
  • article on "Julia von KrÜdener," 192;
  • his Comte papers, 209;
  • growing intimacy, 221;
  • his "History of Philosophy," 227;;
  • number sold in 1873, 160;
  • December, 1874, 20,000 sold, 180.
• Milan, the Ambrosian Library, ii. 180;
  • the "Brera," 180;
  • Church of San Ambrogio, 181;
  • the "Luini" pictures, iii. 288.
• Military men, articles by, iii. 265.
• Mill, John Stuart, his "Autobiography," iii. 158.
• "Mill on the Floss," first volume finished as "Sister Maggie," ii. 101;
  • Blackwood's proposals for, 110;
  • discussions as to title, 111;
  • Blackwood's suggestion adopted, 112;
  • Harpers, New York, give £300 for American edition, 115;
  • third volume finished, 116;
  • inscription on, 116;
  • sad at finishing, 117;
  • first and second editions (6000) sold, 185.
• Miracle play at Antwerp, the, ii. 316.
• Miscellaneous writing, i. 280.
• Misconception of others, on, ii. 197.
• "Miss Brooke," experimenting on, iii. 91.
• Mixed marriages in Germany, ii. 28.
• Modern German art, ii. 27.
• Mohl, Madame, dinner with, iii. 1.
• Moleschott, of Zurich, ii. 182.
• MoliÈre's "Misanthrope," ii. 108.
• Mommsen's "History of Rome," ii. 264.
• Mont Cenis, passage of, ii. 120.
• Moral action, ground of, iii. 178.
• Moral sanction is obedience to facts, iii. 34.
• Morality with the "Bible shut," i. 230.
• More, Mrs. Hannah, her letters, i. 123.
• MÜller, Max, ii. 239; iii. 149.
• Munich, the opera, ii. 18;
  • Samson and Delilah, 18;
  • Schwanthaler's "Bavaria," 19;
  • appreciation of Rubens, 20;
  • Catholic and Protestant worship, 21;
  • the Glyptothek and Pinnacothek, 21;
  • Kaulbach, Bodenstedt, and Genelli, 22, 23;
  • Professor Wagner, 23;
  • Professor Martius, 23;
  • Liebig, 23, 25;
  • Heyse and Geibel, 23;
  • music of the "Faust," 24;
  • Professor LÖher, 24;
  • Albert DÜrer's paintings, 24;
  • Bluntschli and Melchior Meyr, 25;
  • the Tafel-rund, 26;
  • the Siebolds, 26, 33;
  • Kaulbach's pictures, 27;
  • mixed marriages, 28;
  • porcelain-painting, 30;
  • Madame Bodenstedt, 30;
  • visit to Grosshesselohe, 31;
  • Lewes leaves for Switzerland, 33;
  • leaves for Dresden, 33.
• Murillo's St. Rodriguez, ii. 43.
• Music, cheap, inconveniences connected with, in England, ii. 160;
• fifth edition published, 180.

Spanish grammar, studying, ii. 282.

Spanish, new system of learning, iii. 3;

• scenery, 4;
• travelling, 6.

Speke, Captain, the African traveller, ii. 95, 101.

Spencer, Herbert, first meeting with, i. 187;

• intimacy with, 201, 203;
• "Universal Postulate," 225;
• "Genesis of Science," 234;
• Essays, 371;
• his influence on Lewes, ii. 55, 56;
• enthusiastic letter from, 89;
• his new work, 206;
• visit from, 276;
• introduces Lewes to Mrs. Cross, iii. 15;
• his teaching, 184;
• last visit from, 315.

Spencer, Mr., senior, teacher, ii. 272.

Spinoza's "Ethics," desires not to be known as translator, i. 283.

Spinoza's "Tractatus Theologico-Politicus," i. 147, 172.

Spiritualistic evidence, iii. 111;

• phenomena, 116.

"Spiritual Wives," a nasty book, iii. 130.

Spiritualism, the phenomena of, iii. 67;

• one aspect of, 117.

SplÜgen Pass, journey across, ii. 181.

Springs of affection reopened, iii. 280.

Stachelberg and KlÖnthal, iii. 207.

Staffordshire, first journey to, i. 15.

Stanley, Lord, his opinion of the "Scenes," i. 325.

Statesman review of "Clerical Life," ii. 6.

Stella Collas in "Juliet," ii. 259.

Stephenson, George, one of her heroes, ii. 241.

St. Blasien, in the Schwarz Wald, iii. 207.

St. Leonards, visit to, i. 223.

St. Paul's, charity children singing, i. 203.

Stories, on conclusions of, i. 319.

Stowe, Mrs., Miss Cobbe's rejoinder to, ii. 253;

• letters to, iii. 60;
• on early memories of, 60;
• the popular judgment of books, 61;
• the development of religion, 62;
• a woman's experience, 63;
• on appreciation of "Old Town Folks," 66;
• Professor Stowe's psychological experience, 67;
• phenomena of spiritualism, 67;
• on the benefits of country quiet, 110;
• on spiritualistic phenomena, 116;
• on Goethe, 175;
• on her admiration for "Deronda," 202;
• on the Jewish element in "Deronda," 211.

Stowe, Mrs., letter to Mrs. Follen, i. 220.

Stowe, Professor, his psychological experience, iii. 66;

• a story by, iii. 129.

Strachey, Mrs., letter to (unfinished), iii. heavy work, 193;

its difficulties, 227;

wishes to give up editorship, 229.

Westminster reviewers, i. 199, 200, 205, 210.

Weybridge, Christmas visit to, iii. 71, 140, 159.

Wharton's "Summary of the Laws relating to Women," i. 220.

Whitby, visit to, iii. 85.

Wicksteed's review of Strauss's translation in "Prospective," i. 109.

Wilberforce, emulation of, i. 31.

Wildbad to Brussels, iii. 295.

Will, power of the, iii. 179.

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

Witley, house bought at, iii. 215;

• life at, 240;
• Sunday receptions, 241.

Wolseley, Sir Garnet, iii. 198.

Woman's duty, yearning for a, i. 173;

• earnings, 282;
• full experience, iii. 63;
• constancy, on, 92, 93.

Womanhood, her ideal of, iii. 308.

Women's Colleges, iii. 309.

Woolwich Arsenal, a visit to, iii. 176.

Wordsworth's Poems, i. 45.

Wordsworth's Thoughts on Humanity, iii. 280.

Work at Weimar and Berlin, i. 268.

World of light and speech, iii. 185.

Writing under difficulties, ii. 307.

• Young, discontent of the, iii. 213.
• Young Englandism, no sympathy with, i. 124.
• Young men, desire to influence, iii. 18.
• Yorkshire, visit to, iii. 41.

• Zoological Gardens, pleasure in, ii. 209;
  • friendship with the Shoebill, 209.

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