From the preface when this work was published in 1883: "Wishes have often been expressed that the articles known to have been written by George Eliot in the Westminster Review before she had become famous under that pseudonym, should be republished. Those wishes are now gratified - as far, at any rate, as it is possible to gratify them. For it was not George Eliot's desire that the whole of these articles should be rescued from oblivion. And in order that there might be no doubt on the subject, she made, some time before ...
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From the preface when this work was published in 1883: "Wishes have often been expressed that the articles known to have been written by George Eliot in the Westminster Review before she had become famous under that pseudonym, should be republished. Those wishes are now gratified - as far, at any rate, as it is possible to gratify them. For it was not George Eliot's desire that the whole of these articles should be rescued from oblivion. And in order that there might be no doubt on the subject, she made, some time before her death, a collection of such of her fugitive writings as she considered deserving of a permanent form; carefully revised them for the press; and left them, in the order in which they here appear, with written injunctions that no other pieces written by her, of date prior to 1857, should be republished."Also included in this volume are some "notes," as George Eliot simply called them, which belong to a much later period, and which have not been previously published.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Front and back cover and backstrip unattached and title page unattached. Loose binding. Fraying. Bumped corners. Internally fair. Some markings. Gilt on backstrip and cover. Black stamping on cove. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 850grams, ISBN:
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Octavo size. Cloth boards. Gilt lettering on spine. Split binding. Clean pages. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 850grams, ISBN:
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Good; Collectible. Blackwood and Sons; no date Ca 1900. Good+ HCs, no DJs. Blue cloth over boards; gilt stamped titles on spine; top edge gilt; 2 color title page; laid paper. Clean, lightly scuffed covers and spines; faded on spine-titles clear; tightly bound; slight foxing/age darkening on end papers and prelims to title page; bright, clean interiors; many leaves unopened at fore edge-never been read. From 21 volume 'Works of George Eliot. Standard Edition'. Large 16mo, 309 pp. Cf, OCLC #702522774.
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