George Eliot's Life, as Related in Her Letters and Journals. Vol. 3 (of 3)

by George Eliot

• Race characteristics, i. [125].
• Ragatz, "The Cure" at, iii. [206];
  • gain in health from, [210].
• Rancor, on printed, iii. [221].
• Rawlinson, Professor, iii. [80].
• Reade, Charles, on "Adam Bede," ii. [70].
• Reading aloud, the effect of her, iii. [302], [303].
• Reading world very narrow, iii. [131].
• Reeves, Sims, singing "Adelaide," ii. [205].
• Religion and art, i. [126];
  • the development of, iii. [62].
• Religious controversies, i. [39], [47];
  • aspirations, [63];
  • doubts and difficulties, [74], [76];
  • forms and ceremonies, ii. [205];
  • assemblies, the need of, iii. [156];
  • and political standpoint, [308].
• Renan, estimate of, ii. [269];
  • his appearance, iii. [3].
• Renan's "Vie de Jésus," ii. [260].
• Renunciation, on, iii. [35].
• Repugnance to autobiography, iii. [221].
• Responsibility of authorship, ii. [89].
• Retrospect of year 1819, i. [4], [5];
  • of 1857, [346];
  • of 1858, ii. [55];
  • of 1864, [285];
  • of 1865, [300];
  • of 1868, iii. [50];
  • of year 1873, [159].
• Reviews, effect of, ii. [192];
  • abstains from reading, [193].
• Reviews of "Spanish Gypsy," iii. [40], [44].
• Revolution, sympathy with, i. [130].
• Revolutionary spirit, i. [138].
• "Revue des Deux Mondes," review of "Adam Bede," ii. [105];
  • Lewes accepts editorship of periodical on plan of, ii. [287].
• Rewards of the artist, the, ii. [107].
• Richmond Park, the charms of, i. [326];
  • sunset effects, [341].
• Riehl's "Die Familie," i. [344].
• Ritualistic services at Ryde, iii. [91].
• Rive, M. le Professeur de la, his lectures, i. [175], [177].
• Romance in real life, a, ii. [258], [259].
• Rome: from Civita Vecchia to, ii. [126];
  • first sight of, [126];
  • disappointed with, [127];
  • view from the Capitol, [128];
  • the Sabine and Alban hills, [128];
  • the temples and palaces, [129];
  • the arches and columns, [129], [130];
  • the Coliseum and baths, [130];
  • the Lateran and Vatican sculptures, [131];
  • St. Peter's, [132];
  • mediæval churches, [133];
  • Sistine chapel, [133];
  • palaces, [133], [134];
  • illumination of St. Peter's, [134];
  • the Quirinal, [134];
  • San Pietro in Vincoli, [134];
  • Michael Angelo's "Moses," [135];
  • modern artists, [135];
  • Riedel and Overbeck, [136];
  • Pamfili Doria gardens, [137];
  • Villa Albani and Frascati, [137];
  • Tivoli, [138];
  • pictures at the Capitol, [139];
  • the Lateran Museum, [139];
  • Shelley's and Keats's graves, [140];
  • removal to apartments, [142];
  • the French occupation, [143];
  • beautiful mothers and children, [143];
  • the Pope's blessing, [144].
• "Romola," first conception of, ii. [197];
  • began the first chapter, [230];
  • studying for, [234];
  • begins it again, [238];
  • Smith offers £10,000 for it to appear in the Cornhill, [244];
  • £7000 accepted, [245];
  • slow progress in writing, [246], [250];
  • opinions of, [252];
  • strain of writing, [255];
  • finished Part XIII., [255];
  • completion of, [256];
  • application to translate into Italian, iii. [216].
• Rosehill, visit to, i. [193].
• Roundell, Mr. and Mrs. Charles, iii. [149].
• Roy, Dr. Charles, elected Lewes Physiological student, iii. [275];
  • his treatise on "Blood Pressure," [298].
• Rubens, appreciation of, ii. [20].
• Rumors of authorship, ii. [13].
• Ruskin and Alfieri, reading, iii. [292].
• Ruskin's Works, opinion of, ii. [5].
• Ryde, visit to, iii. [91];
  • ritualistic service at, [91].

• Salerno, visit to, ii. [151].
• Salzburg, description of scenery, ii. [36].
• Sand's, George, "Lettres d'un Voyageur," i. [122].
• Saragossa, the old cathedral, iii. [5].
• Saturday Popular Concerts, last visit to, iii. [315].
• Saturday Review, the, i. [281].
• Saveney on "La Physique Moderne," iii. [3].
• Scarborough, visit to, ii. [281].
• "Scenes of Clerical Life:" "Sad Fortunes of Amos Barton," i. [299];
  • offered to Blackwood, [300];
  • accepted, [304];
  • sensitiveness of author, [304];
  • "Mr. Gilfil's Love-story" begun, [305];
  • "Amos Barton," published in January (1856) Magazine, [305];
  • opinions regarding authorship, [308], [309];
  • assumes the name of George Eliot, [310];
  • Caterina and the dagger scene, [313];
  • "Mr. Gilfil" finished, [319];
  • epilogue to, [319];
  • opinions of, [324];
  • "Janet's Repentance" begun, [326];
  • Blackwood's opinion of, [328];
  • increased circulation, [342];
  • favorable opinions of, ii. [10].
• Scherer, Professor, Geneva, iii. [8].
• School-fellows, excels her, i, [19].
• Schwalbach, description of, ii. [312].
• Scientists, limitations of, iii. [182].
• Scilly Islands, recollections of: St. Mary's, i. [314];
  • Beauties of the coast, [314];
  • sunlight on the waves, [315];
  • social life, [316].
• Scotch Reign of Terror, disbelief in a, i. [132].
• Scotland, trip to, i. [97]; visit to, ii. [275].
• Scott Commemoration, afraid of journey to, iii. [97], [98].
• Scott, Life of Sir Walter, ii. [61].
• Scrap-work, dislike of, i. [203].
• Sculpture and painting, i. [127].
• Sensibility to criticism, ii. [63].
• Sequel to "Adam Bede" proposed, ii. [100].
• Shakespeare's "Passionate Pilgrim," i. [273].
• Shakespeare, the acting preferred to the reading, ii. [109].
• Shakespeare, volume on, requested by Macmillan, iii. [231].
• Sheffield, visit to, iii. [46]; early recollections of, [46].
• Shelley's "Cloud," i. [53].
• Shottermill, life at, iii. [94].
• Sibree, John, letters to, i. [123];
  • on "Tancred" and D'Israeli, [123], [124];
  • race characteristics, [125];
  • religion and art, [126];
  • painting and sculpture, [127];
    • sympathy with him, [128];
  • necessity of utterance, [132];
  • desire for a change, [133].
• Sibree, Miss Mary (Mrs. John Cash), her recollections of Miss Evans at Coventry, i. [113-116];
  • letter to, [327].
• Sidgwick, Mr. Henry, iii. [147].
• Siebold the anatomist, ii. [26].
• Siena, expedition to, ii. [164];
  • the Cathedral, [164], [165];
  • its paintings, [165].
• "Silas Marner, the Weaver of Raveloe," a sudden inspiration, ii. [204];
  • story begun, [207];
  • its sombre character, [210];
  • subscription to, 5500, [212].
• Silence of the country, iii. [107].
• "Silly Novels by Lady Novelists," article on, finished, i. [297].
• Simpson, Mr. George, Edinburgh, letter to, iii. [135];
  • proposed a yet cheaper edition of novels, [162];
  • author's regret at not adopting the plan, [162].
• "Small upper room" 1866 years ago, comparison with, ii. [285].
• Smith, Albert, on "Amos Barton," i. [308].
• Smith, Barbara (Madame Bodichon), i. [205], [295].
  • See Madame Bodichon.
• Smith, Mr. George, offers £10,000 for "Romola," to appear in the Cornhill, ii. [244];
  • accepted for £7000, [245].
• Smith, Mrs. William, letters to, on the Memoir of her husband, iii. [126], [142];
  • on the higher education of women, [146];
  • on her poems, [160].
• Smith, Sydney, anecdote of, ii. [299].
• Smith, William, author of "Thorndale," ii. [5], [212];
  • his illness, iii. [109];
  • his death, [119];
  • memoir of, [185].
• Social dangers, i. [56].
• Somerville's, Mrs., "Connection of the Physical Sciences," i. [50].
• "Sonnets on Childhood," iii. [65].
• Sorrento, visit to, ii. [153];
  • its neighborhood, Vico, and the Syren Isles, [154].
• Spain, set off on journey to, ii. [324];
  • return home, iii. [9].
• "Spanish Gypsy," reading for, ii. [280];
  • first act finished, [283];
  • taken up again, [317];
  • reading for, [321];
  • recommenced in new form, [321];
  • reading for, iii. [15];
  • Mr. Lewes's opinion of, [22];
  • shortening of, [29];
  • finished, [29];
  • notes on, [30];
  • the motif of the poem, [30];
  • reviews of, [39], [40];
  • second and third editions, [42], [45];
  • reprinted in Germany, [140];
  • number sold in 1873, [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. [315].
• "Stradivarius," referred to, iii. [228].
• Strain of writing "Romola," ii. [255].
• Strauss, translation of, i. [90], [94];
  • delay in publication, [95];
  • difficulties, [96];
  • title, [98];
  • finishing translation, [101];
  • Miss Hennell's help in translation, [103];
  • review of, [109];
  • interview with, [240];
  • renewed acquaintance with, ii. [46].
• Strength while abroad, iii. [301].
• Stuart, Mrs., visit from, iii. [255].
• Study, enjoyment of, ii. [322].
• Studying for "Romola," ii. [234], [240], [246], [249], [250].
• Sturgis, Julian, high opinion of, iii. [257].
• Sully, James, letter to, on Mr. Lewes's articles, iii. [260], [269], [273];
  • thanking him for proof-reading, [274].
• "Sunshine through the Clouds," i. [233].
• Surrey, enjoyment, iii. [170].
• Surrey hills preferred to the sea-side, iii. [272].
• Swansea, cockle-women at, i. [292].
• Swayne, Rev. Mr., his delight with "Mr. Gilfil's Love-Story," i. [311].
• Switzerland, letters during residence in 1849, i. [151-179].
• Sympathy, with other women, iii. [100];
  • the necessity of, ii. [269];
  • recovery of, iii. [293].

• Tauchnitz offers for "Clerical Life," ii. [52];
  • offers £100 for German reprint of "Adam Bede," [115].
• Taylor, Isaac, influence of, i. [51].
• Taylor, Mrs. Peter, i. [196];
  • sympathy with, [197];
  • letters to, [218], [219];
  • generous letter from, with reply, [293], [294];
  • on her domestic position, ii. [213], [214];
  • letter to, on Christmas at Weybridge, iii. [159];
  • on difficulties of note writing, [181];
  • on the Lewes Studentship, [273].
• Taylor, Professor Tom, i. [201].
• Tenby, zoological delights, i. [293];
  • St. Catherine's Rock, [295];
  • work done here, [295];
  • Mr. Pigott's visit, [296];
  • leave and return to Richmond, [297].
• Tennyson, appreciation of, iii. [229].
• "Terror" in religious education, iii. [48].
• Thackeray, Miss, "The Story of Elizabeth," ii. [299];
  • her marriage, iii. [225].
• Thackeray's "Esmond," i. [214];
  • opinion of "Gilfil's Love-Story," [323];
  • favorable opinion of "Clerical Life," ii. [10].
• "The Impressions of Theophrastus Such," MS. sent to publishers, iii. [245];
  • publication postponed, [252];
  • third edition about sold out, [268].
• Theism, objection to, i. [339], [340].
• Thirlwall, Bishop, story of, iii. [228].
• Thompson, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, iii. [149].
• Thorns in actual fame, ii. [90].
• Thorwaldsen's Christ scourged, i. [126].
• "Thoughts in Aid of Faith," by Miss Hennell, ii. [186], [188], [195];
  • favorable view of, by Miss Nightingale and Miss Julia Smith, [190].
• "Thoughts in Aid of Faith," ii. [73].
• Thoughts on death, iii. [100];
  • on early death, ii. [290].
• Tichborne trial, the, iii. [106];
  • Coleridge's address, [107].
• Times reviews "Adam Bede," ii. [73];
  • letter to, denying Liggin's authorship, [74].
• Titian's paintings, ii. [43], [45].
• "Too good to be true," i. [140].
• Torquay, visit to, iii. [25].
• Toulon to Nice, drive from, ii. [216], [217].
• Town life, depression of, ii. [203].
• Tragedy, notes on, iii. [32].
• Translator's difficulties, a, i. [99].
• Traunstein, our fellow-travellers at, ii. [35].
• Trèves, a visit to, iii. [122].
• Trollope, Anthony, his "Orley Farm," delightful letter from, ii. [246].
• Truth, desire for, i. [77].
• Truth of feeling a bond of union, i. [88].
• Tryan, Rev. Mr., an ideal character, i. [332].
• Tulloch, Principal, his "Pascal," iii. [235].
• Turguenieff, M., iii. [209].
• Turin: Count Cavour, ii. [122];
  • Prince de Carignan, [122].
• Tylor's "Primitive Culture," iii. [118].
• Tyndall, Professor, "On the Constitution of the Universe," ii. [299].

• University and public school education, iii. [309].
• Use of irregular verses, iii. [40].
• "Utopias," poem on, ii. [286].

• Venice: the Grand Canal by moonlight, ii. [172];
  • San Marco and Doge's Palace, [173];
  • pictures in the palace, [173];
  • interior of St. Mark's, [174];
  • "Death of Peter the Martyr," [175];
  • the Scuola di San Rocco, [176];
  • Tintoretto and Titian, [176];
  • Giovanni Bellini and Palma Vecchio, [177];
  • sunset on the Lagoon, [177];
  • Piazza of San Marco, [178];
  • a remarkable picture, [178].
• Verona, the church of San Zenone, ii. [179];
  • the tombs of the Scaligers, [179].
• Veronese, his "Finding of Moses," etc., ii. [44].
• Via Mala, its grand scenery, ii. [182].
• Vienna: Belvedere pictures, ii. [39];
  • the Liechtenstein collection, [39];
  • Hyrtl, the anatomist, [39];
  • journey to Prague, [40].
• "Villette," i. [220].
• Vision of others' needs, iii. [177].
• Vision-seeing subjective, iii. [116].
• "Visiting my Relations," a volume of poetry from the authoress of, ii. [97].

• Wales, visit to, iii. [189].
• Wallace's "Eastern Archipelago," iii. [118].
• Wallington, Miss, her school at Nuneaton, i. [15].
• Walt Whitman, motto from, iii. [200].
• Wandsworth, takes new house at, ii. [59].
• Warwickshire magistrate, correspondence with, ii. [97].
• "Waverley," writes out, i. [16].
• Weimar recollections: interview with Strauss, i. [240];
  • the Dichter Zimmer, [240];
  • Scholl, [240];
  • excursion to Ettersburg, [241];
  • Arthur Helps, [242];
  • Goethe's beech, [242];
  • expedition to Ilmenau, [242];
  • Wagner's operas, [243];
  • "Der Freischütz," [243];
  • Schiller's house, [244];
  • Goethe's house, [244];
    • his study, [245];
  • the Gartenhaus, [246];
  • the Webicht, [247];
  • Marquis de Ferrière, [247];
  • Liszt on Spontoni, [248];
  • breakfast with, [249];
  • his playing, [250];
  • his trophies, [250];
  • our expenses, [251];
  • work at and books read, [268-271];
  • wrote article on "Madame de Sablé," [268];
  • remarks on books read, [269-271];
  • return to England, [271].
• Westminster, the, on "Essays and Reviews," ii. [200].
• Westminster Review, assistant editor of, i. [186];
  • 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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