George Eliot, Impressions of Theophrastus Such..., - portrait

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Date:1875 - 1885 (c.)

Description:George Eliots' portrait and title page of 'Impressions of Theophrastus Such'.

The watercolour drawing by Caroline Bray, (1814-1905) dates to around 1842. The original is in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery, London.
The book was not published until around 1880. This edition is dated 1901 [MCMI].


George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local authoress based in the Coventry and Nuneaton district, from 1819-1880.


Full title: Impressions of Theophrastus Such, Essays and leaves from a note-book, by George Eliot. Library Edition. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, MCMI.


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1900s
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