Letter to Mrs John Cash, envelope
Transcript:
Mrs Cash
Rosehill
Coventry
Note: George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local authoress based in the Coventry and Nuneaton district, from 1819-1880.
Letter to Mrs John Cash, p.1 and 4
Eliot thanks Mary for a copy of her book entitled "The Credentials of Conscience" and expresses her affection for Mary although they've not seen each other for a while.
Transcript:
The Priory,
21 ...
Letter to Mrs John Cash, p.1 and 4
Mary Ann is now living with George Henry Lewes and signs this letter M.E.Lewes. She met Lewes first in 1851 but didn't start her affair with him until 1853. They lived together from 1855 until his death ...
Letter to Oscar Browning, envelope front.
Transcript:
Mrs Trollope
Villa Trollope
Florence
Note: George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local authoress based in the Coventry and Nuneaton district, from 1819-1880.
Letter to Oscar Browning, p.1
Eliot writes to Oscar for some photographs of Sicily. She mentions Thornton Lewes' illness, he died three months later of cancer.
Transcript:
The Priory,
21, North Bank,
Regents Park
July 22. ...
Mantilla
This black lace mantilla - worn over the head and round the shoulders - belonged to the local author George Eliot. She can be seen wearing it in a chalk portrait drawn in 1865 by Sir Frederick Burton ...
Mary Ann's Coventry home
Illustration of Bird Grove, Foleshill, Coventry taken from 'Impressions of Theophrastus Such'. From 1841 to 1849, this was the home of Mary Ann and her father.
The drawing dates to around 1843, but ...
Mirror
This dressing table mirror belonged to the author George Eliot and it is thought to have been carved by her father, Mr. Robert Evans, from an Arbury oak. He was the Land Agent for the Arbury Estate.
George ...
Mr. M Blythe
Mr. M. Blythe, President P.S.A.& Warwickshire Federation. 1900s
Mrs Bray
Mrs Bray from a daguerrotype. Cara Bray (nee Hennell) was one of Mary Ann's free-thinking friends.
Note: George Eliot (born Mary Ann Evans) was a local authoress based in the Coventry and Nuneaton ...
Musical Box - closed
This is a decorated musical snuffbox that plays the melody Vers Les Monts Rigmiet Prlate. It originally belonged to Mr. Johnson, a friend of the author George Eliot. He was her inspiration for the character ...
Nuneaton Church
Black and white postcard of Nuneaton Church and churchyard. 86mm x 137mm.
Nuneaton. Abbey Church
Abbey church, view of ruins, Nuneaton. 1900s
Nuneaton. Abbey Church interior
Interior of Abbey Church, Nuneaton. 1900s
Nuneaton. Abbey Green and Midland Road
Group of children standing in front of shops in Abbey Green and Midland Road, Nuneaton. 1900s
Nuneaton. Abbey Service Station
Abbey service station in Church Street, in the course of demolition. This was in front of the newly constructed Public Library. 1900s
Nuneaton. Abbey Street
Pedestrians, bicycles, pony and trap in Abbey Street, Nuneaton. 1930s
Nuneaton. Abbey Street
View looking up Abbey Street, Nuneaton, with The Coach and Horses public house in the background and The Ritz cinema on the right. August 15th 1976