Colleagues interested in Anglo-German relations in the 19th century or in
English travellers to Germany during the 19th century might like to know
about this recent publication:
Gerlinde Röder-Bolton, George Eliot in Germany, 1854-55: Cherished
Memories (Ashgate Publishing, March 2006)ISBN 0-7546-5054-5
From 1854 to 1855, George Eliot spent eight months in Germany, a period
that marked the start of her life with George Lewes. Though Eliot
documented this journey more extensively than any other, it has remained
an under-researched part of Eliot's biography. This meticulously
documented book draws on Eliot's own writings, as well as on extensive
original research in German archives and libraries, to provide the most
thorough account yet published of the couple's visit. Rich in historical,
social, and cultural detail, "George Eliot in Germany, 1854–55" not only
records the couple's travels but supplies a context for their encounters
with people and places. In the process, the author shows how the crossing
of geographical boundaries may be read as symbolic of Eliot's transition
from single woman to social outcast and from translator and critic to
writer of fiction.
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