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XHM - Harriet Martineau Papers - 1816-1885
81-87 - Correspondence concerning the Evans-Liggins author issue - 1859
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Item
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HM/81
Title
Autograph letter from Charles Holte Bracebridge to Harriet Martineau
Extent
1 item
Date
27 October 1859
Description
Explains reasons why Miss Evans [George Eliot] and Mr Lewes are believed to be the authors of 'Adam Bede' rather than Liggins; Miss Evans author of 'Clerical Scenes'; whether the characters in 'Adam Bede', Dinah and Seth, may have been based on Eliot's aunt and uncle.
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