iii. 207;

lecture on "Deronda" by, 215.

Æsthetic teaching the highest of all teaching, ii. 318.

Æsthetic, the, not a doctrinal teacher, iii. 237.

Afghanistan, effect of the sad news from, iii. 278.

"Agatha" sold to Fields & Osgood for _Atlantic Monthly_, iii. 63.

Aix to Vevey, journey to, iii. 205.

Allbut, Dr. Clifford, Leeds, iii. 41, 42.

Allingham, William, letter to, on Midland dialect, iii. 218; on his poems, 226.

Altruism, the need of, iii. 178, 179.

Amalfi, grand drive, ii. 153.

America, interest in, i. 219; the war in, anxiety regarding, ii. 242; delight in descriptions of, iii. 115; invited to visit, 118.

Amsterdam, Jewish synagogues in, ii. 317.

"An Inquiry concerning the Origin of Christianity," by Charles Hennell, influence of, on George Eliot, i. 68; read again with admiration, 119.

Anders, Mr., apologizes for the Liggins business, ii. 78.

Antwerp, pictures at, i. 239, 240.

Apennines, across the, ii. 168.

Application, persistence in, iii. 304.

Appreciation of Dickens's letter, ii. 6.

Ardennes, journey to the, iii. 176.

"Aristotle," by G. H. Lewes, ii. 271.

"Armgart," a dramatic poem, iii. 85.

Art, the function of, iii. 144; purpose in, 144.

Articles written by Mr. Lewes, iii. 260, 261; by military men, 265.

Ashantee War, the, iii. 157.

Asher's cheap editions of "George Eliot," iii. 124.

Atkinson, Mr., i. 193.

Australia, proposed visit to, i. 221.

Authors and booksellers, meeting of, i. 201.

Authorship acknowledged to the Brays and Miss Hennell, ii. 83.

Autobiography, repugnance to, iii. 221.

Autumn, love for, i. 67; ii. 263, 264.

"A Word for the Germans," ii. 288.

Aytoun, Professor, admiration of "Gilfil's Love-Story," i. 326; on "Adam Bede," ii. 81.

Bâle, a morning in, ii. 87.

Ballot, dislike of the, iii. 49; the first experiment of the, 161.

Balzac, a saying of, iii, 41.

Bancroft, American Minister, Berlin, on "Middlemarch," iii. 157.

Bank of England visited, iii. 176.

"Beata," by T. A. Trollope, ii. 239.

Bedworth, country about, i. 5-7.

Beesley, Professor Edmund Spencer, iii. 64.

Bellagio and the Splügen Pass, ii. 181.

Benisch, Dr., editor of _Jewish Chronicle_, iii. 216.

Berlin, popularity of "Middlemarch" in, iii. 157.

Berlin, visit to the _Charité_, iii. 77; society and music at, 77; increase in luxury in, 78.

Berlin recollections: meets Varnhagen, i. 251, 252; impressions of the city, 251; new acquaintances, 253; portrait of Kleist, 253; Fräulein Solmar's _salon_, 253; General Pfuhl, 254; Baron Sternberg, 254; "Lisez les Chroniques," 254; Professor Gruppe, 255, 263; Waagen on Goethe, 256; Edward Magnus, 257; celebrities, 258; Professor Stahr, 258, 263; Schiller's portrait, 258; Rauch the sculptor, 258; his atelier, 259, 260; Dessoir the actor, 260; "Nathan der Weise," 261; Johanna Wagner, 261; Gluck's "Orpheus," 261; Roger and Arabella Goddard, 264; Vivier anecdotes, 264, 265; works of art, 265; evenings in, 266; _table d'hôte_, reading between the courses, 266; work at and books read, 268; translating Spinoza's "Ethics," 268; remarks on books read, 270; return to England, 271.

Bethnal Green, pictures at, iii. 128.

Biarritz, its natural beauties, iii. 2; the Chambre de l'Amour, 2; journey to Barcelona from, 4.

Bible and the Liturgy of the English Church, ii. 226.

Bible reading, iii. 302.

Bickley, country-house at, iii. 152.

Birthday greetings, iii. 47.

Bishop Steignton, visit to, i. 185.

Blackie, Professor, Edinburgh, letter of sympathy from, ii. 111, 113.

_Blackwood's Magazine_ on "Adam Bede," ii. 70.

Blackwood, John, his favorable opinion of "Amos Barton," i. 302; accepts it for "Maga," 304; receives kind letter from author, 307; cautions regarding "huddling up stories," 319; not enthusiastic about "Janet's Repentance," 326; calls on Lewes, and George Eliot reveals herself, ii. 10; letter from George Eliot on artistic combination, 31; offers £800 for copyright of "Adam Bede" for four years, 47; letter to, regarding Liggins, 73; his liberal treatment of George Eliot, 102; proposals for "Mill on the Floss," 110; concedes copyright of "Adam Bede," 111; suggests title of "Mill on the Floss," 112; letter from author on finishing "Mill on the Floss," 114; letter to, from George Eliot at Berne, 182, 183; do. from Florence, 218; offers £5000 for "Felix Holt," 308; letters to, about "Spanish Gypsy," iii. 16, 26; about Scott Commemoration, 97; "Middlemarch," 103; his favorable impressions of "Middlemarch," 106; letter to, from Homburg, 123; New Year's greetings from George Eliot, 138; letter on "Middlemarch," 153; on another book simmering in her head, 157; on corrected edition of "Spanish Gypsy," 161, 162; letter to, with volume of poems, 164; on printing of "Deronda," 190, 191, 197; on re-reading "Romola," 217, 218; offers for second ten-years' copyright, 230; letter to, declining invitation to Strathtyrum, 237; on her continued ill-health, 244; his death, 276.

Blackwood, Major, his opinion of "Amos Barton," i. 306; hopeful about the "Scenes," 342; calls on Lewes, and suspects identity of George Eliot, 342; letter regarding the Liggins affair, ii. 81; letter from author on "Mill on the Floss," 167.

Blackwood, William, his favorable news of "Clerical Life," ii. 116; letter to, on Mr. Lewes's illness, iii. 239; on "Theophrastus Such," 254, 263, 271.

Blanc, Louis, anecdote of, i. 195.

Bodichon, Madame, discovers author of "Adam Bede," ii. 77; letters to: on artistic combinations, 93; on Mrs. Gaskell's letter, 107; the rewards of the artist, 107; on settling in London, 198; on religious forms and ceremonies, 205; on the necessity of sympathy, 268; on her Spanish tour, iii. 4; on cheerfulness, 172; on "Deronda," 198; on woman's work, 208; on her illness, 225; on improvement in health, 252; letter regarding "Lewes Studentship," 267; letter announcing her marriage, 283; on sympathy with marriage, 289.

Bohn, Madame, visit from, ii. 293.

Bologna, its pictures and churches, ii. 169; the leaning towers, 170.

Bonham-Carter, Miss, letter to, from Madame Bodichon, iii. 264.

Bonheur, Rosa, her pictures, i. 333.

Books belong to successive mental phases, ii. 211.

Books read at Malvern, 1861, ii. 228-230, 234-236.

Books read, with remarks on, i. 268-271, 322, 341, 344; ii. 58, 299; iii. 25, 41, 68, 71, 72.

Booksellers and authors, meeting of, i. 201.

Bookstalls, literary taste at, iii. 51.

Brabant, Miss, i. 85.

Bracebridge, Mr., and Liggins, ii. 99.

Bray, Charles, his work, "The Philosophy of Necessity," i. 67; influence of his opinions, 68; words of affection in time of depression, 135; letter to, on rumors of authorship, ii. 13.

Bray, Mrs., letters to: on favorite books, i. 86; reading and music, 87; poetry of Christianity, 93; chameleon-like nature, 158; orthodox friends, 162; anxiety for letters, 164; need of encouragement, 165; life in Geneva, 169, 170; Christmas wishes, 174; severe winter, 175; yearning for friends at home, 175; a singular advertisement, 195; _Westminster_ reviewers, 199; love for music, 202; feels well and "plucky," 207; in Edinburgh again, 211; pleasant travelling, 213; a Saturday's work, 214; work in the Strand, 215; domestic grievances, 229; view of union with Mr. Lewes, 235; on careless cooking, 316; on the charms of Richmond Park, 326; unbelief in others' love, 337; authorship acknowledged to, ii. 83; recollections of journey of 1849, 191; asking for music, 241; on her "Physiology for Schools," 267; on writing poetry instead of novels, iii. 31; on happiness in recovery, 313.

Bremer, Frederica, i. 188, 190.

Brewing interest in Parliament, the, iii. 188, 189.

Brewster, Sir David, i. 190.

Bridges, Dr., Leeds, iii. 42.

Bright on Ireland, iii. 56.

Brittany, trip to, ii. 296.

Broadstairs, delight with, i. 205.

Brodie, Sir Benjamin, iii. 80.

Brontë, Charlotte, life of, i. 317.

Brooks, Shirley, delighted with "Adam Bede," ii. 70.

"Brother Jacob" written, ii. 199.

"Brother and Sister," sonnets, iii. 70.

Brougham, Lord, a delicious _non sequitur_, i. 214.

Brown, Dr. John, sends "Rab and his Friends" to author of "Adam Bede," ii. 60; kindly letter in reply, 60.

Brown, J. C., "Ethics of George Eliot's Works," iii. 266.

Browne, Dr., chemist, Edinburgh, i. 195.

Browning, first visit from, ii. 249; "Elisha," iii. 56.

Browning, Mrs., her "Casa Guidi Windows", ii. 243.

Buchanan, Robert, his "David Grey," ii. 273.

Buckle, personal dislike to, ii. 47.

Buckle's "History of Civilization," i. 341, 345.

Buckle's ideal not George Eliot's, ii. 220.

Bulstrode, new view of, iii. 133.

Bunyan, reading again with pleasure, ii. 105.

Burne-Jones, Edward, letter to, on the function of art, iii. 144.

Burne-Jones, Mrs., iii. 29; letter to, on the serious view of life, 172; on her illness, 185; on Christmas plans, 232; on her sense of depression, 239.

Burton, Mr., wishes to take portrait, ii. 273; his picture of a knight in armor, 277.

Burton, Sir Frederick, Director of the National Gallery, ii. 240.

Byron, a vulgar-minded genius, iii. 72.

Call, Mr., author of "Reverberations and other Poems," i. 335.

Calvinism, a libel on, iii. 88.

Camaldoli, expedition to, ii. 221.

Cambridge, a visit to, iii. 147; a group of "Trinity" men, 147.

Cambridgeshire, visit to, iii. 299.

Caricature, a bastard kind of satire, iii. 228.

_Caritas_, the highest love, ii. 252.

Carlyle, Mrs., pleasant letter from, ii. 7; her conception of George Eliot, 8.

Carlyle, on the Glasgow artisan, i. 55; eulogium on Emerson, 140; "Life of Sterling," 189; anecdotes of, 190, 257; his denunciation of the opera, 192; letter to George Eliot on "Frederic," 343; G. A. anxious he should read her novels, ii. 63.

"Carlyle's Memoirs," ii. 208.

Catholicity of judgment, iii. 307.

Cavour, Count, ii. 122, 143.

Cerebellum, function of the, i. 210.

Chapman, Mrs., on Harriet Martineau, iii. 220.

Charade party, failure of, ii. 287.

Charity of the Apostle Paul, the, ii. 251.

Chart of Ecclesiastical History, i. 45.

Cheap books, opinion of, iii. 154.

Cheap edition of "Adam Bede" suggested by working man, ii. 66.

Cheap editions of novels, arrangements for, iii. 10.

Cheap music in England, ii. 81.

Cheerful, now uniformly, iii. 172.

Chiem See, journey by, ii. 34.

Childhood's real feelings, i. 91.

Child's idea of God, a, i. 153, 154.

Chills, spiritual and physical, iii. 120.

Chioggia, journey to, ii. 177.

"Christianity and Infidelity," Baillie Prize Essay, i. 311.

Chronological order in writing, ii. 211.

Church-going resumed, i. 82.

Clark, Sir James, pleasant evening with, i. 222; meeting with, 226, 230.

Clark, W. G., late public orator at Cambridge, ii. 240; visit to, at Cambridge, iii. 24; resigns his oratorship, 74.

"Clerical Tutor," discouraged to proceed with, i. 336.

Club criticism of "Amos Barton," i. 308.

Coaching days, i. 7.

Cobbe, Miss, her introduction to Theodore Parker, ii. 253.

Cobden, disappointed with, i. 196.

Cologne, journey to, i. 267.

Colossians, Epistle to the, i. 51.

Combe, George, friendship with, i. 186; on the _Westminster_, 204; visit to, in Edinburgh, 211.

Comprehensive Church, one, iii. 175.

Comte and his critics, ii. 224; admiration of, 224; delight in his "Politique," iii. 2.

Comte's "Discours Préliminaire," ii. 264.

Comte's works, reading, iii. 302.

Conceptions of new work, iii. 233.

Confidence, desire for, i. 128.

Conformity, letter to J. W. Cross on, iii. 155.

Congreve, Mrs., letters to, ii. 82, 84, 141; visits George Eliot in London, 232; letter to, on Thornton Lewes's illness, iii. 63; leaves for India, 132; returns to Europe, 145; letter to, after marriage with Mr. Cross, 292; invited to Cheyne Walk, 314.

Congreve, Richard, ii. 62, 67, 73; friendship of Mr. and Mrs., 76, 80; Christmas Day with, 110; his lectures on Positivism, iii. 12; his article Huxley on Comte, 58.

Conolly, Dr., i. 233.

Conscience in work, iii. 27.

Conservative reaction, on the, iii. 143.

Contemporary fiction, iii. 183.

Continent, start for, visiting Fontainebleau, Plombières, iii. 149; three months' trip to the, 205.

Continental tour, six weeks' journey to Baden, etc., iii. 37; St. Märgen, 37; peasant proprietors in the Black Forest, 38.

Continental trip with the Brays, i. 150.

Coquelin's acting, iii. 263.

Correggio's Madonnas, ii. 43.

Correspondence, views on, i. 134.

Country, delight in the, iii. 154.

Country districts, remoteness of, i. 5.

Country-house, visions of a, ii. 61.

Country life, monotony of, i. 25; enjoyment of, ii. 275.

Country quiet, the benefits of, iii. 110.

Critical attitude, the, iii. 79.

Criticism, sensibility to, ii. 63.

Critics, indifference to opinions of, iii. 224.

Cross, J. W., first meeting at Rome with George Eliot, iii. 59; meet again at Weybridge, 71; letter to, on buying a house, 131; on conformity, 155; on depression, 187; on effect of her writing, 204; on Tennyson, 229; letters to, after Lewes's death, 250-252; his engagement, 279; his marriage, 282; illness in Venice, 294.

Cross, Miss Eleanor, letter to, iii. 276; on her engagement to Mr. Cross, 279; on her marriage tour, 283.

Cross, Miss Elizabeth D., "An Old Story and other Poems," iii. 15.

Cross, Miss Florence, letter to from Milan on the enjoyment of travel, iii. 286.

Cross, Miss Mary, her "Marie of Villefranche," iii. 100; letter to, on gift of a vase, 166.

Cross, Mrs., letters to, accepting invitation to Six-Mile Bottom,