i. 22;

relations between the sisters, 22, 23; her husband's death, 216; plans for her family, 217; letter to her brother Isaac regarding, 318; visit to her sister, ii. 96.

Evans, Isaac (brother), recollections of his sister, i. 11; her susceptibility to terror, 12; their happy childhood, 12; his marriage, 61; renewed correspondence with his sister on her marriage with Mr. Cross, iii. 287; notice of his family, 287.

Evans, J. C., offers £1000 for a story for American periodical, ii. 94.

Evans, Mrs. Samuel (aunt), the Dinah Morris of "Adam Bede," i. 33.

Evans, Robert (father), his career, i. 1, 2; removed to Griff, 2; influence of his ideas on his daughter, 4; his position, 8; his wife, partly represented in Mrs. Poyser, 10; her death, 22; removal to Foleshill Road, Coventry, 61; strong disapproval of his daughter's religious views, 75; she visits her brother at Griff, 79; regrets her impetuosity, and returns to Foleshill, 81; his illness, 100; visits Dover with his daughter, 107; trip to Isle of Wight, 120; illness increases, and visits St. Leonards, 135; returns to Coventry, 139; his death, 148.

Evidence, the value of, iii. 109.

Evil-speaking, contrition for, i. 141.

"Fables," by Lord Lytton, iii. 162.

Fairness and pity, where necessary, iii. 228.

Fame in dreams, ii. 89.

Family reunion, iii. 268; joys, iii. 286.

Faraday, letter from, acknowledging presentation copy of "Clerical Life," ii. 9.

Farming, an epoch in, iii. 271.

Faucit, Helen, admiration of, i. 222.

Faults, abstention from dwelling on, iii. 89.

"Faust," reading in the original, iii. 303.

Faux, David, Confectioner (Brother Jacob), written, ii. 199.

Fawcett, Henry, articles on Strikes by, ii. 194.

"Fawn of Sertorius," i. 108.

Fechter in "Hamlet," ii. 225; his "Othello," 232.

Feeling old for her years, ii. 193.

"Felix Holt," writing commenced, ii. 290; reading for, 292; Blackwood offers £5000 for, 308; pains taken with, 309; finished in excitement, 311; final instalment received from Blackwood, iii. 13; payment for copyright, 13.

Feminine characteristics, iii. 310, 311.

Ferrier, Mr., translates Kaufmann's article on "Deronda," iii. 216.

Feuerbach, translation of, published; first and only time her real name appeared in print, i. 233.

Fiction, contemporary, iii. 183.

Fiction-reading condemned, i. 36.

Fiction-writing, first mention of, i. 296; how I came to write, 298-300.

First authorship, i. 42.

First novel, i. 298; title of, 299.

Flemish and Dutch pictures in Dresden, ii. 44.

Florence: view from Fiesole and Bellasguardo, ii. 155; the Duomo and Campanile, 156; the palaces and libraries, 157; the Loggia di Lanza, 158; Santa Maria Novella, 158; Santa Croce and the Carmine, 159; the frescoes, 159; S. Maria Novella, 160; San Michele, the shrine, 160; the Uffizi Gallery, 161; and pictures, 162; Pitti pictures, 162; paintings at the Accademia, 163; Galileo's tower, 164; Michael Angelo's house, 165, 166.

Flower, Mr., i. 191.

Fontainebleau, visit to, iii. 150.

Forster, W. E., his article on Slavery, i. 218; "Life of Dickens," iii. 104.

Foster, Professor Michael, his draught of conditions for Lewes scholar studentship, iii. 267, 269.

France, the Empire in, iii. 168.

Franco-German war, iii. 86, 92.

Franklin, Miss Rebecca, her school at Coventry, i. 17; her death, iii. 149.

Freethinkers, little sympathy with, as a class, ii. 249.

French and English working classes, difference between, i. 131.

French revolution of 1848, i. 129.

Froude's "Shadows of the Clouds," i. 146.

Fuller, Margaret, her Journal, i. 198.

Function of art, the, iii. 144.

Furnishing, on troubles of, ii. 267.

"Futile Lying," letter on, ii. 290.

Gambler, a girl, iii. 124.

Garibaldi at the Crystal Palace, ii. 276.

Gaskell, Mrs., suspected to have written "Adam Bede," ii. 82; letter from, 102; expresses admiration of "Scenes" and "Adam Bede," 107.

Gaskell's, Mrs., "Ruth," i. 219.

Geneva, life at Campagne Plongeon, i. 151-157; Genevese preachers, 153, 154; _Fête_ of Navigation, 157; effect of change of life, 159; plans for lessons, 160; Baronne de Ludwigsdorff, 161; home remembrances, 170; beauty of scenery, 171; delight in town life, 171; the Juras, 178; last days in, 179.

Genevese preachers, i. 153, 154.

Genoa, the cathedral, ii. 124.

George Eliot.--1819-37: Birth at Arbury farm, i. 1; removal to Griff, 2; anecdotes of father, 9; character of mother, 10; at Dame's school, 10; at Miss Lathom's school at Attleboro, 11; happy childhood, 12; first books read, 13; first journey to Staffordshire, 15; Miss Wallington's school at Nuneaton, 15; writes out "Waverley," 16; favorite books, 17; charade-acting, 17; riot at Nuneaton, 20; first letter to Miss Lewis, 21; mother's illness and death, 22; housekeeper at Griff, 24; life and studies there, 24. 1838-41: First visit to London, i. 28; religious asceticism, 29; nineteenth birthday, 32; religious objections to music, 32; religious reflections, 34; besetting sin, ambition, 35; objections to fiction-reading, 36; first poem, 42; books read and studies pursued, 44; German lessons begun, 45; chart of ecclesiastical history, 46; Italian studies, 49; dislike to housekeeping work, 50; reads Isaac Taylor, 51; visits Birmingham to hear "Messiah," 53; translates German poem, 54; her reading, 57; removal to Foleshill Road, Coventry, 59. 1841-46: Coventry life, i. 61; mental depression, 64; friendship with Mr. and Mrs. Bray, 67; reads Charles Hennell's "Inquiry," 67, 68; effect of this book, 74; gives up going to church, 75; family difficulties, 79; regrets her impetuosity, 81; resumes going to church, 82; intimacy with Miss Sara Hennell and Mr. and Mrs. Bray, 83; attitude towards immortality, 84; excursion to Stratford and Malvern, 85; meets Robert Owen, 86; studies German and music, 86, 87; opinion in regard to conformity, 89; translation of Strauss's "Leben Jesu," 90; despair about publication of Strauss, 94; trip to the Highlands, 97. 1846-49: Strauss translation published, i. 107; classical books wanted, 108; suspected of novel-writing, 108; reading Foster's life, 109; thoughts on Jesus at Emmaus, 110; a child's idea of God, 111, 112; visits London and hears "Elijah," 112; re-reading Hennell's "Inquiry," 119; visit to Isle of Wight with father, 120; admiration of Richardson, 121; delight in George Sand's "Lettres d'un Voyageur," 122; dislike to Jews, 125; supremacy of Hebrew poetry, 125; admiration of Roberts and Creswick, 127; opinion of Mr. Dawson the lecturer, 129; sympathy with revolution, 130; France and England contrasted, 131; sympathy with nonconformity, 133; visit to St. Leonards, 135; father's illness, 135; mental depression, 136; how to be overcome, 136; admiration of Louis Blanc, 137; recovery from depression, 138; opinion of "Jane Eyre," 138; meets Emerson, 138; again suffering from depression, 141; contrition for evil-speaking, 141; reading Macaulay's "History," 142; bodily suffering, 143; on the influence of Sand's and Rousseau's writings, 143, 144; writes review of the "Nemesis of Faith," 145; translates Spinoza's "Tractatus Theologico-Politicus," 147; father's death, 148. 1849-50: Goes abroad with Mr. and Mrs. Bray, 150; Geneva, life at Campagne Plongeon, 151,152; prophetic anticipation of position seven years later, 158; effect of change of life, 159; plans for lessons, 160; finds apartments in Geneva, 164; enjoyment of society, 165; need of encouragement, 165; life in Geneva, 169, 170; yearning for friends at home, 170; remarks on translations of Spinoza, 172; desire for a woman's duty, 173; portrait by M. d'Albert, 178; remarks on education of children, 179; leaving Geneva, 180. 1850-54: Return to England, 181; reviews Mackay's "Progress of the Intellect" in _Westminster_, 184; assistant editor of _Westminster Review_, 186; introduced to Mr. Lewes, 189; intimacy begins, 192; help in despondency, 198; growing intimacy with Mr. Herbert Spencer, 201; dislike of scrap-work, 203; visit to Edinburgh, 211; an editor's life, 214, 215; ill with rheumatism, 218; interest in America, 219; growing intimacy with Mr. Lewes, 221, 232; contemplates publishing "The Idea of a Future Life," 229; union with Mr. Lewes, 234, 235; letter to Mrs. Bray, 235, 236. 1854-55: Visits Antwerp with Mr. Lewes, i. 239; extracts from journal, 239 _et seq._; Weimar, i. 240-251; Berlin recollections, 251-268; work at Weimar and Berlin, 268; remarks on books read, 268-271; return to England, 271. 1855-57: Articles written, i. 275; effect of article on Cumming, 278; reading on physiology, 279; miscellaneous writing, 280; Spinoza's "Ethics," translation finished, 281; wishes not to be known as translator, 283; articles on Young and Riehl, 286; tendency to scientific accuracy, 287; naturalistic experiences, 288; first mention of fiction-writing, 296; "how I came to write fiction," 298; correspondence about "Amos Barton," 300; "Mr. Gilfil's Love-story" begun, 305; Blackwood's high admiration of the story, 307; name of George Eliot assumed, 309; artistic bent, 310; Caterina and the dagger scene, 313; trip to the Scilly Isles, 313; social life at St. Mary's, 316; on conclusions of stories, 319; Jersey recollections, 319-322; Mr. Liggins, 323; opinions of "Mr. Gilfil's Love-story," 324, 325; happiness in her life, 328; Blackwood's opinion of "Janet's Repentance," 329; haunted by new story, 334; "Adam Bede" begun, 337; receives £120 for first edition of "Clerical Life," 337; unbelief in others' love, 337; sympathy with individuals, 339; objection to theism, 339; evening studies, 342; Major Blackwood suspects identity of George Eliot, 324; review of the year 1857. 1858: The _Times_ reviews of "Scenes of Clerical Life," ii. 1; letter from Charles Dickens, recognizing woman's hand, 3; from Froude, 3; from Mrs. Carlyle, 7; reveals herself to John Blackwood, 10; visit to Germany, 14-46; progress with "Adam Bede," 32; latter half written, 42; description of life at Dresden, 45; history of "Adam Bede," 48-52; retrospect of year, 55. 1859-60: Reading up for "Mill on the Floss," ii. 58; letter to John Blackwood on "Adam Bede," 58; wishes Carlyle to read her novels, 63; awakening to fame, 68; Mr. Liggins said to be author of "Adam Bede," 71; finished the "Lifted Veil," 75; reveals herself to Brays as author of "Adam Bede," 83; trip to Switzerland, 87; fourth edition (5000) of "Adam Bede" sold in a fortnight, 88; receives £800 beyond bargain for success, 102; 16,000 sold in one year, 107; Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, 115; "Mill on the Floss" finished, 116; start for Italy, 116. 1860: First journey to Italy, ii. 120; Rome, first sight of, 126; description of Naples, 144, 145; visit to Pompeii, 148; Florence, 155; first mention of Italian novel, 168; Venice, 172; home by Berne and Geneva, 181; enriched with new ideas, 182. 1860-61: "Mill on the Floss" success, ii. 185; sitting to Lawrence for portrait, 194; independence secured, 203; the queen's admiration of "Mill on the Floss," 203; success of "Silas Marner," 214; second journey to Italy, 216; hopeful about future work, 220; began "Romola," 230; studying for, 235, 236. 1862-65: Begins "Romola" again, ii. 238; offered £10,000 for "Romola" for the _Cornhill_, but idea given up, 244; £7000 accepted under new terms, 245; the effect of writing "Romola," 255; continued ill-health, 256, 258; letter from Frederick Maurice, 259; third visit to Italy, 278; trying a drama, 280; retrospect of year 1864, 282; "A Word for the Germans" written, 288; "Felix Holt" begun, 290; readings, 292; expedition to Brittany, 296; retrospect of 1865, 299. 1866: Mr. Harrison's legal help in "Felix Holt," ii. 303, 304, 310; offered £5000 for "Felix Holt" by Blackwood, 308; visit to Holland and Germany, 312; "The Spanish Gypsy" taken up again, 317; reading for, 321; start for Spain, 324. 1867: Journey to Spain, iii. 1; learning Spanish, 3; letters from Spain, 4-9; return to the Priory, 9; two months' visit to North Germany, 14; acquaintance with Mrs. Cross and family, 15; "Address to the Working Men," 19. 1868: Month's visit to Torquay, iii. 25; "Spanish Gypsy" finished, 29; notes on the "Spanish Gypsy," 30; on the writing of poetry instead of novels, 36; six weeks' journey to Baden, 37; meditating subject of Timoleon, 49; retrospect of the year, 50; cheap edition of novels, 51. 1869-72: Poem on "Agatha," iii. 55; writing "How Lisa Loved the King," 56; fourth visit to Italy, 57; religion of the future, 62; "Sonnets on Childhood" finished, 65; the phenomena of spiritualism, 67; the Byron scandal, 72; "Legend of Jubal" begun, 73; letter on the Positivist problem, 75; visit to Germany, 76; three days' visit to Oxford, 80; growing dislike of migratory life, 82; "Armgart" begun, 85; industrial schemes, 90; visit to Petersfield, 94; visit from Tennyson, 99; delight in intellectual activity, 101; reception of "Middlemarch," 103; Foster's "Life of Dickens," 104; "Middlemarch" finished, 121; a month's visit to Homburg, 122; a girl gambler, 124; memorial article on author of "Thorndale," 126; "Maga" on "Middlemarch," 130. 1873-75: Reception of "Middlemarch," iii. 138; Dutch translation of novels, 139; German reprints, 140; visit to Cambridge, 147; visit to the Master of Balliol, 149; nine weeks' trip to the Continent, 150; another book simmering in her thoughts, 157; retrospect of 1873, 160; cheaper edition of novels, 162; "Legend of Jubal" published, 167; journey to the Ardennes, 176; sales of her books, 180; value of early religious experience, 182; not satisfied with "Deronda," 193; depression in finishing, 194. 1876-78: Public interest in "Deronda," iii. 199; Mrs. Stowe's admiration of "Deronda," 202; letter to J. W. Cross, 204; trip to the Continent, 205; Jewish appreciation of "Deronda," 209; Dr. Adler's lecture on, 216; Mrs. Stowe and the Byron case, 221; appreciation of Tennyson, 229; gaining strength at Witley, 231; meets Crown Prince and Princess of Germany, 236; visit to Oxford, 236; Mr. Lewes's ill-health, 239; reception at the Priory, 241; Mr. Lewes's last illness and death, 245-247. 1879-80: First weeks of loneliness, iii. 249; announcement of "Theophrastus Such" delayed, 252; project of Physiological Studentship, 254; dissatisfied with "Theophrastus," 254; letter to J. W. Cross asking counsel, 258; reception of "Theophrastus" by the public, 263, 264; serious renal attack, 265; conditions for the studentship, 267; renewed interest in social news, 270; Dr. Roy appointed to studentship, 275; death of John Blackwood, 276; engagement to Mr. Cross, 279; married at St. George's, Hanover Square, 283; left for the Continent, 283; letters from France and Italy, 284-294; Mr. Cross's illness in Venice, 294; arrival in England, 295; recurrence of illness, 300; recovery of strength, 313; settled in Cheyne Walk, 313; first appearance of sore throat, 315; letter to Mrs. Strachey (unfinished), 316; sudden death, 316.

German editions of "Middlemarch," iii. 114.

German poem, translation of, i. 54.

German reading, iii. 124.

German Revolution of '48 caused by real oppression, i. 258.

German translation of "Adam Bede," ii. 116; first volume received, 116.

Germans, Vivier's anecdotes of, i. 264, 265; domestic life of, 271.

Germany, North, journey to, iii. 14; places revisited and new scenes, 15.

Germany, second visit to, 1854: Munich, ii. 14-34; Ischl, 37; Vienna, 38; Prague, 40; Dresden, 45; Leipzig, 46.

Germany, visit to, in 1854; extracts from journal: Weimar, i. 240; Berlin, 251, 252.

Gift of a vase from Miss Mary Cross, iii. 166.

Girl gambler, a, iii. 124.

Girton College scheme, iii. 18.

Goethe on Spinoza, ii. 298.

Goschen, Mr., dinner with, iii. 236; meets Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, 236.

Got's acting, iii. 101.

Granada, the Alhambra, iii. 7; view from, 8.

Grand Chartreuse, expedition to the, iii. 285.

Grandcourt and Lush, iii. 200.

Grandison, Sir Charles, i. 121.

Green, Professor T., iii. 149.

Ground of moral action, iii. 178.

Gurney, Mr. Edmund, iii. 147.

Gurney, Rev. Archer, on "Scenes of Clerical Life," i. 324.

Guthrie, Dr., address by, i. 230.

Hamilton, Sir William, valuable contributions, i. 278.

Hamley, Colonel (now General Sir Edward Hamley), impressions of,