The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-18

IN isss. us0uFnea ~ AL the people Of the nasion
WHO 10Ted hin- HzLEN GELAErrE
ssE0EGE KIIoz.
-sThs foremost. female novelist Of Enxzsnd
an. perhaps cf the world. il Mary Ann Grams
better koawr 20 her readers Is George Eaiot-
Waite she s1s staIl vexy you1g her mother died,
aud the Evaas f&nisy moved from their eAriT
home, in quiet. eouatr5 village. 70 = nssgh-
boring torn. where the children Of The family
might reeefre eduesEi0ES- Mary Am had never
associated vita cultivated people before, bzs
here shs made many warm frieads. whose In
1ueuee % ne- after Life wEs great HsFe she
met her teaeher. Herbert Spencer In addition
10 her hoasehosd cares lead she was al excel
lent honsskeepery Mary Ann stalled Latin,
Preach. botany. astronomy and mathematics
she aGtarward mastered Greek. Hebrew and
Itaiiaa As Z recreation. Il vas her enst9m 20
play upon the piano, and il 10 said she was =
brilliant performer. she also took pride n her
hne needle work
Until she was % years old. Miss Evans bad
never thought Of writing book, though as as
sistant esi1tEess on hourisning magazine. Der
short stories, sketches aud articles were Eumer-
Gus. Her fsrst work, scenes in Cterlcal Life
created sensation IN literary circles. Most OF
her readers thought the author OF the book an
English clergyman. and in their congratuiat0ry
letters addressed her rs such. Charles Dickens
doubted this, though be said: Those feminine
The strongest point in George Elot's writing
IL the perfect desineeri0n Of character. As
background, she ieelingiy describes the rural
life az Eagiaad and draws country landscapes
as only lover OF nature can. Nearls ali her
Characters are drawn from real life In Adam
Bede mothersy warm-hcarsed Mrs. Poyser was
suggested by her own mother. Two Of her
cousins suggested the characters OF Adam and
seth. In preparation for the novel .Komola.'
George Eliot travelled for two years in Italy.
'Rom0Ig' Is considered To be her most Gnished
novel. bar with most people Adam Bede' Is the
prime sayoEiie In The MIL on the Floss she
describes her own childhood under the name of
Maggie Tnlliver. Daniel DeEonda,' tale OF
Jewish life. is also very much liked. Middle
March Is her latest novel.
George Eliot has also written poetry While
II Is above the average. il is as a novelist that
she won Aer fame. she commenced her novel
writing a. time when the condition Of the Ia
boring classes was most deFsorable. and MAUI
rally some of her work was done in their behalf.
The attention OF people was attracted. and their
sympathy was aroused, Wits results far beyond
her expectations.
Dickens and wilkie Collins, noted English
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES aud Longfellow in
this coantry-ali admired her great genius and
respected her noble w0gaanhood. We find in
one of her books thu saying: 1t Is never too
late 20 be what you might have been In an
other. Evils evil, and sorrows sorrow the
world over, and you cant change ITS nature by
wrapping IL up in other worlds While We msy
not all agree TO the fFst, we surely must acknowl
edge the second. and they both give Us q little
insight into her grand character. 1t is TIE char
aefer OF the writer that makes the writing aud
for this reason, her style is at once pure, simple,
firm and decided.
Rarely do we end woman whose genius ID
appreciated the world over. with thousands 81
readers waiting eagerly for words from her pen
who is not disturbed if the pud-
ding Is not success But George
Eliot, when free from literary labor,
eonid turn TO the simple ,everiay duties with her
whole heart and mind What wonder that this
woman was monrned deeply and sincerely by
the thousands who read and received new
strength from the products OF her peni
"EDTTH DEARBORN"