1889-11-24 to Clara Lanza

Printed letter, Life of George Moore (1936, p.62), 134 words

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The leader of the Socialists falls in love with the owner of the mine. He is a sort of Hamlet of the East End. The comic character is an impropriety hunter. Harris thinks it is the biggest thing I have done — he only saw a very incomplete scenario. I have not quite finished the work yet. I must if I wish to succeed with it, for I want to go to America and to do that I must make some money.

Dear, oh, dear, how ill I feel. I have spent the whole day reading Stendhal — Le Rouge et Le Noir. I shall write an article in the Fortnightly about him....