Lewes was married. He and his wife had agreed as rational free-thinkers that monogamy was unnatural. He had thus tolerated her relationship with his friend Thornton Hunt
, and supported her children by Hunt, who...
Family and Intimate relationships
George Henry Lewes
GHL
married Agnes Jervis
, who by 1849 was having an affair with his friend and fellow-writer Thornton Hunt
. She and Lewes had four sons and a daughter; the daughter died soon after birth...
At about the same time that GE
took on the Westminster Review, she also began reviewing for The Leader, a weekly recently launched by Thornton Hunt
and George Henry Lewes
. Two uncomplimentary...
Publishing
Eliza Lynn Linton
She intended this novel to open the eyes of its readers to the oppression of women. Her hopes were very high: I confidently expect a success equal to Jane Eyre. This may sound vain...
Textual Production
Charlotte Brontë
CB
declined Thornton Hunt
's invitation to write for the Leader, which he was starting with George Henry Lewes
.
Barker, Juliet. The Brontës. St Martin’s Press, 1994.
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Timeline
By June 15 1850: Leigh Hunt's Autobiography was published,...
Writing climate item
By June 15 1850
Leigh Hunt
's Autobiography was published, edited by his son Thornton Leigh Hunt
.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
1181(1850): 631
Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985.
30 March 1851: G. H. Lewes and Thornton Hunt launched a...
Writing climate item
30 March 1851
G. H. Lewes
and Thornton Hunt
launched a progressive weekly called The Leader; it ran until 31 December 1859.
British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.