London Branch Report 1992

The London Branch celebrated George Eliot\u27s birthday by bolding a luncheon in her honor on 29th November at St Philip’s Church, Earls Court Road, London W8. This was attended by about 40 members and friends, and was preceded by a programme of readings devised by Margaret Wolfit and taken from Romola and Daniel Deronda. Margaret had chosen the appropriate title of The Italian Connection, and her sequence of extracts was greatly appreciated by the audience who listened to her with rapt attention for more than an hour. The luncheon followed, and once again we are indebted to Michael and Suzanne Forrest and their helpers for providing an excellent meal in such attractive and relaxed surroundings. The London Branch needs new, active and supportive members, and anyone interested in obtaining details should write either to The Fellowship Secretary, Mrs. Kathleen Adams (address on inside front cover of this Review), or to the Revd. Michael Forrest, St Philip’s Vicarage, 46 Pembroke Road, London W8 6NU

The George Eliot Review: Journal of the George Eliot Fellowship: 1992 No. 23

Contents Notes on Contributors.............. 4 Jonathan Ouvry: Message of Greeting from the Fellowship President................. 5 Editorial Notes........................ 6 Kathleen Adams: Annual Report 1991...................... 7 Graham Handley & Beryl Gray: London Branch Report 1991....................... 11 Joanne Shattock: Wreath-laying in the George Eliot Memorial Gardens, Nuneaton, June 16th 1991........................ 14 Bill Adams: Wreath-laying at Westminster Abbey, June 22nd 1992..................... 18 Gina Quant: The Toast to the Immortal Memory. George Eliot Birthday Luncheon, 24th November 1991...................... 21 Jenny Uglow: George Eliot and Mrs. Gaskell. The Twentieth George Eliot Memorial Lecture, 26th October 1991...................2

London Branch Report 1991

Although the London Branch undertook nothing specific this year, it was represented by Graham Handley, Beryl Gray, Michael Forrest and Margaret Wolfit at a pleasant ceremony in Richmond on 22nd April 1992, when a plaque commemorating George Eliot was unveiled on the site of 8 Park Shot. The following address was given by Mr. Tim Brilton, Chairman of Richmond Magistrates\u27 Court: Mr. Mayor, Madam Mayoress, Ladies and Gentlemen - on behalf of the Richmond bench it gives me great pleasure to welcome the Mayor of Richmond, Councillor McKinney and the Mayoress to our ceremony this afternoon. We are pleased to welcome members, officers and staff of the Local Authority as well as my colleagues and staff room the Court. We also have members of the George Eliot Fellowship, and to all of you who have taken the time to come here, I extend a warm welcome. We are all very sorry that Derek Jones, Head of the Borough\u27s Library Services, is unable to be with us, particularly in view of his enthusiasm and concern to see this task completed. We are delighted that the Mayor has agreed officially to unveil this commemorative plaque to that famous authoress and novelist, George Eliot. Just before I hand over to you, Mr. Mayor, I want to say a few words about this distinguished woman whom we are remembering today, and who once lived in a house on the site of the present Court buildings. The name on this plaque is \u27George Eliot\u27 , a name which is world-renowned in the literary sense, but it was not the name she was either born with or carried to her grave. She was Mary Anne Evans when she was born near Nuneaton in 1819. Her literary career began in 1846, when she translated Strauss\u27s Life of Jesus for the publisher John Chapman. In 1851 she became Assistant Editor of the Westminster Review. In that year she also met George Henry Lewes, with whom she formed a lifelong union in 1854

London Report 1993

This is our farewell note as officers of the London Branch. We resigned in April, Michael Forrest our Secretary in March. We understand that the Fellowship Council has approved Elizabeth Gundrey\u27s ideas for a number of events to be held in the future in the London area, and we hope that these will be well supported

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