421. GEORGE ELIOT (1819-1880) Victorian writer, a humane freethinker, whose insightful psychological novels paved way to modern character portrayals. She is best remembered for her masterpiece Middlemarch. A.L.S. "M. E. Lewis", 1p. 8vo., London, Apr. 30, 1874 setting forth her travel plans and trying to fit in a visit with a friend. Very good. $250-350