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The Birth of George Henry Lewes
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Married to Agnes Jervis
Lewes married in 1841, and the couple lived communally with Hunt and his wife and two other couples. Though initially a success, the arrangement failed after Lewes’s wife had two children by Hunt. In 1851, after the birth of the second child, Lewes ceased to regard his wife as such. -
Lewes ceased to regard his marriage
In 1851, after the birth of the second child, Lewes ceased to regard his wife as such. In the same year, after their estrangement, he met Mary Ann Evans. -
Scientific and Biological work
Lewes's writings show that he was occupying himself with scientific and more particularly biological work -
Separation from his wife
Legal divorce was impossible for Lewes because he had condoned the adultery, but from his separation in 1854 until his death, Lewes and Evans lived happily together. -
The Fortnightly Review began publication
Lewes became its editor, but he retained the post for less than two years, when he was succeeded by John Morley. -
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The Fortnightly publishing timeframe
the book was a collection of essays which were first published in The Fortnightly Review -
The Death of George Henry Lewes