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George Henry Lewes

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

George Henry Lewes , 1817–78, English critic and author. As editor of the Leader (1850–54) and of the Fortnightly Review (1865–66), Lewes distinguished himself as a critic. Influenced by Comte's positivism , he wrote Biographical History of Philosophy (4 vol., 1845–46), Comte's Philosophy of the Sciences (1853), The Physiology of Common Life (2 vol., 1859–60), and Problems of Life and Mind (5 vol., 1874–79). Lewes's plays and novels are forgotten but his most noted work, the Life of Goethe (1855), had a tremendous success. Few men in English literature have produced as much excellent material in such diverse areas. Having been separated from his wife some years earlier, in 1854 he began living with George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans), whose work he encouraged and influenced profoundly.

Bibliography: See A. T. Kitchel, George Lewes and George Eliot (1933); H. G. Tjoa, George Henry Lewes: A Victorian Mind (1977).

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Lewes, George Henry (1817–78) English journalist and critic. He wrote dramatic criticism as well as philosophical works, including A Biographical History of Philosophy (1845) and the hugely successful The Life and Works of Goethe (1855). Separated from his wife, he lived with George Eliot, whose work he encouraged and influenced.

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	William Baker, ed., The Letters of George Henry Lewes.(Book review) Magazine article from: Nineteenth-Century Prose; 9/22/1998
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	THE MAKING OF SISTER GEORGE; NON-FICTION CHOICE. Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 10/27/1996