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UNPUBLISHED AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY GEORGE HENRY LEWES ( 'G.H. Lewes'), about the publication of 'Mrs Lewes's novel [MIDDLEMARCH], outlining to a publisher [Osgood, Ticknor & Co of Boston - 'Dear Sirs'], his arrangement, as her literary agent, for the publication of the novel in England by Blackwood's, arising from George Eliot's feeling 'that she would in all likelihood require 4 volumes, instead of three to work out all her plans' and informing them that they have 'settled upon the following scheme - provisionally, to publish the book in half volume parts, each part having a sort of completeness in itself, every alternate month...At any rate there would be the equivalent of 8 half volumes in 8 small volumes', asking them to keep this plan entirely in their own circle because of Harper & Scribner's interest, to whom he does not want to misrepresent things, discussing in detail how they might have instalments both for publication in Every Saturday and with individual volumes, pointing out that 'There are however serious objections to your appearing in a volume before one appear[s] here' and they should avoid any clash between them and publication in England, giving Osgood 'the requisite start', and concluding 'We shall not look for any encrease in the terms on account of this additional matter, but may consider the set off of the extra volume against the not waiting months before publication here', 4 pages, octavo, light mark down right-hand side of the fourth page from earlier hinge, Shotter Mill near Petersfield, 13 June 1871