John K Burton
We are grateful to Michael Harris for passing this essay by William Sharp to the Fellowship. It was first published by The Pall Mall Magazine in 1903 and was among the George Eliot papers of Michael’s wife Ruth who passed away in 2020. Ruth was a considerable expert on George Eliot and served on the Fellowship Council and as a Vice-President.
John K Burton
The Fellowship was started in late 1930 and an annual supper was started near the birthday of George Eliot the following year. By 1936 it was well established and usually a well-known figure was invited to make a speech and propose a toast to the immortal memory.
