The Gusher: A Portrait of Alexander Main

Title

The Gusher: A Portrait of Alexander Main

Description

On October 24th, 1871, John Blackwood wrote to his nephew and fellow publisher, William Blackwood, ‘My Dear Willie, The Worshipper of Genius appeared soon after eleven today and has just left. This has destroyed my day’s work….’ The ‘Worshipper of Genius’ was a young Scot, Alexander Main, and the letter…

Creator

Kathleen Adams

Source

George Eliot Fellowship Review
1983: 14, 65-73

Publisher

GEFR and George Eliot Archive

Date

Published 1983
Digitized 2017

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Citation

Kathleen Adams, “The Gusher: A Portrait of Alexander Main,” George Eliot Review Online, accessed January 17, 2021, https://georgeeliotreview.org/items/show/215.