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Why did George Eliot accept less money for Romola than The Cornhill Magazine first offered?
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George Eliot, engraving derived from a chalk drawing (1865) by Sir Frederic William Burton.
George Eliot accepted £3,000 less than the original offer from The Cornhill Magazine for her novel Romola because she refused to divide the book into the 16 installments that the magazine's editor requested. Her decision to prioritize the structural integrity of her work over a higher payment is widely regarded as a significant demonstration of artistic integrity.1