Fedalma

“Speech, ” says her Don Silva to Fedalma, in The Spanish Gypsy, “Speech is but broken light upon the depth

Criticisms and Interpretations. I. By Frederic W. H. Myers 1917

It poured from Kate's lips, the story of the lady Fedalma and her Gipsy father, a stream of winy romance, a sugared impossibility preserved in the very spirits of poetry.

The Madigans Miriam Michelson 1906

But she did not hesitate, any more than Fedalma did.

The Madigans Miriam Michelson 1906

"Neither was Fedalma like her kind; and yet when she could do something for them she went to them and did it."

The Letter of the Contract Basil King 1893

The same thought appears in Zarca's appeal to Fedalma to be his true daughter, in one of the most effective scenes of _The Spanish Gypsy_.

George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy George Willis Cooke 1885

The poem distinctly teaches that Fedalma was strong, because the ties of blood were strongly marked upon her mind and willingly accepted by her intellect and conscience; while Don Silva was weak, because he did not acknowledge those ties and accept their law.

George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy George Willis Cooke 1885

In _The Spanish Gypsy_ she describes Fedalma as a genuine daughter of her father, as inheriting his genius and tendencies, which are stronger than all the Spanish culture she had received.

George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy George Willis Cooke 1885

So strong was Don Silva's love, so ardent his passion for Fedalma, that he forsook all duties and social obligations and became a Zincala for her sake.

George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy George Willis Cooke 1885

Fedalma loses her father by the treachery of her lover, and without hope conducts her tribe to Africa.

George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy George Willis Cooke 1885

Don Silva and Fedalma meet for the last time, she on her way to

George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy George Willis Cooke 1885