Faust Symphony Princess Carolyne von Sayn-Wittgenstein, "Anything having to do with Goethe is dangerous for me to handle." However, the final catalyst for the symphony came in a two-month period between August and October 1854. This period coincided with a visit to Weimar by English novelist Mary Ann (Marian) Evans, better known by her pen name George Eliot. Her consort George Henry Lewes was gathering information for his biography of Goethe. During visits to Liszt's residence, the Altenburg, Lewes and Eliot had several discussions with both him and Princess Carolyne about Goethe and his place in German literature. Once Liszt began writing,
Mary G. Evans Mary G. Evans Mary G. Evans (January 13, 1891 – April 12, 1966) was an American Christian minister. Evans is most known for serving as the pastor of Chicago's Cosmopolitan Community Church for thirty four years, from 1932 until her death in 1966. Evans was the first woman to receive a Doctor of Divinity degree from Wilberforce University. Evans was born in Washington, D. C. Orphaned at an early age, she was raised by an aunt and uncle and educated in Chicago at Wendell Phillips High School. At age 14, Evans was licensed to preach in the African Methodist Episcopal