William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for December 1817

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December

Dec. 1. M.Mandeville, Vol. II. M & Walker & Ravenscroft call: call on Hayward, Richardson & Constable. Mandeville published .

2. Tu.Mandeville, Vol. III, p. 150. N G & Ravenscroft call: call on Hayward: Botwright at tea: meet Hazlit.

3. W.Mandeville, fin. Call on Iveson, & M Lamb ; adv. L Martin: Booth calls n: Lambs sup.

4. Th.Write to Evans, & Taylor, Norwich. Call on Richardsonn & Hayward: Rodd’s. & on Biscoe.

5. F.Laon, C. II, III. Constable calls: call on Booth: theatre, 2/5 Richard (Fisher), & Husbands & Wives; adv. Hazlit, Fuseli & Knowlese. mrs Napier dines.

6. Sa.Write to Shelley. Call on Richardson: Constable calls na.

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Dec. 7. Su.Devil is an Ass. Call on Constable; adv. D C: Rosser at tea.

8. M.Call on Inchbald: Booth dines; adv. Baxter.

9. Tu.Malthus, çala. Call on Longmann (O Rees) & Constable: M (from Richardson) & F Walshn call: D Constable & Bevan sup. Write to Shelley. Call on Yngn.

10. W.Write to Shelley. Juventus, pp. 43. Call on Inchbald, w. Constable. Fk calls.

11. Th.Malthus, çala. Write to Curtis. M & Owen call. Rodd’s.

12. F.Malthus, çala. Bertram calls: call on Constablen: Fk dines, &c: theatre, 1/4 Lillipute.

13. Sa.Malthus, çala. Call on Simpkin & Constable: Bevan calls n: theatre, Outwitted at Last; adv. Perrye. Letter from Evans.

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Dec. 14. Su.Population, p. 3/2. Write to Place. Constable calls: Bevan sups. Call on Hayward; adv. Watson of the Stuart Papers.

15. M.Giddinesse. Write to Shelley. Bartram, M, Richardson & Botwright call. Letter fm Swartwout.

16. Tu.Write to Constable & Thos Cooper: call on Biscoe & Northcote: Constable, Hazlit, Booth & Baxter call; adv. Fairleyna. William at home.

17. W.Write to Shelley. Botwright & Jo G call: Bevan & Fairley dine: call on Constable.

18. Th.Write to Shelley. Jo G & Botwright call, & Mure: My & Car. Colnets dine: theatre, Riches; adv. Lamb & Telforde. M calls. Keats. Hone, three trials, Dec. 18, 19, 20e.

19. F.Call on Bryan & Reed, Law Stationers.

20. Sa.Call on Pike & Hayward: coach to Marlow.[Not in London]

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Dec. 21. Su.Rimini, pp. 110. Peacock sups. Constable calls n: Lambs sup n. H Ht. three nights.[Not in London]

22. M. Coach to London: Mure calls: call on Constable; adv. D Booth: theatre, Henry VI; adv. B Montagu & Lawrencee.[Not in London]

23. Tu.Write to E Inchbald. Fairley at tea: Rodd’s.

24. W.Write to Shelley. Wardmote: call on Longmn & Evans: meet Lackington: mrs Cooper & E Colfins dine; adv. Booth: call on Constable; adv. Wallace, Booth & Wheatley: sup at Botwright’s. M calls. Call on Honen. sleeps 14 nights.

25. Th.Letter to Demonville. Call on S E: meet Keats: Fairley dines.

26. F.Write to Demonville. Meet Hone& Keats: Fk, Weale & W Gordon call: call at Judd Place: Wordsworth calls n: C C dines. Mrs Elwes dies .

27. Sa.Write to Shelley. M & Mure call: call on Wolcot, & (w. M J) Leserve; adv. Cordy. Intended visit to Marlow, w. M J & W. Hannah Godwin dies .

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Dec. 28. Su.Call on Placena & Constablen, & on Leserve, for M J; adv. Cordy. Charles Dr Burney dies .

29. M.Heywood’s Eliz., pp. 186. S Reeves & N G call: call on Placen & Constable: Leserve, w. W, for M J; adv. Cordy: H Robinson sups. Write to Shelley.

30. Tu.Population, 1 page. Write to P H G. Jo & N G call: call on Place: Rodd’s.

31. W.Population, 1/2 page. Hume & Botwright call: theatre, 1/2 Falls of the Clydee: Fairley sups. Constable calls: H Robinson at tea.

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