William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for October 1821

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October

Oct. 1. M.Laing, çala. Marino, st. 345. Mulready au soir.

2. Tu. Prospectus, 1 1/2 pp. Marino, st. 365. Call on Miller, bookseller.

3. W.Prospectus, 1/2 page. Marino, st. 390: Ariosto, st. 24. M & Hudson call.

4. Th.Prospectus, 11 lines. Write to Thos Cooper. Marino, st. 405: Ariosto, st. 41. Hudson dines: call on Jo G.

5. F.Marino, st. 440. Hu[o?]ley’s bill noted. Call on Booth & T Rodd: meet Hayward.

6. Sa.Prospectus, 19 lines. Marino, st. 480. Seek Morgan, D S: call on Ollier; adv.Peacock: Booth at tea.

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Oct. 7. Su.Prospectus, revise. Marino, st. 515, fin{.} Plutarch, 1/2 Banquet: Hd Ht dines: N G au soir.

8. M.Aminta, p. 22: Cromaziano, p. 130. Hone calls, & Homersham: call on Hayward.

9. Tu. Aminta, p. 36. Call on Taylor, attorney (do calls) & Booth: seek Heath, barrister: M & Fk call: meet Wakes.

10. W. Write to M W S, Mulready & Poole. Aminta, p. 49. Seek Perry: call on J Taylor; adv. Francis: mt Hazlit. Innamorato, st. 29.

11. Th.Aminta, p. 60: Innamorato, st. 50. Call on Heath, Hill (adv. Ayrton) & Is. Booth: Booth & Bt at tea.

12. F. Aminta, p. 86. Call on Longman & Rees (Commonwealth): Wakes at tea; adv. Bt. meet R T. Second Preface to the Greece, 2 pages.

13. Sa.Greece, revise. Aminta, p. 104. Booth & M call: Mulready & Kenney sup; adv. Sidney Hall.

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Oct. 14. Su.Aminta, p. 118, fin: Innamorato, C. I. Call on Jo G; adv. mrs Jo, mrs W, & J J G.

15. M. Innamorato, C. II. Bt & M call: Mulready at tea.

16. Tu.Innamorato, 1/2 C. III. Call on Longman & Rees: M calls.

17. W. Innamorato, C. III. Call on Booth: M & Sidney Hall call: Mulready, Hazlit & son, & Kenney dine; adv. R Grave & S Hazlit. Note from Hayward.

18. Th.Innamorato, 1/2 C. IV. M, from Baldwin, calls: call on Hayward & Hone. Par. Regd, B. I. Receive Rosser’s pamphlete.

19. F. Innamorato, C. IV, fin; C. V, st. 36. Write to Rosser. M calls from Baldwin; & H Palmer: call on Hayward.

20. Sa. Innamorato, C. V, fin. M calls: Booth at tea. Paradise Regained, B. II.

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Oct. 21. Su.Rosser, çala. Innamorato, C. VI, st. 56: Par. Regd, Book III. Hayward calls n: call, w. M J, on R Grave.

22. M. Rosser, çala. Innamorato, C. VI, fin; C. VII, st. 25. M & Mulready call: call on O Rees (£29) & Hayward.

23. Tu.Innamorato, st. 64: Par. Regd, Book IV. Call on Hayward.

24. W. Innamorato, st. 81; C. VIII. M calls: call on Bain & Hayward: Hudson calls. Nonsuit in Ejectmentee.

25. Th.Letter fr. Hor. Smith. Letters to Do & Fairley. Innamorato, C. IX, st. 46. M & Grave call. Deliver 100 Malthus.

26. F. Write to Hor Smith & Fairley. Innamorato, C. IX, fin; C. X, st. 20. Kenney & M call: theatre, w. M J & W, Matchbreaking, & Macheathe.

27. Sa.Rosser, çala. Innamorato, C. X, fin. Call on Honen: meet T T: call on C T & H Boinville, w. him: meet E White. Letter to M W S.

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Oct. 28. Su.Innamorato, C. XI; C. XII, st. 47. Dine at Hume’s, w. Hazlit & son, Kenney, O’Neil & W; adv. Boo & Twana.

29. M. Innamorato, C. XII, fin; XIII, st. 23: Boccaccio, X, 1. Call on Hone & Jo G: Booth, T T, M & Grave call. Proposition to Macmillan, M Je

30. Tu.Write to M W S. Innamorato, C. XIII, fin; C. XIV, st. 47. Call on Baldwin, Valpy (adv. Wakes) & Hayward (settlemt of accts): Wake at tea.

31. W. Innamorato, C. XIV, fin; C. XV. Call on Jo G: Kenney sups.

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