William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for November 1812

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November

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Nov. 1. Su.January, ver. 1200. C M & F Walsh dine; Shelleys expected. French at Madride.

2. M.Cock & Fox, ver. 626. C M calls: M dines. Letter from Whitbread.

3. Tu.Canterbury Tales, ver. 360. Write to Lambt, Sutton & Smirke: Call on Place: meet Davison: theatre, Barbarossa; adv. OBrien & Knowlese. H Robinson sups.

4. W. Assistant, çala. Shelleys call: call, w. him, on Howard, & Williams, Twyford: Kenny dines; adv. L K & Hogan.

5. Th.Call on Lambert, Longdil & Springsguth: 2 Shelleys & E Hitchener dine. (Homer.) & F Walsh.

6. F.C M calls: call on Longdil: Lawrence &N G call.

7. Sa.Assistant, çala. Dine at Shelley’s, w. M J & F; adv. W: W & P B S to Newton’se.

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Nov. 8. Su. Assistant, çala. Call on E Westbrook (E Hcongé): Imray, Jo & N G dine.

9. M. Montaigne, çala. Write to Lambert. Shelley & C Mna call: ( reserve )

10. Tu. Montaigne, çala. M W G & Chr. Baxter to breakfast: Newton calls: theatre, 3/5 Earl of Essex; adv. J Taylor & O’Briene: Lambs sup. Call on Ward.

11. W.Harwood & C M call: call on Place: Shelleys & E Westbrook dine; adv. Lawrence, surgeon.

12. Th. Assistant, çala. Newton’s bill. Write to McMillan & Hume: seek Sutton.

13. F. Assistant, çala. Call on Lewis. Theatre, 4/5 Recruiting Officer; adv. J Taylore. To have dined w. Bidwel, at Shelley’s.

14. Sa.Assistant, çala. Call on Aldis; adv. Barbour. J C dines.

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Nov. 15. Su.Montaigne, Sebonde, p. 25. Miss Guillod, Newtons & Colliersn call: dine at Stewart’s, w. Courtney, Nairin, Turner, Bailey; adv. Wilmot: A Curran at tea n: H Robinson sups.

16. M. Sebonde, p. 125. Imray calls. Battle of Krasnoie

17. Tu. Sebonde, p. 185. Hamond calls: call on Lambert: theatre, Alexander; adv. Knowlese.

18. W.Write to Shelley & A W Tayler. Mrs Beresford calls.

19. Th. Cervantes, Force of Blood, pp. 30. C M calls: call on Smirkena.

20. F. Firee. Lady Cornelia, pp. 54.

21. Sa. Write to A W Tayler. Call on Sun Fire Officee, & Merivale: C M & Peto call, & Peter Smith.

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Nov. 22. Su.Write to Peter Smith. Tea Newton’s, w. M J, M & Chr. B: Jane from W G, fevere.

23. M.Little French Lawyer, acts 1 & 2. Peto & Surveyor from Fire Officee, & E Topping call: call on Longdil, Smirke & Place.

24. Tu. Estremaduran, pp. 55.Call on Hume: mtHamond: Hume & son at tea: seek Sutton.

25. W.Write to Patrickson & Shelley. Warwick, p. 60. Dine at Hamond’s, w. Coleridge, H Robinson & Wheeler; adv. Masquerier & mrs Rough: sup at Kenny’s, w. Lambs & H Robinson. L Kenny calls.

26. Th.Junius, çala: Warwick, p. 120. Seek Sutton.

27. F.L F Lawyer, fin: Warwick, p. 172. M calls: Call on Hogan: Hogan at tea.

28. Sa. Write to C C, & Boyd, & West. Warwick, p. 218. Call on Sutton: C M calls.

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Nov. 29. Su. Write to Place, Hamond & Smirke. Milton, Muscovy, çala: Warwick, p. 257: Cervantes, p. 26.

30. M.Catalogue. Call on Curtis, Gale & C, Place & Macmillan : theatre, 1/2 Seymour, K Richard; adv. J Taylore. Parliament openede.

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