William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for May 1816

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May

May 1. W.Call on Jackson & Dean, & (w. Kershaw) at Church, College & Hawkes. Coach, evening; Stockport, Macclesfield; tea at Leek: sleep at Ashbourn.[Not in London]

2. Th.Call on Mooren: seek Boothby. Coach: dine at Derby: sleep at Leicester. Write to M J. Grocer from Perth, settled in Leicestershire. Cobourg marriagee.[Not in London]

3. F. Coach: dine at Woburn, w. squirrel-hunt: sleep in Skinner Street: H Robinson calls.[Not in London]

4. Sa.Guy Mannering, p. 60.

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May 5. Su.Guy Mannering, p. 257.

6. M.Guy Mannering, p. 341; Vol. II, p. 118. Call on Davisonn, Lambn, Manning & Poolen: meet H G & P Hardwick: T Moore calls.

7. Tu.Guy Mannering, p. 346. Davison calls: call on Hume: Rodd’s.

8. W.Guy Mannering, Vol. III. Call o M dines: sup at Lamb’s, w. Morgan; adv. Telford.

9. Th.Write to Wedgwood. Call on Hume & Place: Jo G calls: theatre, Bertram; adv. Reynoldse.

10. F.Letter to Kenney. Edw. Wt calls.

11. Sa.Accounts. Antiquary, p. 66. Mrs Taylor calls, w. Arthur: theatre, Jealous Wife, acts 2 & 3; adv. Fuseli & Knowlese: W G at home, 3 nights.

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May 12. Su.Antiquary, p. 336; Vol. II, p. 94. Call on mrs Aldis.

13. M.Antiquary, p. 348; Vol. III, p. 90. Call on Beasley: Exhibition, w. M J, F & We: W Curran calls.

14. Tu.Antiquary, p. 176. Seek Poole: call on Hume: Grub Street, Dr Collyer, &c, w. F: mrs Taylor calls n.

15. W.Antiquary, p. 355, fin. Call on Poole, mrs Boinville & Lamb: Hume calls n: Rodd’s.

16. Th.Call on Hume: meet Knowles & Mathews.

17. F.Lady of the Lake, p. 60. Mrs Taylor & Northcote call: call on Hayward.

18. Sa.Northmore calls: call on Hume.

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May 19. Su.D’Aunoy, Cour d’Angleterre, Tom. I, pp. 254; Tom. II, p. 100.

20. M.D’Aunoy, p. 170. Blood calls: call on Springsguth, w. M J: W Curran sups.

21. Tu.Write to Constable, & Taylor, Norwich. D’Aunoy, p. 204, fin. Hardwick calls: Rodd’s.

22. W.Write to Mackintosh. Wieland, p. 170. Meet W Wilson: call on Mathewsn: British Gallery; adv. Richter, Hayward, Boddington & Millere: dine at Hardwick’s, w. Wilkie, S Beasley, Alexr & P H.

23. Th.Invenio. Wieland, p. 218; Vol. II; Vol. III, p. 116. Mrs & A Taylor sup.

24. F.Wieland, p. 175, fin: Leland, Vol. II, p. 411 to 488. Hume & J Taylor call.

25. Sa.Leland, Vol. III, p. 148. Hazlit calls: meet T T.

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May 26. Su.Leland, çala. Blood dines.

27. M.Leland, p. 154: Clifford, çala. Lambs sup; adv. mrs Taylor.

28. Tu.Montalvan, by E P, p. 117. Call on Hume: Elston calls: Rodd’s: H Robinson sups.

29. W.Write to P B S. De Montfort: Christabel: Montalvan, p. 174, fin. Call on Hazlit.

30. Th.Basil. British Gallery, w. M J & Fe: call on Poole: mrs Taylor sleeps. meet Ed Wt.

31. F.Mandeville, p. 2. Write to Macmillan. Call on Poole: tea Hardwick’s.

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