William Godwin's Diary

Diary entry for November 1824

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November

Nov. 1. M.State Paper Officee. Call on Pouncy & Curtis: au soir, Rodd’s; adv. Parkes.

2. Tu.Write to L C Lamb, & Lemon. Call on H Robinson; adv. mrs Collier: theatre, Rivals; adv. Thelwalle.

3. W.Commonwealth, revise. Call on Pouncy, Jo G (adv. Wegener), & Keane: Poole & A Harwood & M W S dine; adv. E & C Landseer, H P & W.

4. Th.M W S breakfasts: call of on Hume & Macgowan: theatre, 1/3 Love in Villagee.

5. F.State Paper Officee. Parkes breakfasts: Keane, Lubé, Booth, Rowbotham & Macgowan dine.

6. Sa.State Paper Officee. Call on Heath (Debtors’ Court), Beddoes, & Jo G, w. Wegener: theatre, 1/10 Belviderae.

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Nov. 7. Su.Commonwealth, çala. Beddoes & N G call.

8. M.Commonwealth, çala. Elkins calls. Write to Stewart.

9. Tu.Commonwealth, çala. Seek R Taylor: call on Learmouth, Prince, & mrs Hume: H P & W dine: theatre, Woman never Vexte.

10. W.Call on R Taylor: M W S dines; adv. W & Gamba. Aldis calls.

11. Th.Commonwealth, çala. Rain.

12. F.Commonwealth, çala. Macbeth. Prince, Mathews, Booth, & mrs Weare call: theatre, 1/2 Woman; adv. Platte.

13. Sa.Seek Blackmore: call on Elkinsn, Hume, Davison, H Robinsonn, & Pouncy: Booth dines, from Baldwin.

Nov. 14. Su.Businesse. Inforced Marriage. Call on Booth (adv. R Baxter), & Jo G; adv. Wegener.

15. M.Call on Rowbotham (adv. Deacon), & G Macirone: theatre, Macbeth, act 1, 2; adv. Wallacee.

16. Tu.Malcontent. Call on Macirone, & Elkins: seek Harvey: call on Macmillan.

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17. W.Commonwealth, çala. Call on Harvey & Rowbotham: M W S & W dine; adv. Booth.

18. Th.Commonwealth, revise. Write to sir Walter Scott. Call on Whitakern: theatre, Winter’s Tale, acts 4, 5; adv. Wallacee. Call on Keane. L Bolingbroke [ ].

19. F.Inheritance, Vol. I. Call on Whitaker, Harvey & Faithful: mrs Boinville calls.

20. Sa.Commonwealth, çala. Anastasius, p. 60. Call on Orme (Longman’s); adv. Hurst (talks of Fisher).

Nov. 21. Su.Commonwealth, p. 313, 314. Bandello, p. Tom. III, p. 96 to 121: Anastasius, p. 124.

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22. M.Commonwealth, p. 316. Bandello, p. 145: Anastasius, p. 152. M calls.

23. Tu.Wind & smoke. Bandello, p. 177: Anastasius, p. 208. Dine at M W S’s.

24. W.Anastasius, p. 296. Faithful & Booth call: call on Curtis & Colburn.

25. Th.Anastasius, p. 328. Robert Taylor & Booth call: M W S & W dine. White (Isleworth) breakfasts.

26. F.Bandello, p. 201: Anastasius, Vol II, p. 97. Call on Macgowan: Booth calls: call on Robert Taylorn: W G (Enfield) calls n.

27. Sa.Commonwealth, p. 318/2. Write to Sir Walter Scott. Call on Northcote (en lit; adv. Hume), & Poolen.

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Nov. 28. Su.Commonwealth, p. 319. Inheritance, Vol. II, p. 166. Call on Booth.

29. M.Commonwealth, p. 321, 322. Write to Mrs Yaniecwicz. Inheritance, p. 297. Call on Elkinsn, & Boothn: theatre, 1/2 Freischutz, & Hafed the Ghebere.

30. Tu.Commonwealth, p. 324. Inheritance, p. 415. Call on H Rodd: Elkins calls.

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