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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 24 times, but was not at home (N) 4 times, and was a venue (V) 11 times.
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12 October 1829 13 October 1829
9 January 1830 12 June 1830 (V) 16 June 1830 (NV) 17 June 1830 3 July 1830 (NV) 5 July 1830 (V) 21 July 1830 (NV) 13 August 1830 18 August 1830 (V) 20 November 1830
17 April 1831 (N) 18 April 1831 20 April 1831 (V) 21 April 1831 26 April 1831 (V) 17 May 1831 (V)
31 March 1832 (V) 4 April 1832
Bentley opened a printing business with his brother Samuel in 1819 which became well known for the quality of its work. Bentley is best known for the cheap reprints of novels he produced with his partner Henry Colburn 1831-56. The Standard Novels series had 126 volumes in total (monthly one-volume reprints at 6s.) which included the first cheap reprints of Jane Austen and Godwin's Caleb Williams, St Leon, and Fleetwood.
It is not absolutely certain that this is Richard Bentley rather his brother Samuel, but Godwin's novels were published by Richard, as were some of Mary Shelley's and this seems the most probable identification. The 1809 and 1817 Bentley entries are not coded for Richard.
This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.
| Name | Number of Meetings |
|---|---|
| Angelo, Henry Charles William | 2 |
| Stanhope, Leicester Fitzgerald Charles (fifth earl of Harrington) | 1 |
| Jerdan, William | 1 |
| Murray, John Samuel | 1 |
| Uwins, Thomas | 1 |
| Wilkie, Sir David | 1 |
| Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer (first Baron Lytton) | 1 |
| Shepherd, Lady Mary (née Primrose) | 1 |
| Bury, Lady Charlotte Susan Maria (née Campbell) | 1 |
| Stepney, Lady Catherine (née Pollok) (Manners) | 1 |
| Colburn, Henry | 1 |
| Sheridan, Charles | 1 |
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