William Godwin's Diary

Constable, Archibald

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 200 times, but was not at home (N) 27 times, and was a venue (V) 40 times.

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1807

17  April  1807

1809

9  June  1809 12  June  1809 (V) 14  June  1809 7  July  1809 12  July  1809 26  September  1809 (V) 4  October  1809 23  November  1809

1810

6  January  1810 (NV)

1811

28  September  1811 7  October  1811 16  October  1811 3  November  1811 19  November  1811

1812

6  June  1812 11  June  1812 12  June  1812 8  October  1812 24  October  1812 30  October  1812

1813

10  February  1813 (V) 10  February  1813 19  February  1813 (V) 6  March  1813 19  April  1813 8  September  1813 13  September  1813 2  October  1813 14  October  1813 23  October  1813 10  November  1813 19  November  1813

1814

12  March  1814 23  April  1814 28  April  1814 4  May  1814 5  May  1814 (V) 9  May  1814 (V) 10  May  1814 22  May  1814 29  May  1814 2  August  1814 12  August  1814 7  October  1814 15  October  1814 (N) 22  October  1814 (NV) 27  October  1814

1815

5  January  1815 28  January  1815 11  March  1815 1  June  1815 24  June  1815 29  July  1815 16  September  1815 2  November  1815 13  December  1815 13  December  1815 (V) 14  December  1815 (V) 17  December  1815 (V) 18  December  1815 29  December  1815

1816

13  January  1816 30  January  1816 10  February  1816 13  February  1816 5  March  1816 16  March  1816 28  March  1816 12  April  1816 (V) 16  April  1816 18  April  1816 22  April  1816 25  April  1816 26  April  1816 21  May  1816 10  June  1816 17  June  1816 (N) 17  June  1816 (NV) 19  June  1816 (NV) 20  June  1816 23  June  1816 25  June  1816 7  July  1816 (NV) 10  July  1816 20  July  1816 (NV) 25  July  1816 1  August  1816 (NV) 2  August  1816 4  August  1816 5  August  1816 5  August  1816 5  August  1816 6  August  1816 14  August  1816 12  September  1816 27  September  1816 7  October  1816 22  October  1816 18  November  1816 19  November  1816 23  November  1816 (V) 23  November  1816 27  November  1816 28  November  1816 30  November  1816 (V) 2  December  1816 4  December  1816 4  December  1816 (V) 10  December  1816 11  December  1816 16  December  1816 23  December  1816 (N) 24  December  1816 27  December  1816 28  December  1816 28  December  1816 (N) 30  December  1816 (V)

1817

3  January  1817 (N) 5  January  1817 5  January  1817 20  January  1817 4  February  1817 28  February  1817 18  March  1817 29  March  1817 16  April  1817 12  June  1817 9  August  1817 23  August  1817 6  September  1817 19  September  1817 1  October  1817 4  October  1817 11  October  1817 16  October  1817 22  October  1817 26  October  1817 13  November  1817 14  November  1817 (N) 14  November  1817 18  November  1817 (NV) 19  November  1817 20  November  1817 (V) 20  November  1817 24  November  1817 27  November  1817 (V) 29  November  1817 (NV) 29  November  1817 (N) 1  December  1817 (V) 5  December  1817 6  December  1817 (N) 7  December  1817 (V) 9  December  1817 (V) 10  December  1817 12  December  1817 (NV) 13  December  1817 (V) 14  December  1817 16  December  1817 16  December  1817 17  December  1817 (V) 21  December  1817 (N) 22  December  1817 (V) 24  December  1817 (V) 28  December  1817 (NV) 29  December  1817 (V) 31  December  1817

1818

4  January  1818 (NV) 6  January  1818 12  January  1818 26  January  1818 4  February  1818 6  February  1818 18  February  1818 20  July  1818 3  August  1818 24  August  1818 1  November  1818 7  November  1818 (NV) 11  November  1818 (N) 12  November  1818 17  November  1818 18  November  1818 20  November  1818 30  November  1818 1  December  1818 (N) 5  December  1818 (NV) 6  December  1818 16  December  1818 (NV)

1819

18  February  1819 24  March  1819 26  April  1819 3  May  1819 5  May  1819 6  May  1819

1820

8  November  1820

1823

13  June  1823 17  June  1823 (NV)

1824

19  August  1824

1827

21  July  1827

  • Name: Constable, Archibald
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 24  February  1774
  • Death Date: 21  July  1827
  • Occupation: publisher

Constable set up his own bookselling business in 1795 in Edinburgh. This business concentrated on Scottish literature and history as did his fledgling publishing business begun in the same year. Constable also set up the Edinburgh Review in 1802 which was edited by Francis Jeffrey and was closely involved with the publication of many works by Sir Walter Scott.

Godwin met him first through Richard Phillips in 1807 and subsequently had considerable contact with him. Constable was the Scottish distributor for the M.J. Godwin and Co. publishing house and Godwin's stepson, Charles Clairmont, did an apprenticeship with him in 1811. The relationship later soured when Constable threatened Godwin with arrest in May 1819 for failing to redeem two promissory notes.

Godwin recorded his death.

  • MS. Abinger c. 39, fol. 18: 12 March 1812
  • DNB
  • St Clair
  • Marshall

This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.

Name Number of Meetings
Ballantyne, John 4
Constable, David 3
Leslie, Sir John 3
Miller, 2
Hazlitt, William 2
Booth, David 2
Poole, John 2
2
Curran, Amelia 2
Owen, Robert 2
Holcroft, Louisa (née Mercier) 1
Mackintosh, Sir James (of Kyllachy) 1
Boswell, Sir Alexander (first baronet) 1
Fraser, 1
Curran, John Philpot 1
Stewart, Dugald 1
Harlow, George Henry (Harlowe) 1
Bonnycastle, John 1
Johnson, Joseph 1
Inchbald, Elizabeth 1
Hammond, Elton (Hamond) 1
Place, Francis 1
Marshall, James 1
Godwin, Mary Jane (Clairmont) (née de Vial) 1
Imlay, Fanny (Godwin) 1
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft (née Godwin) 1
Clairmont, Clara Mary Jane (Claire) 1
Baxter Family, 1
Fairley, John 1
Bevan, Joseph 1
Curran, William Henry 1
Murray, John Samuel 1
Wallace, 1