William Godwin's Diary

Robinson, Henry Crabb

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 284 times, but was not at home (N) 21 times, and was a venue (V) 36 times.

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1799

5  July  1799 20  July  1799 29  July  1799 31  July  1799 5  August  1799 (N) 12  August  1799 21  December  1799

1806

27  November  1806

1807

17  January  1807

1808

18  March  1808 14  April  1808

1809

3  February  1809 21  March  1809 (N) 23  March  1809 26  March  1809 5  April  1809 6  April  1809 26  May  1809 5  June  1809 8  June  1809 7  July  1809 8  July  1809 12  July  1809 15  July  1809 4  August  1809 (NV) 5  August  1809

1810

11  February  1810 18  February  1810 28  February  1810 6  March  1810 17  March  1810 27  March  1810 31  March  1810 2  April  1810 8  April  1810 10  April  1810 15  May  1810 26  May  1810 18  June  1810 26  June  1810 18  August  1810 31  August  1810 8  September  1810 23  September  1810 22  October  1810 28  October  1810 29  October  1810 (NV) 1  November  1810 (NV) 2  November  1810 18  November  1810 20  December  1810 (N) 21  December  1810 30  December  1810

1811

17  January  1811 23  February  1811 9  March  1811 18  March  1811 15  April  1811 23  April  1811 6  May  1811 7  May  1811 10  May  1811 12  May  1811 (V) 12  May  1811 (N) 14  May  1811 15  May  1811 28  May  1811 2  June  1811 9  June  1811 12  June  1811 17  June  1811 27  June  1811 4  July  1811 19  July  1811 31  July  1811 15  August  1811 15  August  1811 16  August  1811 16  August  1811 23  August  1811 (V) 12  September  1811 12  September  1811 13  September  1811 22  October  1811 5  November  1811 16  November  1811 (NV) 16  November  1811 (N) 18  November  1811 20  November  1811 21  November  1811 25  November  1811 28  November  1811 5  December  1811 15  December  1811 29  December  1811

1812

13  January  1812 24  January  1812 26  January  1812 30  January  1812 1  February  1812 4  February  1812 6  February  1812 20  February  1812 2  March  1812 13  March  1812 27  March  1812 11  April  1812 13  April  1812 16  April  1812 20  April  1812 26  April  1812 2  May  1812 2  May  1812 10  May  1812 26  May  1812 1  June  1812 11  June  1812 23  June  1812 7  July  1812 20  July  1812 2  August  1812 23  August  1812 8  September  1812 25  October  1812 3  November  1812 15  November  1812 25  November  1812 25  November  1812 19  December  1812 23  December  1812 25  December  1812 30  December  1812

1813

10  January  1813 11  January  1813 23  January  1813 7  February  1813 9  March  1813 12  March  1813 31  March  1813 20  April  1813 17  May  1813 1  June  1813 8  June  1813 9  July  1813 16  October  1813 18  October  1813 7  November  1813 (NV) 10  November  1813 8  December  1813 17  December  1813

1814

7  January  1814 31  January  1814 27  February  1814 6  March  1814 11  March  1814 30  April  1814 11  May  1814 19  May  1814 29  May  1814 2  June  1814 6  July  1814 14  October  1814 (N) 2  November  1814 (N) 8  November  1814 26  November  1814 27  November  1814 29  November  1814 13  December  1814 31  December  1814 (NV)

1815

24  January  1815 15  February  1815 16  February  1815 (V) 28  February  1815 6  May  1815 12  May  1815 12  June  1815 22  June  1815 5  August  1815 10  October  1815 17  November  1815 1  December  1815 (NV) 4  December  1815 9  December  1815

1816

23  January  1816 3  February  1816 (V) 8  February  1816 10  February  1816 18  February  1816 (NV) 3  May  1816 28  May  1816 24  August  1816 (V) 25  August  1816 10  December  1816 12  December  1816 23  December  1816 25  December  1816

1817

4  January  1817 (V) 23  February  1817 30  April  1817 17  June  1817 29  June  1817 7  July  1817 6  November  1817 29  December  1817 31  December  1817

1818

30  January  1818 2  February  1818 (N) 4  February  1818 11  February  1818 11  April  1818 28  April  1818 29  May  1818 3  July  1818 8  November  1818

1819

19  February  1819 22  February  1819 (NV) 27  February  1819 28  February  1819 17  May  1819 26  May  1819 31  May  1819 (V) 16  June  1819 2  July  1819 6  July  1819 1  November  1819 (V) 12  November  1819 16  November  1819 23  November  1819 4  December  1819 10  December  1819

1820

1  January  1820 2  January  1820 (N) 4  January  1820 28  January  1820 28  February  1820 25  May  1820 (V) 9  June  1820 30  October  1820 9  December  1820

1821

13  March  1821 22  May  1821 15  June  1821 23  July  1821 24  July  1821 3  November  1821 27  November  1821 (V) 24  December  1821 (V)

1822

8  January  1822 (NV) 9  January  1822 (V) 21  January  1822 (NV) 23  January  1822 (V) 28  February  1822 4  March  1822 12  June  1822 14  June  1822 15  June  1822 (V) 9  July  1822

1823

3  May  1823 3  June  1823 24  June  1823 25  June  1823 11  July  1823 13  July  1823 20  November  1823 26  November  1823 27  November  1823 (V) 4  December  1823 (V)

1824

26  January  1824 (V) 19  May  1824 (V) 24  May  1824 (V) 1  June  1824 (V) 1  June  1824 8  July  1824 (V) 2  November  1824 (V) 13  November  1824 (NV) 1  December  1824 (V) 21  December  1824 22  December  1824

1825

30  May  1825 10  June  1825 (V)

1827

2  February  1827

1828

1  February  1828

1833

22  May  1833

1834

7  April  1834

  • Name: Robinson, Henry Crabb
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 13  May  1775
  • Death Date: 5  February  1867
  • Occupation: diarist
  • Occupation: journalist

H Robinson has been taken to denote Henry Crabb Robinson. For a full account of the Robinsons in the diary see .

Henry Crabb Robinson (1775–1867), diarist and journalist appears (usually as H Robinson) over 250 times in Godwin’s diary. The two became intimate around 1810, although they had been acquainted before. See the 1810 entry in the Diary of Crabb Robinson: ‘I remained all the spring and summer in London, with the exception of making short journeys; and spent my time at Collier’s, keeping up with my old visiting acquaintances and making new. I became more intimate with Godwin, who was keeping a bookseller’s shop in his wife’s name. I now and then saw interesting persons at his house; indeed, I saw none but remarkable persons there. Among the most remarkable was the great Irish orator, Curran. His talk was rich in idiom and imagery, and in warmth of feeling’.

A comparison between diaries (including lists of persons at dinner parties) also supports the identification of H Robinson as Henry Crabb. For example, 18 November 1810 Crabb notes, 'At Godwin’s with Northcote, Coleridge, and c. Coleridge made himself very merry at the expense of Fuseli, whom he always called Fuzzle or Fuzly.' and Godwin records, 'Coleridge, Northcote, 2 Dawes, 3 Fenwicks, H Robinson & T T dine'.
Other instances of Crabb's contact with Godwin include 22 October 1810: 'Called on Godwin. Curran, the Master of the Rolls of Ireland, was with him'. And 26 January 1812: ' A dinner-party. Coleridge, Godwin, and c., and c. The company rather too numerous. Coleridge by no means the eloquent man he usually is...'

  • DNB
  • Book The Diary of Henry Crabb Robinson, ed. by Edith J. Morley, 3 vols (London: J.M. Dent and Sons, 1938).

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

Name Number of Meetings
Lamb, Charles 23
Lamb, Mary Anne 21
Collier, John Dyer 11
Collier, Jane (Payne) 7
Turner, Thomas 7
Dawe, George 6
Hazlitt, William 6
Dawe, Mary Margaret (Wright) 5
Collier, John Payne 5
Holcroft, Louisa (née Mercier) 5
Burney, Martin Charles 4
Kenney, James 4
Hill, (Thomas) 4
Alsager, Thomas Massa 4
Northcote, James 4
Hopwood, 3
Adams, Dr Joseph 3
Hammond, Elton (Hamond) 3
Fenwick, Elizabeth (Eliza) (née Jaco, pseudonym Reverend David Blair) 3
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor 3
Dyer, George 3
Baxter Family, 2
Rosser, Henry (Blanche) 2
Booth, David 2
Curran, Amelia 2
Hogan, 2
Taylor, Richard 2
Burney, Captain James 2
White, Edward 2
Robinson, Anthony 2
Curran, William Henry 2
Hays, Mary 2
Godwin, Mary Jane (Clairmont) (née de Vial) 2
Hazlitt, John 2
Knowles, John 2
Bonnycastle, John 2
Fenwick, John 2
Clairmont, Clara Mary Jane (Claire) 2
Imlay, Fanny (Godwin) 2
Stoddart, John 2
Foggo, James/George 1
Thornton, General William 1
Brockedon, William 1
Lubé, Denis George 1
Heaphy, Thomas 1
Aldis, Charles 1
Aldis, Lady Mary Frances (née Berridge) 1
Tieck, Ludwig 1
Davison, Thomas 1
Morton, Thomas 1
Sass, John Henry 1
Orme, Cosmo 1
Burr, Aaron (junior) 1
Hardy, Thomas 1
Thelwall, John 1
Lemaitre, Paul Thomas (Le Maitre) 1
Morgan, John 1
Coulson, Walter 1
Ayrton, William 1
Smith, 1
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft (née Godwin) 1
Richter, John 1
Davis, 1
Cumberland, Richard 1
Tipper, Samuel 1
Boinville, Harriet 1
Hume, Joseph 1
Opie, John 1
Alderson, Amelia (Opie) 1
Cristall, Joshua 1
Wolcot, Dr John (pseudonym Peter Pindar) 1
Holcroft, Fanny Margaretta 1
Taylor, John 1
Amyot, Thomas 1
Boddington, Samuel 1
Sharp, Richard (Conversation Sharp) 1
1
Clairmont, Charles 1
Mackintosh, Sir James (of Kyllachy) 1
Murray, John Samuel 1
Adair, Robert 1
Curran, John Philpot 1
Stael von Holstein, Baroness Germaine ( Anne-Louise, née Necker, Germaine de Stael) 1
Agar, James 1

Robinson, Anthony

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 29 times, but was not at home (N) 1 time, and was a venue (V) 5 times.

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1798

14  August  1798

1799

6  August  1799

1810

22  March  1810 (V)

1811

17  January  1811 (V) 10  March  1811 21  March  1811 22  March  1811 27  May  1811 5  August  1811 25  November  1811 11  December  1811

1812

28  May  1812 27  June  1812 29  June  1812 3  August  1812 (N) 3  August  1812 (V) 4  August  1812 6  August  1812 (V) 8  August  1812 8  September  1812 (V)

1813

1  January  1813 22  February  1813 26  October  1813

1814

27  February  1814 19  May  1814 3  October  1814

1820

10  May  1820 21  October  1820

1827

21  January  1827

  • Name: Robinson, Anthony
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: July  1762
  • Death Date: 21  January  1827
  • Occupation: sugar refiner
  • Occupation: writer

Anthony Robinson (1762–1827), sugar refiner and writer, is indicated as either ‘Ant’ or ‘A’. According to the DNB, he lived an active literary life and was acquainted with John Towill Rutt and Henry Crabb Robinson (of no relation), and was subsequently introduced to William Hazlitt and the Lambs.Godwin writes to him on the subject of Malthus and population. He records his death in 1827.

  • DNB.

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

Name Number of Meetings
Robinson, Henry Crabb 2
Collier, John Dyer 2
Collier, Jane (Payne) 2
Clairmont, Clara Mary Jane (Claire) 2
Imlay, Fanny (Godwin) 2
Johnson, Joseph 1
Boddington, Samuel 1
Sharp, Richard (Conversation Sharp) 1
1
Clairmont, Charles 1
Godwin, Mary Jane (Clairmont) (née de Vial) 1
Adams, Dr Joseph 1
Rutt, John Towill 1
Hunter, Rowland 1
Parry, John 1
Chalmers, Alexander 1
Bonnycastle, John 1
Malthus, Rev Thomas Robert 1
Knowles, John 1