William Godwin (and his diary) [ Philosophy / Politics / Political & Moral philosophy / Feelings & Emotions / Diaries & Letters ]
… political and theological controversy. In 1788, at the age of 32, Godwin made his first diary entry in a small notebook, each page of which he had divided into the seven days of the week. It was to be the first of 36 such notebooks that charted a world of radical sociability until 1836. 1 The entry reads: ‘Apr. 6. M. Su. 7. Tu. M.Called at …
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