William Godwin (1756-1836), philosophical anarchist, novelist and intellectual, kept a diary from 1788 until a few weeks before his death. The diary has recently been transcribed and edited and is available on the web at: http://godwindiary.bodleian.ox.ac.uk. It offers a hugely detailed if deeply cr…
A discussion of religious dissent, the development of a secular education at London University in the 1820s, and Godwin's own lifelong concern with education.
A discussion of the historical period in which William Godwin was writing and the social and political pressures that he was working under at the time.
A discussion about the social aspects of the life of the writer William Godwin- how he interacted with his friends and how he was seen by his peers.
How far did Godwin have an impact on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1818) and what does it tell us about how she thought about his principles, and his life.
A discussion of Godwin's relationships with unconventional women; and his 'Victorian' attitudes towards his daughter, Mary Shelley and his wife, Mary Wollstonecraft.
The first part in this series gives a biography of the writer William Godwin, exploring his background and the key points from his life.
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