The Letters of William Godwin, Volume 1: 1778-1797

By William Godwin

Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction

This scholarly edition presents the first volume of the letters of William Godwin, the English political philosopher and novelist. Covering 1778 to 1797, the letters trace his early career as a dissenting minister, the success of Political Justice and Caleb Williams, his circle of radical friends and his relationship and marriage with Mary Wollstonecraft. Editor Pamela Clemit adds notes that place each letter in context.

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• Shane Parrish: “Between Letters of Note and van Gogh’s Letters, I’m suddenly finding old letters a lot more interesting than I would have imagined. Godwin, an original thinker, became a leading intellectual during the crisis in British politics, which followed in the wake of the French Revolution.”