William Godwin: his Friends and Contemporaries
Ch. IX. 1797
Mary Wollstonecraft to William Godwin, 11 March 1797
“Mar. 11th,
1797. Saturday Morning.
“I must dine to-day with Mrs Christie, and mean to return as early as I can; they seldom
dine before five.
“Should you call and find only books, have a little
patience, and I shall be with you.
“Do not give Fanny a cake to-day. I am afraid she staid too long with you
yesterday.
“You are to dine with me on Monday, remember; the salt
beef awaits your pleasure.”
Rebecca Christie [née Thomson] (1802 fl.)
In 1792 she married Thomas Christie, editor of the
Analytical
Review; she was a close friend of Mary Wollstonecraft.
Fanny Imlay Godwin (1794-1816)
The daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft and Gilbert Imlay; she lived in the Godwin household
and died a suicide.
