Author:William Godwin

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William Godwin (1756–1836)

An English political writer and novelist, considered one of the first exponents of utilitarian, and one of the first modern proponents of anarchist philosophy. Father of Mary Shelley.

William Godwin

Works

• An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice
• Lives of the Necromancers
• St. Leon: A Tale of the Sixteenth Century

Works about Godwin

• “Godwin, William” in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1910.
• “Godwin, William (1756-1836),” in Dictionary of National Biography, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., (1885-1900) in 63 vols.
• William Godwin, by William Hazlitt. Essay in The Spirit of the Age.
• “Godwin, William,” The New International Encyclopædia. New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1906.

Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.