William Cobbett, 'Paper Against Gold and Glory Against Prosperity. Or, An Account of the Rise, Progress, Extent, and Present State of the Funds and of the Paper-Money of Great Britain; and also of the Situation of that Country as to its Debt [...]' (London, 1815). #EconomicHistory #Romanticism

Nicholas Vansittart, 'An Inquiry into the State of the Finances of Great Britain; in Answer to Mr. Morgan's Facts' (London, 1796) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism

George Rose, 'A Brief Examination into the Increase of the Revenue, Commerce, and Navigation, of Great Britain, during the Administration of the Rt. Hon. William Pitt; with Allusions to some of the Principal Events which Occurred in that Period [...]' (London, 1806) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism

Earl of Lauderdale [James Maitland], 'Further Considerations on the State of the Currency; in which the Means of Restoring our Circulation to a Salutary State are Fully Explained, and the Injuries Sustained by the Public Treasury [...] Minutely Detailed' (London, 1813) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism

Henry Thornton, 'An Enquiry into the Nature and Effects of the Paper Credit of Great Britain' (London, 1802) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism

Lord [Peter] King, 'Thoughts on the Restriction of Payments in Specie at the Banks of England and Ireland' (London, 1803) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism

Thomas Robert Malthus, 'Observations on the Effects of the Corn Laws, and of a Rise or Fall in the Price of Corn on the Agriculture and General Wealth of the Country' (London, 1814) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism

David Ricardo, 'The High Price of Bullion, A Proof of the Depreciation of Bank Notes' (London, 1810) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism

Sir Francis Baring, 'Observations on the Establishment of the Bank of England, and on the Paper Circulation of the Country' (London, 1797) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism

[Edward Copleston], 'A Letter to the Right Hon. Robert Peel, M. P. for the University of Oxford, on the Pernicious Effects of a Variable Standard of Value, Especially as it Regards the Condition of the Lower Orders and the Poor Laws' (London, 1819) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism

William Huskisson, 'The Question Concerning the Depreciation of Our Currency Stated and Examined' (London, 1810) "It is the interest of every country that the Standard of its Money, once settled, should be inviolably and immutably kept to perpetuity." John Locke #EconomicHistory #Romanticism

Sir Philip Francis, ‘Reflections on the Abundance of Paper in Circulation, and the Scarcity of Specie’, 2nd ed. (London, 1810) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism

Sir John Sinclair, ‘Remarks on a Pamphlet Intitled, "The Question […]" by William Huskisson, […] Together with Several Political Maxims regarding Coin and Paper Currency, Intended to Explain the Real Nature, and Advantages, of the Present System’ (London, 1810) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism

George Chalmers, ‘Considerations on Commerce, Bullion and Coin, Circulation and Exchanges; with a View to Our Present Circumstances’, 2nd ed. (London, 1811) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism

Sunny Day Real Estate, one of the all-time great bands, this evening at the New Century Hall, Manchester.

My new article, ‘Shelley’s Numerals’, is now available in The Review of English Studies. It explores the mysterious numerical notations and calculations in the poet’s manuscripts and notebooks, and considers some ways that literary critics might close read numerals. doi.org/10.1093/res/...

Charles Arnott, 'A Letter to the Proprietors of the Bank of England, on the Division of the Surplus Profits of that Corporation' (London, 1818) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism

[Henry Goodwyn], 'Short Account of a Plan for the New Silver Coinage, for Improving the Currency of the Kingdom, and Introducing the Decimal Principle into all Money Transactions (London, 1816) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism

William Major, 'Theory of Money and Exchanges; and the Causes of its Present Depreciation Indisputably Pointed Out; With Some Thoughts on the Progress and Termination of the Sinking Fund: Illustrated in a Series of Familiar Dialogues' (London, 1812) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism

George Woods, 'Observations on the Present Price of Bullion, and Rates of Exchange; Wherein the Objections of Mr. Bosanquet, and Others, to the Report of the Bullion Committee, are Attempted to be Over-Ruled' (London, 1811) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism

What a happy thing it would be if we could settle our thoughts [...] — that is, build a sort of mental cottage of feelings, quiet and pleasant — to have a sort of Philosophical back-garden, and cheerful [...] front one — but alas! this never can be John Keats (Letter to J. Rice, 24 Mar. 1818) #OTD

Joseph Lomas Towers, 'The Expediency and Practicability of the Resumption of Cash-Payments by the Bank of England; or, Thoughts on the Present Serious State of the Circulating Medium of the Kingdom (London, 1811) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism

Benjamin Smart, 'A Letter Addressed to The Honourable the House of Commons, on the Necessity of an Immediate Attention to the State of the British Coinage; in which a New, Prompt, and Efficacious Remedy for its Defects is Proposed' (London, 1811) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism

Mercator, ‘Considerations on the Present State of Bank Notes, Specie, and Bullion; in a Series of Letters, Addressed to The Right Honourable –––––––––––’ (London, 1811) #EconomicHistory #Romanticism

"Do not diet your mind with grief, it destroys the constitution; but let your chief care be of your health, and with that you will meet your share of Pleasure in the world—do not doubt it." John Keats (letter to F. Keats, 23 Aug. 1820)

Such is the folly of the world, and so do things seem different from what they are; since [...] Sir Timothy writhes under the fame of his incomparable son, as if it were the most grievous injury done to him; and so, perhaps, after all it will prove. Mary Shelley (letter to Leigh Hunt, 22 Aug. 1824)

"I have been miserably unwell for the last three days — but [...], finding myself convalescent this morning, I bathed, and now am still better, having had a glorious tumble in the waves, though the water is still not cold enough for my liking." S. T. Coleridge (letter to J. Gillman, 20 Aug. 1819)

[T]he snowy Alps [...] look like those accumulated clouds of dazzling white that arrange themselves on the horizon in summer. This immensity staggers the imagination, and [...] requires an effort of the understanding to believe that they are indeed mountains. Mary Shelley (Journal, 19 Aug. 1814)

Our mossy seat in the deepest recesses of the wood was enclosed from the world by an impenetrable veil. On our return the postillion had departed without us; he left word that he expected to meet us on the road. We proceeded there upon foot to Maison Neuve Mary Shelley (Journal, 18 Aug. 1814)

"There is a paper of mine in the last Quarterly, upon the means of bettering the condition of the poor. You will be interested by a story which it contains of an old woman upon Exmoor. In Wordsworth’s blank-verse it would go to every heart" Robert Southey (letter to C. H. Townshend, 17 Aug. 1816)