Paul Stephens
@paulstephens.bsky.social
Leverhulme ECF in English @ University of York (Romanticism and the Cost of Living 1780-1830). He/Him
• Former AHRC Postdoc Research Fellow, Lecturer, and DPhil @ University of Oxford.
https://www.york.ac.uk/english/people/paulstephens/
• Former AHRC Postdoc Research Fellow, Lecturer, and DPhil @ University of Oxford.
https://www.york.ac.uk/english/people/paulstephens/
Yes, refs to "the loan" during the early C19th usually relate to a £18 million loan from Walter Boyd (of mercantile firm Boyd, Benfield, & Co.) to the Pitt govt in 1795, ostensibly to support his war efforts. An early response was Coleridge's essay "The Loan" ('The Watchmen' II (9 Mar 1796), 37-44)
August 30, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Yes, refs to "the loan" during the early C19th usually relate to a £18 million loan from Walter Boyd (of mercantile firm Boyd, Benfield, & Co.) to the Pitt govt in 1795, ostensibly to support his war efforts. An early response was Coleridge's essay "The Loan" ('The Watchmen' II (9 Mar 1796), 37-44)