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Friday, February 27, 2026
A most excellent person
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Today marks the 320th anniversary of the death of John Evelyn, a contemporary and friend of Samuel Pepys, who described him as a ‘most excel...
Monday, January 26, 2026
Thirst after grandeur
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‘What a delightful sight it is, after a shower of rain, to see the dear Women tripping along and tucking their drapery round their lovely hi...
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
The cost of stockings
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Here is a final selection from the yet-to-be-published London in Diaries , this one about Marielle Bennett, a would-be actress, and a Mass ...
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Innumerable ripples; countless diamonds
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Here is a fourth sample chapter from the yet-to-be-published London in Diaries , this one about Thomas Cobden-Sanderson, a bookbinder associ...
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