The Diary Review

‘I became totally lost in my meditations as I tried to imagine the American army in its wretched condition, such as we had often encountered...

‘Today is my last chance to chase flies away from his sleeping body. Thus the day ended. From the basin of water by his pillow, all I could ...

Today marks the bicentenary of Richard Wagner’s birth. One of the greatest of all composers, he lived a life of much movement and constant f...

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Apolinario Mabini, a Philippine revolutionary, who wrote the country’s first constitution ...

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the launch of The Diary Review . During its five years, the column has included extracts from the diari...

‘The difference between an author who picks up his material everywhere but does not work it up into an organic whole and one who does that i...

One hundred and twenty years ago today died John Addington Symonds, a writer remembered largely for leaving behind literary works full of al...

Margaret Thatcher, one of Britain’s greatest 20th century prime ministers, has died aged 87. Undefeated through three general elections, she...

Adam Winthrop, a lawyer and prosperous Suffolk landowner, died all of 390 years ago today. He is remembered partly because he kept a diary, ...