The Diary Review

’I never knew a man of a more universal and generous spirit, with so much modesty, prudence, and piety.’ This is the diarist John Evelyn wri...

The British Library has just bought, for over £200,000, the personal archive of Kenneth Williams, including all his diaries and many letters...

‘A symphony is not just a composition in the ordinary sense of the word; it is more of an inner confession at a given stage of one’s life.’ ...

Anna Freud, a key figure in the development of psychoanalytic child psychology, was born 120 years ago today. It seems unlikely that she nev...

Robert Charles Benchley - the early 20th century American columnist and comic actor - died 70 years ago today. He seemed to find his métier ...

‘Hoover is apparently on his way toward becoming a kind of American Himmler.’ This is Henry Agard Wallace, the 33rd Vice President of the Un...

Gangster diary names crime network - Hindustan Times Lawrence Ferlinghetti travel journals - Liveright , The Paris Review Childhood diar...

Louis David Riel - one of the most divisive and controversial figures in Canadian history - was executed 130 years ago today. While many rev...

‘Oh! Ezra! how beautiful you are! With your pale face and fair hair! I wonder - are you a genius? or are you only an artist in Life?’ This i...