The Diary Review

‘Mrs. Evans was displeas’d with some of my Maid Servants for employing one to Hang her Dog which was found & brought to her dead; Though...

‘A fierce struggle in my breast between love and my artistic dreams is about to be proclaimed. Should I stay permanently in New York with Ed...

‘Jane Wright, Mr. Sorrowcold’s maid, came to towne and we ware very merry togather. I accomodated her with Ale, and so we parted. I was att ...

‘Today Montenegro ceased to exist, [. . .] It is however a sad thing that a country should lose its independence of 300 years by the cancell...

Diary evidence in Israeli corruption claim - The Times of Israel Jan Morris’s ‘charming’ diary - Faber & Faber ,  Vox Kiwi potter’s ...

Today is the 80th anniversary of the publication of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath . Although it went on to win the Pulitzer Prize, an...

‘We went to Stratford-on-Avon. The little house where the great William was born has been so often described that I already knew every corne...

‘The operation was a success which exceeded our expectations, with everybody safely back - the most serious casualties were two cuts and a b...

Sir William Crookes, a British scientist and inventor, died a century ago today. He is noted for his discovery of the element thallium, for ...