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1820

  • Jul
  • Aug
  • Sep
    • +
  • Oct
    • @@ -133,11 +134,11 @@

    Thursday 1

    -

    At home--Frederick Slade called--went to Reading--saw a great many people--called at the Brookes - Tuppens & Newberys. Read Undine - & Dr. King's Anecdotes of his own Times.

    +

    At home--Frederick Slade called--went to Reading--saw a great many people--called at the Brookes + Tuppens & Newberys. Read Undine + & Dr. King's Anecdotes of his own Times.

    -

    April 1st Subscription for half a year to Havell's Library. So good of my own dear Drum +

    April 1st Subscription for half a year to Havell's Library. So good of my own dear Drum --1819


    @@ -145,67 +146,67 @@

    Friday 2

    -

    At home--Heard from Miss James. Went violetting with the Pets, got quantities--wrote to Mrs. Newbery--Read the Eclectic & British Critic - Reviews & Horace Walpole's letters.

    +

    At home--Heard from Miss James. Went violetting with the Pets, got quantities--wrote to Mrs. Newbery--Read the Eclectic & British Critic + Reviews & Horace Walpole's letters.


    Saturday 3

    -

    At home--walked with Granny and the Pets--heard from Mrs. Newbery--read Horace Walpole's delightful Letters - to Mr. Cole & Tom Crib's Memorial to - Congress--Dear Drum came - home sick from Reading.

    +

    At home--walked with Granny and the Pets--heard from Mrs. Newbery--read Horace Walpole's delightful Letters + to Mr. Cole & Tom Crib's Memorial to + Congress--Dear Drum came + home sick from Reading.


    Sunday 4

    -

    At home--Dear Drum quite well again--Heard from Sir W. Elford. Mr. & Mrs. Newbery called--wrote - to Mrs. Newbery & Miss Eliza Webb.

    +

    At home--Dear Drum quite well again--Heard from Sir W. Elford. Mr. & Mrs. Newbery called--wrote + to Mrs. Newbery & Miss Eliza Webb.


    Monday 5

    -

    Went to Pinge Wood with Lucy & the Pets--Read Horace Walpole's letters to Mr. Cole--Delightful--& Dr. - Clarke's Travels .

    +

    Went to Pinge Wood with Lucy & the Pets--Read Horace Walpole's letters to Mr. Cole--Delightful--& Dr. + Clarke's Travels .


    Tuesday 6

    -

    At home--heard from Mrs. Rowden--Read Beppo - & Mr. Roger's Human Life--& Dr. Clarke's - Travels in Sweden & Norway.

    +

    At home--heard from Mrs. Rowden--Read Beppo + & Mr. Roger's Human Life--& Dr. Clarke's + Travels in Sweden & Norway.


    Wednesday 7

    -

    At home--went to Reading--saw Miss - Brooke & many people--had a note from Mrs. Tuppen--read Dr. - Clarke's Travels & - Holcroft's Memoirs.

    +

    At home--went to Reading--saw Miss + Brooke & many people--had a note from Mrs. Tuppen--read Dr. + Clarke's Travels & + Holcroft's Memoirs.


    Thursday 8

    -

    At home--wrote to Sir William Elford--walked with dear Drum & the pets--read Holcroft's Memoirs which are very entertaining.

    +

    At home--wrote to Sir William Elford--walked with dear Drum & the pets--read Holcroft's Memoirs which are very entertaining.


    Friday 9

    -

    At home--Went to Wokingham with dear Drum--dined at the Webbs & called on the Wheelers--came home at +

    At home--Went to Wokingham with dear Drum--dined at the Webbs & called on the Wheelers--came home at night. A pleasant day.


    @@ -213,29 +214,29 @@

    Saturday 10

    -

    At home--went violetting with Lucy about - our own place & Mr. - Body's--Betty - Rapley sent me some Honeysuckle in full bloom.

    +

    At home--went violetting with Lucy about + our own place & Mr. + Body's--Betty + Rapley sent me some Honeysuckle in full bloom.


    Sunday 11

    -

    At home--Heard from Miss Nooth & Miss - James--wrote to Miss Nooth, - Miss James, Mrs. Hofland, Mrs. Tuppen - & Mr. Maitland--read Miss Edgeworth's Comic Dramas--not good.

    +

    At home--Heard from Miss Nooth & Miss + James--wrote to Miss Nooth, + Miss James, Mrs. Hofland, Mrs. Tuppen + & Mr. Maitland--read Miss Edgeworth's Comic Dramas--not good.


    Monday 12

    -

    At home all day--read the Lives of Hayden & Mozart & the Memoirs of the great Condé--not very good.

    +

    At home all day--read the Lives of Hayden & Mozart & the Memoirs of the great Condé--not very good.

    -

    Lines from Lord Byron's Parisina which exactly resemble the flower of the wood sorrel (1819) Those lids o'er which the violetpurplevein Wandering, leaves a tender stain Shining through +

    Lines from Lord Byron's Parisina which exactly resemble the flower of the wood sorrel (1819) Those lids o'er which the violetpurplevein Wandering, leaves a tender stain Shining through the smoothest whiteStanza X, lines 30-32: Those lids--o'er which the violet vein / Wandering, leaves a tender stain, / Shining through the smoothest white / That e'er did softest kiss @@ -246,17 +247,17 @@

    Tuesday 13

    -

    At home all day--Drum went to Wokingham & attended Mr. - Palmer's grand procession to Reading--sopping wet all the morning--read Memoirs of Condé--stupid enough.

    +

    At home all day--Drum went to Wokingham & attended Mr. + Palmer's grand procession to Reading--sopping wet all the morning--read Memoirs of Condé--stupid enough.


    Wednesday 14

    -

    At home--Papa not well enough to take me to Reading--went to Pinge - wood with Lucy. Got a great - quantity of flowers. violets +

    At home--Papa not well enough to take me to Reading--went to Pinge + wood with Lucy. Got a great + quantity of flowers. violets almost over.


    @@ -264,29 +265,29 @@

    Thursday 15

    -

    At home--Drum & Granny went to - Reading to call on Lady M. Palmer--read Whistlecraft's National - Poem & Cary's Dante. Whistlecraft very good.

    +

    At home--Drum & Granny went to + Reading to call on Lady M. Palmer--read Whistlecraft's National + Poem & Cary's Dante. Whistlecraft very good.


    Friday 16

    -

    At home-- +

    At home-- sate sat waiting for - Lady M. Palmer dressed quite fine--tiresome woman did not come--wrote to - Mrs. Rowden & read Cary's Dante.

    + Lady M. Palmer dressed quite fine--tiresome woman did not come--wrote to + Mrs. Rowden & read Cary's Dante.


    Saturday 17

    -

    At home--waited again for that tiresome woman who never came--heard from - Mrs. Hofland & Mary Webb--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & finished my letter to Mrs.Rowden--read Hazlitt's lectures on the Comic +

    At home--waited again for that tiresome woman who never came--heard from + Mrs. Hofland & Mary Webb--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & finished my letter to Mrs.Rowden--read Hazlitt's lectures on the Comic Writers--famous.


    @@ -294,9 +295,9 @@

    Sunday 18

    -

    At home--waited again in vain for - Lady M. P.--Heard from Miss James & Mrs. - Rowden--read Cary's Dante & Hazlitt's Lectures on the Comic +

    At home--waited again in vain for + Lady M. P.--Heard from Miss James & Mrs. + Rowden--read Cary's Dante & Hazlitt's Lectures on the Comic Writers.


    @@ -304,7 +305,7 @@

    Monday 19

    -

    At home all day--wrote to Miss James & to Miss +

    At home all day--wrote to Miss James & to Miss Webb.

    The name of Napoleone occurs in the notes to Dante as that of one of his @@ -316,7 +317,7 @@

    Tuesday 20

    -

    At home--went to Pinge wood--Poor dear Mossy got a sad fall & was very ill--wrote to Miss James--still expected that tiresome woman.

    +

    At home--went to Pinge wood--Poor dear Mossy got a sad fall & was very ill--wrote to Miss James--still expected that tiresome woman.


    @@ -324,8 +325,8 @@

    -

    At home--poor dear Mossy very ill in the Morning but better in the - Afternoon--Still expected that tiresome Lady +

    At home--poor dear Mossy very ill in the Morning but better in the + Afternoon--Still expected that tiresome Lady Mad. who did not come.


    @@ -333,22 +334,22 @@

    Thursday 22

    -

    Henry Fielding, 1707.

    +

    Henry Fielding, 1707.

    -

    At home--waited again for that - shocking plague Lady M. P. who never - came--Dear Mossy much better almost well. - Read Horrace Walpole's Letters to Mr. Montague.

    +

    At home--waited again for that + shocking plague Lady M. P. who never + came--Dear Mossy much better almost well. + Read Horrace Walpole's Letters to Mr. Montague.


    Friday 23

    -

    SHAKESPEARE, 1564.

    +

    SHAKESPEARE, 1564.

    -

    At home--waited again for my Lady, Deuce take her--read Horace Walpole's delightful letters & - Rose's Letters +

    At home--waited again for my Lady, Deuce take her--read Horace Walpole's delightful letters & + Rose's Letters from the North of Italy--very good though vulgar.


    @@ -356,40 +357,40 @@

    Saturday 24

    -

    Oliver Cromwell, 1599.

    +

    Oliver Cromwell, 1599.

    -

    At home--waited again for that - shocking torment Lady M. P.--never - came--read Rose's letters from the North of Italy--& finished my letters to - Miss James & Mrs. Rowden.

    +

    At home--waited again for that + shocking torment Lady M. P.--never + came--read Rose's letters from the North of Italy--& finished my letters to + Miss James & Mrs. Rowden.


    Sunday 25

    -

    At home--waited again For Lady Madaline +

    At home--waited again For Lady Madaline Palmer--dined - early--dear Drum went to the fields by Burghfield - Bridge to get me Field Tulips--God bless him, dear lamb. Wrote to Miss Nooth &--Had Miranda to tea. Great lamb.

    + early--dear Drum went to the fields by Burghfield + Bridge to get me Field Tulips--God bless him, dear lamb. Wrote to Miss Nooth &--Had Miranda to tea. Great lamb.


    Monday 26

    -

    At home--Dear Drum went to London--I had & had +

    At home--Dear Drum went to London--I had & had had - for two days a very bad cough--read The Quakers - & Campbell's English Poets.

    + for two days a very bad cough--read The Quakers + & Campbell's English Poets.


    Tuesday 27

    -

    At home--rather better--dear Granny very good to me--heard from Sir William--wrote to him & - dear Drum--read Mr. Campbell's Specimens of the English Poets. Like it very +

    At home--rather better--dear Granny very good to me--heard from Sir William--wrote to him & + dear Drum--read Mr. Campbell's Specimens of the English Poets. Like it very much.


    @@ -397,13 +398,13 @@

    Wednesday 28

    -

    At home--rather better. Heard from - dear Drum--wrote to him--poor Mrs. - Budd of Bedford now dead +

    At home--rather better. Heard from + dear Drum--wrote to him--poor Mrs. + Budd of Bedford now dead in childbirth--Went - cowslipping - in the meadows with dear Granny, Lucy + cowslipping + in the meadows with dear Granny, Lucy & the pets--all very amiable.


    @@ -411,16 +412,16 @@

    Thursday 29

    -

    At home--much the same--Heard from - dear Drum--Went to Pinge wood with dear Granny, Lucy & the Pets. - Dear Drum came home at night.

    +

    At home--much the same--Heard from + dear Drum--Went to Pinge wood with dear Granny, Lucy & the Pets. + Dear Drum came home at night.


    Friday 30

    -

    At home--better--heard from Miss James--walked round the place with dear Drum--read a Walk +

    At home--better--heard from Miss James--walked round the place with dear Drum--read a Walk through Switzerland--liked it pretty well.

    @@ -434,9 +435,9 @@

    violet

  • type: genus
  • type: family
    • -
    One of Mitford’s favorite +
    One of Mitford’s favorite flowers (as it was of many of her contemporaries), blooms in spring in - Berkshire. Mentioned in the 1811 Poems as well as in Our Village Mitford likely refers to wild + Berkshire. Mentioned in the 1811 Poems as well as in Our Village Mitford likely refers to wild forms of the Viola, a genus of flowering plants in the violet family Violaceae. It is the largest genus in the family, containing more than 500 species. Most species are found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere. @@ -541,7 +542,7 @@

    Dr. William King

  • -
    Principal of St. Mary's Hall, University of Oxford, and leader of the Jacobite interest at Oxford in the seventeenth century.
    +
    Principal of St. Mary's Hall, University of Oxford, and leader of the Jacobite interest at Oxford in the seventeenth century.

    George Mitford

    @@ -555,19 +556,19 @@

    George Mitford

    -

    Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. +

    Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did - not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that + not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that he served a medical apprenticeship with family members.

    -

    He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live +

    He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater + Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local - magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

    + magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

    @@ -579,11 +580,11 @@

    Elizabeth James

  • Bath, Somerset, England
  • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey, England
    • -
    Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father +
    Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two younger sisters, Emily and Susan, in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas, - Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, + Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, referring to Mitford’s diary, letters were also addressed to her at Bellevue, Lower Road, Richmond (Coles 26). She was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey. In the 1841 census, she is listed as living on independent means; in the 1851 @@ -608,7 +609,7 @@

    Horace Walpole

  • English politician, antiquarian, and author. Youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole, British - Prime Minister and Catherine, his wife. Built Strawberry Hill in Twickenham. Mitford admired Walpole's letter-writing style in a April 8, 1819 letter to Elford. His correspondence was published after his death.
    + Prime Minister and Catherine, his wife. Built Strawberry Hill in Twickenham. Mitford admired Walpole's letter-writing style in a April 8, 1819 letter to Elford. His correspondence was published after his death.

    @@ -622,23 +623,23 @@

  • Three Mile Cross, parish of Shinfield, Berkshire, England
    • - Mary Russell was the youngest child of - the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and + Mary Russell was the youngest child of + the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and his second wife, Mary Dicker; she was born about 1750 in Ashe, Hampshire. (Her birth date is as yet unverified; period sources indicate that she was ten years older than her husband George, born in 1760.) Through the Russells, she was a distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). She had two siblings, Charles William and Frances; both predeceased her and their parents, - which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting + which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting her family’s entire estate upon her mother’s death in 1785. Her father’s rectory in Ashe was only a short distance from Steventon, and so she was acquainted - with the young Jane Austen. She married - George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, + with the young Jane Austen. She married + George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford. Their only daughter, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. Mary + Alresford, Hampshire. Mary Russell died on January 2, 1830 at Three Mile Cross in the parish of Shinfield, Berkshire. Her obituary in the 1830 @@ -661,28 +662,28 @@

    Sir William Elford

    -

    According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of - Mitford’s father, and - Mitford met him for the first time in the +

    According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of + Mitford’s father, and + Mitford met him for the first time in the spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death in 1837.

    Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase) - in Plymouth, Devon, from its + in Plymouth, Devon, from its founding in 1782. He was elected a member of Parliament for Plymouth as a - supporter of the government and Tory William + supporter of the government and Tory William Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his - son Jonathan came of age, he tried to + son Jonathan came of age, he tried to secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of - Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir + Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected @@ -692,15 +693,15 @@

    Sir William Elford

    alternative to yeast.

    He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

    + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

    @@ -715,15 +716,15 @@

    Eliza Webb

  • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
  • Sandgate, Kent, England
    • -
    Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth +
    Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. She was baptized privately on March 3, 1797, and publicly on June 8, 1797 in Wokingham, Berkshire. She is the sister of Mary Elizabeth and Jane Eleanor Webb. In 1837 she married Henry Walters, Esq., in Wokingham, Berkshire. In - + Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham. Source: See - Needham’s letter to Roberts on November + Needham’s letter to Roberts on November 27, 1953 .
    @@ -736,9 +737,9 @@

    Lucy Sweetser Hill

    Beloved servant for twelve years in the Mitford household who, on 7 August 1820 married - Charles Hill. She is the basis for - the title character in the Our Village story. Source: - Needham Papers, + Charles Hill. She is the basis for + the title character in the Our Village story. Source: + Needham Papers, Reading Central Library.
    @@ -753,7 +754,7 @@

    Edward Daniel Clarke

  • -
    Traveller, writer, and naturalist. Author of +
    Traveller, writer, and naturalist. Author of Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa.
    @@ -764,17 +765,17 @@

    Frances Rowden St. Quintin

  • -
    Educator, author, and Mitford - tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and - L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; +
    Educator, author, and Mitford + tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and + L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; Frances Rowden became his second wife after his first wife's death. In The Queens of Society by Grace and Philip Wharton, the authors note that, while unmarried, Frances Rowden styled herself Mrs. Rowden (1860: 148). Rowden wrote poetry, including - Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and - The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including - A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and - A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See + Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and + The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including + A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and + A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See Landon's Memoirs ; See also L'Estrange, ed. The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Told by Herself,(21) @@ -790,8 +791,8 @@

    Miss Brooke

    • Brooke Miss
    -
    A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 - , +
    A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 + , Needham Papers, . Forename unknown. More research needed.
    @@ -808,7 +809,7 @@

    Thomas Holcroft

  • British author and journalist, friend and associate - of literary-political radicals such as William + of literary-political radicals such as William Godwin. Author of the plays The Road to Ruin (1792) and Deaf and Dumb (1801), his work is important in the development of early @@ -816,7 +817,7 @@

    Thomas Holcroft

    Anna St. Ives (1792), considered the first Jacobin political novel of the 1790s. Arrested along with Hardy and Horne Tooke during the Treason Trials of 1794 - , he was later released without being brought to trial. William Hazlitt later edited his memoirs.
    + , he was later released without being brought to trial. William Hazlitt later edited his memoirs.

    Richard Body

    @@ -826,7 +827,7 @@

    Richard Body

  • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
    • - Needham tentatively identifies him as Mitford's landlord. Listed in 1841 census as a farmer residing in Wokingham, Shinfield parish; also listed as gentleman in Reading directories. Buried 12 March 1842. Source: ancestry.com.
    + Needham tentatively identifies him as Mitford's landlord. Listed in 1841 census as a farmer residing in Wokingham, Shinfield parish; also listed as gentleman in Reading directories. Buried 12 March 1842. Source: ancestry.com.

    @@ -839,7 +840,7 @@

    Charlotte Nooth

  • Nooth Charlotte
  • Ireland
    • -
    A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. +
    A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. Valpy and published volumes of poetry in 1815 & 1816, including a verse tragedy, as well as a novel, Eglantine, published by A.J. Valpy
    @@ -853,12 +854,12 @@

    Barbara Wreaks Hofland

    Novelist and writer of children’s books popular in England and America, Barbara Hofland was a native of Sheffield, Yorkshire, where she published poems from July 1794 in the local - newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first + newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first marriage to Thomas Bradshawe Hoole left her widowed and in poverty, raising a son, Frederic, on her own, and she supported herself by publishing poems and children’s books, and by running a girl’s school in Harrogate. second marriage was to the artist - Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: + Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: ODNB)
    @@ -895,7 +896,7 @@

    George Gordon, Lord Byron

    Romantic-era poet, playwright, and celebrity. English peer after he inherited the Barony of Byron of Rochdale in 1798. He died fighting for independence for Greece. - Friend of William Harness.
    + Friend of William Harness.

    Charles Fyshe Palmer

    @@ -910,7 +911,7 @@

    Charles Fyshe Palmer

    Charles Fyshe Palmer was the son of Charles Fyshe Palmer and Lucy - Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, + Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, Herefordshire . They lived at Luckley House, Wokingham, Berkshire and at East Court, Finchampstead, @@ -921,23 +922,23 @@

    Charles Fyshe Palmer

    House.

    A Whig politician, Palmer began running for Parliament elections as the - member for Reading + member for Reading after 1816, and appears to have served off and on in that role until 1841. He led the Berkshire meetings to protest British government’s handling of the Peterloo Massacre in 1819. On March 16, 1820, Palmer ran for a seat in Parliament against - two other candidates. The votes ran: John - Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s - letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized + two other candidates. The votes ran: John + Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s + letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized Palmer in 1818 as vastly like a mop-stick, or, rather, a tall hop-pole, or an extremely long fishing-rod, or anything that is all length and no substance.

    Mitford also mentions Palmer in connection with a legal issue surrounding - the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822 + the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822 . Mitford also mentions the ways that Palmer’s political opponents sometimes undermined his Whig reformist positions by referencing the noble - privileges (and money) he accrued by marrying the Lady Madelina Gordon in 1805.

    + privileges (and money) he accrued by marrying the Lady Madelina Gordon in 1805.

    @@ -954,7 +955,7 @@

    Madelina Gordon Sinclair Palmer

    the daughter of Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, and Jane Maxwell, at Gordon Castle, Bellie, Moray, Scotland. Her first husband was Robert Sinclair, 7th Baronet Sinclair; they married in 1789 and had one child, John Gordon - Sinclair. Her second husband was the Reading Whig politician Charles Fyshe Palmer. They married in 1805 at + Sinclair. Her second husband was the Reading Whig politician Charles Fyshe Palmer. They married in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, Herefordshire. They lived at Luckley House, Wokingham, Berkshire and at East Court, Finchampstead, Berkshire. Through her siblings, Lady Madelina was connected to several of the most influential @@ -968,13 +969,13 @@

    Madelina Gordon Sinclair Palmer

    Her sister Georgiana Gordon became Duchess of Bedford through marriage to John Russell, Duke of Bedford. Her brothers were George Duncan Gordon, who became 5th Duke of - Gordon, and Lord Alexander Gordon. Charles Fyshe Palmer’s marriage to Lady Madelina + Gordon, and Lord Alexander Gordon. Charles Fyshe Palmer’s marriage to Lady Madelina thus gained him access to aristocratic houses, including the Holland House. Lady Madelina’s name is variously spelled Madelina and Madalina, although Madelina appears to be the more common and standard spellling of the name, as an anglicization of the French Madeline. For more on the Palmers, see note 2 in The Browning’s Correspondence rendering of Mitford’s letter - of 12 March 1842 to Elizabeth Barrett Browning + of 12 March 1842 to Elizabeth Barrett Browning . -
    John Hookham Frere, diplomat and author, was a founder of the Quarterly Review and is known for his humorous poetry and translations of Aristophanes and the poet +
    John Hookham Frere, diplomat and author, was a founder of the Quarterly Review and is known for his humorous poetry and translations of Aristophanes and the poet Theognis. He wrote under the name Whistlecraft. Source: ODNB.
    @@ -1007,11 +1008,11 @@

    Mary Webb

  • Webb Mary Elizabeth
  • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
    • -
    Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on +
    Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on April 15, 1796 in Wokingham, Berkshire. Sister of - Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane - Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, - Aunt Mary. In + Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane + Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, + Aunt Mary. In Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham, Berkshire. She @@ -1029,7 +1030,7 @@

    William Hazlitt

  • -
    Essayist and critic, acquaintance of Mary Russell Mitford. Author of +
    Essayist and critic, acquaintance of Mary Russell Mitford. Author of Table Talk (1821) and The Spirit of the Age (1825). Also authored collections of critical essays such @@ -1037,15 +1038,15 @@

    William Hazlitt

    Characters of Shakespeare (1817), A View of the English Stage (1818), and English Comic Writers (1819). In a letter of 2 October 1820 - , Mary Russell Mitford writes of Hazlitt - to their mutual friend Haydon, He is + , Mary Russell Mitford writes of Hazlitt + to their mutual friend Haydon, He is the most delightful critic in the [world]-- puts all his taste, his wit, his deep thinking, his matchless acuteness into his subject, but he does not put - his whole heart & soul into it [. . . ] What charms me most in Mr. Haslitt is the beautiful candour which + his whole heart & soul into it [. . . ] What charms me most in Mr. Haslitt is the beautiful candour which he bursts forth sometimes from his own prejudices [ . . . ] I admire him so ardently that when I begin to talk of him I never know how to stop. I could talk on for an hour in a see saw of praise and blame as he himself does of - Beaumont & Fletcher & some of his old + Beaumont & Fletcher & some of his old [favourites].
    @@ -1059,7 +1060,7 @@

    Mossy

    -
    Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram +
    Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram House. Mossy was a nickname for Moss Trooper.
    @@ -1075,7 +1076,7 @@

    Henry Fielding

  • -
    Satirical novelist and playwright, Fielding was a member of the Scriblerus Club and author of Tom Jones and the popularly adapted low tragedy Tom Thumb. Fielding published his plays under the pseudonym Scriblerus Secundus.
    +
    Satirical novelist and playwright, Fielding was a member of the Scriblerus Club and author of Tom Jones and the popularly adapted low tragedy Tom Thumb. Fielding published his plays under the pseudonym Scriblerus Secundus.

    William Shakespeare

    @@ -1091,8 +1092,8 @@

    William Shakespeare

    Early modern era actor, theater manager, poet, and playwright. Part owner of playing company The Lord Chamberlain's men and author or co-author of thirty-eight plays. - Considered the greatest English dramatist and Britain's national poet. Mitford wrote in the Introduction to her Dramatic Works: I had grown up--it is the privilege of English people to grow up--in the worship of - Shakespeare, and many of his favourite scenes I literally knew by heart. + Considered the greatest English dramatist and Britain's national poet. Mitford wrote in the Introduction to her Dramatic Works: I had grown up--it is the privilege of English people to grow up--in the worship of + Shakespeare, and many of his favourite scenes I literally knew by heart.
    @@ -1114,7 +1115,7 @@

    Oliver Cromwell

    English Republican military leader, politician, and dictator. The effective protagonist - of Mitford’s playCharles the First. A descendant of the Tudor politician Thomas Cromwell, raised in the Cambridgeshire + of Mitford’s playCharles the First. A descendant of the Tudor politician Thomas Cromwell, raised in the Cambridgeshire Fens and educated at Cambridge University, he became deeply spiritual in the 1620s, identifying as a Puritan. (He never called himself a Roundhead, and resisted others' use of this Royalist slur.) He became an M.P. and, in 1641, attacked what he considered @@ -1122,11 +1123,11 @@

    Oliver Cromwell

    Lord Fairfax, who served as the Parliamentary army's General. Cromwell quickly overshadowed Fairfax and devised the New Model Army (founded 1645).

    -

    After the king's capture and extradition from the Isle of Wight, Cromwell seemed not committed to +

    After the king's capture and extradition from the Isle of Wight, Cromwell seemed not committed to the notion of trying and executing the king until the eleventh hour, but ultimately served as a Commissioner at the trial and signed the warrant. In the aftermath of the King's execution, Ireland (which had rebelled in 1641) developed a Royalist resistance, - which Cromwell and his son-in-law Henry Ireton suppressed between 1649 and 1651. This war resulted in genocide which killed (through + which Cromwell and his son-in-law Henry Ireton suppressed between 1649 and 1651. This war resulted in genocide which killed (through violence, displacement, or disease) up to one third of the Irish population; the exact number of casualties and the time-extent of the period are still debated by historians. The period came to be called An Mallact Cromail (The Curse of Cromwell). In Commonwealth @@ -1134,7 +1135,7 @@

    Oliver Cromwell

    in 1658, served as Lord Protector, essentially converting the Republic to a dictatorship and alienating many former supporters. After Cromwell's death and the abdication of the second Lord Protector, his son Richard Cromwell, the Republican experiment ended - with Parliament inviting Charles I's son to return from exile to be restored as king. Throughout the nineteenth century, Cromwell's + with Parliament inviting Charles I's son to return from exile to be restored as king. Throughout the nineteenth century, Cromwell's reputation was on an upswing. The trend was towards viewing him as a man guided by devout faith in God, a desire to provide for his country, and a desire to purify the Protestantism in his country.

    @@ -1143,10 +1144,10 @@

    Oliver Cromwell

    Miranda

      -
      A greyhound owned by Mitford, +
      A greyhound owned by Mitford, described by her as blue all sprinkled with little white spots just like a starry night in her 13 February 1819 letter to - Haydon.
      + Haydon.

      Thomas Campbell

      @@ -1158,14 +1159,14 @@

      Thomas Campbell

      Scottish poet and editor: author of The Pleasures of Hope (1799) and Gertrude of Wyoming (1799). Editor of the - New Monthly Magazine from 1821 to 1830, in which capacity he knew - Thomas Noon Talfourd as a + New Monthly Magazine from 1821 to 1830, in which capacity he knew + Thomas Noon Talfourd as a contributor. See Cyrus Redding's Literary Reminiscences and Memoirs of Thomas Campbell - . Possibly the Mr. Campbell that Mitford - mentions in her letter to Talfourd of + . Possibly the Mr. Campbell that Mitford + mentions in her letter to Talfourd of 13 August 1822 .
      @@ -131,244 +132,244 @@

      Apr 1820


      Saturday April First

      -

      At home--went violetting in Mr. Body's Fields & - our own--got a great many--Read Mill's History of +

      At home--went violetting in Mr. Body's Fields & + our own--got a great many--Read Mill's History of the Crusades very good.


      Sunday April Second

      -

      At home--went with dear Drum to Farley - Hill--came home to - dinner--probably my last ride in the dear old dog cart--read the Edinburgh Review & began the Monastery.

      +

      At home--went with dear Drum to Farley + Hill--came home to + dinner--probably my last ride in the dear old dog cart--read the Edinburgh Review & began the Monastery.


      Monday April 3rd

      -

      At home--heard from Mrs. Jolliffe--a great deal of packing & - moving going forward--General Cockle came - to look at the house--went firtopping I suppose for the - last time--got a good many dear loves--petted Molly--read the Monastery not +

      At home--heard from Mrs. Jolliffe--a great deal of packing & + moving going forward--General Cockle came + to look at the house--went firtopping I suppose for the + last time--got a good many dear loves--petted Molly--read the Monastery not very good.


      Tuesday 4th

      -

      At home--my last day I suppose at that - dear home!--Mr. Haydon sent me the New Times - with the Critique on his pictureThe review appeared in the 27 March 1820 issue.--went about - very disconsolate--firtopped a little--drew a plan of - the place--read the Monastery--a very uncomfortable melancholy +

      At home--my last day I suppose at that + dear home!--Mr. Haydon sent me the New Times + with the Critique on his pictureThe review appeared in the 27 March 1820 issue.--went about + very disconsolate--firtopped a little--drew a plan of + the place--read the Monastery--a very uncomfortable melancholy day.


      Wednesday 5th

      -

      Heard from Sir William--went firtopping--left Bertram - House & went to live at Mr. Body's Cottage at the Cross--very sorry to go--in a great +

      Heard from Sir William--went firtopping--left Bertram + House & went to live at Mr. Body's Cottage at the Cross--very sorry to go--in a great skirmish all day long--very uncomfortable indeed.


      Thursday 6th

      -

      At home--went to Bertram House to fetch some things we left - there--went violetting there & in Mr. Body's - Fields--never got half so many in my life--lost poor Selim--in a great fright--but found him again--read - the Monastery--not so good as some of his +

      At home--went to Bertram House to fetch some things we left + there--went violetting there & in Mr. Body's + Fields--never got half so many in my life--lost poor Selim--in a great fright--but found him again--read + the Monastery--not so good as some of his Novels.


      Friday 7th

      -

      At home--went violetting to Bertram - House--planted out flowers in our - garden here--Mr. Green called while I was out--read the Monastery--pretty good too.

      +

      At home--went violetting to Bertram + House--planted out flowers in our + garden here--Mr. Green called while I was out--read the Monastery--pretty good too.


      Saturday 8th

      -

      At home--walked with dear Granny to James - Smith's--got very wet--wrote to Sir - William--read Walsingham old & +

      At home--walked with dear Granny to James + Smith's--got very wet--wrote to Sir + William--read Walsingham old & bad.


      Sunday 9th

      -

      At home--heard from Miss James--took a walk with dear Granny & found some violets in a field near - here--wrote to Mary Webb.

      +

      At home--heard from Miss James--took a walk with dear Granny & found some violets in a field near + here--wrote to Mary Webb.


      Monday 10th

      -

      At home--wrote to Eliza Webb, Miss - James, Mr. Haydon & Dr. Harness--read the Eclectic & British Critic - Reviews & King Coal's Levée--a pretty little +

      At home--wrote to Eliza Webb, Miss + James, Mr. Haydon & Dr. Harness--read the Eclectic & British Critic + Reviews & King Coal's Levée--a pretty little thing.


      Tuesday 11th

      -

      At home--heard from Mr. Haydon & Mrs. - Hofland--finished my letter to Mr. - Haydon & Miss James & - wrote to Mrs. Hofland--signed a bond to - Dr. Harness--walked with Drum.

      +

      At home--heard from Mr. Haydon & Mrs. + Hofland--finished my letter to Mr. + Haydon & Miss James & + wrote to Mrs. Hofland--signed a bond to + Dr. Harness--walked with Drum.


      Wednesday 12th

      -

      At home--read the New Monthly Magazine--transcribed the compliment - of myself in it--dear Drum & Granny went to London--went violetting with Lucy to Mr. Body's Fields & - Bertram house--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson to go back with the Magazine.

      +

      At home--read the New Monthly Magazine--transcribed the compliment + of myself in it--dear Drum & Granny went to London--went violetting with Lucy to Mr. Body's Fields & + Bertram house--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson to go back with the Magazine.


      Thursday 13th

      -

      At home Dear Drum & dear Gran in London--answered - a note to Mama from Mr. Stewart & wrote him a letter of - recommendation to Mr. Woodburn. Mr. Dickinson called & dined with - me--read Madame de +

      At home Dear Drum & dear Gran in London--answered + a note to Mama from Mr. Stewart & wrote him a letter of + recommendation to Mr. Woodburn. Mr. Dickinson called & dined with + me--read Madame de Genlis' Knights of the Swan--so so.


      Friday 14th

      -

      At home--Heard from dear Granny & Mrs. - Dickinson--lost dear Selim--Drum and Granny came home in the Evening.

      +

      At home--Heard from dear Granny & Mrs. + Dickinson--lost dear Selim--Drum and Granny came home in the Evening.


      Saturday 15th

      -

      At home--went violetting about our old fields - & Mr. - Body's--read Baldwin's - London & Blackwood's Edinburgh - Magazines--Mr. Hill took away one of - Molly's puppies--poor Molly & the other pup cried very much.

      +

      At home--went violetting about our old fields + & Mr. + Body's--read Baldwin's + London & Blackwood's Edinburgh + Magazines--Mr. Hill took away one of + Molly's puppies--poor Molly & the other pup cried very much.


      Sunday 16th

      -

      At home--heard from Mary & Eliza Webb & Mrs. - Hayward (Mrs. H's letter - was to Papa) & Mr. Dickinson--dear Drum went to Town--Mrs. Dickinson - called with the baby--went violetting--found a new bank in a field by the hill--wrote to Mrs. Voules &Mr. Dickinson.

      +

      At home--heard from Mary & Eliza Webb & Mrs. + Hayward (Mrs. H's letter + was to Papa) & Mr. Dickinson--dear Drum went to Town--Mrs. Dickinson + called with the baby--went violetting--found a new bank in a field by the hill--wrote to Mrs. Voules &Mr. Dickinson.


      Monday 17th

      -

      At home--went to Pinge wood with Lucy, got a great deal of woodsorrel - & some white violets in Davies's - meadow--heard from Mrs. - Voules (to whom I sent Molly's - other pup)--had a delightful morning--read Blackwood's Magazine.

      +

      At home--went to Pinge wood with Lucy, got a great deal of woodsorrel + & some white violets in Davies's + meadow--heard from Mrs. + Voules (to whom I sent Molly's + other pup)--had a delightful morning--read Blackwood's Magazine.


      Tuesday 18th

      -

      At home--heard from Drum--wrote to Dr. - Harness--went to Reading +

      At home--heard from Drum--wrote to Dr. + Harness--went to Reading in the Cart--called on the Brookes (to condole - on Mr. Brooke's death)--Marsh's--Newberys--Tuppens & the Valpy's--came - home to dinner--read the London Magazine--Mr. Dickinson & Mr. - Liebensrood called & saw Granny.

      + on Mr. Brooke's death)--Marsh's--Newberys--Tuppens & the Valpy's--came + home to dinner--read the London Magazine--Mr. Dickinson & Mr. + Liebensrood called & saw Granny.


      Wednesday 19th

      -

      At home--went violetting sic to Mr. Body's - fields & our old - Place--got some lovely coloured & white primroses & yellow ones & heard a most beautiful nightingale in Mr. Body's lane from our Cottage--read the +

      At home--went violetting sic to Mr. Body's + fields & our old + Place--got some lovely coloured & white primroses & yellow ones & heard a most beautiful nightingale in Mr. Body's lane from our Cottage--read the Mystery.


      Thursday 20th

      -

      At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--went to Mr. - Webb's with Drum in the Cart - & got Wasp - for Mr. Haydon--dined at Wokingham & met Mr. Morris & Mrs. - Talmage--came home at - night--a pleasant day--took dear Molly who - was much admired--wrote to Mr. Haydon.

      +

      At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--went to Mr. + Webb's with Drum in the Cart + & got Wasp + for Mr. Haydon--dined at Wokingham & met Mr. Morris & Mrs. + Talmage--came home at + night--a pleasant day--took dear Molly who + was much admired--wrote to Mr. Haydon.


      Friday 21st

      -

      At home--went to Pinge wood in the Cart with dear Drum & Luce & the pets--got a great many pansies & wood sorrel--Mr. Dickinson & the Tuppens called whilst we were +

      At home--went to Pinge wood in the Cart with dear Drum & Luce & the pets--got a great many pansies & wood sorrel--Mr. Dickinson & the Tuppens called whilst we were out--had a delightful morning indeed.


      Saturday 22nd

      -

      At home--went flowering up the Cross - hill--got a few white violets & some primroses, & read Beaumont & Fletcher - in a very pretty meadow--read the Times papers.

      +

      At home--went flowering up the Cross + hill--got a few white violets & some primroses, & read Beaumont & Fletcher + in a very pretty meadow--read the Times papers.


      Sunday 23rd

      -

      At home--went with Drum to our field by the Brook--Mr. - Green called while we were out--heard from Mr. Dickinson--read the Mystery--a new novel--not very good.

      +

      At home--went with Drum to our field by the Brook--Mr. + Green called while we were out--heard from Mr. Dickinson--read the Mystery--a new novel--not very good.


      Monday 24th

      -

      At home--went with dear Drum, Lucy - & the pets to Pinge wood--got a - quantity of cowslips, wood - sorrel & pansies--a delightful - morning--Mr. Dickinson +

      At home--went with dear Drum, Lucy + & the pets to Pinge wood--got a + quantity of cowslips, wood + sorrel & pansies--a delightful + morning--Mr. Dickinson called.


      Tuesday 25th

      -

      At home--walked with dear Granny to Bertram - House & got primroses & cowslips--made a Cowslip - ball for Drum--read Hodgkin's travels in Germany Good +

      At home--walked with dear Granny to Bertram + House & got primroses & cowslips--made a Cowslip + ball for Drum--read Hodgkin's travels in Germany Good politics but middling writing.


      Wednesday 26th

      -

      At home--went cowslipping with Luce & the - pets in Mr. +

      At home--went cowslipping with Luce & the + pets in Mr. Bridgwater's meadows by the brook--very pleasant - morning--read Hodgkin's Travels--good politics.

      + morning--read Hodgkin's Travels--good politics.


      Thursday 27th

      -

      At home--went walking with dear - Granny & the pets up a lane leading - to Spencer's wood--found a field with a quantity of wild periwinkle in the hedge--very beautiful. Read - Southey's Life +

      At home--went walking with dear + Granny & the pets up a lane leading + to Spencer's wood--found a field with a quantity of wild periwinkle in the hedge--very beautiful. Read + Southey's Life of Wesley--very good.


      Friday 28th

      -

      At home--went to Pinge wood with Drum, Lucy & the - pets--went likewise to Burghfield & - got some field Tulips--met Mr. Liebenrood & his son--Mr. - Body called--heard from Mr. - Haydon--wrote to Eliza Webb. - Read Southey's Life of Wesley--very amusing.

      +

      At home--went to Pinge wood with Drum, Lucy & the + pets--went likewise to Burghfield & + got some field Tulips--met Mr. Liebenrood & his son--Mr. + Body called--heard from Mr. + Haydon--wrote to Eliza Webb. + Read Southey's Life of Wesley--very amusing.


      Saturday 29th

      -

      At home--went cowslipping with Granny & the - Pets in Bridgwater's meadows--Mr. Dickinson called--read Hogg's Winter Evening's +

      At home--went cowslipping with Granny & the + Pets in Bridgwater's meadows--Mr. Dickinson called--read Hogg's Winter Evening's Tales--famous.


      Sunday 30th

      -

      At home--walked in the meadows with Drum & the Pets--read Hogg's - Tales--famous--wrote to Mr. Haydon.

      +

      At home--walked in the meadows with Drum & the Pets--read Hogg's + Tales--famous--wrote to Mr. Haydon.

      @@ -379,9 +380,9 @@

      violet

    • type: genus
    • type: family
      • -
      One of Mitford’s favorite +
      One of Mitford’s favorite flowers (as it was of many of her contemporaries), blooms in spring in - Berkshire. Mentioned in the 1811 Poems as well as in Our Village Mitford likely refers to wild + Berkshire. Mentioned in the 1811 Poems as well as in Our Village Mitford likely refers to wild forms of the Viola, a genus of flowering plants in the violet family Violaceae. It is the largest genus in the family, containing more than 500 species. Most species are found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere. @@ -395,7 +396,7 @@

      fir

    • type: genus
    • type: family
      • -
      One of Mitford’s favorite trees. +
      One of Mitford’s favorite trees. Firs (Abies) are a genus of approximately fifty species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae. They are found through much of North and Central America, Europe, @@ -432,8 +433,8 @@

      primrose

    • type: species
    • type: family
      • -
      One of Mitford’s favorite - flowers, blooms in spring in Berkshire. +
      One of Mitford’s favorite + flowers, blooms in spring in Berkshire. Mitford likely refers to Primula vulgaris, a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to western and southern Europe, commonly called the English primrose or common primrose. @@ -520,7 +521,7 @@

      Richard Body

    • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
      • - Needham tentatively identifies him as Mitford's landlord. Listed in 1841 census as a farmer residing in Wokingham, Shinfield parish; also listed as gentleman in Reading directories. Buried 12 March 1842. Source: ancestry.com.
      + Needham tentatively identifies him as Mitford's landlord. Listed in 1841 census as a farmer residing in Wokingham, Shinfield parish; also listed as gentleman in Reading directories. Buried 12 March 1842. Source: ancestry.com.

      @@ -539,19 +540,19 @@

      George Mitford

      -

      Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. +

      Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did - not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that + not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that he served a medical apprenticeship with family members.

      -

      He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live +

      He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater + Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local - magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

      + magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

      @@ -580,8 +581,8 @@

      Benjamin Robert Haydon, Jr.

      Benjamin Robert Haydon was a painter educated at the Royal Academy, who was famous for contemporary, historical, classical, biblical, and mythological scenes, though - tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of - 1817, and Sir William Elford was a + tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of + 1817, and Sir William Elford was a mutual friend. He killed himself in 1846. @@ -603,28 +604,28 @@

      Sir William Elford

      -

      According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of - Mitford’s father, and - Mitford met him for the first time in the +

      According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of + Mitford’s father, and + Mitford met him for the first time in the spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death in 1837.

      Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase) - in Plymouth, Devon, from its + in Plymouth, Devon, from its founding in 1782. He was elected a member of Parliament for Plymouth as a - supporter of the government and Tory William + supporter of the government and Tory William Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his - son Jonathan came of age, he tried to + son Jonathan came of age, he tried to secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of - Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir + Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected @@ -634,15 +635,15 @@

      Sir William Elford

      alternative to yeast.

      He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

      + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

      @@ -667,23 +668,23 @@

    • Three Mile Cross, parish of Shinfield, Berkshire, England
      • - Mary Russell was the youngest child of - the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and + Mary Russell was the youngest child of + the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and his second wife, Mary Dicker; she was born about 1750 in Ashe, Hampshire. (Her birth date is as yet unverified; period sources indicate that she was ten years older than her husband George, born in 1760.) Through the Russells, she was a distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). She had two siblings, Charles William and Frances; both predeceased her and their parents, - which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting + which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting her family’s entire estate upon her mother’s death in 1785. Her father’s rectory in Ashe was only a short distance from Steventon, and so she was acquainted - with the young Jane Austen. She married - George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, + with the young Jane Austen. She married + George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford. Their only daughter, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. Mary + Alresford, Hampshire. Mary Russell died on January 2, 1830 at Three Mile Cross in the parish of Shinfield, Berkshire. Her obituary in the 1830 @@ -703,11 +704,11 @@

      Elizabeth James

    • Bath, Somerset, England
    • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey, England
      • -
      Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father +
      Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two younger sisters, Emily and Susan, in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas, - Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, + Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, referring to Mitford’s diary, letters were also addressed to her at Bellevue, Lower Road, Richmond (Coles 26). She was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey. In the 1841 census, she is listed as living on independent means; in the 1851 @@ -720,11 +721,11 @@

      Mary Webb

    • Webb Mary Elizabeth
    • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
      • -
      Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on +
      Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on April 15, 1796 in Wokingham, Berkshire. Sister of - Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane - Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, - Aunt Mary. In + Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane + Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, + Aunt Mary. In Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham, Berkshire. She @@ -739,15 +740,15 @@

      Eliza Webb

    • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
    • Sandgate, Kent, England
      • -
      Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth +
      Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. She was baptized privately on March 3, 1797, and publicly on June 8, 1797 in Wokingham, Berkshire. She is the sister of Mary Elizabeth and Jane Eleanor Webb. In 1837 she married Henry Walters, Esq., in Wokingham, Berkshire. In - + Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham. Source: See - Needham’s letter to Roberts on November + Needham’s letter to Roberts on November 27, 1953 .

      @@ -762,17 +763,17 @@

      Rev. William Harness

      -

      A lifelong friend of Mary Russell Mitford +

      A lifelong friend of Mary Russell Mitford who knew her from their childhood in the 1790s, Harness launched the first major effort to collect and edit Mitford’s letters into a series of volumes, - which was completed by his assistant, Alfred Guy + which was completed by his assistant, Alfred Guy Kingan L’Estrange a year after Harness’s death, and published - as The Life of Mary Russell Mitford, Related + as The Life of Mary Russell Mitford, Related in a Selection from her Letters to her Friends. This collection was originally intended to be six volumes, but was cut back to three by the publishers, to Harness’s distress.

      -

      Harness and Byron were also friends from +

      Harness and Byron were also friends from their schooling at Harrow, as Byron sympathized with Harness’s experience of a disabled foot, crushed in an accident in early childhood. Byron considered dedicating the first two cantos of Childe Harold’s @@ -781,10 +782,10 @@

      Rev. William Harness

      he was taking orders as an Anglican curate. Harness admired and encouraged Mitford’s playwrighting in particular, and she commented that he was one of the few of her friends who thought she should prioritize the drama over - prose. When William Macready was - attacked in an anonymous Blackwood’s Magazine piece + prose. When William Macready was + attacked in an anonymous Blackwood’s Magazine piece in 1825 for his demands and rudeness to Mitford over revisions to - Rienzi, Macready assumed that Harness was + Rienzi, Macready assumed that Harness was the author of the anonymous piece, though in 1839 after many years of distance, Harness assured Macready in person that he was not the writer, though he may have shared word of the poor treatment his @@ -800,13 +801,13 @@

      Rev. William Harness

      1825, he published an eight-volume edition of Shakespeare, including a biography; his friends would later endow a prize in his name at Cambridge for the study of Shakespearean literature. He also authored numerous essays - and reviews, some for the Quarterly Review. From 1844 to 1847 he was + and reviews, some for the Quarterly Review. From 1844 to 1847 he was minister of Brompton Chapel in London. He undertook to raise the funds to build the church of All Saints, Knightsbridge, in the parish of St. Margaret’s Westminster, which opened in 1849, and he then became perpetual curate of that congregation. At the 1851 and 1861 censuses, he lived at 3 Hyde Park - Terrace, Westminster St. Margaret, Middlesex, with his sister Mary Harness + Terrace, Westminster St. Margaret, Middlesex, with his sister Mary Harness and his first cousin Jemima Harness, daughter of his uncle William. He died while on a visit to one of his former curates in Battle, Sussex. At the time of his death he living at the same address at 3 @@ -829,12 +830,12 @@

      Barbara Wreaks Hofland

      Novelist and writer of children’s books popular in England and America, Barbara Hofland was a native of Sheffield, Yorkshire, where she published poems from July 1794 in the local - newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first + newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first marriage to Thomas Bradshawe Hoole left her widowed and in poverty, raising a son, Frederic, on her own, and she supported herself by publishing poems and children’s books, and by running a girl’s school in Harrogate. second marriage was to the artist - Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: + Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: ODNB)
      @@ -846,9 +847,9 @@

      Lucy Sweetser Hill

      Beloved servant for twelve years in the Mitford household who, on 7 August 1820 married - Charles Hill. She is the basis for - the title character in the Our Village story. Source: - Needham Papers, + Charles Hill. She is the basis for + the title character in the Our Village story. Source: + Needham Papers, Reading Central Library.
      @@ -863,8 +864,8 @@

      Mrs. Dickinson

      their daughter Frances was born, and where they were visited by the Mitford family. According to Mitford, Catherine Dickinson was fond of match-making among her friends and acquaintances. (See - Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford - . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).
      + Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford + . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).

      @@ -889,11 +890,11 @@

      Charles Dickinson

      Friend of the Mitford family. He was the son of Vikris Dickinson and Elizabeth Marchant. The Dickinson family were Quakers who lived in the vicinity of Bristol, Gloucestershire. - On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, + On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, Berkshire, where their daughter Frances was born, and where the Mitfords visited them. Charles Dickinson owned a private press he employed to print literary works by his friends (See letters to Elford from March 13, 1819 and June 21, 1820). He wrote and - published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth + published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth his extended family had amassed in the West Indies.
      @@ -959,13 +960,13 @@

      James Webb

    • Prominent manufacturer in the - Wokinghambrewing industry, and community leader in - Wokingham and the county of Berkshire. Father of Eliza, Jane, and Mary Webb. Francis Needham + Wokinghambrewing industry, and community leader in + Wokingham and the county of Berkshire. Father of Eliza, Jane, and Mary Webb. Francis Needham suggested that he was the original of the gentleman in the - Our Villagesketch Aunt Martha. Sources: - Francis Needham, Letter to - William Roberts, 16 June 1953 - . + Our Villagesketch Aunt Martha. Sources: + Francis Needham, Letter to + William Roberts, 16 June 1953 + . Needham Papers, Reading Central Library .
      @@ -1011,7 +1012,7 @@

      John Fletcher

    • -
      Playwright following Shakespeare, contemporary of Ben Jonson in the early seventeenth century, and collaborator with Francis Beaumont. Some plays once attributed to Beaumont and Fletcher as a duo were now known to have +
      Playwright following Shakespeare, contemporary of Ben Jonson in the early seventeenth century, and collaborator with Francis Beaumont. Some plays once attributed to Beaumont and Fletcher as a duo were now known to have been written by only one of them and/or with other collaborators.
      @@ -1035,7 +1036,7 @@

      Robert Southey

    • -
      English poet, historian, essayist, and biographer. Early friend of Coleridge. He was Poet Laureate of England from 1813 to 1843.
      +
      English poet, historian, essayist, and biographer. Early friend of Coleridge. He was Poet Laureate of England from 1813 to 1843.

      @@ -1056,7 +1057,7 @@

      James Hogg

    • Scottish ballad collector, poet, and novelist who wrote in Scots and English and was - encouraged by his life-long friend Walter Scott to take up a writing career. Hogg authored The Queen's Wake, a long poem on Mary Queen of Scots in 1813, and The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, anonymously published in 1824.
      + encouraged by his life-long friend Walter Scott to take up a writing career. Hogg authored The Queen's Wake, a long poem on Mary Queen of Scots in 1813, and The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, anonymously published in 1824.

      Collectives

      diff --git a/docs/journal-view/Aug-1819.html b/docs/journal-view/Aug-1819.html index 7eaec9f..1cdcb06 100644 --- a/docs/journal-view/Aug-1819.html +++ b/docs/journal-view/Aug-1819.html @@ -87,6 +87,7 @@

      1820

    • Jul
    • Aug
    • Sep
      • +
    • Oct
      • @@ -132,181 +133,181 @@

      Aug 1819


      Sunday 1

      -

      At home--lay in the hay--read the Sicilian--wrote to - Mrs. Havell & Pen Valpy--walked in the evening with dear - Drum & the pets--all the pets very - amiable especially Mossy & Marmy.

      +

      At home--lay in the hay--read the Sicilian--wrote to + Mrs. Havell & Pen Valpy--walked in the evening with dear + Drum & the pets--all the pets very + amiable especially Mossy & Marmy.


      Monday 2

      -

      At home--was engaged to have gone to - Wokingham to see some strolling +

      At home--was engaged to have gone to + Wokingham to see some strolling players but not quite well so staid stayed - at home--wrote to Mary Webb--heard from Mary Webb--lay in the hay--Bobby very amiable--walked - with dear Drum - Moll & Mossy, dear Mossy.

      + at home--wrote to Mary Webb--heard from Mary Webb--lay in the hay--Bobby very amiable--walked + with dear Drum + Moll & Mossy, dear Mossy.


      Tuesday 3

      -

      At home--wrote to Mary Webb--dressed my flowers--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--read Headlong Hall famous--Journal of a - soldier of the 71st stupid enough & the Eclectic Review not much better.

      +

      At home--wrote to Mary Webb--dressed my flowers--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--read Headlong Hall famous--Journal of a + soldier of the 71st stupid enough & the Eclectic Review not much better.


      Wednesday 4

      -

      At home--lay in the hay with my pets, all of them--very amiable particularly Mossy - Marmy & Bobby--read the British - Critic pretty good--walked with dear Drum - Mossy & Molly.

      +

      At home--lay in the hay with my pets, all of them--very amiable particularly Mossy + Marmy & Bobby--read the British + Critic pretty good--walked with dear Drum + Mossy & Molly.


      Thursday 5

      -

      At home--Went to Wokingham--saw Miss H. Knyvett there from the Isle +

      At home--Went to Wokingham--saw Miss H. Knyvett there from the Isle of Wight-dined & drank tea there & came back in the evening--a very pleasant day indeed.


      Friday 6

      -

      At home--Ducked - the Pets combed them--went Firtopping--in the evening - walked with Drum & was hailed to my - great joy by Jack the drole boy - who lived at Mr. - Body's 2 years ago & then went to London.

      +

      At home--Ducked + the Pets combed them--went Firtopping--in the evening + walked with Drum & was hailed to my + great joy by Jack the drole boy + who lived at Mr. + Body's 2 years ago & then went to London.


      Saturday 7

      -

      At home--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & Mrs. - Hofland & began a letter to Miss - James--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--read Evelina--walked with dear Granny.

      +

      At home--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & Mrs. + Hofland & began a letter to Miss + James--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--read Evelina--walked with dear Granny.


      Sunday 8

      -

      At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--lay in the Hay--read Salame's - account of the expedition to Algiers. - good--walked with dear Drum--wrote to - Mr. Haydon & Miss James --Mossy & - Bobby very amiable.

      +

      At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--lay in the Hay--read Salame's + account of the expedition to Algiers. + good--walked with dear Drum--wrote to + Mr. Haydon & Miss James --Mossy & + Bobby very amiable.


      Monday 9

      -

      Isaac Walton, 1593. - John Dryden, 1631.

      +

      Isaac Walton, 1593. + John Dryden, 1631.

      -

      At home--dear Drum not well--pared Apricots for jam--lay in the hay--read - Madame de Staël's - private life of M. Necker & his - Miscellanies--& Evelyn's Memoirs very entertaining.

      +

      At home--dear Drum not well--pared Apricots for jam--lay in the hay--read + Madame de Staël's + private life of M. Necker & his + Miscellanies--& Evelyn's Memoirs very entertaining.


      Tuesday 10

      -

      At home--dear Drum much better--lay in the hay--read Evelyn's Memoirs & Independence--Mr. +

      At home--dear Drum much better--lay in the hay--read Evelyn's Memoirs & Independence--Mr. Dickinson drank tea with us & was very pleasant.


      Wednesday 11

      -

      At home--heard from Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson - & Miss Ogbourn. Drum & Granny out all the morning at Wokingham & Reading--lay in my hay & read Independence. & Dressed my flowers.

      +

      At home--heard from Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson + & Miss Ogbourn. Drum & Granny out all the morning at Wokingham & Reading--lay in my hay & read Independence. & Dressed my flowers.


      Thursday 12

      -

      At home--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--poor - dear Mossy not well--read Leighton Priory--walked with dear Drum & the pets.

      +

      At home--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--poor + dear Mossy not well--read Leighton Priory--walked with dear Drum & the pets.


      Friday 13

      -

      At home--lay in the hay--Bobby very - amiable--Mossy dear lamb rather better - today--dear Granny sat out of doors with - me--read Leighton Priory.

      +

      At home--lay in the hay--Bobby very + amiable--Mossy dear lamb rather better + today--dear Granny sat out of doors with + me--read Leighton Priory.


      Saturday 14

      -

      At home--lay in the hay--Bobby very - amiable--Mossy better--sent off my - letters to Mrs. Rowden - Miss James & Mr. Haydon which I had written a week ago--read the Mysterious Wife.

      +

      At home--lay in the hay--Bobby very + amiable--Mossy better--sent off my + letters to Mrs. Rowden + Miss James & Mr. Haydon which I had written a week ago--read the Mysterious Wife.


      Sunday 15

      -

      At home--lay in the hay--all my pets well & amiable--read Mrs. Brunton's Emmeline & her - life--& the life of James Hardy Vaux +

      At home--lay in the hay--all my pets well & amiable--read Mrs. Brunton's Emmeline & her + life--& the life of James Hardy Vaux written by himself --walked - with dear Drum down the lane.

      + with dear Drum down the lane.


      Monday 16

      -

      At home--lay in the hay - Bobby & Mossy very amiable--finished reading Evelyn's Memoirs--very - entertaining--Jacob Newbery - called--walked between the house & - the white gate.

      +

      At home--lay in the hay + Bobby & Mossy very amiable--finished reading Evelyn's Memoirs--very + entertaining--Jacob Newbery + called--walked between the house & + the white gate.


      Tuesday 17

      -

      At home--lay in the hay--read Schlegelon Literature - Drum & Mossy--wrote to Mrs. +

      At home--lay in the hay--read Schlegelon Literature + Drum & Mossy--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson.


      Wednesday 18

      -

      At home--dressed my flowers--dear Drum - brought me some beauties as he often does, God bless him--lay in the hay - Bobby very amiable--a blackbird came to eat at Bobby's +

      At home--dressed my flowers--dear Drum + brought me some beauties as he often does, God bless him--lay in the hay + Bobby very amiable--a blackbird came to eat at Bobby's board.


      Thursday 19

      -

      At home--rode to Reading--dear Drum gave me my grey cloth gown shifts & petticoats God bless - him--made calls--Dr. Valpy gave me - Opie's Lectures--very pleasant morning.

      +

      At home--rode to Reading--dear Drum gave me my grey cloth gown shifts & petticoats God bless + him--made calls--Dr. Valpy gave me + Opie's Lectures--very pleasant morning.


      Friday 20

      -

      At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--lay in the hay--Mossy very amiable--the - blackbird came again--read Opie's Lectures - & the Mysterious Wife.

      +

      At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--lay in the hay--Mossy very amiable--the + blackbird came again--read Opie's Lectures + & the Mysterious Wife.


      Saturday 21

      -

      At home--went to Reading--dined at Dr. Valpy's--poor dear darling Mossy was found dead about eleven o'clock after +

      At home--went to Reading--dined at Dr. Valpy's--poor dear darling Mossy was found dead about eleven o'clock after eating an excellent breakfast. God in Heaven bless him dear love.


      Sunday 22

      -

      At home--buried my own dear darling - beloved pet Mossy--God bless him--I shall +

      At home--buried my own dear darling + beloved pet Mossy--God bless him--I shall never have such another darling again. God bless him sweet dear darling--I am sure he is happy beloved lamb.


      Monday 23

      -

      At home--wrote an account of my own dear lamented Mossy & some +

      At home--wrote an account of my own dear lamented Mossy & some verses on his death to put up with his hair dear angelic Saint--I shall never forget him & never love anything like him--as long as I live--God bless him sweet Angel.

      @@ -314,64 +315,64 @@

      Monday 23

      Tuesday 24

      -

      At home--Mr. - White & Captain Tuppen - called--Mrs. T. sent me a card on the - death of my angel Mossy--we had today some +

      At home--Mr. + White & Captain Tuppen + called--Mrs. T. sent me a card on the + death of my angel Mossy--we had today some of the same pudding boiled which I had given to the dear saint on Friday--I miss him more & more sweet Angel.


      Wednesday 25

      -

      At home--wrote to Mary Webb & Mr. Dickinson--lay in my hay--worked trimming--read Lord John - Russell's life of Lord Russell - pretty good--Miss my poor dear darling Mossy +

      At home--wrote to Mary Webb & Mr. Dickinson--lay in my hay--worked trimming--read Lord John + Russell's life of Lord Russell + pretty good--Miss my poor dear darling Mossy more & more.


      Thursday 26

      -

      At home--heard from Mary Webb--Mr. - Rainy came to see the - place--lay in the hay--fed my Bobby--Dear Drum went to Alresford--poor Solomon - buried--Miss my own dear sainted Mossy more +

      At home--heard from Mary Webb--Mr. + Rainy came to see the + place--lay in the hay--fed my Bobby--Dear Drum went to Alresford--poor Solomon + buried--Miss my own dear sainted Mossy more & more.


      Friday 27

      -

      At home--heard from Miss James--lay in my hay - had all my birds--dressed my flowers--Drum still in HampshireVisiting Alresford.--Miss my own Mossy more & more.

      +

      At home--heard from Miss James--lay in my hay + had all my birds--dressed my flowers--Drum still in HampshireVisiting Alresford.--Miss my own Mossy more & more.


      Saturday 28

      -

      At home--heard from dear Drum--began my worked shirt--lay in the hay--fed my great Bobby--read Napoleon peint par - lui-même--missed my own dear darling Mossy more than ever.

      +

      At home--heard from dear Drum--began my worked shirt--lay in the hay--fed my great Bobby--read Napoleon peint par + lui-même--missed my own dear darling Mossy more than ever.


      Sunday 29

      -

      John Locke, 1632.

      +

      John Locke, 1632.

      -

      At home--heard from Mary Webb--dear Drum came home--lay in my hay--read Thaddeus of Warsaw--Missed my own dearest - darling pet Mossy more & more.

      +

      At home--heard from Mary Webb--dear Drum came home--lay in my hay--read Thaddeus of Warsaw--Missed my own dearest + darling pet Mossy more & more.


      Monday 30

      -

      At home--worked my shirt--read - Burnet's History of his own Times--walked with Drum & Molly--missed my - own dear Darling Mossy more & more.

      +

      At home--worked my shirt--read + Burnet's History of his own Times--walked with Drum & Molly--missed my + own dear Darling Mossy more & more.


      Tuesday 31

      -

      At home--went to Wokingham with dear Drum--dined there--a very pleasant day - indeed--saw the Wheelers, Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. - Bullard & Mrs. - Falmore --Came home at night.

      +

      At home--went to Wokingham with dear Drum--dined there--a very pleasant day + indeed--saw the Wheelers, Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. + Bullard & Mrs. + Falmore --Came home at night.

      @@ -392,7 +393,7 @@

      fir

    • type: genus
    • type: family
      • -
      One of Mitford’s favorite trees. +
      One of Mitford’s favorite trees. Firs (Abies) are a genus of approximately fifty species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae. They are found through much of North and Central America, Europe, @@ -432,7 +433,7 @@

      Penelope Valpy French

    • Reading, Berkshire, England
    • Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
      • -
      One of the daughters of Dr. Valpy by his second wife Mary Benwell. She was baptized on June 15, 1798 +
      One of the daughters of Dr. Valpy by his second wife Mary Benwell. She was baptized on June 15, 1798 at St. Lawrence, Reading, Berkshire. Penelope Arabella was youngest Valpy child to live to adulthood (a younger sister, Elizabeth Charlotte, died as an infant). She married the Rev. Peter French on October 13, 1823 on the same day @@ -453,19 +454,19 @@

      George Mitford

      -

      Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. +

      Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did - not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that + not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that he served a medical apprenticeship with family members.

      -

      He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live +

      He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater + Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local - magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

      + magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

      @@ -474,14 +475,14 @@

      Mossy

        -
        Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram +
        Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram House. Mossy was a nickname for Moss Trooper.

        Marmy

          -
          One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.
          +
          One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.

          Mary Webb

          @@ -489,11 +490,11 @@

          Mary Webb

        • Webb Mary Elizabeth
        • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
          • -
          Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on +
          Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on April 15, 1796 in Wokingham, Berkshire. Sister of - Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane - Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, - Aunt Mary. In + Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane + Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, + Aunt Mary. In Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham, Berkshire. She @@ -529,7 +530,7 @@

          Richard Body

        • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
          • - Needham tentatively identifies him as Mitford's landlord. Listed in 1841 census as a farmer residing in Wokingham, Shinfield parish; also listed as gentleman in Reading directories. Buried 12 March 1842. Source: ancestry.com.
          + Needham tentatively identifies him as Mitford's landlord. Listed in 1841 census as a farmer residing in Wokingham, Shinfield parish; also listed as gentleman in Reading directories. Buried 12 March 1842. Source: ancestry.com.

          Frances Rowden St. Quintin

          @@ -539,17 +540,17 @@

          Frances Rowden St. Quintin

        • -
          Educator, author, and Mitford - tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and - L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; +
          Educator, author, and Mitford + tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and + L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; Frances Rowden became his second wife after his first wife's death. In The Queens of Society by Grace and Philip Wharton, the authors note that, while unmarried, Frances Rowden styled herself Mrs. Rowden (1860: 148). Rowden wrote poetry, including - Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and - The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including - A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and - A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See + Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and + The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including + A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and + A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See Landon's Memoirs ; See also L'Estrange, ed. The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Told by Herself,(21) @@ -566,12 +567,12 @@

          Barbara Wreaks Hofland

          Novelist and writer of children’s books popular in England and America, Barbara Hofland was a native of Sheffield, Yorkshire, where she published poems from July 1794 in the local - newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first + newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first marriage to Thomas Bradshawe Hoole left her widowed and in poverty, raising a son, Frederic, on her own, and she supported herself by publishing poems and children’s books, and by running a girl’s school in Harrogate. second marriage was to the artist - Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: + Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: ODNB)
          @@ -582,11 +583,11 @@

          Elizabeth James

        • Bath, Somerset, England
        • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey, England
          • -
          Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father +
          Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two younger sisters, Emily and Susan, in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas, - Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, + Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, referring to Mitford’s diary, letters were also addressed to her at Bellevue, Lower Road, Richmond (Coles 26). She was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey. In the 1841 census, she is listed as living on independent means; in the 1851 @@ -605,23 +606,23 @@

        • Three Mile Cross, parish of Shinfield, Berkshire, England
          • - Mary Russell was the youngest child of - the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and + Mary Russell was the youngest child of + the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and his second wife, Mary Dicker; she was born about 1750 in Ashe, Hampshire. (Her birth date is as yet unverified; period sources indicate that she was ten years older than her husband George, born in 1760.) Through the Russells, she was a distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). She had two siblings, Charles William and Frances; both predeceased her and their parents, - which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting + which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting her family’s entire estate upon her mother’s death in 1785. Her father’s rectory in Ashe was only a short distance from Steventon, and so she was acquainted - with the young Jane Austen. She married - George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, + with the young Jane Austen. She married + George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford. Their only daughter, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. Mary + Alresford, Hampshire. Mary Russell died on January 2, 1830 at Three Mile Cross in the parish of Shinfield, Berkshire. Her obituary in the 1830 @@ -638,8 +639,8 @@

          Benjamin Robert Haydon, Jr.

          Benjamin Robert Haydon was a painter educated at the Royal Academy, who was famous for contemporary, historical, classical, biblical, and mythological scenes, though - tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of - 1817, and Sir William Elford was a + tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of + 1817, and Sir William Elford was a mutual friend. He killed himself in 1846. @@ -657,7 +658,7 @@

          Izaak Walton

        • Stafford, Staffordshire, England
        • Winchester, Hampshire, England
          • -
          Wrote The Compleat Angler and a book of short biographies, The Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Rich'd Hooker, George Herbert, &c., sometimes called Walton's Lives. Mitford admired Walton's literary style and realism as a biographer in her letters +
          Wrote The Compleat Angler and a book of short biographies, The Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Rich'd Hooker, George Herbert, &c., sometimes called Walton's Lives. Mitford admired Walton's literary style and realism as a biographer in her letters of 1819.

          @@ -674,12 +675,12 @@

          John Dryden

          Named Poet Laureate in 1668 , - Dryden authored Annus mirabilis: the Year of Wonders, MDCLXVI in 1667 + Dryden authored Annus mirabilis: the Year of Wonders, MDCLXVI in 1667 , reflecting on climactic events of the previous year, the Great Fire of London and the second Anglo-Dutch War. Dryden supported a revival of drama in Restoration England, and in 1668 he wrote Of Dramatick Poesie - , which contained critiques of William Shakespeare's and Ben Jonson's plays and reflection on English and French theater and playwrights from the Renaissance + , which contained critiques of William Shakespeare's and Ben Jonson's plays and reflection on English and French theater and playwrights from the Renaissance to the Restoration in England. Several of his plays were staged in London in the 1670s, including his treatment of the Antony and Cleopatra narrative, in All for Love, or, The World Well Lost, performed in December 1677 and published in 1678 - . His satirical poem Absalom and Achitophel, published in 1681, presents Restoration politicians and government figures in Old Testament roles, casting King Charles II in flattering terms as a merciful and benevolent David.
          +           . His satirical poem Absalom and Achitophel, published in 1681, presents Restoration politicians and government figures in Old Testament roles, casting King Charles II in flattering terms as a merciful and benevolent David.

          Germaine de Staël

          @@ -693,7 +694,7 @@

          Germaine de Staël

        • -
          Franco-Swiss salonierre, celebrity and writer. Author of Corinne, a novel about a celebrated Italian improvatrice that influenced representations +
          Franco-Swiss salonierre, celebrity and writer. Author of Corinne, a novel about a celebrated Italian improvatrice that influenced representations of female authorship in the nineteenth century.
          @@ -714,11 +715,11 @@

          Charles Dickinson

          Friend of the Mitford family. He was the son of Vikris Dickinson and Elizabeth Marchant. The Dickinson family were Quakers who lived in the vicinity of Bristol, Gloucestershire. - On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, + On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, Berkshire, where their daughter Frances was born, and where the Mitfords visited them. Charles Dickinson owned a private press he employed to print literary works by his friends (See letters to Elford from March 13, 1819 and June 21, 1820). He wrote and - published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth + published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth his extended family had amassed in the West Indies.
          @@ -733,8 +734,8 @@

          Mrs. Dickinson

          their daughter Frances was born, and where they were visited by the Mitford family. According to Mitford, Catherine Dickinson was fond of match-making among her friends and acquaintances. (See - Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford - . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).
          + Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford + . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).

          @@ -750,7 +751,7 @@

          Mary Balfour Brunton

        • -
          Author of novels Self Control and Discipline. Mitford pokes gentle fun at her under the name Mrs. Discipline in letters of 1819.
          +
          Author of novels Self Control and Discipline. Mitford pokes gentle fun at her under the name Mrs. Discipline in letters of 1819.

          @@ -777,7 +778,7 @@

          Dr. Richard Valpy

          Richard Valpy (the fourth of that name) was the eldest son of Richard Valpy [III] and Catherine Chevalier. He was a friend and literary mentor to - Mary Russell Mitford. He matriculated at + Mary Russell Mitford. He matriculated at Pembroke College, Oxford University on April 1, 1773, aged eighteen, as a Morley scholar. He received from Oxford a B.A. (1776), M.A. (1784), B.D. & D.D. (1792). He took orders in the Church of England in 1777. Richard @@ -786,39 +787,39 @@

          Dr. Richard Valpy

          1787. He became the Headmaster at Reading School, Reading, Berkshire, in 1781 and served until 1830, at which time he turned the Headmastership over to his youngest son Francis E. J. Valpy and continued in semi-retirement - until his death in 1836. During his tenure as Headmaster of Reading Grammar School for boys over + until his death in 1836. During his tenure as Headmaster of Reading Grammar School for boys over the course of fifty years, he expanded the boarding school and added new buildings. He is the author of numerous published works, including Greek and Latin textbooks, sermons, volumes of poetry, and adaptations of plays such as Shakespeare’s King John and Sheridan’s The Critic. His Elements of Greek Grammar, Elements of Latin Grammar,,Greek Delectus and Latin Delectus, printed and published by - his son A. J. Valpy, were all much + his son A. J. Valpy, were all much used as school texts throughout the nineteenth century. Valpy’s students performed his own adaptations of Greek, Latin, and English plays for the triennial visitations and the play receipts went to charitable organizations. Valpy enlisted Mitford to write reviews of the productions - for the Reading Mercury. In 1803, his + for the Reading Mercury. In 1803, his adaptation of Shakespeare’s King John was performed at Covent Garden Theatre.

          Richard Valpy was married twice and had twelve children, eleven of whom - lived to adulthood. His first wife was Martha + lived to adulthood. His first wife was Martha Cornelia de Cartaret; Richard and Martha were married about - 1778 and they had one daughter, Martha Cartaretta Cornelia. + 1778 and they had one daughter, Martha Cartaretta Cornelia. His first wife Martha died about 1780 and he married Mary Benwell of Caversham, Oxfordshire on May 30, 1782. Together they had six sons and five daughters and ten of their eleven children survived to adulthood. Richard Valpy and Mary Benwell’s sons were Richard Valpy (the - fifth of that name), Abraham John + fifth of that name), Abraham John Valpy, called John; Gabriel Valpy, Anthony Blagrove Valpy; and Francis Edward - Jackson Valpy. His daughters were Mary Ann Catherine Valpy; Sarah - Frances Valpy, called Frances or Fanny; Catherine Elizabeth Blanch Valpy; - Penelope Arabella Valpy; and + Jackson Valpy. His daughters were Mary Ann Catherine Valpy; Sarah + Frances Valpy, called Frances or Fanny; Catherine Elizabeth Blanch Valpy; + Penelope Arabella Valpy; and Elizabeth Charlotte Valpy, who died as an infant.

          Richard Valpy died on March 28, - 1836 in Reading, + 1836 in Reading, Berkshire, and is buried in All Souls cemetery, Kensal Green, London. Dr. Valpy’s students placed a marble bust of him in St. Lawrence’s church, Reading, Berkshire, after his diff --git a/docs/journal-view/Aug-1820.html b/docs/journal-view/Aug-1820.html index 31b6bd7..acb46c5 100644 --- a/docs/journal-view/Aug-1820.html +++ b/docs/journal-view/Aug-1820.html @@ -87,6 +87,7 @@

          1820

        • Jul
        • Aug
        • Sep
          • +
        • Oct
          • @@ -132,65 +133,65 @@

          Aug 1820


          Tuesday 1st August

          -

          Worked at my gown--wrote to Mr. Haydon--walked - with Granny.

          +

          Worked at my gown--wrote to Mr. Haydon--walked + with Granny.


          Wednesday 2nd

          -

          Worked at my gown--read the London - Magazine--walked with Drum.

          +

          Worked at my gown--read the London + Magazine--walked with Drum.


          Thursday 3rd

          -

          Mrs. Dickinson called--worked at my gown - with poor Lucy--walked with Drum.

          +

          Mrs. Dickinson called--worked at my gown + with poor Lucy--walked with Drum.


          Friday 4th

          -

          Went to Reading with Drum--called at Mrs. - Valpy's &c.--pleasant morning--came home to dinner--Mr. Dickinson drank tea here.

          +

          Went to Reading with Drum--called at Mrs. + Valpy's &c.--pleasant morning--came home to dinner--Mr. Dickinson drank tea here.


          Saturday 6th

          -

          At home--Mr. Sherwood called--did a great deal of work--walked with - Granny.

          +

          At home--Mr. Sherwood called--did a great deal of work--walked with + Granny.


          Sunday 7th

          -

          At home--read Warbeck of Wolfstein--very good--walked - with Drum--last day of Lucy's being here, poor thing!

          +

          At home--read Warbeck of Wolfstein--very good--walked + with Drum--last day of Lucy's being here, poor thing!


          Monday 8th

          -

          At home--poor dear Lucy was married from our house at Shinfield - Church to Mr. Hill--the - wedding party Mr. & Mrs. +

          At home--poor dear Lucy was married from our house at Shinfield + Church to Mr. Hill--the + wedding party Mr. & Mrs. Hill, Mr. Goddard who gave her away, & - Charles Sweetser her brother all dined at our house, & then went off to drink tea - at her Mother's, & so home at - night to Silchester--God bless her, poor + Charles Sweetser her brother all dined at our house, & then went off to drink tea + at her Mother's, & so home at + night to Silchester--God bless her, poor dear thing! She lived with us twelve years--a most faithful, affectionate creature - as ever lived upon earth--we were all very fond of her, especially Drum & I--the Moncks called--walked with Drum & Granny.

          + as ever lived upon earth--we were all very fond of her, especially Drum & I--the Moncks called--walked with Drum & Granny.


          Tuesday 9th

          -

          At home--heard from Miss James--wrote to Miss James--went to dine at Coley to keep little Bligh's birthday--the +

          At home--heard from Miss James--wrote to Miss James--went to dine at Coley to keep little Bligh's birthday--the Sherwoods came in the evening--a very pleasant day.


          Wednesday 10th

          -

          At home--Heard from Mr. Haydon & Mrs. +

          At home--Heard from Mr. Haydon & Mrs. Rowden--worked at my black gown for the poor Duchess of - York's death--poor dear Molly - was spayed--she never said a word, poor love--walked with Drum.

          + York's death--poor dear Molly + was spayed--she never said a word, poor love--walked with Drum.


          Thursday 10th

          @@ -198,174 +199,174 @@

          Thursday 10th

          (I have been in a mistake all through this page as to date)Mitford was indeed incorrect about most of the dates on this page from Saturday August 5 through Wednesday August 10. Consulting a perpetual calendar, we see that the numbers of Mitford's dates for this week were ahead by - one. Finished my gown tail--wrote to Mrs. - Rowden--Mr. Dickinson - called--walked with Drum & the - pets--poor Molly very bad.

          + one. Finished my gown tail--wrote to Mrs. + Rowden--Mr. Dickinson + called--walked with Drum & the + pets--poor Molly very bad.


          Friday 11th

          -

          Dressed my flowers--helped finish my gown--walked with Drum & the pets--poor little Molly very bad but very loving to me, dear little +

          Dressed my flowers--helped finish my gown--walked with Drum & the pets--poor little Molly very bad but very loving to me, dear little angel--God bless her!


          Saturday 12th

          -

          At home--did a great deal of - work--dear Molly better--Lucy called--did not see her--out walking with - Granny.

          +

          At home--did a great deal of + work--dear Molly better--Lucy called--did not see her--out walking with + Granny.


          Sunday 13th

          -

          At home--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Mr. Dickinson & Mr. Haydon--the Dickinsons called--Molly better--walked with Drum & the pets.

          +

          At home--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Mr. Dickinson & Mr. Haydon--the Dickinsons called--Molly better--walked with Drum & the pets.

          -

          Saw ten glow-worms in the ditch between +

          Saw ten glow-worms in the ditch between Captain King's & Will - Howell's--glow-worms very plentiful + Howell's--glow-worms very plentiful this year, especially in that place.


          Monday 14th

          -

          At home--worked at my gown - trimming--walked with dear Drum.

          +

          At home--worked at my gown + trimming--walked with dear Drum.


          Tuesday 15th

          -

          At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--dear Drum went to Town--got a - Cast of Napolean & an Angola tippet from Miss +

          At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--dear Drum went to Town--got a + Cast of Napolean & an Angola tippet from Miss James, dear Soul, through the Valpys, but did not get a letter she sent me at the same time--hope - it is not lost--wrote to Miss - Valpy--Captain Valpy - called--worked at my gown--walked with dear Granny--saw the brightest glow-worm I - ever saw in my life in Mr. Body's + it is not lost--wrote to Miss + Valpy--Captain Valpy + called--worked at my gown--walked with dear Granny--saw the brightest glow-worm I + ever saw in my life in Mr. Body's lane--as bright as a star.


          Wednesday 16th

          -

          At home--heard from Drum & Mr. - Haydon--worked a great deal--walked to Bertram House--looked very pretty--a great - many firtops fallen.

          +

          At home--heard from Drum & Mr. + Haydon--worked a great deal--walked to Bertram House--looked very pretty--a great + many firtops fallen.


          Thursday 17th

          -

          At home--heard from dear Drum--worked at my gown trimming--Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson +

          At home--heard from dear Drum--worked at my gown trimming--Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson called, wanted me to go home with them--did not go.


          Friday 18th

          -

          At home--went to Wokingham to meet dear Drum--called at the Newells - & Westbrooks--had a famous dinner at Wokingham, capital Venison pasty--saw - Mr. Fyshe Palmer--came home with - Drum in the evening--wrote to Miss James.

          +

          At home--went to Wokingham to meet dear Drum--called at the Newells + & Westbrooks--had a famous dinner at Wokingham, capital Venison pasty--saw + Mr. Fyshe Palmer--came home with + Drum in the evening--wrote to Miss James.


          Saturday 19th

          -

          At home--heard from Miss James, Miss - Nooth, Miss Brooke & - Mrs. Jolliffe--wrote to Miss - James--did a great deal of work & walked with Granny.

          +

          At home--heard from Miss James, Miss + Nooth, Miss Brooke & + Mrs. Jolliffe--wrote to Miss + James--did a great deal of work & walked with Granny.


          Sunday 20th

          -

          At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--Captain - Tuppen called--wrote to Captain - Tuppen, Miss James, Miss Emily James, Miss - Nooth & Mr. Haydon--went - walking with Drum.

          +

          At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--Captain + Tuppen called--wrote to Captain + Tuppen, Miss James, Miss Emily James, Miss + Nooth & Mr. Haydon--went + walking with Drum.


          Monday 21st

          -

          At home--rained all day--could not +

          At home--rained all day--could not stir--did a great deal of work & read Dr. Drake's - Winter Nights--good.

          + Winter Nights--good.


          Tuesday 22nd

          -

          At home--heard from Sir William--wrote to Miss Brooke--poor dear Luce sent me some flowers--walked with Drum.

          +

          At home--heard from Sir William--wrote to Miss Brooke--poor dear Luce sent me some flowers--walked with Drum.


          Wednesday 23rd

          -

          At home--went to Reading--called on the Valpys (both), Mrs. Anstruther, Mrs. +

          At home--went to Reading--called on the Valpys (both), Mrs. Anstruther, Mrs. Tuppen, Mrs. Marsh, &c--dined at - Mrs. Newbery's--came home in the evening--Mrs. - Dickinson & Miss Eliza - Webb called whilst I was out--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson with a proof, & + Mrs. Newbery's--came home in the evening--Mrs. + Dickinson & Miss Eliza + Webb called whilst I was out--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson with a proof, & Mrs. Jolliffe.


          Thursday 24th

          Went coursing to Mortimer Westend, where poor dear - Lucy joined us--Moses killed two hares - & a rabbit--a delightful day--came home to dinner--Harry & Mrs. Marsh called--wrote to - Sir William Elford & Eliza Webb--read the Festival of + Lucy joined us--Moses killed two hares + & a rabbit--a delightful day--came home to dinner--Harry & Mrs. Marsh called--wrote to + Sir William Elford & Eliza Webb--read the Festival of Flora--very pretty.


          Friday 25th

          -

          Waited at home for Lady Madelina--Mr. - Body called--Lady Mad. did +

          Waited at home for Lady Madelina--Mr. + Body called--Lady Mad. did not--had a note from Mr. MacFarlane with his Poem of the Wanderer--finished the work for my new gowns.


          Saturday 26th

          -

          At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--went into Reading to call on Lady Madelina Palmer--found her very agreeable--saw a great many - people--came home with the +

          At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--went into Reading to call on Lady Madelina Palmer--found her very agreeable--saw a great many + people--came home with the Rigbys--wrote to Mrs. Rigby & - Mrs. Dickinson.

          + Mrs. Dickinson.


          Sunday 27th

          -

          Mrs. Dickinson called--Lucy & Mr. - Hill dined here--poor little Anne, our Cook, went away--wrote to Mr. +

          Mrs. Dickinson called--Lucy & Mr. + Hill dined here--poor little Anne, our Cook, went away--wrote to Mr. MacFarlane.


          Monday 28th

          -

          At home--Captain Tuppen & Mr. Wilson called--walked - about with Granny, chatted with Richard Body.

          +

          At home--Captain Tuppen & Mr. Wilson called--walked + about with Granny, chatted with Richard Body.


          Tuesday 29th

          -

          At home--walked with dear Drum & dear Granny & the pets to Arborfield Mill - over the tumbling bay--ducked Molly--a - charming walk--saw Mrs. & Miss Brooke - returning from Southampton, & - Richard Body--read Mrs. Graham's Residence in the Mountains - east of Rome--not good--wrote to Eliza +

          At home--walked with dear Drum & dear Granny & the pets to Arborfield Mill + over the tumbling bay--ducked Molly--a + charming walk--saw Mrs. & Miss Brooke + returning from Southampton, & + Richard Body--read Mrs. Graham's Residence in the Mountains + east of Rome--not good--wrote to Eliza Webb.


          Wednesday 30th

          -

          At home--heard from Miss Nooth--worked at my frill--walked with dear - Granny--wrote to Miss Nooth.

          +

          At home--heard from Miss Nooth--worked at my frill--walked with dear + Granny--wrote to Miss Nooth.


          Thursday 31st

          -

          At home--went coursing with dear - Drum to Mortimer Common--Moses - killed 4 hares & a rabbit--capital sport--delightful day--Mr. Dickinson & Captain - Tuppen called whilst I was out--finished my letter to Miss Nooth.

          +

          At home--went coursing with dear + Drum to Mortimer Common--Moses + killed 4 hares & a rabbit--capital sport--delightful day--Mr. Dickinson & Captain + Tuppen called whilst I was out--finished my letter to Miss Nooth.

          @@ -392,7 +393,7 @@

          fir

        • type: genus
        • type: family
          • -
          One of Mitford’s favorite trees. +
          One of Mitford’s favorite trees. Firs (Abies) are a genus of approximately fifty species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae. They are found through much of North and Central America, Europe, @@ -425,8 +426,8 @@

          Benjamin Robert Haydon, Jr.

          Benjamin Robert Haydon was a painter educated at the Royal Academy, who was famous for contemporary, historical, classical, biblical, and mythological scenes, though - tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of - 1817, and Sir William Elford was a + tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of + 1817, and Sir William Elford was a mutual friend. He killed himself in 1846. @@ -444,23 +445,23 @@

        • Three Mile Cross, parish of Shinfield, Berkshire, England
          • - Mary Russell was the youngest child of - the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and + Mary Russell was the youngest child of + the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and his second wife, Mary Dicker; she was born about 1750 in Ashe, Hampshire. (Her birth date is as yet unverified; period sources indicate that she was ten years older than her husband George, born in 1760.) Through the Russells, she was a distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). She had two siblings, Charles William and Frances; both predeceased her and their parents, - which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting + which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting her family’s entire estate upon her mother’s death in 1785. Her father’s rectory in Ashe was only a short distance from Steventon, and so she was acquainted - with the young Jane Austen. She married - George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, + with the young Jane Austen. She married + George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford. Their only daughter, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. Mary + Alresford, Hampshire. Mary Russell died on January 2, 1830 at Three Mile Cross in the parish of Shinfield, Berkshire. Her obituary in the 1830 @@ -479,19 +480,19 @@

          George Mitford

          -

          Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. +

          Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did - not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that + not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that he served a medical apprenticeship with family members.

          -

          He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live +

          He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater + Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local - magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

          + magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

          @@ -507,8 +508,8 @@

          Mrs. Dickinson

          their daughter Frances was born, and where they were visited by the Mitford family. According to Mitford, Catherine Dickinson was fond of match-making among her friends and acquaintances. (See - Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford - . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).
          + Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford + . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).

          Lucy Sweetser Hill

          @@ -519,9 +520,9 @@

          Lucy Sweetser Hill

          Beloved servant for twelve years in the Mitford household who, on 7 August 1820 married - Charles Hill. She is the basis for - the title character in the Our Village story. Source: - Needham Papers, + Charles Hill. She is the basis for + the title character in the Our Village story. Source: + Needham Papers, Reading Central Library.
          @@ -542,11 +543,11 @@

          Charles Dickinson

          Friend of the Mitford family. He was the son of Vikris Dickinson and Elizabeth Marchant. The Dickinson family were Quakers who lived in the vicinity of Bristol, Gloucestershire. - On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, + On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, Berkshire, where their daughter Frances was born, and where the Mitfords visited them. Charles Dickinson owned a private press he employed to print literary works by his friends (See letters to Elford from March 13, 1819 and June 21, 1820). He wrote and - published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth + published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth his extended family had amassed in the West Indies.
          @@ -555,13 +556,13 @@

          Mr. Sherwood

        • Sherwood Thomas
        • -
          Practiced medicine in Reading. He was a - friend of John Berkeley Monck, and likely - others in the Reading political - scene. Sources: +
          Practiced medicine in Reading. He was a + friend of John Berkeley Monck, and likely + others in the Reading political + scene. Sources: Needham Papers, Reading Central Library ; - History of Parliament Online. ReadingBorough + History of Parliament Online. ReadingBorough http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/constituencies/reading.
          @@ -571,9 +572,9 @@

          Charles Hill

        • Hill Charles
        • -
          Schoolmaster at Silchester, - Berkshire, England. Spouse of Mitford servant Lucy Hill, whose marriage to him caused her to - leave her position in the Mitford household. Source: NeedhamPapers, Reading Central Library.
          +
          Schoolmaster at Silchester, + Berkshire, England. Spouse of Mitford servant Lucy Hill, whose marriage to him caused her to + leave her position in the Mitford household. Source: NeedhamPapers, Reading Central Library.

          @@ -588,11 +589,11 @@

          Elizabeth James

        • Bath, Somerset, England
        • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey, England
          • -
          Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father +
          Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two younger sisters, Emily and Susan, in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas, - Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, + Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, referring to Mitford’s diary, letters were also addressed to her at Bellevue, Lower Road, Richmond (Coles 26). She was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey. In the 1841 census, she is listed as living on independent means; in the 1851 @@ -607,17 +608,17 @@

          Frances Rowden St. Quintin

        • -
          Educator, author, and Mitford - tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and - L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; +
          Educator, author, and Mitford + tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and + L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; Frances Rowden became his second wife after his first wife's death. In The Queens of Society by Grace and Philip Wharton, the authors note that, while unmarried, Frances Rowden styled herself Mrs. Rowden (1860: 148). Rowden wrote poetry, including - Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and - The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including - A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and - A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See + Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and + The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including + A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and + A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See Landon's Memoirs ; See also L'Estrange, ed. The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Told by Herself,(21) @@ -635,15 +636,15 @@

          Eliza Webb

        • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
        • Sandgate, Kent, England
          • -
          Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth +
          Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. She was baptized privately on March 3, 1797, and publicly on June 8, 1797 in Wokingham, Berkshire. She is the sister of Mary Elizabeth and Jane Eleanor Webb. In 1837 she married Henry Walters, Esq., in Wokingham, Berkshire. In - + Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham. Source: See - Needham’s letter to Roberts on November + Needham’s letter to Roberts on November 27, 1953 .
          @@ -652,14 +653,14 @@

          Valpy

            -
            A friend of MRM, and +
            A friend of MRM, and one of Dr. Richard Valpy’s as yet unmarried daughters by his second wife, Mary Benwell, though it is unclear which of his daughters this is. All of Dr. Valpy’s daughters eventually married, and of the daughters by his second wife, - Mary was married by 1810 + Mary was married by 1810 , so the reference must be to either Frances (unknown wedding date), - Penelope, or Catherine. Penelope and + Penelope, or Catherine. Penelope and Catherine appear to have shared a double wedding on 10 October 1823 .
            @@ -670,7 +671,7 @@

            Anthony Blagrave Valpy

          • Reading, Berkshire, England
          • Blagdon, Somerset, England
            • -
            Son of Dr. Richard Valpy and Mary Benwell. Spouse of Anna Harris Valpy. They had four children. He became a captain in the Royal Navy and later retired +
            Son of Dr. Richard Valpy and Mary Benwell. Spouse of Anna Harris Valpy. They had four children. He became a captain in the Royal Navy and later retired to Blagdon, Somerset with his family.
            @@ -681,7 +682,7 @@

            Richard Body

          • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
            • - Needham tentatively identifies him as Mitford's landlord. Listed in 1841 census as a farmer residing in Wokingham, Shinfield parish; also listed as gentleman in Reading directories. Buried 12 March 1842. Source: ancestry.com.
            + Needham tentatively identifies him as Mitford's landlord. Listed in 1841 census as a farmer residing in Wokingham, Shinfield parish; also listed as gentleman in Reading directories. Buried 12 March 1842. Source: ancestry.com.

            Charles Fyshe Palmer

            @@ -696,7 +697,7 @@

            Charles Fyshe Palmer

            Charles Fyshe Palmer was the son of Charles Fyshe Palmer and Lucy - Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, + Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, Herefordshire . They lived at Luckley House, Wokingham, Berkshire and at East Court, Finchampstead, @@ -707,23 +708,23 @@

            Charles Fyshe Palmer

            House.

            A Whig politician, Palmer began running for Parliament elections as the - member for Reading + member for Reading after 1816, and appears to have served off and on in that role until 1841. He led the Berkshire meetings to protest British government’s handling of the Peterloo Massacre in 1819. On March 16, 1820, Palmer ran for a seat in Parliament against - two other candidates. The votes ran: John - Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s - letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized + two other candidates. The votes ran: John + Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s + letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized Palmer in 1818 as vastly like a mop-stick, or, rather, a tall hop-pole, or an extremely long fishing-rod, or anything that is all length and no substance.

            Mitford also mentions Palmer in connection with a legal issue surrounding - the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822 + the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822 . Mitford also mentions the ways that Palmer’s political opponents sometimes undermined his Whig reformist positions by referencing the noble - privileges (and money) he accrued by marrying the Lady Madelina Gordon in 1805.

            + privileges (and money) he accrued by marrying the Lady Madelina Gordon in 1805.

            @@ -732,7 +733,7 @@

            Charlotte Nooth

          • Nooth Charlotte
          • Ireland
            • -
            A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. +
            A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. Valpy and published volumes of poetry in 1815 & 1816, including a verse tragedy, as well as a novel, Eglantine, published by A.J. Valpy
            @@ -740,8 +741,8 @@

            Miss Brooke

            • Brooke Miss
            -
            A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 - , +
            A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 + , Needham Papers, . Forename unknown. More research needed.
            @@ -759,7 +760,7 @@

            Emily James

          • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey
          • -
            Friend of Mary Russell Mitford, and sister to Elizabeth James and Susan James and cared for pupils with her. She +
            Friend of Mary Russell Mitford, and sister to Elizabeth James and Susan James and cared for pupils with her. She was born about 1782 in Bath, Somerset, the daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two sisters in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, @@ -783,28 +784,28 @@

            Sir William Elford

            -

            According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of - Mitford’s father, and - Mitford met him for the first time in the +

            According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of + Mitford’s father, and + Mitford met him for the first time in the spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death in 1837.

            Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase) - in Plymouth, Devon, from its + in Plymouth, Devon, from its founding in 1782. He was elected a member of Parliament for Plymouth as a - supporter of the government and Tory William + supporter of the government and Tory William Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his - son Jonathan came of age, he tried to + son Jonathan came of age, he tried to secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of - Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir + Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected @@ -814,21 +815,21 @@

            Sir William Elford

            alternative to yeast.

            He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

            + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

            Moses

              -
              One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.
              +
              One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.

              Henry Marsh

              @@ -836,7 +837,7 @@

              Henry Marsh

            • Marsh Henry
              • MRM's letters in December 1820 indicate that Henry Marsh was involved in a local political - tiff with Henry Hart Milman. The rift between Henry Marsh and H.H. Milman is well documented. See The History of Parliament online.
              + tiff with Henry Hart Milman. The rift between Henry Marsh and H.H. Milman is well documented. See The History of Parliament online.

              Madelina Gordon Sinclair Palmer

              @@ -852,7 +853,7 @@

              Madelina Gordon Sinclair Palmer

              the daughter of Alexander Gordon, 4th Duke of Gordon, and Jane Maxwell, at Gordon Castle, Bellie, Moray, Scotland. Her first husband was Robert Sinclair, 7th Baronet Sinclair; they married in 1789 and had one child, John Gordon - Sinclair. Her second husband was the Reading Whig politician Charles Fyshe Palmer. They married in 1805 at + Sinclair. Her second husband was the Reading Whig politician Charles Fyshe Palmer. They married in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, Herefordshire. They lived at Luckley House, Wokingham, Berkshire and at East Court, Finchampstead, Berkshire. Through her siblings, Lady Madelina was connected to several of the most influential @@ -866,13 +867,13 @@

              Madelina Gordon Sinclair Palmer

              Her sister Georgiana Gordon became Duchess of Bedford through marriage to John Russell, Duke of Bedford. Her brothers were George Duncan Gordon, who became 5th Duke of - Gordon, and Lord Alexander Gordon. Charles Fyshe Palmer’s marriage to Lady Madelina + Gordon, and Lord Alexander Gordon. Charles Fyshe Palmer’s marriage to Lady Madelina thus gained him access to aristocratic houses, including the Holland House. Lady Madelina’s name is variously spelled Madelina and Madalina, although Madelina appears to be the more common and standard spellling of the name, as an anglicization of the French Madeline. For more on the Palmers, see note 2 in The Browning’s Correspondence rendering of Mitford’s letter - of 12 March 1842 to Elizabeth Barrett Browning + of 12 March 1842 to Elizabeth Barrett Browning .
              -
              Cook at Bertram House in 1820. Surname unknown.
              +
              Cook at Bertram House in 1820. Surname unknown.

              Maria Dundas Graham, Lady Callcott

              @@ -894,15 +895,15 @@

              Maria Dundas Graham, Lady Callcott

            • Kensington Gravel Pits, London, England
              • - Mitford writes of this adventurous woman as Mrs. Graham and references her travel publications, - Journal of a Residence in India of 1812 - and her journal, Three Months Passed in the Mountains East of Rome: during the year 1819 + Mitford writes of this adventurous woman as Mrs. Graham and references her travel publications, + Journal of a Residence in India of 1812 + and her journal, Three Months Passed in the Mountains East of Rome: during the year 1819 . She was known for her multiple publications on her travels in India, Chile, and Brazil, and as Maria Graham, she published the first English biography of the artist Nicholas Poussin: Memoirs of the Life of Nicholas Poussin (1820).. A polymathic enthusiast, she traveled widely in her life, and met her first husband, Lieutenant Thomas Graham, on board the HMS Cornelia bound to Bombay on a trip with her father and siblings in 1809 . During an extended trip to South America, Thomas Graham died on a voyage from Brazil to Valparaíso, Chile on 9 April 1822 , after which Maria resided in Chile and Brazil, where she served as governess to the Brazilian emperor's daughter, Donna Maria. Her description of an earthquake in Quintero, Brazil influenced - Charles Lyell's explanations in Principles of Geology (1830) of land mass formation by what we would now call tectonic activity. After her return to England in 1826, she met and married the landscape artist Augustus Wall Callcott (1779-1844), who was knighted in 1837, making her Lady Callcott for the last years of her life. Source: ODNB.
              + Charles Lyell's explanations in Principles of Geology (1830) of land mass formation by what we would now call tectonic activity. After her return to England in 1826, she met and married the landscape artist Augustus Wall Callcott (1779-1844), who was knighted in 1837, making her Lady Callcott for the last years of her life. Source: ODNB.

              Collectives

              diff --git a/docs/journal-view/Dec-1818-to-Jan-1819.html b/docs/journal-view/Dec-1818-to-Jan-1819.html index 569e5a6..ce7b9a0 100644 --- a/docs/journal-view/Dec-1818-to-Jan-1819.html +++ b/docs/journal-view/Dec-1818-to-Jan-1819.html @@ -87,6 +87,7 @@

              1820

            • Jul
            • Aug
            • Sep
              • +
            • Oct
              • @@ -133,14 +134,14 @@

              1820

              Dec 1818 to Jan 1819


              the 1st we were - living at Bertram House--dear - Granny, dear Drum & I--Our servants poor Lucy, Jane (who - is going away) & George--our pets--Dear - Mossy--his sister May Fly--Nelly--Moses--(greyhounds) Mob - a borrowed greyhound--Whim our squinting spaniel who came - from Lockinge--Miranda our dear beautiful greyhound puppy--Selim our Persian Cat, Poll a tabby do--& 22 - Bantams The 3 old ones given me by poor - Jesse Cliff.

              + living at Bertram House--dear + Granny, dear Drum & I--Our servants poor Lucy, Jane (who + is going away) & George--our pets--Dear + Mossy--his sister May Fly--Nelly--Moses--(greyhounds) Mob + a borrowed greyhound--Whim our squinting spaniel who came + from Lockinge--Miranda our dear beautiful greyhound puppy--Selim our Persian Cat, Poll a tabby do--& 22 + Bantams The 3 old ones given me by poor + Jesse Cliff.

              @@ -148,8 +149,8 @@

              Thursday Decr 31th

              -

              Went with Papa & Eliza Webb to a dance at Mrs. Dickinson's very splendid--very - delightful--much laughing--Mr. Crowther +

              Went with Papa & Eliza Webb to a dance at Mrs. Dickinson's very splendid--very + delightful--much laughing--Mr. Crowther not to be forgotten.


              @@ -157,20 +158,20 @@

              -

              At Farley Hill--Happy day--Mrs. D's singing--Where'er you walk--Mr. D's reading--Count Ugolino--

              +

              At Farley Hill--Happy day--Mrs. D's singing--Where'er you walk--Mr. D's reading--Count Ugolino--

              - Manchester House - Exmouth. + Manchester House + Exmouth. -

              Sonnet

              +

              Sonnet

              - Farley Hill + Farley Hill Jany 1st 1819. To Mrs. Dickinson
              @@ -214,36 +215,36 @@

              Saturday 2

              -

              Another happy day--at Farley - Hill--Reading & - home.

              +

              Another happy day--at Farley + Hill--Reading & + home.


              Sunday 3

              -

              At home--told dear Mama all about the Ball--read BurkeMitford is likely reading - the Rivington edition, published - beginning in 1801. & the Reviews the B.C. & the E.R.

              +

              At home--told dear Mama all about the Ball--read BurkeMitford is likely reading + the Rivington edition, published + beginning in 1801. & the Reviews the B.C. & the E.R.


              Mon. 4

              -

              At home--wrote to Miss James--letter not to go this week--And to - Miss Brooke. read the Antiquary XX.

              +

              At home--wrote to Miss James--letter not to go this week--And to + Miss Brooke. read the Antiquary XX.


              Tuesday 5

              -

              Read some of Miss Edgeworth's - Popular tales XX some of Burke.Mitford is likely reading - the Rivington edition, published - beginning in 1801. Still at home.

              +

              Read some of Miss Edgeworth's + Popular tales XX some of Burke.Mitford is likely reading + the Rivington edition, published + beginning in 1801. Still at home.


              @@ -251,43 +252,43 @@

              Read Do. Do. - Edgeworth's Popular - tales and some Burke. - Still at home.

              + Edgeworth's Popular + tales and some Burke. + Still at home.


              Thursday 7

              -

              Read Fearon's America X--still at home--Got & read this pretty book X

              +

              Read Fearon's America X--still at home--Got & read this pretty book X


              Friday 8

              -

              Wrote to Sir William Elford not to go - till next week--Read Burke.Mitford is likely reading - the Rivington edition, published - beginning in 1801.still at home.

              +

              Wrote to Sir William Elford not to go + till next week--Read Burke.Mitford is likely reading + the Rivington edition, published + beginning in 1801.still at home.


              Saturday 9

              -

              Read Nightmare Abbey XX Still at - home.

              +

              Read Nightmare Abbey XX Still at + home.


              Sunday 10

              -

              Wrote to Miss Webb--not to go - till Tuesday. read more of Burke.Mitford is likely reading - the Rivington edition, published +

              Wrote to Miss Webb--not to go + till Tuesday. read more of Burke.Mitford is likely reading + the Rivington edition, published beginning in 1801.


              @@ -295,8 +296,8 @@

              Mon. 11

              -

              At home--worked some gown - trimming--& wrote a letter to Mr. +

              At home--worked some gown + trimming--& wrote a letter to Mr. Haydon.


              @@ -304,10 +305,10 @@

              Tuesday 12

              -

              At home. heard from dear Mrs. Dickinson--sent off letters to - Sir W. Elford - Mr. Haydon, Miss - James & Miss +

              At home. heard from dear Mrs. Dickinson--sent off letters to + Sir W. Elford + Mr. Haydon, Miss + James & Miss Webb.


              @@ -315,16 +316,16 @@

              Wednesday 13

              -

              Heard from dear Miss James--went Fir topping--wrote a - sonnet & letter to Mrs. - Dickinson--at home.

              +

              Heard from dear Miss James--went Fir topping--wrote a + sonnet & letter to Mrs. + Dickinson--at home.


              Thursday 14

              -

              At home. Wrote to dear Miss James Read Bisset's Life of Burke--very +

              At home. Wrote to dear Miss James Read Bisset's Life of Burke--very bad weather, could not stir.


              @@ -332,20 +333,20 @@

              Friday 15

              -

              At home all day doing nothing but - finish my letter to dear Miss James - & read BurkeMitford - is likely reading the Rivington edition, - published beginning in 1801.--Burke a sad turncoat.

              +

              At home all day doing nothing but + finish my letter to dear Miss James + & read BurkeMitford + is likely reading the Rivington edition, + published beginning in 1801.--Burke a sad turncoat.


              Saturday 16

              -

              Went to Reading--had a most - delightful chat with Miss - Brooke--bought things at Marshes--saw a number of people--came home to dinner quite well & was +

              Went to Reading--had a most + delightful chat with Miss + Brooke--bought things at Marshes--saw a number of people--came home to dinner quite well & was exceedingly ill (sick & purged) all night.


              @@ -353,10 +354,10 @@

              Sunday 17

              -

              Rather better--Lucy a famous nurse--in - bed almost all day--had a charming letter from Mr. - Haydon & read Malcolm's - Anecdotes of the 17th Century.

              +

              Rather better--Lucy a famous nurse--in + bed almost all day--had a charming letter from Mr. + Haydon & read Malcolm's + Anecdotes of the 17th Century.


              @@ -366,18 +367,18 @@

              A great deal better. Amused myself with doing up some gowns against the end of the mourning --read - Burke's works. All day at home.

              + Burke's works. All day at home.


              Tuesday 19

              -

              Quite well. Wrote a long note to Miss - Brooke--read Scott's - Visit to Paris & played with my - beautiful puppy Miranda born at - Stratford on +

              Quite well. Wrote a long note to Miss + Brooke--read Scott's + Visit to Paris & played with my + beautiful puppy Miranda born at + Stratford on Avon.


              @@ -385,51 +386,51 @@

              Wednesday 20

              -

              Received a long letter from Mrs. Rowden - & began an answer all day at home.

              +

              Received a long letter from Mrs. Rowden + & began an answer all day at home.


              Thursday 21

              -

              Mr. White & Mrs. Tuppen called did not see them--was Fir-topping with Luce & the pets. At home.

              +

              Mr. White & Mrs. Tuppen called did not see them--was Fir-topping with Luce & the pets. At home.


              Friday 22

              -

              Lord Bacon, 1561.

              +

              Lord Bacon, 1561.

              -

              All day at home finished my packet - for Mrs. Rowden & read Burke's works.

              +

              All day at home finished my packet + for Mrs. Rowden & read Burke's works.


              Saturday 23

              -

              All day at home - Firtopping--began Florence Macarthy--very much amused by it.

              +

              All day at home + Firtopping--began Florence Macarthy--very much amused by it.


              Sunday 24

              -

              Got a letter from dear Miss James - answered it--went with dear Drum to - look for primroses--did not find any--Finished - Florence Macarthy.

              +

              Got a letter from dear Miss James + answered it--went with dear Drum to + look for primroses--did not find any--Finished + Florence Macarthy.


              Monday 25

              -

              Mrs. Dickinson came to see us all in - the rain--She was quite delighted with Selim & Miranda's +

              Mrs. Dickinson came to see us all in + the rain--She was quite delighted with Selim & Miranda's play.


              @@ -437,8 +438,8 @@

              Tuesday 26

              -

              Went to Reading--saw a great many - people--bought my new crimson bombazine--came home to dinner Poor Whim +

              Went to Reading--saw a great many + people--bought my new crimson bombazine--came home to dinner Poor Whim lost.


              @@ -446,11 +447,11 @@

              Wednesday 27

              -

              At home. Dear Drum went to London & took my letters to Mrs. - Rowden & Miss +

              At home. Dear Drum went to London & took my letters to Mrs. + Rowden & Miss James. - Read the Duchesse d'Angoulime's - journal while in the Temple + Read the Duchesse d'Angoulime's + journal while in the Temple


              @@ -458,36 +459,36 @@

              Thursday 28

              -

              At home. Poor Jeremy Chamberlaine the shoemaker - brought me some primroses & violets in pots--which he found in the fields.

              +

              At home. Poor Jeremy Chamberlaine the shoemaker + brought me some primroses & violets in pots--which he found in the fields.


              Friday 29

              -

              Whim found again.--Selim nearly killed a white - kitten we have got for Sir W. - Elford.--I found today the first primrose this year in the hedge at the bottom of the park meadow.

              +

              Whim found again.--Selim nearly killed a white + kitten we have got for Sir W. + Elford.--I found today the first primrose this year in the hedge at the bottom of the park meadow.


              Saturday 30

              -

              At home all day. Read Junius--famous peppering--nothing so good - now.She is likely reading 1772 The Letters of Junius by a pseudonymous Junius, rather than the Roman ancient - world author Junius. - Mossy very amiable.

              +

              At home all day. Read Junius--famous peppering--nothing so good + now.She is likely reading 1772 The Letters of Junius by a pseudonymous Junius, rather than the Roman ancient + world author Junius. + Mossy very amiable.


              Sunday 31

              -

              Dear Drum came back again. Heard from - Eliza Webb--wrote to her in answer. - At home all day.

              +

              Dear Drum came back again. Heard from + Eliza Webb--wrote to her in answer. + At home all day.

              @@ -518,7 +519,7 @@

              fir

            • type: genus
            • type: family
              • -
              One of Mitford’s favorite trees. +
              One of Mitford’s favorite trees. Firs (Abies) are a genus of approximately fifty species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae. They are found through much of North and Central America, Europe, @@ -536,8 +537,8 @@

              primrose

            • type: species
            • type: family
              • -
              One of Mitford’s favorite - flowers, blooms in spring in Berkshire. +
              One of Mitford’s favorite + flowers, blooms in spring in Berkshire. Mitford likely refers to Primula vulgaris, a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to western and southern Europe, commonly called the English primrose or common primrose. @@ -554,9 +555,9 @@

              violet

            • type: genus
            • type: family
              • -
              One of Mitford’s favorite +
              One of Mitford’s favorite flowers (as it was of many of her contemporaries), blooms in spring in - Berkshire. Mentioned in the 1811 Poems as well as in Our Village Mitford likely refers to wild + Berkshire. Mentioned in the 1811 Poems as well as in Our Village Mitford likely refers to wild forms of the Viola, a genus of flowering plants in the violet family Violaceae. It is the largest genus in the family, containing more than 500 species. Most species are found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere. @@ -576,23 +577,23 @@

            • Three Mile Cross, parish of Shinfield, Berkshire, England
              • - Mary Russell was the youngest child of - the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and + Mary Russell was the youngest child of + the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and his second wife, Mary Dicker; she was born about 1750 in Ashe, Hampshire. (Her birth date is as yet unverified; period sources indicate that she was ten years older than her husband George, born in 1760.) Through the Russells, she was a distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). She had two siblings, Charles William and Frances; both predeceased her and their parents, - which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting + which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting her family’s entire estate upon her mother’s death in 1785. Her father’s rectory in Ashe was only a short distance from Steventon, and so she was acquainted - with the young Jane Austen. She married - George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, + with the young Jane Austen. She married + George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford. Their only daughter, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. Mary + Alresford, Hampshire. Mary Russell died on January 2, 1830 at Three Mile Cross in the parish of Shinfield, Berkshire. Her obituary in the 1830 @@ -611,19 +612,19 @@

              George Mitford

              -

              Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. +

              Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did - not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that + not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that he served a medical apprenticeship with family members.

              -

              He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live +

              He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater + Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local - magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

              + magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

              @@ -636,9 +637,9 @@

              Lucy Sweetser Hill

              Beloved servant for twelve years in the Mitford household who, on 7 August 1820 married - Charles Hill. She is the basis for - the title character in the Our Village story. Source: - Needham Papers, + Charles Hill. She is the basis for + the title character in the Our Village story. Source: + Needham Papers, Reading Central Library.
              @@ -647,7 +648,7 @@

              Jane

            • Jane
            • -
              Maidservant at Bertram House, who left the Mitford's service in early . Surname unknown.
              +
              Maidservant at Bertram House, who left the Mitford's service in early . Surname unknown.

              George

              @@ -655,49 +656,49 @@

              George

            • George
            • -
              Manservant at Bertram House in 1819; dismissed on September 15, 1820, when the Mitfords moved to Three Mile Cross, a much smaller establishment. Surname unknown.
              +
              Manservant at Bertram House in 1819; dismissed on September 15, 1820, when the Mitfords moved to Three Mile Cross, a much smaller establishment. Surname unknown.

              Mossy

                -
                Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram +
                Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram House. Mossy was a nickname for Moss Trooper.

                May Fly

                  -
                  One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819. Sister of Mossy.
                  +
                  One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819. Sister of Mossy.

                  Nelly

                    -
                    One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.
                    +
                    One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.

                    Moses

                      -
                      One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.
                      +
                      One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.

                      Mob

                        -
                        One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.
                        +
                        One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.

                        Whim

                          -
                          Mitford's spaniel at Bertram House in 1819.
                          +
                          Mitford's spaniel at Bertram House in 1819.

                          Miranda

                            -
                            A greyhound owned by Mitford, +
                            A greyhound owned by Mitford, described by her as blue all sprinkled with little white spots just like a starry night in her 13 February 1819 letter to - Haydon.
                            + Haydon.

                            Selim

                            @@ -707,7 +708,7 @@

                            Selim

                            Poll

                              -
                              Mitford's tabby cat at Bertram House in 1819.
                              +
                              Mitford's tabby cat at Bertram House in 1819.

                              @@ -721,15 +722,15 @@

                              Eliza Webb

                            • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                            • Sandgate, Kent, England
                              • -
                              Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth +
                              Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. She was baptized privately on March 3, 1797, and publicly on June 8, 1797 in Wokingham, Berkshire. She is the sister of Mary Elizabeth and Jane Eleanor Webb. In 1837 she married Henry Walters, Esq., in Wokingham, Berkshire. In - + Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham. Source: See - Needham’s letter to Roberts on November + Needham’s letter to Roberts on November 27, 1953 .
                              @@ -745,8 +746,8 @@

                              Mrs. Dickinson

                              their daughter Frances was born, and where they were visited by the Mitford family. According to Mitford, Catherine Dickinson was fond of match-making among her friends and acquaintances. (See - Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford - . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).
                              + Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford + . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).

                              Mr. Crowther @@ -758,9 +759,9 @@

                              Mr. Crowther

                              The dandy Mitford pokes fun at in her letters of 9 and 10 January, 1819 - . Possibly husband to Isabelle Crowther. According to Coles, his forename may be Phillip; Coles is not completely confident that the dandy Mr. + . Possibly husband to Isabelle Crowther. According to Coles, his forename may be Phillip; Coles is not completely confident that the dandy Mr. Crowther and Mr. Phillip Crowther are the same person. The second Mr. Crowther is - a correspondent of Mitford's, whom she writes to at Whitley cottage, near Reading. He may also have resided at Westbury on Trim near Bristol. William Coles is uncertain of whether Crowtheris the same Phillip Crowthermentioned in Mitford's Journal. Source: William Coles, Letter to Needham, 10 November 1957, NeedhamPapers, Reading Central Library.

                              + a correspondent of Mitford's, whom she writes to at Whitley cottage, near Reading. He may also have resided at Westbury on Trim near Bristol. William Coles is uncertain of whether Crowtheris the same Phillip Crowthermentioned in Mitford's Journal. Source: William Coles, Letter to Needham, 10 November 1957, NeedhamPapers, Reading Central Library.

                              @@ -776,11 +777,11 @@

                              Charles Dickinson

                              Friend of the Mitford family. He was the son of Vikris Dickinson and Elizabeth Marchant. The Dickinson family were Quakers who lived in the vicinity of Bristol, Gloucestershire. - On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, + On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, Berkshire, where their daughter Frances was born, and where the Mitfords visited them. Charles Dickinson owned a private press he employed to print literary works by his friends (See letters to Elford from March 13, 1819 and June 21, 1820). He wrote and - published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth + published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth his extended family had amassed in the West Indies.
                              @@ -788,8 +789,8 @@

                              Count Ugolino

                                -
                                Character from Dante’s - Inferno. Guilty of treason.
                                +
                                Character from Dante’s + Inferno. Guilty of treason.

                                Edmund Burke

                                @@ -811,7 +812,7 @@

                                Edmund Burke

                                Foxite Whigs. Known for his oratorical and authorial skills, he authored a work on aesthetics, A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful, as well as works of political philosophy such as Reflections on the Revolution - in France. He founded the Annual Review. Mitford reports reading a collection of Burke's works in early 1819, including his An Account of the European Settlements in America.
                                + in France. He founded the Annual Review. Mitford reports reading a collection of Burke's works in early 1819, including his An Account of the European Settlements in America.

                                Elizabeth James

                                @@ -821,11 +822,11 @@

                                Elizabeth James

                              • Bath, Somerset, England
                              • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey, England
                                • -
                                Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father +
                                Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two younger sisters, Emily and Susan, in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas, - Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, + Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, referring to Mitford’s diary, letters were also addressed to her at Bellevue, Lower Road, Richmond (Coles 26). She was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey. In the 1841 census, she is listed as living on independent means; in the 1851 @@ -837,8 +838,8 @@

                                Miss Brooke

                                • Brooke Miss
                                -
                                A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 - , +
                                A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 + , Needham Papers, . Forename unknown. More research needed.
                                @@ -865,7 +866,7 @@

                                Henry Bradshaw Fearon

                              • -
                                English surgeon who wrote Sketches of America. A Narrative of a Journey of Five Thousand Miles through the Eastern +
                                English surgeon who wrote Sketches of America. A Narrative of a Journey of Five Thousand Miles through the Eastern and Western States of America. While his birthplace is unknown, the dedication to the volume is dated from Plaistow, Essex.
                                @@ -884,28 +885,28 @@

                                Sir William Elford

                                -

                                According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of - Mitford’s father, and - Mitford met him for the first time in the +

                                According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of + Mitford’s father, and + Mitford met him for the first time in the spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death in 1837.

                                Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase) - in Plymouth, Devon, from its + in Plymouth, Devon, from its founding in 1782. He was elected a member of Parliament for Plymouth as a - supporter of the government and Tory William + supporter of the government and Tory William Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his - son Jonathan came of age, he tried to + son Jonathan came of age, he tried to secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of - Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir + Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected @@ -915,15 +916,15 @@

                                Sir William Elford

                                alternative to yeast.

                                He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                @@ -932,11 +933,11 @@

                                Mary Webb

                              • Webb Mary Elizabeth
                              • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                • -
                                Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on +
                                Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on April 15, 1796 in Wokingham, Berkshire. Sister of - Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane - Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, - Aunt Mary. In + Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane + Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, + Aunt Mary. In Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham, Berkshire. She @@ -954,8 +955,8 @@

                                Benjamin Robert Haydon, Jr.

                                Benjamin Robert Haydon was a painter educated at the Royal Academy, who was famous for contemporary, historical, classical, biblical, and mythological scenes, though - tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of - 1817, and Sir William Elford was a + tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of + 1817, and Sir William Elford was a mutual friend. He killed himself in 1846. @@ -981,9 +982,9 @@

                                John Scott

                              • -
                                Journalist and editor who revived The London Magazine in 1820 and edited it until his death on 27 February 1821. Died as the result of complications from a gunshot wound received in a duel fought - on 16 February with Jonathan Henry Christie (John Gibson Lockhart's agent) at Chalk Farm. The duel resulted from an escalation of attacks and counterattacks between the editors - of the London and Blackwood's Magazines over Blackwood's characterizations of a Cockney School.
                                +
                                Journalist and editor who revived The London Magazine in 1820 and edited it until his death on 27 February 1821. Died as the result of complications from a gunshot wound received in a duel fought + on 16 February with Jonathan Henry Christie (John Gibson Lockhart's agent) at Chalk Farm. The duel resulted from an escalation of attacks and counterattacks between the editors + of the London and Blackwood's Magazines over Blackwood's characterizations of a Cockney School.

                                Frances Rowden St. Quintin

                                @@ -993,17 +994,17 @@

                                Frances Rowden St. Quintin

                              • -
                                Educator, author, and Mitford - tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and - L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; +
                                Educator, author, and Mitford + tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and + L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; Frances Rowden became his second wife after his first wife's death. In The Queens of Society by Grace and Philip Wharton, the authors note that, while unmarried, Frances Rowden styled herself Mrs. Rowden (1860: 148). Rowden wrote poetry, including - Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and - The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including - A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and - A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See + Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and + The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including + A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and + A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See Landon's Memoirs ; See also L'Estrange, ed. The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Told by Herself,(21) @@ -1056,7 +1057,7 @@

                                white kitten

                                  -
                                  Female white kitten belonging to Mitford that she proposes to give to Elford. Mitford variously proposes to name the kitten Selima (after the kitten's father +
                                  Female white kitten belonging to Mitford that she proposes to give to Elford. Mitford variously proposes to name the kitten Selima (after the kitten's father Selim) or Grizzy (after the character in Ferrier's novel Marriage). Unknown whether Elford eventually takes the kitten. More research needed.
                                  diff --git a/docs/journal-view/Dec-1819.html b/docs/journal-view/Dec-1819.html index ee8de93..9a5e3ed 100644 --- a/docs/journal-view/Dec-1819.html +++ b/docs/journal-view/Dec-1819.html @@ -87,6 +87,7 @@

                                  1820

                                • Jul
                                • Aug
                                • Sep
                                  • +
                                • Oct
                                  • @@ -132,225 +133,225 @@

                                  Dec 1819


                                  Wednesday 1

                                  -

                                  At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson - came & dined here--dear Drum came - home in the evening--a very - pleasant day--wrote in the morning to Drum - at night to Granny.

                                  +

                                  At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson + came & dined here--dear Drum came + home in the evening--a very + pleasant day--wrote in the morning to Drum + at night to Granny.


                                  Thursday 2

                                  -

                                  At home--Heard from dear Granny - Mr. Johnson, & Sir Williamwith an excellent letter enclosed - from Lord Ashburton to Mr. Waristoun which I transcribed. Wrote to dear - Granny--read the Eclectic & British Critic Reviews.

                                  +

                                  At home--Heard from dear Granny + Mr. Johnson, & Sir Williamwith an excellent letter enclosed + from Lord Ashburton to Mr. Waristoun which I transcribed. Wrote to dear + Granny--read the Eclectic & British Critic Reviews.


                                  Friday 3

                                  -

                                  Luigi Pulci, 1431.

                                  +

                                  Luigi Pulci, 1431.

                                  -

                                  At home--Captain Tuppen came to course with Drum--wrote to Mrs. - Dickinson, Mr. Johnson, - Mrs. Hofland, & dear Granny--read Memoirs of +

                                  At home--Captain Tuppen came to course with Drum--wrote to Mrs. + Dickinson, Mr. Johnson, + Mrs. Hofland, & dear Granny--read Memoirs of the Rev. H. Martyn. Methodistical.


                                  Saturday 4

                                  -

                                  At home--Sent a hare & some beetroot with my note to - Mrs. Dickinson--Heard from dear - Granny & Mary Webb--wrote to Sir William--read memoirs of H. Martyn.

                                  +

                                  At home--Sent a hare & some beetroot with my note to + Mrs. Dickinson--Heard from dear + Granny & Mary Webb--wrote to Sir William--read memoirs of H. Martyn.


                                  Sunday 5

                                  -

                                  At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--Luce washed Molly who looked - like a little snowball sweet love--wrote to Granny--read Decision--rather +

                                  At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--Luce washed Molly who looked + like a little snowball sweet love--wrote to Granny--read Decision--rather methodistical but clever & interesting.


                                  Monday 6

                                  -

                                  At home--wrote to Mr. Palmer--heard from dear Granny--went firtopping--got a great many--a sweet dear little Bobby came to me to be fed & ate as I threw it +

                                  At home--wrote to Mr. Palmer--heard from dear Granny--went firtopping--got a great many--a sweet dear little Bobby came to me to be fed & ate as I threw it to him sweet lamb.


                                  Tuesday 7

                                  -

                                  At home--Heard from Mrs. Dickinson--went Fir topping--begin to get scarce--fed my Bobbies under the trees--read Florence Macarthy.

                                  +

                                  At home--Heard from Mrs. Dickinson--went Fir topping--begin to get scarce--fed my Bobbies under the trees--read Florence Macarthy.


                                  Wednesday 8

                                  -

                                  Milton, 1608.

                                  +

                                  Milton, 1608.

                                  -

                                  At home--Heard from Miss James--went firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to Mr. Haydon & Granny--read Life of Princess Charlotte by Booth--a catch penny thing.

                                  +

                                  At home--Heard from Miss James--went firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to Mr. Haydon & Granny--read Life of Princess Charlotte by Booth--a catch penny thing.


                                  Thursday 9

                                  -

                                  At home--Heard from Granny--wrote to Mary Webb & the - Butcher--went firtopping--fed a great many - Bobbies dear lambs.

                                  +

                                  At home--Heard from Granny--wrote to Mary Webb & the + Butcher--went firtopping--fed a great many + Bobbies dear lambs.


                                  Friday 10

                                  -

                                  At home--heard from Mr. Fyshe Palmer--fed my Bobbies a great many poor dears came to the board at the Window to eat - it being a snow--Wrote to dear Granny & - Miss James.

                                  +

                                  At home--heard from Mr. Fyshe Palmer--fed my Bobbies a great many poor dears came to the board at the Window to eat + it being a snow--Wrote to dear Granny & + Miss James.


                                  Saturday 11

                                  -

                                  At home--sent dear Miss Morse to Mr. - Haydon--heard from Mary - Webb & Granny--fed a great - many Bobbies & other birds off my board.

                                  +

                                  At home--sent dear Miss Morse to Mr. + Haydon--heard from Mary + Webb & Granny--fed a great + many Bobbies & other birds off my board.


                                  Sunday 12

                                  -

                                  At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--fed a great many bobbies & other birds--read +

                                  At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--fed a great many bobbies & other birds--read Blackwood's Magazine--famous--& the Life of Sand--pretty well.


                                  Monday 13

                                  -

                                  At home--heard from dear Granny & Mr. - Johnson--went with dear Drum - to Reading--called at the Brookes--Whites--Newberys & Valpys--came home to dinner--a pleasant day--fed my bobbies.

                                  +

                                  At home--heard from dear Granny & Mr. + Johnson--went with dear Drum + to Reading--called at the Brookes--Whites--Newberys & Valpys--came home to dinner--a pleasant day--fed my bobbies.


                                  Tuesday 14

                                  -

                                  At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--called at the Dickinsons--came home to - dinner--read Clan Albyn--a pretty thing only too - Highlandish--fed my dear bobbies & a great many +

                                  At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--called at the Dickinsons--came home to + dinner--read Clan Albyn--a pretty thing only too + Highlandish--fed my dear bobbies & a great many others--poor lambs.


                                  Wednesday 15

                                  -

                                  At home--dear Granny came back in great trim from Winchester--God bless her!--fed my poor - Bobbies & other birds.

                                  +

                                  At home--dear Granny came back in great trim from Winchester--God bless her!--fed my poor + Bobbies & other birds.


                                  Thursday 16

                                  -

                                  At home--my Birthday--went Firtopping with Drum - & the Pets--fed my Bobbies both at the window & - in the Plantations--the dear Bobbies very tame sweet loves eat as I threw bread to +

                                  At home--my Birthday--went Firtopping with Drum + & the Pets--fed my Bobbies both at the window & + in the Plantations--the dear Bobbies very tame sweet loves eat as I threw bread to them.


                                  Friday 17

                                  -

                                  At home--received the Statesman from Mr. - Johnson with a peppering of Frank - Cowslade--curled Granny's - Wigs--fed my Bobby's--poor Jessy Cliff brought us a present of a very fine pig--wrote to Mary +

                                  At home--received the Statesman from Mr. + Johnson with a peppering of Frank + Cowslade--curled Granny's + Wigs--fed my Bobby's--poor Jessy Cliff brought us a present of a very fine pig--wrote to Mary Webb.


                                  Saturday 18

                                  -

                                  At home--went firtopping--fed my Bobbies--read The Carib Chief by Horace - Twiss--a tolerable Tragedy--& Dr. Franklin's +

                                  At home--went firtopping--fed my Bobbies--read The Carib Chief by Horace + Twiss--a tolerable Tragedy--& Dr. Franklin's Correspondence--famous.


                                  Sunday 19

                                  -

                                  At home--fed my Bobbies--read Dr. Franklin's Correspondence which - is excellent--& Bubb Doddington's Diary which is Corruption itself.

                                  +

                                  At home--fed my Bobbies--read Dr. Franklin's Correspondence which + is excellent--& Bubb Doddington's Diary which is Corruption itself.


                                  Monday 20

                                  -

                                  Sir Isaac Newton, 1647.

                                  +

                                  Sir Isaac Newton, 1647.

                                  -

                                  At home--went firtopping with Molly & the - other Pets--read Mr. +

                                  At home--went firtopping with Molly & the + other Pets--read Mr. Quillinan's Sacrifice of Isabel--an elegant Poem--very short.


                                  Tuesday 21

                                  -

                                  At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--worked at my shirt--fed my Bobbies at the Window--read Mordaunt--an excellent old Novel.

                                  +

                                  At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--worked at my shirt--fed my Bobbies at the Window--read Mordaunt--an excellent old Novel.


                                  Wednesday 22

                                  -

                                  At home. Heard from Miss James--went firtopping--fed a charming Bobby in the - plantation--read Memoirs of the Marquis +

                                  At home. Heard from Miss James--went firtopping--fed a charming Bobby in the + plantation--read Memoirs of the Marquis of Montrosea very great man & great poet!--did some tatting.


                                  Thursday 23

                                  -

                                  At home--Heard from Mary Webb & Heard from Miss Nooth--went firtopping--Mr. Dickinson - called--wrote to Mary Webb & - lent Charles Knyvett six of Dr. +

                                  At home--Heard from Mary Webb & Heard from Miss Nooth--went firtopping--Mr. Dickinson + called--wrote to Mary Webb & + lent Charles Knyvett six of Dr. Russell's sermons.


                                  Friday 24

                                  -

                                  At home--went firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to - Miss James--read Clarkson's History of the Abolition of the slave trade. Good.

                                  +

                                  At home--went firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to + Miss James--read Clarkson's History of the Abolition of the slave trade. Good.


                                  Saturday 25

                                  -

                                  At home--received a proof sheet from Mr. Dickinson, corrected it & wrote a - note to him. Walked with dear Drum--fed my - bobbies--read the Munster +

                                  At home--received a proof sheet from Mr. Dickinson, corrected it & wrote a + note to him. Walked with dear Drum--fed my + bobbies--read the Munster Cottage boy Middling.


                                  Sunday 26

                                  -

                                  At home--heard from Sir William--went Firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to Mr. Johnson--read the +

                                  At home--heard from Sir William--went Firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to Mr. Johnson--read the Munster Cottage Boy.


                                  Monday 27

                                  -

                                  At home--walked out with Drum & my pets--fed my Bobbies--read Rhoda--pretty - good but too dismal--Molly a sweet lamb.

                                  +

                                  At home--walked out with Drum & my pets--fed my Bobbies--read Rhoda--pretty + good but too dismal--Molly a sweet lamb.


                                  Tuesday 28

                                  -

                                  At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--fed my bobbies--wrote to Sir William - Elford & Miss Nooth--read - Queenhoo Hall--good.

                                  +

                                  At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--fed my bobbies--wrote to Sir William + Elford & Miss Nooth--read + Queenhoo Hall--good.


                                  Wednesday 29

                                  -

                                  At home--walked with dear Drum in the Snow--fed my bobbies--worked at my shirt--read M. - Visconti's Catalogue of pictures &c +

                                  At home--walked with dear Drum in the Snow--fed my bobbies--worked at my shirt--read M. + Visconti's Catalogue of pictures &c in the Louvre.


                                  Thursday 30

                                  -

                                  At home--heard from --went - to Reading with Drum--called at Mr. - Harris's, the Rowdens, Brookes, Marshes, Whites, Newbery's & Jolyffe's--came home to dinner--a very pleasant morning.

                                  +

                                  At home--heard from --went + to Reading with Drum--called at Mr. + Harris's, the Rowdens, Brookes, Marshes, Whites, Newbery's & Jolyffe's--came home to dinner--a very pleasant morning.


                                  Friday 31

                                  -

                                  At home--Heard from Miss Webb--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & Heard from Miss Nooth--fed my Bobbies--tried a pattern upon some net--wrote to Mr. Haydon.

                                  +

                                  At home--Heard from Miss Webb--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & Heard from Miss Nooth--fed my Bobbies--tried a pattern upon some net--wrote to Mr. Haydon.

                                  @@ -382,7 +383,7 @@

                                  fir

                                • type: genus
                                • type: family
                                  • -
                                  One of Mitford’s favorite trees. +
                                  One of Mitford’s favorite trees. Firs (Abies) are a genus of approximately fifty species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae. They are found through much of North and Central America, Europe, @@ -427,12 +428,12 @@

                                  Barbara Wreaks Hofland

                                  Novelist and writer of children’s books popular in England and America, Barbara Hofland was a native of Sheffield, Yorkshire, where she published poems from July 1794 in the local - newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first + newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first marriage to Thomas Bradshawe Hoole left her widowed and in poverty, raising a son, Frederic, on her own, and she supported herself by publishing poems and children’s books, and by running a girl’s school in Harrogate. second marriage was to the artist - Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: + Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: ODNB)
                                  @@ -448,11 +449,11 @@

                                  Charles Dickinson

                                  Friend of the Mitford family. He was the son of Vikris Dickinson and Elizabeth Marchant. The Dickinson family were Quakers who lived in the vicinity of Bristol, Gloucestershire. - On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, + On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, Berkshire, where their daughter Frances was born, and where the Mitfords visited them. Charles Dickinson owned a private press he employed to print literary works by his friends (See letters to Elford from March 13, 1819 and June 21, 1820). He wrote and - published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth + published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth his extended family had amassed in the West Indies.
                                  @@ -467,8 +468,8 @@

                                  Mrs. Dickinson

                                  their daughter Frances was born, and where they were visited by the Mitford family. According to Mitford, Catherine Dickinson was fond of match-making among her friends and acquaintances. (See - Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford - . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).
                                  + Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford + . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).

                                  George Mitford

                                  @@ -482,19 +483,19 @@

                                  George Mitford

                                  -

                                  Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. +

                                  Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did - not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that + not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that he served a medical apprenticeship with family members.

                                  -

                                  He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live +

                                  He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater + Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local - magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                  + magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                  @@ -510,23 +511,23 @@

                                • Three Mile Cross, parish of Shinfield, Berkshire, England
                                  • - Mary Russell was the youngest child of - the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and + Mary Russell was the youngest child of + the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and his second wife, Mary Dicker; she was born about 1750 in Ashe, Hampshire. (Her birth date is as yet unverified; period sources indicate that she was ten years older than her husband George, born in 1760.) Through the Russells, she was a distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). She had two siblings, Charles William and Frances; both predeceased her and their parents, - which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting + which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting her family’s entire estate upon her mother’s death in 1785. Her father’s rectory in Ashe was only a short distance from Steventon, and so she was acquainted - with the young Jane Austen. She married - George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, + with the young Jane Austen. She married + George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford. Their only daughter, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. Mary + Alresford, Hampshire. Mary Russell died on January 2, 1830 at Three Mile Cross in the parish of Shinfield, Berkshire. Her obituary in the 1830 @@ -541,11 +542,11 @@

                                  John Johnson

                                • Timothy Trueman
                                • -
                                  Friend who leaves his collection of political books to Northmore upon his death in 1821. Mitford helps his - sister, Miss Johnson, sort out the - books that are part of the estate, according to her letter of 1 July 1821. Lived at Seymour Court near Great Marlow before his death. Mitford reports meeting Mr. Johnson and Mr. Northmore for the first time in March 1819 in a letter to Elford. She describes him as one of those +
                                  Friend who leaves his collection of political books to Northmore upon his death in 1821. Mitford helps his + sister, Miss Johnson, sort out the + books that are part of the estate, according to her letter of 1 July 1821. Lived at Seymour Court near Great Marlow before his death. Mitford reports meeting Mr. Johnson and Mr. Northmore for the first time in March 1819 in a letter to Elford. She describes him as one of those delightful old men that render age so charming--mild playful kind & - wise--talking just as Isaac Walton would + wise--talking just as Isaac Walton would have talked if we were to [have] gone out fishing with him. The Gentleman’s Magazine obituary lists his full name as John Johnson, esq. and gives his @@ -556,7 +557,7 @@

                                  John Johnson

                                  under the signature of Timothy Trueman (381). The Monthly Repository of Theology and General Literature 16 (1821), lists the same death date and notes that he was author of various political letters and essays in Mr. B. Flower’s - Political Register and other periodical works, under the signature of Timothy + Political Register and other periodical works, under the signature of Timothy Trueman (314).
                                  @@ -576,28 +577,28 @@

                                  Sir William Elford

                                  -

                                  According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of - Mitford’s father, and - Mitford met him for the first time in the +

                                  According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of + Mitford’s father, and + Mitford met him for the first time in the spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death in 1837.

                                  Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase) - in Plymouth, Devon, from its + in Plymouth, Devon, from its founding in 1782. He was elected a member of Parliament for Plymouth as a - supporter of the government and Tory William + supporter of the government and Tory William Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his - son Jonathan came of age, he tried to + son Jonathan came of age, he tried to secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of - Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir + Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected @@ -607,15 +608,15 @@

                                  Sir William Elford

                                  alternative to yeast.

                                  He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                  + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                  @@ -670,11 +671,11 @@

                                  Mary Webb

                                • Webb Mary Elizabeth
                                • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                  • -
                                  Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on +
                                  Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on April 15, 1796 in Wokingham, Berkshire. Sister of - Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane - Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, - Aunt Mary. In + Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane + Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, + Aunt Mary. In Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham, Berkshire. She @@ -691,9 +692,9 @@

                                  Lucy Sweetser Hill

                                  Beloved servant for twelve years in the Mitford household who, on 7 August 1820 married - Charles Hill. She is the basis for - the title character in the Our Village story. Source: - Needham Papers, + Charles Hill. She is the basis for + the title character in the Our Village story. Source: + Needham Papers, Reading Central Library.
                                  @@ -714,7 +715,7 @@

                                  Charles Fyshe Palmer

                                  Charles Fyshe Palmer was the son of Charles Fyshe Palmer and Lucy - Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, + Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, Herefordshire . They lived at Luckley House, Wokingham, Berkshire and at East Court, Finchampstead, @@ -725,23 +726,23 @@

                                  Charles Fyshe Palmer

                                  House.

                                  A Whig politician, Palmer began running for Parliament elections as the - member for Reading + member for Reading after 1816, and appears to have served off and on in that role until 1841. He led the Berkshire meetings to protest British government’s handling of the Peterloo Massacre in 1819. On March 16, 1820, Palmer ran for a seat in Parliament against - two other candidates. The votes ran: John - Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s - letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized + two other candidates. The votes ran: John + Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s + letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized Palmer in 1818 as vastly like a mop-stick, or, rather, a tall hop-pole, or an extremely long fishing-rod, or anything that is all length and no substance.

                                  Mitford also mentions Palmer in connection with a legal issue surrounding - the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822 + the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822 . Mitford also mentions the ways that Palmer’s political opponents sometimes undermined his Whig reformist positions by referencing the noble - privileges (and money) he accrued by marrying the Lady Madelina Gordon in 1805.

                                  + privileges (and money) he accrued by marrying the Lady Madelina Gordon in 1805.

                                  @@ -762,7 +763,7 @@

                                  John Milton

                                • English poet and polemical essayist who wrote in support of Parliamentary and Puritan - causes, best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667).
                                  + causes, best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667).

                                  Elizabeth James

                                  @@ -772,11 +773,11 @@

                                  Elizabeth James

                                • Bath, Somerset, England
                                • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey, England
                                  • -
                                  Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father +
                                  Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two younger sisters, Emily and Susan, in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas, - Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, + Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, referring to Mitford’s diary, letters were also addressed to her at Bellevue, Lower Road, Richmond (Coles 26). She was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey. In the 1841 census, she is listed as living on independent means; in the 1851 @@ -793,8 +794,8 @@

                                  Benjamin Robert Haydon, Jr.

                                  Benjamin Robert Haydon was a painter educated at the Royal Academy, who was famous for contemporary, historical, classical, biblical, and mythological scenes, though - tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of - 1817, and Sir William Elford was a + tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of + 1817, and Sir William Elford was a mutual friend. He killed himself in 1846. @@ -830,9 +831,9 @@

                                  Francis (Frank) Cowslade

                                • -
                                  As Coles notes, Francis or Frank Cowslade was one of the publishers of the Reading Mercury newspaper (Coles # 16, p.95, note 11). He appears to have also worked as a Reading jobbing +
                                  As Coles notes, Francis or Frank Cowslade was one of the publishers of the Reading Mercury newspaper (Coles # 16, p.95, note 11). He appears to have also worked as a Reading jobbing printer and bookseller; he is listed as such on two of the published political essays - of the pseudonymousTimothy Trueman.
                                  + of the pseudonymousTimothy Trueman.

                                  @@ -867,7 +868,7 @@

                                  Benjamin Franklin

                                  he was also a signer of the Treaty of Alliance with France, the Treaty of Paris, and the United States Constitution. He also served as the first United States Postmaster General and as President (similar to Governor) of Pennsylvania. In letters of 1819, - Mitford names Franklin as one of only two Americans she admires; the other was George Washington, a view she shared with many of her contemporaries of moderate political views.

                                  + Mitford names Franklin as one of only two Americans she admires; the other was George Washington, a view she shared with many of her contemporaries of moderate political views.

                                  @@ -895,7 +896,7 @@

                                  Charlotte Nooth

                                • Nooth Charlotte
                                • Ireland
                                  • -
                                  A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. +
                                  A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. Valpy and published volumes of poetry in 1815 & 1816, including a verse tragedy, as well as a novel, Eglantine, published by A.J. Valpy
                                  @@ -912,8 +913,8 @@

                                  Rev. Dr. Richard Russell

                                • - Mary Russell Mitford's maternal grandfather. The Rev. Dr. Richard Russell was the son of William Russell and Jane Coleman, and was a distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). He was - married twice; first, to Elizabeth Boulte, by whom he had a daughter, Ann Russell; second, to Mary Dicker, by whom he had three children: Charles William, Frances, and Mary. The Rev. Dr. Richard Russell was the rector of Ashe and the Vicar of Overton and the family lived at Ashe, Hampshire. He likely died in early 1783, before Mitford was born, since his will was probated on February 25, 1783. + Mary Russell Mitford's maternal grandfather. The Rev. Dr. Richard Russell was the son of William Russell and Jane Coleman, and was a distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). He was + married twice; first, to Elizabeth Boulte, by whom he had a daughter, Ann Russell; second, to Mary Dicker, by whom he had three children: Charles William, Frances, and Mary. The Rev. Dr. Richard Russell was the rector of Ashe and the Vicar of Overton and the family lived at Ashe, Hampshire. He likely died in early 1783, before Mitford was born, since his will was probated on February 25, 1783.
                                  @@ -939,17 +940,17 @@

                                  Frances Rowden St. Quintin

                                • -
                                  Educator, author, and Mitford - tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and - L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; +
                                  Educator, author, and Mitford + tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and + L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; Frances Rowden became his second wife after his first wife's death. In The Queens of Society by Grace and Philip Wharton, the authors note that, while unmarried, Frances Rowden styled herself Mrs. Rowden (1860: 148). Rowden wrote poetry, including - Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and - The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including - A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and - A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See + Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and + The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including + A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and + A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See Landon's Memoirs ; See also L'Estrange, ed. The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Told by Herself,(21) diff --git a/docs/journal-view/Feb-1819.html b/docs/journal-view/Feb-1819.html index 57bbda9..756ae88 100644 --- a/docs/journal-view/Feb-1819.html +++ b/docs/journal-view/Feb-1819.html @@ -87,6 +87,7 @@

                                  1820

                                • Jul
                                • Aug
                                • Sep
                                  • +
                                • Oct
                                  • @@ -123,65 +124,65 @@

                                  Monday 1

                                  -

                                  At home. Went out Firtopping with Mossy--Mossy was very amiable--so was Miranda in the Evening--read Junius & the British Critic Review.

                                  +

                                  At home. Went out Firtopping with Mossy--Mossy was very amiable--so was Miranda in the Evening--read Junius & the British Critic Review.

                                  -

                                  Aubrey's Lives said to be in the Ashmolean Collection 1819

                                  +

                                  Aubrey's Lives said to be in the Ashmolean Collection 1819


                                  Tuesday 2

                                  -

                                  At home all day. Helped trim my new - gown and read the Eclectic Review & played - with Miranda.

                                  +

                                  At home all day. Helped trim my new + gown and read the Eclectic Review & played + with Miranda.


                                  Thursday 11

                                  -

                                  Walked about Farley Hill--Mrs. Dick. brought me & Mrs. Hofland - home & dined with us--Mrs. H. went away at night. Heard from Sir W. Elford & Miss James.

                                  +

                                  Walked about Farley Hill--Mrs. Dick. brought me & Mrs. Hofland + home & dined with us--Mrs. H. went away at night. Heard from Sir W. Elford & Miss James.


                                  Friday 12

                                  -

                                  Read Burke & Mitford is - likely reading the Rivington edition, - published beginning in 1801.wrote to Mr. Williams & Miss Eliza Webb--at home all day.

                                  +

                                  Read Burke & Mitford is + likely reading the Rivington edition, + published beginning in 1801.wrote to Mr. Williams & Miss Eliza Webb--at home all day.


                                  Saturday 13

                                  -

                                  Went to Reading--called on Mrs. - Tuppen--the Brookes--Mrs. - Boyd--Mrs. Newbery & +

                                  Went to Reading--called on Mrs. + Tuppen--the Brookes--Mrs. + Boyd--Mrs. Newbery & the Valpy's--saw a great many people & - hired a Cook.

                                  + hired a Cook.


                                  Sunday 14

                                  -

                                  Wrote to Mrs. Clarke--& - Miss Ogbourn & Miss James. At home all day--fed the pets.

                                  +

                                  Wrote to Mrs. Clarke--& + Miss Ogbourn & Miss James. At home all day--fed the pets.


                                  Monday 15

                                  -

                                  Mr. Williams called on me--went primrosing got the little basket full--wrote to - Sir William Elford--Forsyth's Italy--charmed with it.

                                  +

                                  Mr. Williams called on me--went primrosing got the little basket full--wrote to + Sir William Elford--Forsyth's Italy--charmed with it.

                                  -

                                  On this day (Monday the 15th) Papa saw a pheasant's nest with 4 eggs, which was found by one of Lord Braybrooke's people at Billingbear whilst a party were coursing in - the park--very early indeed. 1819 +

                                  On this day (Monday the 15th) Papa saw a pheasant's nest with 4 eggs, which was found by one of Lord Braybrooke's people at Billingbear whilst a party were coursing in + the park--very early indeed. 1819

                                  --Cheap place for India Shawls 78 Oxford Street--1819

                                  @@ -191,23 +192,23 @@

                                  Tuesday 16

                                  -

                                  All day at home--read Forsyth's Italy--trimmed my black bonnet helped to contrive dear Granny's spencer--played with the Pets.

                                  +

                                  All day at home--read Forsyth's Italy--trimmed my black bonnet helped to contrive dear Granny's spencer--played with the Pets.


                                  Wednesday 17

                                  -

                                  All day at home. Read Dr. Aikin's Translation of the +

                                  All day at home. Read Dr. Aikin's Translation of the Memoirs of Huet--very entertaining--played with the Pets. Helped to - trim dear Granny's spencer.

                                  + trim dear Granny's spencer.


                                  Thursday 18

                                  -

                                  Called on Mrs. Dickinson--Cut Drum's hair--finished reading Huet's Memoirs & began Emma. Had a note from Miss +

                                  Called on Mrs. Dickinson--Cut Drum's hair--finished reading Huet's Memoirs & began Emma. Had a note from Miss Valpy.


                                  @@ -215,8 +216,8 @@

                                  Friday 19

                                  -

                                  At home all day. Received a letter - from Mrs. Hofland--finished Emma--the puppy +

                                  At home all day. Received a letter + from Mrs. Hofland--finished Emma--the puppy a great pet.


                                  @@ -224,66 +225,66 @@

                                  Saturday 20

                                  -

                                  Went primrosing--Got the +

                                  Went primrosing--Got the Sheffield Iris - from Mrs. Hofland with some verses from her - to me--very pretty. Read Sir Robert Wilson's - Egypt.

                                  + from Mrs. Hofland with some verses from her + to me--very pretty. Read Sir Robert Wilson's + Egypt.


                                  Sunday 21

                                  -

                                  Dear Drum went into Hampshire. Jeremy brought me violets & primroses--Wrote to - Eliza Webb & Mrs. Hofland--at home all day--fed the pets.

                                  +

                                  Dear Drum went into Hampshire. Jeremy brought me violets & primroses--Wrote to + Eliza Webb & Mrs. Hofland--at home all day--fed the pets.


                                  Monday 22

                                  -

                                  Went Firtopping--fed the Pets--Mayfly, Miranda & a new - little bitch called Fly given us by young - farmer Webb.

                                  +

                                  Went Firtopping--fed the Pets--Mayfly, Miranda & a new + little bitch called Fly given us by young + farmer Webb.


                                  Tuesday 23

                                  -

                                  Went Firtopping in the Plantations--fed the Pets--at home all day. primroses very - plentiful in the Plantations.

                                  +

                                  Went Firtopping in the Plantations--fed the Pets--at home all day. primroses very + plentiful in the Plantations.


                                  Wednesday 24

                                  -

                                  Heard from Miss Nooth--went to look for violets --could not find any--then went Firtopping till I was driven in by the +

                                  Heard from Miss Nooth--went to look for violets --could not find any--then went Firtopping till I was driven in by the snow. - Read Sir R. Wilson's Egypt.

                                  + Read Sir R. Wilson's Egypt.


                                  Thursday 25

                                  -

                                  Heard from Eliza Webb. +

                                  Heard from Eliza Webb. Staid Stayed - at home all day--read the - Collectanea Curiosa--very amusing--dear - Drum & the pets came back from - Overton.

                                  + at home all day--read the + Collectanea Curiosa--very amusing--dear + Drum & the pets came back from + Overton.


                                  Friday 26

                                  -

                                  At home all day--read the Collectanea Curiosa--wrote to Miss Nooth. Nell went to Mr. Piles--poor +

                                  At home all day--read the Collectanea Curiosa--wrote to Miss Nooth. Nell went to Mr. Piles--poor love I hope she will be comfortable.


                                  @@ -291,19 +292,19 @@

                                  Saturday 27

                                  -

                                  At home all day--Had a delightful - letter from Sir William Elford enclosing - some lozenges of his own making. Wrote to Sir W. - E. & Miss James.

                                  +

                                  At home all day--Had a delightful + letter from Sir William Elford enclosing + some lozenges of his own making. Wrote to Sir W. + E. & Miss James.


                                  Sunday 28

                                  -

                                  Heard from Mr. Haydon--wrote to Pen Valpy & Eliza Webb--heard from Mary - Webb--went primrosing with dear - Drum --read the Eclectic Review & the British Critic. Both stupid.

                                  +

                                  Heard from Mr. Haydon--wrote to Pen Valpy & Eliza Webb--heard from Mary + Webb--went primrosing with dear + Drum --read the Eclectic Review & the British Critic. Both stupid.

                                  @@ -314,7 +315,7 @@

                                  fir

                                • type: genus
                                • type: family
                                  • -
                                  One of Mitford’s favorite trees. +
                                  One of Mitford’s favorite trees. Firs (Abies) are a genus of approximately fifty species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae. They are found through much of North and Central America, Europe, @@ -332,8 +333,8 @@

                                  primrose

                                • type: species
                                • type: family
                                  • -
                                  One of Mitford’s favorite - flowers, blooms in spring in Berkshire. +
                                  One of Mitford’s favorite + flowers, blooms in spring in Berkshire. Mitford likely refers to Primula vulgaris, a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to western and southern Europe, commonly called the English primrose or common primrose. @@ -370,9 +371,9 @@

                                  violet

                                • type: genus
                                • type: family
                                  • -
                                  One of Mitford’s favorite +
                                  One of Mitford’s favorite flowers (as it was of many of her contemporaries), blooms in spring in - Berkshire. Mentioned in the 1811 Poems as well as in Our Village Mitford likely refers to wild + Berkshire. Mentioned in the 1811 Poems as well as in Our Village Mitford likely refers to wild forms of the Viola, a genus of flowering plants in the violet family Violaceae. It is the largest genus in the family, containing more than 500 species. Most species are found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere. @@ -385,17 +386,17 @@

                                  Mossy

                                    -
                                    Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram +
                                    Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram House. Mossy was a nickname for Moss Trooper.

                                    Miranda

                                      -
                                      A greyhound owned by Mitford, +
                                      A greyhound owned by Mitford, described by her as blue all sprinkled with little white spots just like a starry night in her 13 February 1819 letter to - Haydon.
                                      + Haydon.

                                      @@ -414,7 +415,7 @@

                                      John Aubrey

                                    • Seventeenth-century antiquarian, naturalist, and writer. By the nineteenth century, - best known as the author of biographical sketches known informally as Brief Lives or Aubrey's Lives. Mitford reading Aubrey's Letters Written by Eminent Persons in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries: To + best known as the author of biographical sketches known informally as Brief Lives or Aubrey's Lives. Mitford reading Aubrey's Letters Written by Eminent Persons in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries: To Which are Added, Hearne's Journeys to Reading, and to Whaddon Hall, the Seat of Browne Willis, Esq., and Lives of Eminent Men, which she admired for its style of biographical writing.
                                      @@ -431,8 +432,8 @@

                                      Mrs. Dickinson

                                      their daughter Frances was born, and where they were visited by the Mitford family. According to Mitford, Catherine Dickinson was fond of match-making among her friends and acquaintances. (See - Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford - . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).
                                      + Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford + . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).

                                      Barbara Wreaks Hofland

                                      @@ -445,12 +446,12 @@

                                      Barbara Wreaks Hofland

                                      Novelist and writer of children’s books popular in England and America, Barbara Hofland was a native of Sheffield, Yorkshire, where she published poems from July 1794 in the local - newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first + newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first marriage to Thomas Bradshawe Hoole left her widowed and in poverty, raising a son, Frederic, on her own, and she supported herself by publishing poems and children’s books, and by running a girl’s school in Harrogate. second marriage was to the artist - Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: + Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: ODNB)
                                      @@ -469,28 +470,28 @@

                                      Sir William Elford

                                      -

                                      According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of - Mitford’s father, and - Mitford met him for the first time in the +

                                      According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of + Mitford’s father, and + Mitford met him for the first time in the spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death in 1837.

                                      Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase) - in Plymouth, Devon, from its + in Plymouth, Devon, from its founding in 1782. He was elected a member of Parliament for Plymouth as a - supporter of the government and Tory William + supporter of the government and Tory William Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his - son Jonathan came of age, he tried to + son Jonathan came of age, he tried to secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of - Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir + Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected @@ -500,15 +501,15 @@

                                      Sir William Elford

                                      alternative to yeast.

                                      He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                      + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                      @@ -519,11 +520,11 @@

                                      Elizabeth James

                                    • Bath, Somerset, England
                                    • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey, England
                                      • -
                                      Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father +
                                      Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two younger sisters, Emily and Susan, in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas, - Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, + Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, referring to Mitford’s diary, letters were also addressed to her at Bellevue, Lower Road, Richmond (Coles 26). She was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey. In the 1841 census, she is listed as living on independent means; in the 1851 @@ -550,7 +551,7 @@

                                      Edmund Burke

                                      Foxite Whigs. Known for his oratorical and authorial skills, he authored a work on aesthetics, A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful, as well as works of political philosophy such as Reflections on the Revolution - in France. He founded the Annual Review. Mitford reports reading a collection of Burke's works in early 1819, including his An Account of the European Settlements in America.
                                      + in France. He founded the Annual Review. Mitford reports reading a collection of Burke's works in early 1819, including his An Account of the European Settlements in America.

                                      @@ -564,15 +565,15 @@

                                      Eliza Webb

                                    • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                    • Sandgate, Kent, England
                                      • -
                                      Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth +
                                      Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. She was baptized privately on March 3, 1797, and publicly on June 8, 1797 in Wokingham, Berkshire. She is the sister of Mary Elizabeth and Jane Eleanor Webb. In 1837 she married Henry Walters, Esq., in Wokingham, Berkshire. In - + Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham. Source: See - Needham’s letter to Roberts on November + Needham’s letter to Roberts on November 27, 1953 .
                                      @@ -616,7 +617,7 @@

                                      Joseph Forsyth

                                    • -
                                      Schoolmaster and author of Remarks on Antiquities, Arts, and Letters, during an Excursion in Italy in the years +
                                      Schoolmaster and author of Remarks on Antiquities, Arts, and Letters, during an Excursion in Italy in the years 1802 and 1803 He travelled to Italy during the Peace of Amiens and was on his way back to England when war broke out and he was captured. He was a French prisoner between 1803 and 1814, and authored his works in hope of influencing Napoleon, a patron of Italian @@ -634,19 +635,19 @@

                                      George Mitford

                                      -

                                      Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. +

                                      Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did - not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that + not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that he served a medical apprenticeship with family members.

                                      -

                                      He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live +

                                      He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater + Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local - magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                      + magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                      @@ -661,7 +662,7 @@

                                      Richard Griffin, Baron Braybrooke

                                    • Until 1797, known as Richard Aldworth-Neville or Richard Aldworth Griffin-Neville. - As 2nd Baron Braybrooke, he came into possession of the estates Billingbear Park in Berkshire and Audley End in Essex.
                                      + As 2nd Baron Braybrooke, he came into possession of the estates Billingbear Park in Berkshire and Audley End in Essex.

                                      @@ -675,23 +676,23 @@

                                    • Three Mile Cross, parish of Shinfield, Berkshire, England
                                      • - Mary Russell was the youngest child of - the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and + Mary Russell was the youngest child of + the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and his second wife, Mary Dicker; she was born about 1750 in Ashe, Hampshire. (Her birth date is as yet unverified; period sources indicate that she was ten years older than her husband George, born in 1760.) Through the Russells, she was a distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). She had two siblings, Charles William and Frances; both predeceased her and their parents, - which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting + which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting her family’s entire estate upon her mother’s death in 1785. Her father’s rectory in Ashe was only a short distance from Steventon, and so she was acquainted - with the young Jane Austen. She married - George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, + with the young Jane Austen. She married + George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford. Their only daughter, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. Mary + Alresford, Hampshire. Mary Russell died on January 2, 1830 at Three Mile Cross in the parish of Shinfield, Berkshire. Her obituary in the 1830 @@ -708,14 +709,14 @@

                                      Valpy

                                        -
                                        A friend of MRM, and +
                                        A friend of MRM, and one of Dr. Richard Valpy’s as yet unmarried daughters by his second wife, Mary Benwell, though it is unclear which of his daughters this is. All of Dr. Valpy’s daughters eventually married, and of the daughters by his second wife, - Mary was married by 1810 + Mary was married by 1810 , so the reference must be to either Frances (unknown wedding date), - Penelope, or Catherine. Penelope and + Penelope, or Catherine. Penelope and Catherine appear to have shared a double wedding on 10 October 1823 .

                                        @@ -732,7 +733,7 @@

                                        May Fly

                                          -
                                          One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819. Sister of Mossy.
                                          +
                                          One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819. Sister of Mossy.

                                          @@ -750,13 +751,13 @@

                                          Charlotte Nooth

                                        • Nooth Charlotte
                                        • Ireland
                                          • -
                                          A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. +
                                          A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. Valpy and published volumes of poetry in 1815 & 1816, including a verse tragedy, as well as a novel, Eglantine, published by A.J. Valpy

                                          Nelly

                                            -
                                            One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.
                                            +
                                            One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.

                                            @@ -773,8 +774,8 @@

                                            Benjamin Robert Haydon, Jr.

                                            Benjamin Robert Haydon was a painter educated at the Royal Academy, who was famous for contemporary, historical, classical, biblical, and mythological scenes, though - tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of - 1817, and Sir William Elford was a + tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of + 1817, and Sir William Elford was a mutual friend. He killed himself in 1846. @@ -787,7 +788,7 @@

                                            Penelope Valpy French

                                          • Reading, Berkshire, England
                                          • Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
                                            • -
                                            One of the daughters of Dr. Valpy by his second wife Mary Benwell. She was baptized on June 15, 1798 +
                                            One of the daughters of Dr. Valpy by his second wife Mary Benwell. She was baptized on June 15, 1798 at St. Lawrence, Reading, Berkshire. Penelope Arabella was youngest Valpy child to live to adulthood (a younger sister, Elizabeth Charlotte, died as an infant). She married the Rev. Peter French on October 13, 1823 on the same day @@ -802,11 +803,11 @@

                                            Mary Webb

                                          • Webb Mary Elizabeth
                                          • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                            • -
                                            Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on +
                                            Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on April 15, 1796 in Wokingham, Berkshire. Sister of - Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane - Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, - Aunt Mary. In + Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane + Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, + Aunt Mary. In Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham, Berkshire. She diff --git a/docs/journal-view/Feb-1820.html b/docs/journal-view/Feb-1820.html index a24e188..6623232 100644 --- a/docs/journal-view/Feb-1820.html +++ b/docs/journal-view/Feb-1820.html @@ -87,6 +87,7 @@

                                            1820

                                          • Jul
                                          • Aug
                                          • Sep
                                            • +
                                          • Oct
                                            • @@ -129,215 +130,215 @@

                                            Feb 1820


                                            Tuesday 1st

                                            -

                                            At home--Heard from Miss Webb--went with dear Drum into Reading to buy a new bombazine gown--bought a very nice one for +

                                            At home--Heard from Miss Webb--went with dear Drum into Reading to buy a new bombazine gown--bought a very nice one for 2s. 9d. a yard--called on the Brookes--Newberys--Joliffes--the Institution - & Mrs. Havell's--came home to dinner--a very pleasant morning.

                                            + & Mrs. Havell's--came home to dinner--a very pleasant morning.


                                            Wednesday 2nd

                                            -

                                            At home--went Firtopping--got a great many--fed my Bobbies--read Spence's Anecdotes--very - good indeed--& wrote another Postscript to Sir - William Elford--read likewise the - Eclectic & British +

                                            At home--went Firtopping--got a great many--fed my Bobbies--read Spence's Anecdotes--very + good indeed--& wrote another Postscript to Sir + William Elford--read likewise the + Eclectic & British Reviews.


                                            Thursday 3rd

                                            -

                                            At home--went firtopping--got a great many--fed my Bobbies - in the Plantations--read The Man in the Moon famous & the Memoirs of the Margravine of Bareith

                                            +

                                            At home--went firtopping--got a great many--fed my Bobbies + in the Plantations--read The Man in the Moon famous & the Memoirs of the Margravine of Bareith


                                            Friday 4th

                                            -

                                            At home--went firtopping--got a great many indeed--fed my bobbies in the Plantations--wrote to Miss - Webb--poor Molly grows +

                                            At home--went firtopping--got a great many indeed--fed my bobbies in the Plantations--wrote to Miss + Webb--poor Molly grows big.From pregnancy.


                                            Saturday 5th

                                            -

                                            At home--new trimmed my old - bombazine--heard from Eliza Webb--read - Anastasius.

                                            +

                                            At home--new trimmed my old + bombazine--heard from Eliza Webb--read + Anastasius.


                                            Sunday 6th

                                            -

                                            At home--wrote to Mr. Palmer enclosing my letter to Sir William--rode with Drum to Farley - Hill--saw Mrs. - Dickinson--Mrs. - AllinghamMr. Rigby & the Miss - Parfitts--came home to - dinner--a pleasant morning--read Anastasius--very +

                                            At home--wrote to Mr. Palmer enclosing my letter to Sir William--rode with Drum to Farley + Hill--saw Mrs. + Dickinson--Mrs. + AllinghamMr. Rigby & the Miss + Parfitts--came home to + dinner--a pleasant morning--read Anastasius--very good.


                                            Monday 7th

                                            -

                                            At home--wrote to Mrs. Hofland--Lucy finished my new black bombazine gown--Drum went coursing, killed 4 hares & a rabbit--readAnastasius--very fine indeed.

                                            +

                                            At home--wrote to Mrs. Hofland--Lucy finished my new black bombazine gown--Drum went coursing, killed 4 hares & a rabbit--readAnastasius--very fine indeed.


                                            Tuesday 8th

                                            -

                                            Sent a hare to Mrs. - Hofland--gave one to Mrs. - Havell--went firtopping--got a great - many--read Anastasius.

                                            +

                                            Sent a hare to Mrs. + Hofland--gave one to Mrs. + Havell--went firtopping--got a great + many--read Anastasius.


                                            Wednesday 9th

                                            -

                                            Went firtopping & wooding - with Granny & Lucy in the plantation - by poor Mossy's grave--got a great quantity - of wood & firtops--read - Windham's +

                                            Went firtopping & wooding + with Granny & Lucy in the plantation + by poor Mossy's grave--got a great quantity + of wood & firtops--read + Windham's speeches.


                                            Thursday 10th

                                            -

                                            Went to Reading with Drum--called on the Brookes, Newberys, Tuppens & Valpys--dined at the Jolliffes--Mrs. Maddison, - Harry Marsh & Mr. Sherwood came in the evening--excellent - dinner--very pleasant day--corrected some proofs of Mrs. Jolliffe's little - Tales--came home at night.

                                            +

                                            Went to Reading with Drum--called on the Brookes, Newberys, Tuppens & Valpys--dined at the Jolliffes--Mrs. Maddison, + Harry Marsh & Mr. Sherwood came in the evening--excellent + dinner--very pleasant day--corrected some proofs of Mrs. Jolliffe's little + Tales--came home at night.


                                            Friday 11th

                                            -

                                            Read a tolerable Poem called Hacho or the spell of St. - Wilten--went firtopping--wrote to Miss Webb--Poor dear Mossy's grave planted with flowers by Drum & George--God bless him poor dear!

                                            +

                                            Read a tolerable Poem called Hacho or the spell of St. + Wilten--went firtopping--wrote to Miss Webb--Poor dear Mossy's grave planted with flowers by Drum & George--God bless him poor dear!


                                            Saturday 12th

                                            -

                                            Went firtopping--snowdrops +

                                            Went firtopping--snowdrops out.


                                            Monday 14th

                                            -

                                            Went wooding & firtopping in - the lower plantation--got a great - deal--Moses killed 3 hares & two rabbits dear love! Moll a great pet.

                                            +

                                            Went wooding & firtopping in + the lower plantation--got a great + deal--Moses killed 3 hares & two rabbits dear love! Moll a great pet.


                                            Tuesday 15th

                                            -

                                            Wrote to Miss James--sent her a hare--went wooding with Drum & the pets--read Delphine--much too dismal--planted some sweet Williams on dear Mossy's +

                                            Wrote to Miss James--sent her a hare--went wooding with Drum & the pets--read Delphine--much too dismal--planted some sweet Williams on dear Mossy's grave.


                                            Wednesday 16th

                                            -

                                            Heard from Miss Eliza Webb, Miss James & Mrs. - Hofland--wrote to Sir William - Elford--read the First Volume - of the Tales of Fancy containing the Shipwreck by Miss Burney--good--& Windham's +

                                            Heard from Miss Eliza Webb, Miss James & Mrs. + Hofland--wrote to Sir William + Elford--read the First Volume + of the Tales of Fancy containing the Shipwreck by Miss Burney--good--& Windham's Speeches good.


                                            Thursday the 17th 1820

                                            -

                                            Wrote to Eliza Webb--went into Reading with Drum--called at the Jolliffes--Newberys--Sherwoods--Whites--Valpys (witnessed the dear - Drs. - Will)--saw Mr. - Dundas who sent off my letter to Sir +

                                            Wrote to Eliza Webb--went into Reading with Drum--called at the Jolliffes--Newberys--Sherwoods--Whites--Valpys (witnessed the dear + Drs. + Will)--saw Mr. + Dundas who sent off my letter to Sir William, & a great many people. Came home to dinner & read - Mme. Necker de + Mme. Necker de Saussure's Notice sur la caractere et les ecrits de Madame de Staël--which is good enough.


                                            Friday 18th

                                            -

                                            At home--went wooding with dear Granny in the - lower Plantation--got a great - deal--read the Eskdale Herdboy (good) & - wrote to Mrs. Hofland.

                                            +

                                            At home--went wooding with dear Granny in the + lower Plantation--got a great + deal--read the Eskdale Herdboy (good) & + wrote to Mrs. Hofland.


                                            Saturday 19th

                                            -

                                            At home--went wooding with dear Granny in the - lower Plantation--wrote to - Miss James & Mrs. Dickinson--read Windham's +

                                            At home--went wooding with dear Granny in the + lower Plantation--wrote to + Miss James & Mrs. Dickinson--read Windham's Speeches--very good.


                                            Sunday 20th

                                            -

                                            At home--Dear Drum went to Town in the snow--heard from Mrs. - Dickinson--wrote to Mrs. - Dickinson--read Dudley--very good.

                                            +

                                            At home--Dear Drum went to Town in the snow--heard from Mrs. + Dickinson--wrote to Mrs. + Dickinson--read Dudley--very good.


                                            Monday 21st

                                            -

                                            At home--Dear Drum in London--went firtopping--fed my Bobbies--read Dudley.

                                            +

                                            At home--Dear Drum in London--went firtopping--fed my Bobbies--read Dudley.


                                            Tuesday 22nd

                                            -

                                            At home--heard from dear Drum & Miss - James--fed my Bobbies--wrote to dear - Drum & Miss Rogers for Miss - James--read Dudley.

                                            +

                                            At home--heard from dear Drum & Miss + James--fed my Bobbies--wrote to dear + Drum & Miss Rogers for Miss + James--read Dudley.


                                            Wednesday 23rd

                                            -

                                            At home--heard from dear Drum--went firtopping - with Molly in the plantations--fed my Bobbies--read Nourjahad old but +

                                            At home--heard from dear Drum--went firtopping + with Molly in the plantations--fed my Bobbies--read Nourjahad old but pretty.


                                            Thursday 24th

                                            -

                                            At home--heard from dear Drum & Miss - Rogers--wrote to Mrs. - Dickinson (to tell her of the birth of Mrs. Woodburn's boy) & - to Miss James--read Riley's +

                                            At home--heard from dear Drum & Miss + Rogers--wrote to Mrs. + Dickinson (to tell her of the birth of Mrs. Woodburn's boy) & + to Miss James--read Riley's narrative of the Loss of the Brig Commerce--interesting - but Munchausenish.

                                            + but Munchausenish.


                                            Friday 25th

                                            -

                                            At home--heard from dear Drum--went firtopping - with Molly--read Coelebs Deceived poor methodistical stuff--Dear Drum came home in the Evening.

                                            +

                                            At home--heard from dear Drum--went firtopping + with Molly--read Coelebs Deceived poor methodistical stuff--Dear Drum came home in the Evening.


                                            Saturday 26th

                                            -

                                            At home--went wooding & firtopping--heard from Eliza Webb.

                                            +

                                            At home--went wooding & firtopping--heard from Eliza Webb.


                                            Sunday 27th

                                            -

                                            At home--went primrosing in the park & - fields with dear Drum--got a good many--read Glenfergus--famous.

                                            +

                                            At home--went primrosing in the park & + fields with dear Drum--got a good many--read Glenfergus--famous.


                                            Monday 28th

                                            -

                                            At home--Dear Drum went into Reading for the Grand Jury--went wooding - in the lower plantation with dear - Granny--fed my Bobbies--read Authentic Account of the +

                                            At home--Dear Drum went into Reading for the Grand Jury--went wooding + in the lower plantation with dear + Granny--fed my Bobbies--read Authentic Account of the French Revolution--interesting.


                                            Tuesday 29th

                                            -

                                            At home--heard from Drum--dear Granny went into Reading--wrote to Drum & - to Dr. Harness--fed my Bobbies--Mrs. Valpy & - the Miss Valpys called--went firtopping in the - plantation--got a great many--fed my bobbies there--read No Fiction--sad - methodistical stuff--Heard from Drum - again--who went to London from the Grand +

                                            At home--heard from Drum--dear Granny went into Reading--wrote to Drum & + to Dr. Harness--fed my Bobbies--Mrs. Valpy & + the Miss Valpys called--went firtopping in the + plantation--got a great many--fed my bobbies there--read No Fiction--sad + methodistical stuff--Heard from Drum + again--who went to London from the Grand Jury.

                                            @@ -349,7 +350,7 @@

                                            fir

                                          • type: genus
                                          • type: family
                                            • -
                                            One of Mitford’s favorite trees. +
                                            One of Mitford’s favorite trees. Firs (Abies) are a genus of approximately fifty species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae. They are found through much of North and Central America, Europe, @@ -428,8 +429,8 @@

                                            primrose

                                          • type: species
                                          • type: family
                                            • -
                                            One of Mitford’s favorite - flowers, blooms in spring in Berkshire. +
                                            One of Mitford’s favorite + flowers, blooms in spring in Berkshire. Mitford likely refers to Primula vulgaris, a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to western and southern Europe, commonly called the English primrose or common primrose. @@ -446,11 +447,11 @@

                                            Mary Webb

                                          • Webb Mary Elizabeth
                                          • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                            • -
                                            Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on +
                                            Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on April 15, 1796 in Wokingham, Berkshire. Sister of - Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane - Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, - Aunt Mary. In + Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane + Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, + Aunt Mary. In Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham, Berkshire. She @@ -470,19 +471,19 @@

                                            George Mitford

                                            -

                                            Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. +

                                            Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did - not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that + not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that he served a medical apprenticeship with family members.

                                            -

                                            He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live +

                                            He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater + Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local - magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                            + magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                            @@ -507,28 +508,28 @@

                                            Sir William Elford

                                            -

                                            According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of - Mitford’s father, and - Mitford met him for the first time in the +

                                            According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of + Mitford’s father, and + Mitford met him for the first time in the spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death in 1837.

                                            Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase) - in Plymouth, Devon, from its + in Plymouth, Devon, from its founding in 1782. He was elected a member of Parliament for Plymouth as a - supporter of the government and Tory William + supporter of the government and Tory William Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his - son Jonathan came of age, he tried to + son Jonathan came of age, he tried to secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of - Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir + Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected @@ -538,15 +539,15 @@

                                            Sir William Elford

                                            alternative to yeast.

                                            He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                            + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                            @@ -566,15 +567,15 @@

                                            Eliza Webb

                                          • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                          • Sandgate, Kent, England
                                            • -
                                            Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth +
                                            Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. She was baptized privately on March 3, 1797, and publicly on June 8, 1797 in Wokingham, Berkshire. She is the sister of Mary Elizabeth and Jane Eleanor Webb. In 1837 she married Henry Walters, Esq., in Wokingham, Berkshire. In - + Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham. Source: See - Needham’s letter to Roberts on November + Needham’s letter to Roberts on November 27, 1953 .
                                            @@ -591,7 +592,7 @@

                                            Charles Fyshe Palmer

                                            Charles Fyshe Palmer was the son of Charles Fyshe Palmer and Lucy - Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, + Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, Herefordshire . They lived at Luckley House, Wokingham, Berkshire and at East Court, Finchampstead, @@ -602,23 +603,23 @@

                                            Charles Fyshe Palmer

                                            House.

                                            A Whig politician, Palmer began running for Parliament elections as the - member for Reading + member for Reading after 1816, and appears to have served off and on in that role until 1841. He led the Berkshire meetings to protest British government’s handling of the Peterloo Massacre in 1819. On March 16, 1820, Palmer ran for a seat in Parliament against - two other candidates. The votes ran: John - Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s - letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized + two other candidates. The votes ran: John + Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s + letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized Palmer in 1818 as vastly like a mop-stick, or, rather, a tall hop-pole, or an extremely long fishing-rod, or anything that is all length and no substance.

                                            Mitford also mentions Palmer in connection with a legal issue surrounding - the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822 + the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822 . Mitford also mentions the ways that Palmer’s political opponents sometimes undermined his Whig reformist positions by referencing the noble - privileges (and money) he accrued by marrying the Lady Madelina Gordon in 1805.

                                            + privileges (and money) he accrued by marrying the Lady Madelina Gordon in 1805.

                                            @@ -633,8 +634,8 @@

                                            Mrs. Dickinson

                                            their daughter Frances was born, and where they were visited by the Mitford family. According to Mitford, Catherine Dickinson was fond of match-making among her friends and acquaintances. (See - Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford - . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).
                                            + Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford + . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).

                                            @@ -657,12 +658,12 @@

                                            Barbara Wreaks Hofland

                                            Novelist and writer of children’s books popular in England and America, Barbara Hofland was a native of Sheffield, Yorkshire, where she published poems from July 1794 in the local - newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first + newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first marriage to Thomas Bradshawe Hoole left her widowed and in poverty, raising a son, Frederic, on her own, and she supported herself by publishing poems and children’s books, and by running a girl’s school in Harrogate. second marriage was to the artist - Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: + Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: ODNB)
                                            @@ -674,9 +675,9 @@

                                            Lucy Sweetser Hill

                                            Beloved servant for twelve years in the Mitford household who, on 7 August 1820 married - Charles Hill. She is the basis for - the title character in the Our Village story. Source: - Needham Papers, + Charles Hill. She is the basis for + the title character in the Our Village story. Source: + Needham Papers, Reading Central Library.
                                            @@ -691,23 +692,23 @@

                                          • Three Mile Cross, parish of Shinfield, Berkshire, England
                                            • - Mary Russell was the youngest child of - the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and + Mary Russell was the youngest child of + the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and his second wife, Mary Dicker; she was born about 1750 in Ashe, Hampshire. (Her birth date is as yet unverified; period sources indicate that she was ten years older than her husband George, born in 1760.) Through the Russells, she was a distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). She had two siblings, Charles William and Frances; both predeceased her and their parents, - which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting + which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting her family’s entire estate upon her mother’s death in 1785. Her father’s rectory in Ashe was only a short distance from Steventon, and so she was acquainted - with the young Jane Austen. She married - George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, + with the young Jane Austen. She married + George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford. Their only daughter, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. Mary + Alresford, Hampshire. Mary Russell died on January 2, 1830 at Three Mile Cross in the parish of Shinfield, Berkshire. Her obituary in the 1830 @@ -719,7 +720,7 @@

                                            Mossy

                                              -
                                              Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram +
                                              Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram House. Mossy was a nickname for Moss Trooper.

                                              @@ -749,7 +750,7 @@

                                              Henry Marsh

                                            • Marsh Henry
                                              • MRM's letters in December 1820 indicate that Henry Marsh was involved in a local political - tiff with Henry Hart Milman. The rift between Henry Marsh and H.H. Milman is well documented. See The History of Parliament online.
                                              + tiff with Henry Hart Milman. The rift between Henry Marsh and H.H. Milman is well documented. See The History of Parliament online.

                                              Mr. Sherwood

                                              @@ -757,13 +758,13 @@

                                              Mr. Sherwood

                                            • Sherwood Thomas
                                            • -
                                              Practiced medicine in Reading. He was a - friend of John Berkeley Monck, and likely - others in the Reading political - scene. Sources: +
                                              Practiced medicine in Reading. He was a + friend of John Berkeley Monck, and likely + others in the Reading political + scene. Sources: Needham Papers, Reading Central Library ; - History of Parliament Online. ReadingBorough + History of Parliament Online. ReadingBorough http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/constituencies/reading.
                                              @@ -778,12 +779,12 @@

                                              George

                                            • George
                                            • -
                                              Manservant at Bertram House in 1819; dismissed on September 15, 1820, when the Mitfords moved to Three Mile Cross, a much smaller establishment. Surname unknown.
                                              +
                                              Manservant at Bertram House in 1819; dismissed on September 15, 1820, when the Mitfords moved to Three Mile Cross, a much smaller establishment. Surname unknown.

                                              Moses

                                                -
                                                One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.
                                                +
                                                One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.

                                                Elizabeth James

                                                @@ -793,11 +794,11 @@

                                                Elizabeth James

                                              • Bath, Somerset, England
                                              • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey, England
                                                • -
                                                Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father +
                                                Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two younger sisters, Emily and Susan, in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas, - Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, + Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, referring to Mitford’s diary, letters were also addressed to her at Bellevue, Lower Road, Richmond (Coles 26). She was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey. In the 1841 census, she is listed as living on independent means; in the 1851 @@ -813,7 +814,7 @@

                                                Sarah Harriet Burney

                                              • Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
                                              • -
                                                Daughter of Charles Burney by his second wife, Elizabeth Allen. Half sister to Frances Burney.
                                                +
                                                Daughter of Charles Burney by his second wife, Elizabeth Allen. Half sister to Frances Burney.

                                                Dr. Richard Valpy

                                                @@ -830,7 +831,7 @@

                                                Dr. Richard Valpy

                                                Richard Valpy (the fourth of that name) was the eldest son of Richard Valpy [III] and Catherine Chevalier. He was a friend and literary mentor to - Mary Russell Mitford. He matriculated at + Mary Russell Mitford. He matriculated at Pembroke College, Oxford University on April 1, 1773, aged eighteen, as a Morley scholar. He received from Oxford a B.A. (1776), M.A. (1784), B.D. & D.D. (1792). He took orders in the Church of England in 1777. Richard @@ -839,39 +840,39 @@

                                                Dr. Richard Valpy

                                                1787. He became the Headmaster at Reading School, Reading, Berkshire, in 1781 and served until 1830, at which time he turned the Headmastership over to his youngest son Francis E. J. Valpy and continued in semi-retirement - until his death in 1836. During his tenure as Headmaster of Reading Grammar School for boys over + until his death in 1836. During his tenure as Headmaster of Reading Grammar School for boys over the course of fifty years, he expanded the boarding school and added new buildings. He is the author of numerous published works, including Greek and Latin textbooks, sermons, volumes of poetry, and adaptations of plays such as Shakespeare’s King John and Sheridan’s The Critic. His Elements of Greek Grammar, Elements of Latin Grammar,,Greek Delectus and Latin Delectus, printed and published by - his son A. J. Valpy, were all much + his son A. J. Valpy, were all much used as school texts throughout the nineteenth century. Valpy’s students performed his own adaptations of Greek, Latin, and English plays for the triennial visitations and the play receipts went to charitable organizations. Valpy enlisted Mitford to write reviews of the productions - for the Reading Mercury. In 1803, his + for the Reading Mercury. In 1803, his adaptation of Shakespeare’s King John was performed at Covent Garden Theatre.

                                                Richard Valpy was married twice and had twelve children, eleven of whom - lived to adulthood. His first wife was Martha + lived to adulthood. His first wife was Martha Cornelia de Cartaret; Richard and Martha were married about - 1778 and they had one daughter, Martha Cartaretta Cornelia. + 1778 and they had one daughter, Martha Cartaretta Cornelia. His first wife Martha died about 1780 and he married Mary Benwell of Caversham, Oxfordshire on May 30, 1782. Together they had six sons and five daughters and ten of their eleven children survived to adulthood. Richard Valpy and Mary Benwell’s sons were Richard Valpy (the - fifth of that name), Abraham John + fifth of that name), Abraham John Valpy, called John; Gabriel Valpy, Anthony Blagrove Valpy; and Francis Edward - Jackson Valpy. His daughters were Mary Ann Catherine Valpy; Sarah - Frances Valpy, called Frances or Fanny; Catherine Elizabeth Blanch Valpy; - Penelope Arabella Valpy; and + Jackson Valpy. His daughters were Mary Ann Catherine Valpy; Sarah + Frances Valpy, called Frances or Fanny; Catherine Elizabeth Blanch Valpy; + Penelope Arabella Valpy; and Elizabeth Charlotte Valpy, who died as an infant.

                                                Richard Valpy died on March 28, - 1836 in Reading, + 1836 in Reading, Berkshire, and is buried in All Souls cemetery, Kensal Green, London. Dr. Valpy’s students placed a marble bust of him in St. Lawrence’s church, Reading, Berkshire, after his @@ -934,17 +935,17 @@

                                                Rev. William Harness

                                                -

                                                A lifelong friend of Mary Russell Mitford +

                                                A lifelong friend of Mary Russell Mitford who knew her from their childhood in the 1790s, Harness launched the first major effort to collect and edit Mitford’s letters into a series of volumes, - which was completed by his assistant, Alfred Guy + which was completed by his assistant, Alfred Guy Kingan L’Estrange a year after Harness’s death, and published - as The Life of Mary Russell Mitford, Related + as The Life of Mary Russell Mitford, Related in a Selection from her Letters to her Friends. This collection was originally intended to be six volumes, but was cut back to three by the publishers, to Harness’s distress.

                                                -

                                                Harness and Byron were also friends from +

                                                Harness and Byron were also friends from their schooling at Harrow, as Byron sympathized with Harness’s experience of a disabled foot, crushed in an accident in early childhood. Byron considered dedicating the first two cantos of Childe Harold’s @@ -953,10 +954,10 @@

                                                Rev. William Harness

                                                he was taking orders as an Anglican curate. Harness admired and encouraged Mitford’s playwrighting in particular, and she commented that he was one of the few of her friends who thought she should prioritize the drama over - prose. When William Macready was - attacked in an anonymous Blackwood’s Magazine piece + prose. When William Macready was + attacked in an anonymous Blackwood’s Magazine piece in 1825 for his demands and rudeness to Mitford over revisions to - Rienzi, Macready assumed that Harness was + Rienzi, Macready assumed that Harness was the author of the anonymous piece, though in 1839 after many years of distance, Harness assured Macready in person that he was not the writer, though he may have shared word of the poor treatment his @@ -972,13 +973,13 @@

                                                Rev. William Harness

                                                1825, he published an eight-volume edition of Shakespeare, including a biography; his friends would later endow a prize in his name at Cambridge for the study of Shakespearean literature. He also authored numerous essays - and reviews, some for the Quarterly Review. From 1844 to 1847 he was + and reviews, some for the Quarterly Review. From 1844 to 1847 he was minister of Brompton Chapel in London. He undertook to raise the funds to build the church of All Saints, Knightsbridge, in the parish of St. Margaret’s Westminster, which opened in 1849, and he then became perpetual curate of that congregation. At the 1851 and 1861 censuses, he lived at 3 Hyde Park - Terrace, Westminster St. Margaret, Middlesex, with his sister Mary Harness + Terrace, Westminster St. Margaret, Middlesex, with his sister Mary Harness and his first cousin Jemima Harness, daughter of his uncle William. He died while on a visit to one of his former curates in Battle, Sussex. At the time of his death he living at the same address at 3 diff --git a/docs/journal-view/Jan-1820.html b/docs/journal-view/Jan-1820.html index f469306..d23e427 100644 --- a/docs/journal-view/Jan-1820.html +++ b/docs/journal-view/Jan-1820.html @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Jan 1820: Mary Russell Mitford's Notebook of 1819 to 1823 +
                                                @@ -363,7 +365,7 @@

                                                fir

                                              • type: genus
                                              • type: family
                                                • -
                                                One of Mitford’s favorite trees. +
                                                One of Mitford’s favorite trees. Firs (Abies) are a genus of approximately fifty species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae. They are found through much of North and Central America, Europe, @@ -392,15 +394,15 @@

                                                Molly

                                                Whim

                                                  -
                                                  Mitford's spaniel at Bertram House in 1819.
                                                  +
                                                  Mitford's spaniel at Bertram House in 1819.

                                                  Miss Brooke

                                                  • Brooke Miss
                                                  -
                                                  A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 - , +
                                                  A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 + , Needham Papers, . Forename unknown. More research needed.
                                                  @@ -417,8 +419,8 @@

                                                  Mrs. Dickinson

                                                  their daughter Frances was born, and where they were visited by the Mitford family. According to Mitford, Catherine Dickinson was fond of match-making among her friends and acquaintances. (See - Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford - . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).
                                                  + Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford + . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).

                                                  @@ -431,7 +433,7 @@

                                                  Charlotte Nooth

                                                • Nooth Charlotte
                                                • Ireland
                                                  • -
                                                  A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. +
                                                  A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. Valpy and published volumes of poetry in 1815 & 1816, including a verse tragedy, as well as a novel, Eglantine, published by A.J. Valpy
                                                  @@ -451,19 +453,19 @@

                                                  George Mitford

                                                  -

                                                  Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. +

                                                  Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did - not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that + not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that he served a medical apprenticeship with family members.

                                                  -

                                                  He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live +

                                                  He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater + Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local - magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                  + magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                  @@ -474,15 +476,15 @@

                                                  Eliza Webb

                                                • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                • Sandgate, Kent, England
                                                  • -
                                                  Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth +
                                                  Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. She was baptized privately on March 3, 1797, and publicly on June 8, 1797 in Wokingham, Berkshire. She is the sister of Mary Elizabeth and Jane Eleanor Webb. In 1837 she married Henry Walters, Esq., in Wokingham, Berkshire. In - + Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham. Source: See - Needham’s letter to Roberts on November + Needham’s letter to Roberts on November 27, 1953 .
                                                  @@ -496,8 +498,8 @@

                                                  Benjamin Robert Haydon, Jr.

                                                  Benjamin Robert Haydon was a painter educated at the Royal Academy, who was famous for contemporary, historical, classical, biblical, and mythological scenes, though - tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of - 1817, and Sir William Elford was a + tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of + 1817, and Sir William Elford was a mutual friend. He killed himself in 1846. @@ -516,17 +518,17 @@

                                                  Frances Rowden St. Quintin

                                                • -
                                                  Educator, author, and Mitford - tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and - L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; +
                                                  Educator, author, and Mitford + tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and + L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; Frances Rowden became his second wife after his first wife's death. In The Queens of Society by Grace and Philip Wharton, the authors note that, while unmarried, Frances Rowden styled herself Mrs. Rowden (1860: 148). Rowden wrote poetry, including - Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and - The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including - A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and - A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See + Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and + The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including + A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and + A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See Landon's Memoirs ; See also L'Estrange, ed. The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Told by Herself,(21) @@ -538,11 +540,11 @@

                                                  Mary Webb

                                                • Webb Mary Elizabeth
                                                • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                  • -
                                                  Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on +
                                                  Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on April 15, 1796 in Wokingham, Berkshire. Sister of - Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane - Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, - Aunt Mary. In + Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane + Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, + Aunt Mary. In Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham, Berkshire. She @@ -558,11 +560,11 @@

                                                  Elizabeth James

                                                • Bath, Somerset, England
                                                • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey, England
                                                  • -
                                                  Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father +
                                                  Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two younger sisters, Emily and Susan, in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas, - Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, + Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, referring to Mitford’s diary, letters were also addressed to her at Bellevue, Lower Road, Richmond (Coles 26). She was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey. In the 1841 census, she is listed as living on independent means; in the 1851 @@ -578,9 +580,9 @@

                                                  Lucy Sweetser Hill

                                                  Beloved servant for twelve years in the Mitford household who, on 7 August 1820 married - Charles Hill. She is the basis for - the title character in the Our Village story. Source: - Needham Papers, + Charles Hill. She is the basis for + the title character in the Our Village story. Source: + Needham Papers, Reading Central Library.
                                                  @@ -591,7 +593,7 @@

                                                  Leigh Hunt

                                                • Putney, England
                                                • -
                                                  One of the founders and editors of The Examiner.
                                                  +
                                                  One of the founders and editors of The Examiner.

                                                  @@ -605,23 +607,23 @@

                                                • Three Mile Cross, parish of Shinfield, Berkshire, England
                                                  • - Mary Russell was the youngest child of - the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and + Mary Russell was the youngest child of + the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and his second wife, Mary Dicker; she was born about 1750 in Ashe, Hampshire. (Her birth date is as yet unverified; period sources indicate that she was ten years older than her husband George, born in 1760.) Through the Russells, she was a distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). She had two siblings, Charles William and Frances; both predeceased her and their parents, - which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting + which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting her family’s entire estate upon her mother’s death in 1785. Her father’s rectory in Ashe was only a short distance from Steventon, and so she was acquainted - with the young Jane Austen. She married - George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, + with the young Jane Austen. She married + George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford. Their only daughter, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. Mary + Alresford, Hampshire. Mary Russell died on January 2, 1830 at Three Mile Cross in the parish of Shinfield, Berkshire. Her obituary in the 1830 @@ -651,11 +653,11 @@

                                                  Charles Dickinson

                                                  Friend of the Mitford family. He was the son of Vikris Dickinson and Elizabeth Marchant. The Dickinson family were Quakers who lived in the vicinity of Bristol, Gloucestershire. - On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, + On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, Berkshire, where their daughter Frances was born, and where the Mitfords visited them. Charles Dickinson owned a private press he employed to print literary works by his friends (See letters to Elford from March 13, 1819 and June 21, 1820). He wrote and - published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth + published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth his extended family had amassed in the West Indies.

                                                  @@ -674,12 +676,12 @@

                                                  Barbara Wreaks Hofland

                                                  Novelist and writer of children’s books popular in England and America, Barbara Hofland was a native of Sheffield, Yorkshire, where she published poems from July 1794 in the local - newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first + newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first marriage to Thomas Bradshawe Hoole left her widowed and in poverty, raising a son, Frederic, on her own, and she supported herself by publishing poems and children’s books, and by running a girl’s school in Harrogate. second marriage was to the artist - Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: + Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: ODNB)
                                                  @@ -718,28 +720,28 @@

                                                  Sir William Elford

                                                  -

                                                  According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of - Mitford’s father, and - Mitford met him for the first time in the +

                                                  According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of + Mitford’s father, and + Mitford met him for the first time in the spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death in 1837.

                                                  Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase) - in Plymouth, Devon, from its + in Plymouth, Devon, from its founding in 1782. He was elected a member of Parliament for Plymouth as a - supporter of the government and Tory William + supporter of the government and Tory William Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his - son Jonathan came of age, he tried to + son Jonathan came of age, he tried to secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of - Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir + Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected @@ -749,15 +751,15 @@

                                                  Sir William Elford

                                                  alternative to yeast.

                                                  He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                  + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                  @@ -788,13 +790,13 @@

                                                  James Webb

                                                • Prominent manufacturer in the - Wokinghambrewing industry, and community leader in - Wokingham and the county of Berkshire. Father of Eliza, Jane, and Mary Webb. Francis Needham + Wokinghambrewing industry, and community leader in + Wokingham and the county of Berkshire. Father of Eliza, Jane, and Mary Webb. Francis Needham suggested that he was the original of the gentleman in the - Our Villagesketch Aunt Martha. Sources: - Francis Needham, Letter to - William Roberts, 16 June 1953 - . + Our Villagesketch Aunt Martha. Sources: + Francis Needham, Letter to + William Roberts, 16 June 1953 + . Needham Papers, Reading Central Library .
                                                  @@ -817,12 +819,12 @@

                                                  Sarah Harriet Burney

                                                • Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
                                                • -
                                                  Daughter of Charles Burney by his second wife, Elizabeth Allen. Half sister to Frances Burney.
                                                  +
                                                  Daughter of Charles Burney by his second wife, Elizabeth Allen. Half sister to Frances Burney.

                                                  Marmy

                                                    -
                                                    One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.
                                                    +
                                                    One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.

                                                    George III, King of Great Britain and King of @@ -836,7 +838,7 @@

                                                    George III, King of Great Britain and King of
                                                    The king who lost the American colonies, and suffered porphyria and mental illness in the 1810s, when his son, the future King George IV reigned in his stead as the - Prince Regent. King George III's role changed after the Act of Union between England and Ireland in + Prince Regent. King George III's role changed after the Act of Union between England and Ireland in 1801.

                                                    Collectives

                                                    diff --git a/docs/journal-view/Jul-1819.html b/docs/journal-view/Jul-1819.html index a378458..d443b17 100644 --- a/docs/journal-view/Jul-1819.html +++ b/docs/journal-view/Jul-1819.html @@ -87,6 +87,7 @@

                                                    1820

                                                  • Jul
                                                  • Aug
                                                  • Sep
                                                    • +
                                                  • Oct
                                                    • @@ -134,14 +135,14 @@

                                                    Thursday 1

                                                    -

                                                    At home --heard from Miss Nooth--went to Reading & Wokingham--called on Miss - Brooke & Mrs. +

                                                    At home --heard from Miss Nooth--went to Reading & Wokingham--called on Miss + Brooke & Mrs. Newell--dined with the Webbs--met - Mr. Carter there--very pleasant day--came - home at night.

                                                    + Mr. Carter there--very pleasant day--came + home at night.

                                                    -

                                                    1819 The friends to whom we sent my Poems were Miss Harley--the Miss Holdens, Miss - Deverell--Mrs. Woodburn +

                                                    1819 The friends to whom we sent my Poems were Miss Harley--the Miss Holdens, Miss + Deverell--Mrs. Woodburn & Miss At the same time sent a spaniel Puppy to John Holden which we got from Mr. Webb and our own pretty little bitch Miranda, alias Miss Mouse, to be kept for us by Mrs. Hunt of Arlesford. God bless her pretty love--she's a great @@ -152,9 +153,9 @@

                                                    Friday 2

                                                    -

                                                    At home--read the British Critic & Eclectic Reviews--so cold & wet that we had a fire--cleared up - rather in the Evening & walked with dear Drum. Sent some of my Poems - to Hampshire friends Woodburns +

                                                    At home--read the British Critic & Eclectic Reviews--so cold & wet that we had a fire--cleared up + rather in the Evening & walked with dear Drum. Sent some of my Poems + to Hampshire friends Woodburns Holdens &c.


                                                    @@ -162,28 +163,28 @@

                                                    Saturday 3

                                                    -

                                                    At home--dressed my flowers--heard from Miss - James--read Camilla--Walked with - Granny - Lucy & Mossy about our own place.

                                                    +

                                                    At home--dressed my flowers--heard from Miss + James--read Camilla--Walked with + Granny + Lucy & Mossy about our own place.


                                                    Sunday 4

                                                    -

                                                    At home--lay in the Hay--read Zuma by Madame de Genlis--stupid--Mr. John Deverell came to dine & sleep--he - stupid too! Walked in the evening with him & Drum & the pets--the pets very amiable.

                                                    +

                                                    At home--lay in the Hay--read Zuma by Madame de Genlis--stupid--Mr. John Deverell came to dine & sleep--he + stupid too! Walked in the evening with him & Drum & the pets--the pets very amiable.


                                                    Monday 5

                                                    -

                                                    At home--lay in Hay with Mossy - Marmy & Moses--read an Autumn near the - Rhine--wrote to Mary - Webb--Mr. Deverell went +

                                                    At home--lay in Hay with Mossy + Marmy & Moses--read an Autumn near the + Rhine--wrote to Mary + Webb--Mr. Deverell went away.


                                                    @@ -191,17 +192,17 @@

                                                    Tuesday 6

                                                    -

                                                    At home--began a letter to Miss James--had Mossy--read Lord - Molesworth's account of Denmark in - 1693 & Miss Aikin's Memoirs of Queen Elizabeth--Mossy very amiable.

                                                    +

                                                    At home--began a letter to Miss James--had Mossy--read Lord + Molesworth's account of Denmark in + 1693 & Miss Aikin's Memoirs of Queen Elizabeth--Mossy very amiable.


                                                    Wednesday 7

                                                    -

                                                    At home--read Miss Aikin's Memoirs of - Queen Elizabeth--walked with Drum & the pets--Mossy +

                                                    At home--read Miss Aikin's Memoirs of + Queen Elizabeth--walked with Drum & the pets--Mossy very amiable.


                                                    @@ -209,27 +210,27 @@

                                                    Thursday 8

                                                    -

                                                    At home--read Miss Aikin's Memoirs of - Queen Elizabeth--dressed my flowers--walked - about the place with the pets.

                                                    +

                                                    At home--read Miss Aikin's Memoirs of + Queen Elizabeth--dressed my flowers--walked + about the place with the pets.


                                                    Friday 9

                                                    -

                                                    At home--Mr. Elliott & Mr. - Spurling came here & settled to take to the place at Michaelmas--they both behaved very well--Harry Marsh came to meet them & dined here--heard from - Miss James.

                                                    +

                                                    At home--Mr. Elliott & Mr. + Spurling came here & settled to take to the place at Michaelmas--they both behaved very well--Harry Marsh came to meet them & dined here--heard from + Miss James.


                                                    Saturday 10

                                                    -

                                                    At home--lay in the hay--walked about the place - with Drum - Granny & the pets--read Lord Byron's Mazeppa +

                                                    At home--lay in the hay--walked about the place + with Drum + Granny & the pets--read Lord Byron's Mazeppa liked it very much.


                                                    @@ -237,45 +238,45 @@

                                                    Sunday 11

                                                    -

                                                    At home--went with dear Granny to Wokingham--found them all dismal on account of Mr. Webb's operation which is to be performed - Tuesday--came home to dinner--lay in the hay.

                                                    +

                                                    At home--went with dear Granny to Wokingham--found them all dismal on account of Mr. Webb's operation which is to be performed + Tuesday--came home to dinner--lay in the hay.


                                                    Monday 12

                                                    -

                                                    At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--made a great many calls changed my books--a pleasant - morning--Came home to dinner--lay in - my hay--finished my letter to Miss James.

                                                    +

                                                    At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--made a great many calls changed my books--a pleasant + morning--Came home to dinner--lay in + my hay--finished my letter to Miss James.


                                                    Tuesday 13

                                                    -

                                                    At home--Dear Drum & Granny went to Lockinge--dressed my flowers--lay in the - hay--walked down the - lane with Luce & saw a - beautiful glowworm on a weed in the ditch.

                                                    +

                                                    At home--Dear Drum & Granny went to Lockinge--dressed my flowers--lay in the + hay--walked down the + lane with Luce & saw a + beautiful glowworm on a weed in the ditch.


                                                    Wednesday 14

                                                    -

                                                    At home--dear Drum and Granny at Lockinge--lay in - the hay--walked in the - hayfield--a little bird by my hay has been very tame for the two last days--read Colonel FitzClarence's Indian Journal.

                                                    +

                                                    At home--dear Drum and Granny at Lockinge--lay in + the hay--walked in the + hayfield--a little bird by my hay has been very tame for the two last days--read Colonel FitzClarence's Indian Journal.


                                                    Thursday 15

                                                    -

                                                    At home--Drum & Granny still - out--laid in the hay--my little - robin kept eating close to me--walked in the hayfield. Betty Rapley dined here--heard from Miss Eliza Webb--read the +

                                                    At home--Drum & Granny still + out--laid in the hay--my little + robin kept eating close to me--walked in the hayfield. Betty Rapley dined here--heard from Miss Eliza Webb--read the Magazines.


                                                    @@ -283,9 +284,9 @@

                                                    Friday 16

                                                    -

                                                    At home--heard from dear Drum--Drum & Granny came - home--very glad to get them--lay in the hay--walked down - the lane--read the Monthly & European +

                                                    At home--heard from dear Drum--Drum & Granny came + home--very glad to get them--lay in the hay--walked down + the lane--read the Monthly & European Magazines--pretty good.


                                                    @@ -293,12 +294,12 @@

                                                    Saturday 17

                                                    -

                                                    At home--dressed my flowers--lay in the hay--read - Sir Joshua Reynold's worksAlthough various editions of Reynolds's works appeared during +

                                                    At home--dressed my flowers--lay in the hay--read + Sir Joshua Reynold's worksAlthough various editions of Reynolds's works appeared during Mitford's lifetime, it seems likely that she reads the 1819 3-volume - collection, The Literary Works of Sir Joshua - Reynolds.--fed my tame - robin--began a letter to Miss + collection, The Literary Works of Sir Joshua + Reynolds.--fed my tame + robin--began a letter to Miss Nooth. Twice caught in the rain & obliged to change my things.


                                                    @@ -307,34 +308,34 @@

                                                    Sunday 18

                                                    -

                                                    At home--lay in the hay--read Crabbe's Tales of the Hall liked them--wrote to Miss Brooke & Mrs. - Rowden--walked down the lane - with dear Drum & pets. Mossy very amiable.

                                                    +

                                                    At home--lay in the hay--read Crabbe's Tales of the Hall liked them--wrote to Miss Brooke & Mrs. + Rowden--walked down the lane + with dear Drum & pets. Mossy very amiable.


                                                    Monday 19

                                                    -

                                                    At home--lay in the Hay--read Crabbe's Tales of the Hall--walked with Drum & Granny & the Pets backward & forward to the white gate.

                                                    +

                                                    At home--lay in the Hay--read Crabbe's Tales of the Hall--walked with Drum & Granny & the Pets backward & forward to the white gate.


                                                    Tuesday 20

                                                    -

                                                    At home--lay in the hay--dear Mossy not - well--Bobby brought a relation to eat +

                                                    At home--lay in the hay--dear Mossy not + well--Bobby brought a relation to eat bread crums crumbs both of them very amiable--dear - Mossy better in the Evening--read - Reynolds's works.Although various + Mossy better in the Evening--read + Reynolds's works.Although various editions of Reynolds's works appeared during Mitford's lifetime, it seems - likely that she reads the 1819 3-volume collection, The Literary Works of Sir Joshua + likely that she reads the 1819 3-volume collection, The Literary Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds.


                                                    @@ -342,10 +343,10 @@

                                                    Wednesday 21

                                                    -

                                                    At home--Poor dear Drum taken very ill--giddy & sick--sent for - Mr. Sherwood who bled & physicked - him. Dear Drum better in the - Evening--Mossy quite well to +

                                                    At home--Poor dear Drum taken very ill--giddy & sick--sent for + Mr. Sherwood who bled & physicked + him. Dear Drum better in the + Evening--Mossy quite well to day--read.


                                                    @@ -353,16 +354,16 @@

                                                    Thursday 22

                                                    -

                                                    At home--dear Drum much better--God bless him--dressed my flowers--lay in the hay--walked in - the wood--dear Drum brought me some fine - Jasmine from Mr. Davies.

                                                    +

                                                    At home--dear Drum much better--God bless him--dressed my flowers--lay in the hay--walked in + the wood--dear Drum brought me some fine + Jasmine from Mr. Davies.


                                                    Friday 23

                                                    -

                                                    At home--Dear Drum's throat very bad--sent for Mr. Harris who came to see him--dear Drum better in the Evening--lay in the Hay--read Traits of +

                                                    At home--Dear Drum's throat very bad--sent for Mr. Harris who came to see him--dear Drum better in the Evening--lay in the Hay--read Traits of Nature. Walked with the Pets.


                                                    @@ -370,33 +371,33 @@

                                                    Saturday 24

                                                    -

                                                    At home--Dear Drum much better. Heard from Mrs. Dickinson - Mrs. Rowden & Miss Harley--lay in the hay--Marmy very ill--wrote to - Mrs. Rowden--finished my letter to - Miss Nooth--began one to Sir William.

                                                    +

                                                    At home--Dear Drum much better. Heard from Mrs. Dickinson + Mrs. Rowden & Miss Harley--lay in the hay--Marmy very ill--wrote to + Mrs. Rowden--finished my letter to + Miss Nooth--began one to Sir William.


                                                    Sunday 25

                                                    -

                                                    At home--finished my letter to - Sir William & sent off that of - Mrs. Rowden's--dined at Wokingham--dear Mr. Webb much better--a very pleasant day--came home by Reading to get a parcel for Miss - James containing two long letters from her & Mrs. Hofland a pretty handkerchief bordered with - roses & Professor Brown's book on cause & effect--Marmy quite well.

                                                    +

                                                    At home--finished my letter to + Sir William & sent off that of + Mrs. Rowden's--dined at Wokingham--dear Mr. Webb much better--a very pleasant day--came home by Reading to get a parcel for Miss + James containing two long letters from her & Mrs. Hofland a pretty handkerchief bordered with + roses & Professor Brown's book on cause & effect--Marmy quite well.


                                                    Monday 26

                                                    -

                                                    At home--wrote to the Miss Webbs & sent them some - apples amp; French - beans--lay in the hay--read De Rance & ZeneideStory included in Zuma - collection. by Madame de +

                                                    At home--wrote to the Miss Webbs & sent them some + apples amp; French + beans--lay in the hay--read De Rance & ZeneideStory included in Zuma + collection. by Madame de Genlis--the - first very bad the other pretty--wrote to Mrs. + first very bad the other pretty--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson.


                                                    @@ -404,7 +405,7 @@

                                                    Tuesday 27

                                                    -

                                                    At home--called on Mrs. Voules with dear Drum--lay in the hay--read Professor Brown on Cause & Effect--wrote to Miss +

                                                    At home--called on Mrs. Voules with dear Drum--lay in the hay--read Professor Brown on Cause & Effect--wrote to Miss James.


                                                    @@ -412,17 +413,17 @@

                                                    Wednesday 28

                                                    -

                                                    At home--heard from Sir William--wrote to Sir William & Miss James--dressed my flowers--walked - with dear Drum and the pets.

                                                    +

                                                    At home--heard from Sir William--wrote to Sir William & Miss James--dressed my flowers--walked + with dear Drum and the pets.


                                                    Thursday 29

                                                    -

                                                    At home--wrote to Mr. Haydon. Called at Farley Hill--Mr. D. - just gone out--dined at Wokingham--very pleasant day--had a wandering band to play to us--we - drank tea in the shrubbery--Came home +

                                                    At home--wrote to Mr. Haydon. Called at Farley Hill--Mr. D. + just gone out--dined at Wokingham--very pleasant day--had a wandering band to play to us--we + drank tea in the shrubbery--Came home at night.


                                                    @@ -430,14 +431,14 @@

                                                    Friday 30

                                                    -

                                                    At home--lay in the hay with Mossy & talked to my - Bobby -- Bobby very amiable--I think he'll soon talk too! Read Miss Plumptre's Tales--very amusing.

                                                    +

                                                    At home--lay in the hay with Mossy & talked to my + Bobby -- Bobby very amiable--I think he'll soon talk too! Read Miss Plumptre's Tales--very amusing.


                                                    Saturday 31

                                                    -

                                                    At home--lay in the hay till it thundered--heard from Mr. Dickinson (with a proof of Cyllenius) & from Mrs. - Rowden--corrected the proof & wrote to Mr. Dickinson--read Lord Byron's Don Juan good but +

                                                    At home--lay in the hay till it thundered--heard from Mr. Dickinson (with a proof of Cyllenius) & from Mrs. + Rowden--corrected the proof & wrote to Mr. Dickinson--read Lord Byron's Don Juan good but wicked.

                                                    @@ -533,7 +534,7 @@

                                                    common bean

                                                    flowering plants whose seeds or legumes, and pods, are cultivated and consumed by humans and animals. Wild types are twining, as are some cultivated types, while others grow as low rounded clumps. A spring-flowering plant with white, pink, or purple scented - blooms. Fava or >broad beans are also historically cultivated in England. The OED suggests that fields of this + blooms. Fava or >broad beans are also historically cultivated in England. The OED suggests that fields of this bean are those commonly mentioned in literature as fragrant.
                                                    @@ -544,7 +545,7 @@

                                                    Charlotte Nooth

                                                  • Nooth Charlotte
                                                  • Ireland
                                                    • -
                                                    A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. +
                                                    A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. Valpy and published volumes of poetry in 1815 & 1816, including a verse tragedy, as well as a novel, Eglantine, published by A.J. Valpy
                                                    @@ -552,8 +553,8 @@

                                                    Miss Brooke

                                                    • Brooke Miss
                                                    -
                                                    A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 - , +
                                                    A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 + , Needham Papers, . Forename unknown. More research needed.
                                                    @@ -595,19 +596,19 @@

                                                    George Mitford

                                                    -

                                                    Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. +

                                                    Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did - not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that + not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that he served a medical apprenticeship with family members.

                                                    -

                                                    He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live +

                                                    He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater + Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local - magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                    + magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                    @@ -619,11 +620,11 @@

                                                    Elizabeth James

                                                  • Bath, Somerset, England
                                                  • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey, England
                                                    • -
                                                    Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father +
                                                    Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two younger sisters, Emily and Susan, in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas, - Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, + Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, referring to Mitford’s diary, letters were also addressed to her at Bellevue, Lower Road, Richmond (Coles 26). She was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey. In the 1841 census, she is listed as living on independent means; in the 1851 @@ -642,23 +643,23 @@

                                                  • Three Mile Cross, parish of Shinfield, Berkshire, England
                                                    • - Mary Russell was the youngest child of - the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and + Mary Russell was the youngest child of + the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and his second wife, Mary Dicker; she was born about 1750 in Ashe, Hampshire. (Her birth date is as yet unverified; period sources indicate that she was ten years older than her husband George, born in 1760.) Through the Russells, she was a distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). She had two siblings, Charles William and Frances; both predeceased her and their parents, - which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting + which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting her family’s entire estate upon her mother’s death in 1785. Her father’s rectory in Ashe was only a short distance from Steventon, and so she was acquainted - with the young Jane Austen. She married - George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, + with the young Jane Austen. She married + George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford. Their only daughter, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. Mary + Alresford, Hampshire. Mary Russell died on January 2, 1830 at Three Mile Cross in the parish of Shinfield, Berkshire. Her obituary in the 1830 @@ -674,9 +675,9 @@

                                                    Lucy Sweetser Hill

                                                    Beloved servant for twelve years in the Mitford household who, on 7 August 1820 married - Charles Hill. She is the basis for - the title character in the Our Village story. Source: - Needham Papers, + Charles Hill. She is the basis for + the title character in the Our Village story. Source: + Needham Papers, Reading Central Library.
                                                    @@ -684,7 +685,7 @@

                                                    Mossy

                                                      -
                                                      Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram +
                                                      Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram House. Mossy was a nickname for Moss Trooper.
                                                      @@ -710,12 +711,12 @@

                                                      Marmy

                                                        -
                                                        One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.
                                                        +
                                                        One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.

                                                        Moses

                                                          -
                                                          One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.
                                                          +
                                                          One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.

                                                          Mary Webb

                                                          @@ -723,11 +724,11 @@

                                                          Mary Webb

                                                        • Webb Mary Elizabeth
                                                        • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                          • -
                                                          Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on +
                                                          Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on April 15, 1796 in Wokingham, Berkshire. Sister of - Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane - Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, - Aunt Mary. In + Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane + Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, + Aunt Mary. In Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham, Berkshire. She @@ -761,7 +762,7 @@

                                                          Henry Marsh

                                                        • Marsh Henry
                                                          • MRM's letters in December 1820 indicate that Henry Marsh was involved in a local political - tiff with Henry Hart Milman. The rift between Henry Marsh and H.H. Milman is well documented. See The History of Parliament online.
                                                          + tiff with Henry Hart Milman. The rift between Henry Marsh and H.H. Milman is well documented. See The History of Parliament online.

                                                          George Gordon, Lord Byron

                                                          @@ -779,7 +780,7 @@

                                                          George Gordon, Lord Byron

                                                          Romantic-era poet, playwright, and celebrity. English peer after he inherited the Barony of Byron of Rochdale in 1798. He died fighting for independence for Greece. - Friend of William Harness.
                                                          + Friend of William Harness.

                                                          James Webb

                                                          @@ -790,13 +791,13 @@

                                                          James Webb

                                                        • Prominent manufacturer in the - Wokinghambrewing industry, and community leader in - Wokingham and the county of Berkshire. Father of Eliza, Jane, and Mary Webb. Francis Needham + Wokinghambrewing industry, and community leader in + Wokingham and the county of Berkshire. Father of Eliza, Jane, and Mary Webb. Francis Needham suggested that he was the original of the gentleman in the - Our Villagesketch Aunt Martha. Sources: - Francis Needham, Letter to - William Roberts, 16 June 1953 - . + Our Villagesketch Aunt Martha. Sources: + Francis Needham, Letter to + William Roberts, 16 June 1953 + . Needham Papers, Reading Central Library .
                                                          @@ -822,15 +823,15 @@

                                                          Eliza Webb

                                                        • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                        • Sandgate, Kent, England
                                                          • -
                                                          Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth +
                                                          Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. She was baptized privately on March 3, 1797, and publicly on June 8, 1797 in Wokingham, Berkshire. She is the sister of Mary Elizabeth and Jane Eleanor Webb. In 1837 she married Henry Walters, Esq., in Wokingham, Berkshire. In - + Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham. Source: See - Needham’s letter to Roberts on November + Needham’s letter to Roberts on November 27, 1953 .
                                                          @@ -861,17 +862,17 @@

                                                          Frances Rowden St. Quintin

                                                        • -
                                                          Educator, author, and Mitford - tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and - L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; +
                                                          Educator, author, and Mitford + tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and + L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; Frances Rowden became his second wife after his first wife's death. In The Queens of Society by Grace and Philip Wharton, the authors note that, while unmarried, Frances Rowden styled herself Mrs. Rowden (1860: 148). Rowden wrote poetry, including - Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and - The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including - A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and - A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See + Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and + The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including + A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and + A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See Landon's Memoirs ; See also L'Estrange, ed. The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Told by Herself,(21) @@ -883,13 +884,13 @@

                                                          Mr. Sherwood

                                                        • Sherwood Thomas
                                                        • -
                                                          Practiced medicine in Reading. He was a - friend of John Berkeley Monck, and likely - others in the Reading political - scene. Sources: +
                                                          Practiced medicine in Reading. He was a + friend of John Berkeley Monck, and likely + others in the Reading political + scene. Sources: Needham Papers, Reading Central Library ; - History of Parliament Online. ReadingBorough + History of Parliament Online. ReadingBorough http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/constituencies/reading.
                                                          @@ -915,8 +916,8 @@

                                                          Mrs. Dickinson

                                                          their daughter Frances was born, and where they were visited by the Mitford family. According to Mitford, Catherine Dickinson was fond of match-making among her friends and acquaintances. (See - Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford - . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).
                                                          + Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford + . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).

                                                          Sir William Elford

                                                          @@ -934,28 +935,28 @@

                                                          Sir William Elford

                                                          -

                                                          According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of - Mitford’s father, and - Mitford met him for the first time in the +

                                                          According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of + Mitford’s father, and + Mitford met him for the first time in the spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death in 1837.

                                                          Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase) - in Plymouth, Devon, from its + in Plymouth, Devon, from its founding in 1782. He was elected a member of Parliament for Plymouth as a - supporter of the government and Tory William + supporter of the government and Tory William Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his - son Jonathan came of age, he tried to + son Jonathan came of age, he tried to secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of - Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir + Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected @@ -965,15 +966,15 @@

                                                          Sir William Elford

                                                          alternative to yeast.

                                                          He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                          + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                          @@ -987,12 +988,12 @@

                                                          Barbara Wreaks Hofland

                                                          Novelist and writer of children’s books popular in England and America, Barbara Hofland was a native of Sheffield, Yorkshire, where she published poems from July 1794 in the local - newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first + newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first marriage to Thomas Bradshawe Hoole left her widowed and in poverty, raising a son, Frederic, on her own, and she supported herself by publishing poems and children’s books, and by running a girl’s school in Harrogate. second marriage was to the artist - Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: + Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: ODNB)
                                                          @@ -1020,8 +1021,8 @@

                                                          Benjamin Robert Haydon, Jr.

                                                          Benjamin Robert Haydon was a painter educated at the Royal Academy, who was famous for contemporary, historical, classical, biblical, and mythological scenes, though - tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of - 1817, and Sir William Elford was a + tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of + 1817, and Sir William Elford was a mutual friend. He killed himself in 1846. @@ -1040,11 +1041,11 @@

                                                          Charles Dickinson

                                                          Friend of the Mitford family. He was the son of Vikris Dickinson and Elizabeth Marchant. The Dickinson family were Quakers who lived in the vicinity of Bristol, Gloucestershire. - On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, + On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, Berkshire, where their daughter Frances was born, and where the Mitfords visited them. Charles Dickinson owned a private press he employed to print literary works by his friends (See letters to Elford from March 13, 1819 and June 21, 1820). He wrote and - published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth + published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth his extended family had amassed in the West Indies.
                                                          diff --git a/docs/journal-view/Jul-1820.html b/docs/journal-view/Jul-1820.html index 4826459..927fec6 100644 --- a/docs/journal-view/Jul-1820.html +++ b/docs/journal-view/Jul-1820.html @@ -87,6 +87,7 @@

                                                          1820

                                                        • Jul
                                                        • Aug
                                                        • Sep
                                                          • +
                                                        • Oct
                                                          • @@ -134,11 +135,11 @@

                                                          Jul 1820


                                                          Saturday 1st

                                                          -

                                                          At Richmond--went to see Pope's +

                                                          At Richmond--went to see Pope's Place--nothing left of his but the grotto--& walked round Strawberry Hill--went by water--in the evening walked in the meadows to hear - music on the water--delightful day--wrote to dear Granny & heard from Mr. + music on the water--delightful day--wrote to dear Granny & heard from Mr. Haydon.

                                                          @@ -147,30 +148,30 @@

                                                          Saturday 1st

                                                          Sunday 2nd

                                                          -

                                                          At Richmond--Mr. - Haydon came & spent the day with us--read Mrs. Hofland's Tales & +

                                                          At Richmond--Mr. + Haydon came & spent the day with us--read Mrs. Hofland's Tales & Chalmers's new sermons--happy day.


                                                          Monday 3rd

                                                          -

                                                          At Richmond--went by water to see +

                                                          At Richmond--went by water to see Hampton Court--delightful place--enchanting - Cartoons--beautiful portrait of Titian by himself--returned at 6 to dinner, & heard - from my own dear home--charming + Cartoons--beautiful portrait of Titian by himself--returned at 6 to dinner, & heard + from my own dear home--charming day.


                                                          Tuesday 4th

                                                          -

                                                          At Richmond--went by water to - Kew--called on Mrs. +

                                                          At Richmond--went by water to + Kew--called on Mrs. Nooth & went over the palace--most lovely little place with fine - books & pictures--left my dear friends there, & went home to Wokingham on the top of the Coach--dear - Granny & Drum met me there & brought me letters from Sir William Elford, Eliza Webb, Mrs. Jolliffe - & Miss James--coming home at night after a most delightful + books & pictures--left my dear friends there, & went home to Wokingham on the top of the Coach--dear + Granny & Drum met me there & brought me letters from Sir William Elford, Eliza Webb, Mrs. Jolliffe + & Miss James--coming home at night after a most delightful week.

                                                          @@ -179,12 +180,12 @@

                                                          Tuesday 4th

                                                          Wednesday 5th

                                                          -

                                                          At home--wrote to Miss James--walked with Granny & the Pets.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--wrote to Miss James--walked with Granny & the Pets.


                                                          Thursday 6th

                                                          -

                                                          At home--walked with dear Drum, Granny & the Pets--wrote to Sir +

                                                          At home--walked with dear Drum, Granny & the Pets--wrote to Sir W. Elford.


                                                          @@ -192,185 +193,185 @@

                                                          Thursday 6th

                                                          Friday 7th

                                                          -

                                                          At home--went to Reading in the Cart with Drum & Granny--called on the Brookes, +

                                                          At home--went to Reading in the Cart with Drum & Granny--called on the Brookes, Newberys, Mrs. Palairet &c.--very pleasant day--came back to dinner--took a - walk with Drum, & read Mrs. Hofland's Tales of the Priory, + walk with Drum, & read Mrs. Hofland's Tales of the Priory, which are too dismal but very good.


                                                          Saturday 8th

                                                          -

                                                          At home--walked with dear Granny--read Mrs. Hofland's Tales of the Priory--dressed my flowers--my garden very pretty--wrote to Eliza Webb.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--walked with dear Granny--read Mrs. Hofland's Tales of the Priory--dressed my flowers--my garden very pretty--wrote to Eliza Webb.


                                                          Sunday 9th

                                                          -

                                                          At home--went with Drum to Mrs. - Dickinson's, met the Parfetts there--came home to dinner--walked with Drum & Granny--wrote to - Mrs. Dickinson & Mrs. Jolliffe.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--went with Drum to Mrs. + Dickinson's, met the Parfetts there--came home to dinner--walked with Drum & Granny--wrote to + Mrs. Dickinson & Mrs. Jolliffe.


                                                          Monday 10th

                                                          -

                                                          At home--watered my flowers, which - are very beautiful this year in my little garden--walked with dear Granny & the Pets (poor Molly was shut up for wanting a Husband)--wrote to - Mrs. Raggett.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--watered my flowers, which + are very beautiful this year in my little garden--walked with dear Granny & the Pets (poor Molly was shut up for wanting a Husband)--wrote to + Mrs. Raggett.


                                                          Tuesday 11th

                                                          -

                                                          At home--did some needlework in my - bower--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--rode - with Drum to Arborfield to see Maria--the Lime trees & the banks of the water delightful.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--did some needlework in my + bower--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--rode + with Drum to Arborfield to see Maria--the Lime trees & the banks of the water delightful.


                                                          Wednesday 12th

                                                          -

                                                          At home--worked in the - arbour--dressed my flowers--walked with dear Drum, Granny & the +

                                                          At home--worked in the + arbour--dressed my flowers--walked with dear Drum, Granny & the pets.


                                                          Thursday 13th

                                                          -

                                                          Went to Reading with dear Drum--called at Mr. - Harris's &c.--came home to dinner--walked in the evening with the dear pets.

                                                          +

                                                          Went to Reading with dear Drum--called at Mr. + Harris's &c.--came home to dinner--walked in the evening with the dear pets.


                                                          Friday 14th

                                                          -

                                                          At home--Captain & Miss Tuppen & Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson - called--watered my flowers, which are very beautiful--walked with Granny.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--Captain & Miss Tuppen & Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson + called--watered my flowers, which are very beautiful--walked with Granny.


                                                          Saturday 15th

                                                          -

                                                          At home--sate in my dear +

                                                          At home--sate in my dear arbour & worked (my garden is so beautiful with - flowers)--dressed my flowers--walked with Granny & the Pets in Woodcock - Lane & saw a most brilliant glow-worm high in the bank opposite to Mr. Body's--the first I have seen this year.

                                                          + flowers)--dressed my flowers--walked with Granny & the Pets in Woodcock + Lane & saw a most brilliant glow-worm high in the bank opposite to Mr. Body's--the first I have seen this year.


                                                          Sunday 16th

                                                          -

                                                          At home--wrote to Miss James--sate in my - Arbour--read the London - Magazine--famous--walked with Drum, Granny & the - pets--saw the glow-worm.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--wrote to Miss James--sate in my + Arbour--read the London + Magazine--famous--walked with Drum, Granny & the + pets--saw the glow-worm.


                                                          Monday 17th

                                                          -

                                                          At home--worked at my - stomacher--walked with Drum & the +

                                                          At home--worked at my + stomacher--walked with Drum & the pets.


                                                          Tuesday 18th

                                                          -

                                                          At home--worked all day.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--worked all day.


                                                          Wednesday 19th

                                                          -

                                                          At home--worked--heard from Miss James--read Hazlitt's Lectures on the age of Elizabeth--Mr. Body called & brought us some fruit--walked with Granny & the Pets.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--worked--heard from Miss James--read Hazlitt's Lectures on the age of Elizabeth--Mr. Body called & brought us some fruit--walked with Granny & the Pets.


                                                          Thursday 20th

                                                          -

                                                          At home--Miss - Webb & Miss Wheeler - came to spend the morning--Molly & nasty +

                                                          At home--Miss + Webb & Miss Wheeler + came to spend the morning--Molly & nasty little Trim ran away & was married to - Aleen's great ugly dog--read Hazlitt's Age of Elizabeth--famous.

                                                          + Aleen's great ugly dog--read Hazlitt's Age of Elizabeth--famous.


                                                          Friday 21st

                                                          -

                                                          At home--did a great deal of - work--heard from Mrs. Dickinson with a - proof, & from Mrs. A. Valpy--read the New Monthly Magazine--two excellent articles by - Mr. Talfourd--walked with Drum & Granny.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--did a great deal of + work--heard from Mrs. Dickinson with a + proof, & from Mrs. A. Valpy--read the New Monthly Magazine--two excellent articles by + Mr. Talfourd--walked with Drum & Granny.


                                                          Saturday 22nd

                                                          -

                                                          At home--wrote to Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson - & Miss Emily James--did a great deal - of work--Mr. Dickinson - called--walked with Granny & the +

                                                          At home--wrote to Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson + & Miss Emily James--did a great deal + of work--Mr. Dickinson + called--walked with Granny & the Pets--Mosy very amiable.


                                                          Sunday 23rd

                                                          -

                                                          At home--wrote to Miss Webb, Miss Eliza Webb & Miss James--heard from Miss Webb & Eliza--dressed my flowers--walked with dear Drum & the pets.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--wrote to Miss Webb, Miss Eliza Webb & Miss James--heard from Miss Webb & Eliza--dressed my flowers--walked with dear Drum & the pets.


                                                          Monday 24th

                                                          -

                                                          At home--did a great deal of - work--walked with Granny & the +

                                                          At home--did a great deal of + work--walked with Granny & the Pets.


                                                          Tuesday 25th

                                                          -

                                                          At home--finished the work for my - gown--poor Luce made up my white bonnet - again--walked with Drum & the - pets--found four glow-worms, three of them in my old - lane, Kibes Lane--heard from Mr. Dickinson with a proof & wrote him +

                                                          At home--finished the work for my + gown--poor Luce made up my white bonnet + again--walked with Drum & the + pets--found four glow-worms, three of them in my old + lane, Kibes Lane--heard from Mr. Dickinson with a proof & wrote him an answer.


                                                          Wednesday 26th

                                                          -

                                                          At home--dined at Mr. +

                                                          At home--dined at Mr. Newbery's & met the Westbrooks & Mrs. & Miss ComynComyn is given in the typescript, but the manuscript could read - Comyse or something else?--came home at night.

                                                          + Comyse or something else?--came home at night.


                                                          Thursday 27th

                                                          -

                                                          At home--read the 2nd Volume of the - Sketch Book--good--heard from Mr. - Haydon--walked with Drum +

                                                          At home--read the 2nd Volume of the + Sketch Book--good--heard from Mr. + Haydon--walked with Drum & the Pets.


                                                          Friday 28th

                                                          -

                                                          At home--worked at my new gown--drank - tea at Mr. Richard Body's--a pleasant - evening--saw two glow-worms as we came home--read the Sketch +

                                                          At home--worked at my new gown--drank + tea at Mr. Richard Body's--a pleasant + evening--saw two glow-worms as we came home--read the Sketch Book.


                                                          Saturday 29th

                                                          -

                                                          At home--heard from Miss Brooke--wrote to Miss Nooth--dressed my flowers--worked--walked with Drum--Mr. May came with the indemnity to Mr. Newbery for Mama & me to sign in consequence of the infamous conduct of Dr. Harness.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--heard from Miss Brooke--wrote to Miss Nooth--dressed my flowers--worked--walked with Drum--Mr. May came with the indemnity to Mr. Newbery for Mama & me to sign in consequence of the infamous conduct of Dr. Harness.


                                                          Sunday 30th

                                                          -

                                                          At home--Mr. Dickinson drank tea here--walked with - Drum.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--Mr. Dickinson drank tea here--walked with + Drum.


                                                          Monday 31st

                                                          -

                                                          At home--worked all day--the new maid - came--shan't like anybody after poor Lucy--walked with Drum & - Granny.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--worked all day--the new maid + came--shan't like anybody after poor Lucy--walked with Drum & + Granny.

                                                          @@ -392,7 +393,7 @@

                                                          lime tree

                                                          Group of large, deciduous trees called the lime tree in the UK, this family of trees and shrubs is also known as a linden in continental Europe and basswood in the US. Not closely related to the citrus fruit tree. Produces a soft, fine-grained, light wood popular for carving and for the building of models, puppets, and some musical - instruments. Mentioned in the Coleridge poem, This Lime-Tree Bower my Prison.
                                                            + instruments. Mentioned in the Coleridge poem, This Lime-Tree Bower my Prison.
                                                          @@ -425,23 +426,23 @@

                                                        • Three Mile Cross, parish of Shinfield, Berkshire, England
                                                          • - Mary Russell was the youngest child of - the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and + Mary Russell was the youngest child of + the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and his second wife, Mary Dicker; she was born about 1750 in Ashe, Hampshire. (Her birth date is as yet unverified; period sources indicate that she was ten years older than her husband George, born in 1760.) Through the Russells, she was a distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). She had two siblings, Charles William and Frances; both predeceased her and their parents, - which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting + which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting her family’s entire estate upon her mother’s death in 1785. Her father’s rectory in Ashe was only a short distance from Steventon, and so she was acquainted - with the young Jane Austen. She married - George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, + with the young Jane Austen. She married + George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford. Their only daughter, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. Mary + Alresford, Hampshire. Mary Russell died on January 2, 1830 at Three Mile Cross in the parish of Shinfield, Berkshire. Her obituary in the 1830 @@ -458,8 +459,8 @@

                                                          Benjamin Robert Haydon, Jr.

                                                          Benjamin Robert Haydon was a painter educated at the Royal Academy, who was famous for contemporary, historical, classical, biblical, and mythological scenes, though - tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of - 1817, and Sir William Elford was a + tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of + 1817, and Sir William Elford was a mutual friend. He killed himself in 1846. @@ -476,12 +477,12 @@

                                                          Barbara Wreaks Hofland

                                                          Novelist and writer of children’s books popular in England and America, Barbara Hofland was a native of Sheffield, Yorkshire, where she published poems from July 1794 in the local - newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first + newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first marriage to Thomas Bradshawe Hoole left her widowed and in poverty, raising a son, Frederic, on her own, and she supported herself by publishing poems and children’s books, and by running a girl’s school in Harrogate. second marriage was to the artist - Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: + Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: ODNB)
                                                          @@ -502,7 +503,7 @@

                                                          Charlotte Nooth

                                                        • Nooth Charlotte
                                                        • Ireland
                                                          • -
                                                          A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. +
                                                          A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. Valpy and published volumes of poetry in 1815 & 1816, including a verse tragedy, as well as a novel, Eglantine, published by A.J. Valpy
                                                          @@ -517,19 +518,19 @@

                                                          George Mitford

                                                          -

                                                          Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. +

                                                          Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did - not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that + not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that he served a medical apprenticeship with family members.

                                                          -

                                                          He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live +

                                                          He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater + Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local - magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                          + magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                          @@ -549,28 +550,28 @@

                                                          Sir William Elford

                                                          -

                                                          According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of - Mitford’s father, and - Mitford met him for the first time in the +

                                                          According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of + Mitford’s father, and + Mitford met him for the first time in the spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death in 1837.

                                                          Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase) - in Plymouth, Devon, from its + in Plymouth, Devon, from its founding in 1782. He was elected a member of Parliament for Plymouth as a - supporter of the government and Tory William + supporter of the government and Tory William Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his - son Jonathan came of age, he tried to + son Jonathan came of age, he tried to secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of - Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir + Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected @@ -580,15 +581,15 @@

                                                          Sir William Elford

                                                          alternative to yeast.

                                                          He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                          + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                          @@ -598,15 +599,15 @@

                                                          Eliza Webb

                                                        • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                        • Sandgate, Kent, England
                                                          • -
                                                          Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth +
                                                          Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. She was baptized privately on March 3, 1797, and publicly on June 8, 1797 in Wokingham, Berkshire. She is the sister of Mary Elizabeth and Jane Eleanor Webb. In 1837 she married Henry Walters, Esq., in Wokingham, Berkshire. In - + Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham. Source: See - Needham’s letter to Roberts on November + Needham’s letter to Roberts on November 27, 1953 .
                                                          @@ -623,11 +624,11 @@

                                                          Elizabeth James

                                                        • Bath, Somerset, England
                                                        • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey, England
                                                          • -
                                                          Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father +
                                                          Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two younger sisters, Emily and Susan, in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas, - Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, + Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, referring to Mitford’s diary, letters were also addressed to her at Bellevue, Lower Road, Richmond (Coles 26). She was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey. In the 1841 census, she is listed as living on independent means; in the 1851 @@ -646,8 +647,8 @@

                                                          Mrs. Dickinson

                                                          their daughter Frances was born, and where they were visited by the Mitford family. According to Mitford, Catherine Dickinson was fond of match-making among her friends and acquaintances. (See - Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford - . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).
                                                          + Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford + . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).

                                                          Molly

                                                          @@ -682,11 +683,11 @@

                                                          Charles Dickinson

                                                          Friend of the Mitford family. He was the son of Vikris Dickinson and Elizabeth Marchant. The Dickinson family were Quakers who lived in the vicinity of Bristol, Gloucestershire. - On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, + On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, Berkshire, where their daughter Frances was born, and where the Mitfords visited them. Charles Dickinson owned a private press he employed to print literary works by his friends (See letters to Elford from March 13, 1819 and June 21, 1820). He wrote and - published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth + published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth his extended family had amassed in the West Indies.
                                                          @@ -697,7 +698,7 @@

                                                          Richard Body

                                                        • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                          • - Needham tentatively identifies him as Mitford's landlord. Listed in 1841 census as a farmer residing in Wokingham, Shinfield parish; also listed as gentleman in Reading directories. Buried 12 March 1842. Source: ancestry.com.
                                                          + Needham tentatively identifies him as Mitford's landlord. Listed in 1841 census as a farmer residing in Wokingham, Shinfield parish; also listed as gentleman in Reading directories. Buried 12 March 1842. Source: ancestry.com.

                                                          William Hazlitt

                                                          @@ -709,7 +710,7 @@

                                                          William Hazlitt

                                                        • -
                                                          Essayist and critic, acquaintance of Mary Russell Mitford. Author of +
                                                          Essayist and critic, acquaintance of Mary Russell Mitford. Author of Table Talk (1821) and The Spirit of the Age (1825). Also authored collections of critical essays such @@ -717,15 +718,15 @@

                                                          William Hazlitt

                                                          Characters of Shakespeare (1817), A View of the English Stage (1818), and English Comic Writers (1819). In a letter of 2 October 1820 - , Mary Russell Mitford writes of Hazlitt - to their mutual friend Haydon, He is + , Mary Russell Mitford writes of Hazlitt + to their mutual friend Haydon, He is the most delightful critic in the [world]-- puts all his taste, his wit, his deep thinking, his matchless acuteness into his subject, but he does not put - his whole heart & soul into it [. . . ] What charms me most in Mr. Haslitt is the beautiful candour which + his whole heart & soul into it [. . . ] What charms me most in Mr. Haslitt is the beautiful candour which he bursts forth sometimes from his own prejudices [ . . . ] I admire him so ardently that when I begin to talk of him I never know how to stop. I could talk on for an hour in a see saw of praise and blame as he himself does of - Beaumont & Fletcher & some of his old + Beaumont & Fletcher & some of his old [favourites].
                                                          @@ -737,10 +738,10 @@

                                                          • Miss Wheeler
                                                          -
                                                          Friend of Miss James. - Mitford refers to her as providing home +
                                                          Friend of Miss James. + Mitford refers to her as providing home remedies and advice. See 29 January 1821 letter - to Mary Webb. More research + to Mary Webb. More research needed.
                                                          @@ -757,20 +758,20 @@

                                                          Thomas Noon Talfourd

                                                          -

                                                          Close friend, literary mentor, and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. A native of Reading, Talfourd was educated at the Reading’s newly-established Mill Hill school, a - dissenting academy, from 1808 to 1810. He attended Dr. Richard Valpy’s Reading School from 1810 to 1812. His career in law began with a legal apprenticeship with Joseph +

                                                          Close friend, literary mentor, and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. A native of Reading, Talfourd was educated at the Reading’s newly-established Mill Hill school, a + dissenting academy, from 1808 to 1810. He attended Dr. Richard Valpy’s Reading School from 1810 to 1812. His career in law began with a legal apprenticeship with Joseph Christy, special pleader, in 1817. He was called to the bar in London in 1821 and ultimately earned a D.C.L. (Doctor of Civil Laws) from Oxford on June 20, 1844. While establishing his practice as a barrister and special pleader, he worked as - legal correspondent for The + legal correspondent for The Times, reporting on the Oxford Circuit, and also continued his literary interests. After 1833, he was appointed Serjeant at Law, as well as a King’s and Queen’s Counsel. He was elected and served as Member of Parliament for Reading from 1835 to 1841 and from 1847 to 1849 - ; he served with Charles Fyshe + ; he served with Charles Fyshe Palmer, Charles Russell, and Francis Piggott. Highlights of his political and legal career included introducing the first copyright bill @@ -786,7 +787,7 @@

                                                          Thomas Noon Talfourd

                                                          .

                                                          Talfourd’s literary works include his plays - Ion (1835), + Ion (1835), The Athenian Captive (1837) and Glencoe, or the Fate of the MacDonalds(1839).

                                                          @@ -800,7 +801,7 @@

                                                          Emily James

                                                        • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey
                                                        • -
                                                          Friend of Mary Russell Mitford, and sister to Elizabeth James and Susan James and cared for pupils with her. She +
                                                          Friend of Mary Russell Mitford, and sister to Elizabeth James and Susan James and cared for pupils with her. She was born about 1782 in Bath, Somerset, the daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two sisters in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, @@ -817,9 +818,9 @@

                                                          Lucy Sweetser Hill

                                                          Beloved servant for twelve years in the Mitford household who, on 7 August 1820 married - Charles Hill. She is the basis for - the title character in the Our Village story. Source: - Needham Papers, + Charles Hill. She is the basis for + the title character in the Our Village story. Source: + Needham Papers, Reading Central Library.
                                                          @@ -827,8 +828,8 @@

                                                          Miss Brooke

                                                          • Brooke Miss
                                                          -
                                                          A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 - , +
                                                          A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 + , Needham Papers, . Forename unknown. More research needed.
                                                          @@ -844,17 +845,17 @@

                                                          Rev. William Harness

                                                          -

                                                          A lifelong friend of Mary Russell Mitford +

                                                          A lifelong friend of Mary Russell Mitford who knew her from their childhood in the 1790s, Harness launched the first major effort to collect and edit Mitford’s letters into a series of volumes, - which was completed by his assistant, Alfred Guy + which was completed by his assistant, Alfred Guy Kingan L’Estrange a year after Harness’s death, and published - as The Life of Mary Russell Mitford, Related + as The Life of Mary Russell Mitford, Related in a Selection from her Letters to her Friends. This collection was originally intended to be six volumes, but was cut back to three by the publishers, to Harness’s distress.

                                                          -

                                                          Harness and Byron were also friends from +

                                                          Harness and Byron were also friends from their schooling at Harrow, as Byron sympathized with Harness’s experience of a disabled foot, crushed in an accident in early childhood. Byron considered dedicating the first two cantos of Childe Harold’s @@ -863,10 +864,10 @@

                                                          Rev. William Harness

                                                          he was taking orders as an Anglican curate. Harness admired and encouraged Mitford’s playwrighting in particular, and she commented that he was one of the few of her friends who thought she should prioritize the drama over - prose. When William Macready was - attacked in an anonymous Blackwood’s Magazine piece + prose. When William Macready was + attacked in an anonymous Blackwood’s Magazine piece in 1825 for his demands and rudeness to Mitford over revisions to - Rienzi, Macready assumed that Harness was + Rienzi, Macready assumed that Harness was the author of the anonymous piece, though in 1839 after many years of distance, Harness assured Macready in person that he was not the writer, though he may have shared word of the poor treatment his @@ -882,13 +883,13 @@

                                                          Rev. William Harness

                                                          1825, he published an eight-volume edition of Shakespeare, including a biography; his friends would later endow a prize in his name at Cambridge for the study of Shakespearean literature. He also authored numerous essays - and reviews, some for the Quarterly Review. From 1844 to 1847 he was + and reviews, some for the Quarterly Review. From 1844 to 1847 he was minister of Brompton Chapel in London. He undertook to raise the funds to build the church of All Saints, Knightsbridge, in the parish of St. Margaret’s Westminster, which opened in 1849, and he then became perpetual curate of that congregation. At the 1851 and 1861 censuses, he lived at 3 Hyde Park - Terrace, Westminster St. Margaret, Middlesex, with his sister Mary Harness + Terrace, Westminster St. Margaret, Middlesex, with his sister Mary Harness and his first cousin Jemima Harness, daughter of his uncle William. He died while on a visit to one of his former curates in Battle, Sussex. At the time of his death he living at the same address at 3 diff --git a/docs/journal-view/Jun-1819.html b/docs/journal-view/Jun-1819.html index 9b00c73..683a488 100644 --- a/docs/journal-view/Jun-1819.html +++ b/docs/journal-view/Jun-1819.html @@ -87,6 +87,7 @@

                                                          1820

                                                        • Jul
                                                        • Aug
                                                        • Sep
                                                          • +
                                                        • Oct
                                                          • @@ -133,43 +134,43 @@

                                                          Tuesday 1

                                                          -

                                                          At home--dressed my flowers--walked in the - garden with Granny & - Mossy--read Barrow's Account of Voyages to the - North Pole--wrote to Miss - Nooth--syringa very beautiful.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--dressed my flowers--walked in the + garden with Granny & + Mossy--read Barrow's Account of Voyages to the + North Pole--wrote to Miss + Nooth--syringa very beautiful.


                                                          Wednesday 2

                                                          -

                                                          At home--Papa went to Watlington to - stand to Mrs. Hayward's little - girl--I wrote to Mrs. - Hayward & Miss James.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--Papa went to Watlington to + stand to Mrs. Hayward's little + girl--I wrote to Mrs. + Hayward & Miss James.

                                                          -

                                                          I was to have gone with Papa to Watlington but did not go on account of the day's - looking showery & our being disappointed of a horse, +

                                                          I was to have gone with Papa to Watlington but did not go on account of the day's + looking showery & our being disappointed of a horse, 1819 Mem. To look for the Execution of two Koromantyn - negroes in Edwards' History of the West Indies Vol 2nd page 57 2nd Edition, - mentioned by Miss Edgeworth in her - story The Good AuntStory from Moral Tales for Young People.

                                                          + negroes in Edwards' History of the West Indies Vol 2nd page 57 2nd Edition, + mentioned by Miss Edgeworth in her + story The Good AuntStory from Moral Tales for Young People.


                                                          Thursday 3

                                                          -

                                                          At home--lay in the Hay (my own little Haycock) in the West Orchard. Walked in the garden with Granny & the dear Pets.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--lay in the Hay (my own little Haycock) in the West Orchard. Walked in the garden with Granny & the dear Pets.


                                                          Friday 4

                                                          -

                                                          At home--lay in the Hay--went Firtopping--Drum came back from Watlington--read Mr. - D'Israeli's Calamities of +

                                                          At home--lay in the Hay--went Firtopping--Drum came back from Watlington--read Mr. + D'Israeli's Calamities of Authors.


                                                          @@ -177,8 +178,8 @@

                                                          Saturday 5

                                                          -

                                                          At home--Dressed the flowers--lay in the Hay--walked - about the Place with dear Drum, dear Granny & the Pets--read Blackwood's +

                                                          At home--Dressed the flowers--lay in the Hay--walked + about the Place with dear Drum, dear Granny & the Pets--read Blackwood's Edinburgh Magas.


                                                          @@ -186,9 +187,9 @@

                                                          Sunday 6

                                                          -

                                                          At home--lay in the Hay--walked down the lane with - dear Drum & the pets, very - amiable--the wild roses out--read Edinburgh Review & a +

                                                          At home--lay in the Hay--walked down the lane with + dear Drum & the pets, very + amiable--the wild roses out--read Edinburgh Review & a Year & Day--pretty enough but too dismal.


                                                          @@ -196,34 +197,34 @@

                                                          Monday 7

                                                          -

                                                          At home--dear Drum went to Town--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read the - Quarterly Review (No. 38-39 & 40 are to be indexes) & The White Cottage--which is too dismal.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--dear Drum went to Town--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read the + Quarterly Review (No. 38-39 & 40 are to be indexes) & The White Cottage--which is too dismal.


                                                          Tuesday 8

                                                          -

                                                          At home--Heard from dear Drum, & Granny heard from Sir - William & dear Drum. - Walked with dear Granny & the Pets.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--Heard from dear Drum, & Granny heard from Sir + William & dear Drum. + Walked with dear Granny & the Pets.


                                                          Wednesday 9

                                                          -

                                                          At home--heard from dear Drum, Mr. - Haydon & Mary - Webb. Lay in the hay--walked with Granny wrote toMary Webb.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--heard from dear Drum, Mr. + Haydon & Mary + Webb. Lay in the hay--walked with Granny wrote toMary Webb.


                                                          Thursday 10

                                                          -

                                                          At home--Heard from dear Drum--walked with the pets--Dear Drum did not come home at night but sent a note & some most beautiful flowers--red lilies--ranunculuses--pinks--moss roses--sweet peas - & double anemones--God bless +

                                                          At home--Heard from dear Drum--walked with the pets--Dear Drum did not come home at night but sent a note & some most beautiful flowers--red lilies--ranunculuses--pinks--moss roses--sweet peas + & double anemones--God bless him, dear love.


                                                          @@ -231,12 +232,12 @@

                                                          Friday 11

                                                          -

                                                          Ben Jonson, 1574

                                                          +

                                                          Ben Jonson, 1574

                                                          -

                                                          At home--heard from dear Drum--dressed the flowers--dear Drum came from - Town & brought me a present of - the two Peter Bells from - Mr. Taylor--both which I read & liked +

                                                          At home--heard from dear Drum--dressed the flowers--dear Drum came from + Town & brought me a present of + the two Peter Bells from + Mr. Taylor--both which I read & liked very much.


                                                          @@ -244,7 +245,7 @@

                                                          Saturday 12

                                                          -

                                                          At home--heard from Miss James--walked with dear Granny & the Pets about the Place--read Captain Ross's account of the Polar +

                                                          At home--heard from Miss James--walked with dear Granny & the Pets about the Place--read Captain Ross's account of the Polar Expedition.


                                                          @@ -252,19 +253,19 @@

                                                          Sunday 13

                                                          -

                                                          At home--lay in the hay--walked with Drum & - Mossy--Read Capt. Ross's Polar - Expedition--stupid--the Captain very +

                                                          At home--lay in the hay--walked with Drum & + Mossy--Read Capt. Ross's Polar + Expedition--stupid--the Captain very timid--did nothing but christen every rock & hillock he saw after some great - person or other--Lord Melville, Mr. Croker & so forth.

                                                          + person or other--Lord Melville, Mr. Croker & so forth.


                                                          Monday 14

                                                          -

                                                          At home--went to Reading--called on Miss Brooke, Mrs. Tuppen, - Mrs. Newbery--& bought Granny a new gown & some other things at +

                                                          At home--went to Reading--called on Miss Brooke, Mrs. Tuppen, + Mrs. Newbery--& bought Granny a new gown & some other things at Marsh's--


                                                          @@ -272,7 +273,7 @@

                                                          Tuesday 15

                                                          -

                                                          Dear Granny's Birthday--at home--Dressed my flowers--lay in the hay--wrote to Mr. Bacon & Miss +

                                                          Dear Granny's Birthday--at home--Dressed my flowers--lay in the hay--wrote to Mr. Bacon & Miss Brooke.


                                                          @@ -280,7 +281,7 @@

                                                          Wednesday 16

                                                          -

                                                          At home--Went to Reading--bought the materials for a new bonnet +

                                                          At home--Went to Reading--bought the materials for a new bonnet at Marsh's--saw the Brookes &c--a very pleasant morning indeed.


                                                          @@ -290,10 +291,10 @@

                                                          Thursday 17

                                                          -

                                                          At home--heard yesterday from Miss James & - Mrs. Hofland--lay today in the hay--walked with Drum, Granny & the - pets--read the Heart of Midlothian & the Criminal Trials to illustrate it of - Porteous--Wilson--Nichol +

                                                          At home--heard yesterday from Miss James & + Mrs. Hofland--lay today in the hay--walked with Drum, Granny & the + pets--read the Heart of Midlothian & the Criminal Trials to illustrate it of + Porteous--Wilson--Nichol Muschet--&c--very curious.


                                                          @@ -301,17 +302,17 @@

                                                          Friday 18

                                                          -

                                                          At home--wrote to Mr. Dickinson & Miss Allin--read Heart - of Midlothian--walked in the - garden with dear Drum, dear - Granny & the Pets. Wrote to Mary Webb too!

                                                          +

                                                          At home--wrote to Mr. Dickinson & Miss Allin--read Heart + of Midlothian--walked in the + garden with dear Drum, dear + Granny & the Pets. Wrote to Mary Webb too!


                                                          Saturday 19

                                                          -

                                                          At home--lay in the Hay & helped haymake--walked in the garden with dear Drum & the pets--read Tour to +

                                                          At home--lay in the Hay & helped haymake--walked in the garden with dear Drum & the pets--read Tour to Alet--liked it pretty well.


                                                          @@ -319,8 +320,8 @@

                                                          Sunday 20

                                                          -

                                                          At home--dear Drum & Granny went into Hampshire--walked about the - place--lay in the Hay--read Shaw's Travels +

                                                          At home--dear Drum & Granny went into Hampshire--walked about the + place--lay in the Hay--read Shaw's Travels very learned & curious.


                                                          @@ -328,8 +329,8 @@

                                                          Monday 21

                                                          -

                                                          At home--dear Drum & Granny in Hampshire--lay in the hay--saw to the haymaking--wrote to dear Granny - Mrs. Hofland & Miss James--read the +

                                                          At home--dear Drum & Granny in Hampshire--lay in the hay--saw to the haymaking--wrote to dear Granny + Mrs. Hofland & Miss James--read the Beggar Girl famous.


                                                          @@ -337,18 +338,18 @@

                                                          Tuesday 22

                                                          -

                                                          At home--dear Drum & dear Granny still out--expected the Miss Webbs who did not - come--finished my letter to Miss James - & wrote a note to Mr. Palmer. Got the - hay in good order--lay in the hay.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--dear Drum & dear Granny still out--expected the Miss Webbs who did not + come--finished my letter to Miss James + & wrote a note to Mr. Palmer. Got the + hay in good order--lay in the hay.


                                                          Wednesday 23

                                                          -

                                                          At home--dear Drum & dear Granny still out--heard from dear Drum & Eliza Webb--wrote - to dear Drum. Lay in the Hay--Luce & I drank tea +

                                                          At home--dear Drum & dear Granny still out--heard from dear Drum & Eliza Webb--wrote + to dear Drum. Lay in the Hay--Luce & I drank tea together very comfortably.


                                                          @@ -356,49 +357,49 @@

                                                          Thursday 24

                                                          -

                                                          At home--Drum & Granny still - out--heard from dear Granny--Luce made my white bonnet--read the Beggar Girl--had Mossy all day--he was very amiable poor lamb indeed.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--Drum & Granny still + out--heard from dear Granny--Luce made my white bonnet--read the Beggar Girl--had Mossy all day--he was very amiable poor lamb indeed.


                                                          Friday 25

                                                          -

                                                          At home--heard from dear Drum & Sir - William--dear Drum & - Granny came home--dear Granny not quite well--God bless her.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--heard from dear Drum & Sir + William--dear Drum & + Granny came home--dear Granny not quite well--God bless her.


                                                          Saturday 26

                                                          -

                                                          At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--wrote to Eliza Webb & Mrs. Dickinson. Read the New Tales of my Landlord.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--wrote to Eliza Webb & Mrs. Dickinson. Read the New Tales of my Landlord.


                                                          Sunday 27

                                                          -

                                                          At home--heard from Eliza Webb--read the new Tales of my Landlord--dear Granny better.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--heard from Eliza Webb--read the new Tales of my Landlord--dear Granny better.


                                                          Monday 28

                                                          -

                                                          At home--was so showery & could - not go to Wokingham--Did some of my - flowers--fed my pets--Mossy very amiable--dear Granny better.

                                                          +

                                                          At home--was so showery & could + not go to Wokingham--Did some of my + flowers--fed my pets--Mossy very amiable--dear Granny better.


                                                          Tuesday 29

                                                          -

                                                          At home--got flowers--lay in the hay--read Fuseli's lectures on - Painting--wrote to Sir William - Elford--dear Granny quite +

                                                          At home--got flowers--lay in the hay--read Fuseli's lectures on + Painting--wrote to Sir William + Elford--dear Granny quite well.


                                                          @@ -406,8 +407,8 @@

                                                          Wednesday 30

                                                          -

                                                          At home--walked with Drum & the Pets--sent off my letters to - Mrs. Dickinson & Sir William Elford with note to Mr. D. & Mr. +

                                                          At home--walked with Drum & the Pets--sent off my letters to + Mrs. Dickinson & Sir William Elford with note to Mr. D. & Mr. Palmer.

                                                          @@ -450,7 +451,7 @@

                                                          fir

                                                        • type: genus
                                                        • type: family
                                                          • -
                                                          One of Mitford’s favorite trees. +
                                                          One of Mitford’s favorite trees. Firs (Abies) are a genus of approximately fifty species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae. They are found through much of North and Central America, Europe, @@ -568,23 +569,23 @@

                                                        • Three Mile Cross, parish of Shinfield, Berkshire, England
                                                          • - Mary Russell was the youngest child of - the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and + Mary Russell was the youngest child of + the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and his second wife, Mary Dicker; she was born about 1750 in Ashe, Hampshire. (Her birth date is as yet unverified; period sources indicate that she was ten years older than her husband George, born in 1760.) Through the Russells, she was a distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). She had two siblings, Charles William and Frances; both predeceased her and their parents, - which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting + which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting her family’s entire estate upon her mother’s death in 1785. Her father’s rectory in Ashe was only a short distance from Steventon, and so she was acquainted - with the young Jane Austen. She married - George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, + with the young Jane Austen. She married + George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford. Their only daughter, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. Mary + Alresford, Hampshire. Mary Russell died on January 2, 1830 at Three Mile Cross in the parish of Shinfield, Berkshire. Her obituary in the 1830 @@ -596,7 +597,7 @@

                                                          Mossy

                                                            -
                                                            Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram +
                                                            Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram House. Mossy was a nickname for Moss Trooper.
                                                            @@ -611,7 +612,7 @@

                                                            Charlotte Nooth

                                                          • Nooth Charlotte
                                                          • Ireland
                                                            • -
                                                            A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. +
                                                            A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. Valpy and published volumes of poetry in 1815 & 1816, including a verse tragedy, as well as a novel, Eglantine, published by A.J. Valpy
                                                            @@ -626,19 +627,19 @@

                                                            George Mitford

                                                            -

                                                            Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. +

                                                            Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did - not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that + not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that he served a medical apprenticeship with family members.

                                                            -

                                                            He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live +

                                                            He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater + Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local - magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                            + magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                            @@ -655,11 +656,11 @@

                                                            Elizabeth James

                                                          • Bath, Somerset, England
                                                          • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey, England
                                                            • -
                                                            Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father +
                                                            Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two younger sisters, Emily and Susan, in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas, - Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, + Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, referring to Mitford’s diary, letters were also addressed to her at Bellevue, Lower Road, Richmond (Coles 26). She was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey. In the 1841 census, she is listed as living on independent means; in the 1851 @@ -705,28 +706,28 @@

                                                            Sir William Elford

                                                            -

                                                            According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of - Mitford’s father, and - Mitford met him for the first time in the +

                                                            According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of + Mitford’s father, and + Mitford met him for the first time in the spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death in 1837.

                                                            Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase) - in Plymouth, Devon, from its + in Plymouth, Devon, from its founding in 1782. He was elected a member of Parliament for Plymouth as a - supporter of the government and Tory William + supporter of the government and Tory William Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his - son Jonathan came of age, he tried to + son Jonathan came of age, he tried to secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of - Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir + Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected @@ -736,15 +737,15 @@

                                                            Sir William Elford

                                                            alternative to yeast.

                                                            He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                            + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                            @@ -757,8 +758,8 @@

                                                            Benjamin Robert Haydon, Jr.

                                                            Benjamin Robert Haydon was a painter educated at the Royal Academy, who was famous for contemporary, historical, classical, biblical, and mythological scenes, though - tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of - 1817, and Sir William Elford was a + tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of + 1817, and Sir William Elford was a mutual friend. He killed himself in 1846. @@ -770,11 +771,11 @@

                                                            Mary Webb

                                                          • Webb Mary Elizabeth
                                                          • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                            • -
                                                            Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on +
                                                            Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on April 15, 1796 in Wokingham, Berkshire. Sister of - Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane - Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, - Aunt Mary. In + Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane + Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, + Aunt Mary. In Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham, Berkshire. She @@ -789,7 +790,7 @@

                                                            Ben Jonson

                                                          • London, England
                                                            • -
                                                            Early modern English playwright and contemporary of William Shakespeare. Jonson was known for +
                                                            Early modern English playwright and contemporary of William Shakespeare. Jonson was known for satirical plays, including Every Man in His Humour (1598), Volpone, or The Foxe (1605), @@ -807,9 +808,9 @@

                                                            John Taylor

                                                          • - London writer and - publisher with James Augustus Hessey as the publishing firm - Taylor and Hessey at 93 Fleet Street, London. Apprenticed with John Lackington. Publisher of KeatsKeats, Clare, Lamb, Coleridge, and Hazlitt. In 1821, involved with publication of The London Magazine. Later bookseller and publisher to the University of London with James Walton, and + London writer and + publisher with James Augustus Hessey as the publishing firm + Taylor and Hessey at 93 Fleet Street, London. Apprenticed with John Lackington. Publisher of KeatsKeats, Clare, Lamb, Coleridge, and Hazlitt. In 1821, involved with publication of The London Magazine. Later bookseller and publisher to the University of London with James Walton, and contributed to the development of publishing standards for academic textbooks. He wrote Junius Identified as well as two books of Egyptology: The Great Pyramid: Why Was It Built: & Who Built It? (1859) and The Battle of the Standards: The Ancient, of Four Thousand Years, Against the Modern, of the Last Fifty Years--The Less Perfect of the Two (1864). @@ -840,15 +841,15 @@

                                                            John Wilson Croker

                                                          • - Tory politician and Member of Parliament. Founding editor and writer for the Quarterly Review and author of numerous Tory political pamphlets. He also edited Boswell's Life of Johnson.
                                                            + Tory politician and Member of Parliament. Founding editor and writer for the Quarterly Review and author of numerous Tory political pamphlets. He also edited Boswell's Life of Johnson.

                                                            Miss Brooke

                                                            • Brooke Miss
                                                            -
                                                            A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 - , +
                                                            A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 + , Needham Papers, . Forename unknown. More research needed.
                                                            @@ -879,12 +880,12 @@

                                                            Barbara Wreaks Hofland

                                                            Novelist and writer of children’s books popular in England and America, Barbara Hofland was a native of Sheffield, Yorkshire, where she published poems from July 1794 in the local - newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first + newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first marriage to Thomas Bradshawe Hoole left her widowed and in poverty, raising a son, Frederic, on her own, and she supported herself by publishing poems and children’s books, and by running a girl’s school in Harrogate. second marriage was to the artist - Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: + Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: ODNB)
                                                            @@ -915,11 +916,11 @@

                                                            Charles Dickinson

                                                            Friend of the Mitford family. He was the son of Vikris Dickinson and Elizabeth Marchant. The Dickinson family were Quakers who lived in the vicinity of Bristol, Gloucestershire. - On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, + On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, Berkshire, where their daughter Frances was born, and where the Mitfords visited them. Charles Dickinson owned a private press he employed to print literary works by his friends (See letters to Elford from March 13, 1819 and June 21, 1820). He wrote and - published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth + published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth his extended family had amassed in the West Indies.
                                                            @@ -939,15 +940,15 @@

                                                            Eliza Webb

                                                          • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                          • Sandgate, Kent, England
                                                            • -
                                                            Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth +
                                                            Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. She was baptized privately on March 3, 1797, and publicly on June 8, 1797 in Wokingham, Berkshire. She is the sister of Mary Elizabeth and Jane Eleanor Webb. In 1837 she married Henry Walters, Esq., in Wokingham, Berkshire. In - + Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham. Source: See - Needham’s letter to Roberts on November + Needham’s letter to Roberts on November 27, 1953 .
                                                            @@ -964,7 +965,7 @@

                                                            Charles Fyshe Palmer

                                                            Charles Fyshe Palmer was the son of Charles Fyshe Palmer and Lucy - Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, + Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, Herefordshire . They lived at Luckley House, Wokingham, Berkshire and at East Court, Finchampstead, @@ -975,23 +976,23 @@

                                                            Charles Fyshe Palmer

                                                            House.

                                                            A Whig politician, Palmer began running for Parliament elections as the - member for Reading + member for Reading after 1816, and appears to have served off and on in that role until 1841. He led the Berkshire meetings to protest British government’s handling of the Peterloo Massacre in 1819. On March 16, 1820, Palmer ran for a seat in Parliament against - two other candidates. The votes ran: John - Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s - letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized + two other candidates. The votes ran: John + Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s + letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized Palmer in 1818 as vastly like a mop-stick, or, rather, a tall hop-pole, or an extremely long fishing-rod, or anything that is all length and no substance.

                                                            Mitford also mentions Palmer in connection with a legal issue surrounding - the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822 + the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822 . Mitford also mentions the ways that Palmer’s political opponents sometimes undermined his Whig reformist positions by referencing the noble - privileges (and money) he accrued by marrying the Lady Madelina Gordon in 1805.

                                                            + privileges (and money) he accrued by marrying the Lady Madelina Gordon in 1805.

                                                            @@ -1003,9 +1004,9 @@

                                                            Lucy Sweetser Hill

                                                            Beloved servant for twelve years in the Mitford household who, on 7 August 1820 married - Charles Hill. She is the basis for - the title character in the Our Village story. Source: - Needham Papers, + Charles Hill. She is the basis for + the title character in the Our Village story. Source: + Needham Papers, Reading Central Library.
                                                            @@ -1020,8 +1021,8 @@

                                                            Mrs. Dickinson

                                                            their daughter Frances was born, and where they were visited by the Mitford family. According to Mitford, Catherine Dickinson was fond of match-making among her friends and acquaintances. (See - Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford - . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).
                                                            + Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford + . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).

                                                            Henry Fuseli

                                                            diff --git a/docs/journal-view/Jun-1820.html b/docs/journal-view/Jun-1820.html index 7e1b580..9b90897 100644 --- a/docs/journal-view/Jun-1820.html +++ b/docs/journal-view/Jun-1820.html @@ -87,6 +87,7 @@

                                                            1820

                                                          • Jul
                                                          • Aug
                                                          • Sep
                                                            • +
                                                          • Oct
                                                            • @@ -131,211 +132,211 @@

                                                            Jun 1820


                                                            Thursday 1st

                                                            -

                                                            At home--heard from Miss James--finished my letter to Mrs. Hofland--read the Sketch Book--very - good--walked out with Lucy & the - Pets--dear Drum better.

                                                            +

                                                            At home--heard from Miss James--finished my letter to Mrs. Hofland--read the Sketch Book--very + good--walked out with Lucy & the + Pets--dear Drum better.


                                                            Friday 2nd

                                                            -

                                                            At home--Mrs. Dickinson called & the Whites & Tuppens--walked out with Drum--read the Quarterly Review.

                                                            +

                                                            At home--Mrs. Dickinson called & the Whites & Tuppens--walked out with Drum--read the Quarterly Review.


                                                            Saturday 3rd

                                                            -

                                                            At home--wrote to Mr. Dickinson & Miss James--dressed my flowers--walked with dear - Granny & the Pets.

                                                            +

                                                            At home--wrote to Mr. Dickinson & Miss James--dressed my flowers--walked with dear + Granny & the Pets.


                                                            Sunday 4th

                                                            -

                                                            At home--rained all day--little - Miss Keep gave me a pretty flower to - hang up in the arcade--wrote to Mrs. Hayward--read newspapers & Reviews.

                                                            +

                                                            At home--rained all day--little + Miss Keep gave me a pretty flower to + hang up in the arcade--wrote to Mrs. Hayward--read newspapers & Reviews.


                                                            Monday 5th

                                                            -

                                                            At home--gave little Miss Keep a pretty needlebook and - pincushion--read George 3rd his [?] & Family--sad stupid stuff--Mr. Dickinson called--weeded my little - flower Court.

                                                            +

                                                            At home--gave little Miss Keep a pretty needlebook and + pincushion--read George 3rd his [?] & Family--sad stupid stuff--Mr. Dickinson called--weeded my little + flower Court.


                                                            Tuesday 6th

                                                            -

                                                            At home--went twice walking with - Drum & the pets--walked 5 +

                                                            At home--went twice walking with + Drum & the pets--walked 5 miles.


                                                            Wednesday 7th

                                                            -

                                                            At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--called at the Brookes, +

                                                            At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--called at the Brookes, Valpys &Co.--saw Mr. - Nares, Mr. MacFarlane + Nares, Mr. MacFarlane & a great many people--came home to dinner & walked after--pleasant day.


                                                            Thursday 8th

                                                            -

                                                            At home--Captain - Montague called--walked with Granny, Luce & the - Pets--read London Magazine--Mr. +

                                                            At home--Captain + Montague called--walked with Granny, Luce & the + Pets--read London Magazine--Mr. Dickinson drank tea with us.


                                                            Friday 9th

                                                            -

                                                            At home--went to Reading to Mr. +

                                                            At home--went to Reading to Mr. MacFarlane's Lecture on the Italian Poets--very good - indeed--excellent--drank tea at Mrs. + indeed--excellent--drank tea at Mrs. Tuppens--very pleasant Evening.


                                                            Saturday 10th

                                                            -

                                                            Took a long walk with Granny & the - Pets--Mrs. Dickinson came to fetch me - to Farley Hill after dinner.

                                                            +

                                                            Took a long walk with Granny & the + Pets--Mrs. Dickinson came to fetch me + to Farley Hill after dinner.


                                                            Sunday 11th

                                                            -

                                                            At Farley Hill--heard from Drum, Miss Nooth & Mrs. Hayward--wrote to Drum--drove with Mrs. D. to Wokingham +

                                                            At Farley Hill--heard from Drum, Miss Nooth & Mrs. Hayward--wrote to Drum--drove with Mrs. D. to Wokingham to call on the Webbs--read Classical Journal--pleasant day.


                                                            Monday 12th

                                                            -

                                                            At Farley Hill--walked about & read +

                                                            At Farley Hill--walked about & read Edwards's Canons of Criticism--famous--& some reviews & magazines.


                                                            Tuesday 13th

                                                            -

                                                            At Farley Hll--Drum & Granny came to dinner--pleasant day.

                                                            +

                                                            At Farley Hll--Drum & Granny came to dinner--pleasant day.


                                                            Wednesday 14th

                                                            -

                                                            Drum went to Town (he had gone home to sleep). Granny & - I came home before dinner in the Cart - with George to drive--dressed my - flowers--read the London Magazine--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson.

                                                            +

                                                            Drum went to Town (he had gone home to sleep). Granny & + I came home before dinner in the Cart + with George to drive--dressed my + flowers--read the London Magazine--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson.


                                                            Thursday 15th

                                                            -

                                                            (dear Granny's birthday) At home--heard from Drum--wrote to Drum & - Mrs. Hayward--read a very sweet +

                                                            (dear Granny's birthday) At home--heard from Drum--wrote to Drum & + Mrs. Hayward--read a very sweet Italian novel (the only Italian novel) called Ultime Lettere de Jacopo Ortis, written by Ugo Foscolo who is now in - Eng: writing for the Quarterly--too dismal but good--walked with the - pets--sent off little Fly (the brindled bitch) + Eng: writing for the Quarterly--too dismal but good--walked with the + pets--sent off little Fly (the brindled bitch) to Mrs. Wilson.


                                                            Friday 16th

                                                            -

                                                            At home--heard from Drum--wrote to Eliza - Webb--read Morier's 2nd Journey in Persia--Mr. MacFarlane drank tea with us & was +

                                                            At home--heard from Drum--wrote to Eliza + Webb--read Morier's 2nd Journey in Persia--Mr. MacFarlane drank tea with us & was very pleasant.


                                                            Saturday 17th

                                                            -

                                                            At home--heard from Drum--weeded the garden--walked with dear - Granny & the pets--read +

                                                            At home--heard from Drum--weeded the garden--walked with dear + Granny & the pets--read Dubois' account of India--a curious book.


                                                            Sunday 18th

                                                            -

                                                            At home--heard from dear Drum--wrote to dear Drum--walked with dear Granny +

                                                            At home--heard from dear Drum--wrote to dear Drum--walked with dear Granny & the Pets--read Dubois' Account of - India--heard from Eliza Webb.

                                                            + India--heard from Eliza Webb.


                                                            Monday 19th

                                                            -

                                                            At home--wrote to dear Drum--called on Mrs. Richard - Body--dressed my flowers--Dr. - Valpy & Mr. +

                                                            At home--wrote to dear Drum--called on Mrs. Richard + Body--dressed my flowers--Dr. + Valpy & Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson called on us.


                                                            Tuesday 20th

                                                            -

                                                            At home--heard from dear Drum & of his having dined with Mr. Haydon--walked with dear Granny & the Pets--read the new number of the - Edinburgh Review--wrote to dear - Drum & did some work.

                                                            +

                                                            At home--heard from dear Drum & of his having dined with Mr. Haydon--walked with dear Granny & the Pets--read the new number of the + Edinburgh Review--wrote to dear + Drum & did some work.


                                                            Wednesday 21st

                                                            -

                                                            At home--heard from dear Drum & Sir - William--walked to Bertram - House with Granny--Mr. Joliffe drank tea with us--wrote to Drum & Sir +

                                                            At home--heard from dear Drum & Sir + William--walked to Bertram + House with Granny--Mr. Joliffe drank tea with us--wrote to Drum & Sir William Elford.


                                                            Thursday 22nd

                                                            -

                                                            At home--heard from dear Drum & Mrs. - Dickinson--wrote to Mr. Monck - & sent off my letter to dear Sir - William--walked with Granny - & the Pets--dear Drum came home at +

                                                            At home--heard from dear Drum & Mrs. + Dickinson--wrote to Mr. Monck + & sent off my letter to dear Sir + William--walked with Granny + & the Pets--dear Drum came home at night.


                                                            Friday 23rd

                                                            -

                                                            At home--went into Reading in the Cart with Drum & Granny & Molly--called at +

                                                            At home--went into Reading in the Cart with Drum & Granny & Molly--called at the Brookes, Tuppens, Newberys & Valpy's--saw Mr. Edward Valpy & his - Wife--very pleasant morning--came home to dinner--wrote to Mrs. Jolliffe & Mrs. Dickinson.

                                                            + Wife--very pleasant morning--came home to dinner--wrote to Mrs. Jolliffe & Mrs. Dickinson.


                                                            Saturday 24th

                                                            -

                                                            At home--dined at the Newberys to meet the book club & Mr. Palmer (a wager dinner which Drum won of Mr. - Newbery about Fyshe's voting +

                                                            At home--dined at the Newberys to meet the book club & Mr. Palmer (a wager dinner which Drum won of Mr. + Newbery about Fyshe's voting with [?] on Sir Francis Burdett's motion)--a very pleasant - day--wrote to Miss Nooth--came home at night--Dr. Valpy brought a Mr. + day--wrote to Miss Nooth--came home at night--Dr. Valpy brought a Mr. Burgess, a great Grecian, to dine at the Newberys--he was an odd man--not at all pleasant.


                                                            Sunday 25th

                                                            -

                                                            Wrote to Eliza Webb--dressed my - flowers--walked with Granny & the +

                                                            Wrote to Eliza Webb--dressed my + flowers--walked with Granny & the Pets.


                                                            Monday 26th

                                                            -

                                                            At home--went into Reading with Drum--called on Mrs. Anthony - Valpy & Mrs. - Newbery--came back to dinner--packed up my things to go to London tomorrow--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson & Mrs. A. Valpy.

                                                            +

                                                            At home--went into Reading with Drum--called on Mrs. Anthony + Valpy & Mrs. + Newbery--came back to dinner--packed up my things to go to London tomorrow--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson & Mrs. A. Valpy.


                                                            Tuesday 27th

                                                            -

                                                            At home--went to London with Drum in Mr. Eastaff's gig & with - Farmer Smith's mare--drove by Wokingham, where we breakfasted--then by +

                                                            At home--went to London with Drum in Mr. Eastaff's gig & with + Farmer Smith's mare--drove by Wokingham, where we breakfasted--then by Egham through Windsor Park (a - most beautiful drive), & drank tea at Richmond with the James's--got to + most beautiful drive), & drank tea at Richmond with the James's--got to Great Queen Street about 10 o'clock--the hottest day I ever remember.

                                                            @@ -343,11 +344,11 @@

                                                            Tuesday 27th

                                                            Wednesday 28th

                                                            -

                                                            In Town--went with the Newberys to the Insurance - Office--then with Drum to +

                                                            In Town--went with the Newberys to the Insurance + Office--then with Drum to the Exhibition (not good)--Star Office--Sun Office--Chronicle - Office--[?]--Haydon's Pictures, + Office--[?]--Haydon's Pictures, famous--British Gallery, capital--dined at home with the Newberys & Miss Danny in Great Queen Street--very hot day--Young Tanner came @@ -356,20 +357,20 @@

                                                            Wednesday 28th

                                                            Thursday 29th

                                                            -

                                                            In Town--drove with Drum to call on the Perrys, - Haydon & the +

                                                            In Town--drove with Drum to call on the Perrys, + Haydon & the Moncks--saw the Regent's Park--went in the evening with the Newberys to see Miss Kelly at the English Opera - House--wrote to dear Granny - & Mr. Haydon.

                                                            + House--wrote to dear Granny + & Mr. Haydon.


                                                            Friday 30th

                                                            -

                                                            In London--went with Drum to stay at the +

                                                            In London--went with Drum to stay at the James's--he went on home--walked with - Miss James, Miss Emily & Miss Newman to Lord + Miss James, Miss Emily & Miss Newman to Lord Dysart's--a very pleasant day.

                                                            @@ -388,11 +389,11 @@

                                                            Elizabeth James

                                                          • Bath, Somerset, England
                                                          • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey, England
                                                            • -
                                                            Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father +
                                                            Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two younger sisters, Emily and Susan, in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas, - Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, + Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, referring to Mitford’s diary, letters were also addressed to her at Bellevue, Lower Road, Richmond (Coles 26). She was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey. In the 1841 census, she is listed as living on independent means; in the 1851 @@ -410,19 +411,19 @@

                                                            Barbara Wreaks Hofland

                                                            Novelist and writer of children’s books popular in England and America, Barbara Hofland was a native of Sheffield, Yorkshire, where she published poems from July 1794 in the local - newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first + newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first marriage to Thomas Bradshawe Hoole left her widowed and in poverty, raising a son, Frederic, on her own, and she supported herself by publishing poems and children’s books, and by running a girl’s school in Harrogate. second marriage was to the artist - Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: + Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: ODNB)

                                                            Lucy

                                                              -
                                                              Title character of the Our Village story. Lucy is a servant in the narrator's household who leaves to get married. The character appears in several stories, - notably Hannah and A Visit to Lucy. According to Needham's Mitford papers, the character is based on the servant in the Mitford household, Lucy Sweetser Hill. Surname not given.
                                                              +
                                                              Title character of the Our Village story. Lucy is a servant in the narrator's household who leaves to get married. The character appears in several stories, + notably Hannah and A Visit to Lucy. According to Needham's Mitford papers, the character is based on the servant in the Mitford household, Lucy Sweetser Hill. Surname not given.

                                                              George Mitford

                                                              @@ -436,19 +437,19 @@

                                                              George Mitford

                                                              -

                                                              Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. +

                                                              Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did - not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that + not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that he served a medical apprenticeship with family members.

                                                              -

                                                              He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live +

                                                              He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater + Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local - magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                              + magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                              @@ -464,8 +465,8 @@

                                                              Mrs. Dickinson

                                                              their daughter Frances was born, and where they were visited by the Mitford family. According to Mitford, Catherine Dickinson was fond of match-making among her friends and acquaintances. (See - Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford - . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).
                                                              + Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford + . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).

                                                              @@ -490,11 +491,11 @@

                                                              Charles Dickinson

                                                              Friend of the Mitford family. He was the son of Vikris Dickinson and Elizabeth Marchant. The Dickinson family were Quakers who lived in the vicinity of Bristol, Gloucestershire. - On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, + On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, Berkshire, where their daughter Frances was born, and where the Mitfords visited them. Charles Dickinson owned a private press he employed to print literary works by his friends (See letters to Elford from March 13, 1819 and June 21, 1820). He wrote and - published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth + published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth his extended family had amassed in the West Indies.
                                                              @@ -509,23 +510,23 @@

                                                            • Three Mile Cross, parish of Shinfield, Berkshire, England
                                                              • - Mary Russell was the youngest child of - the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and + Mary Russell was the youngest child of + the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and his second wife, Mary Dicker; she was born about 1750 in Ashe, Hampshire. (Her birth date is as yet unverified; period sources indicate that she was ten years older than her husband George, born in 1760.) Through the Russells, she was a distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). She had two siblings, Charles William and Frances; both predeceased her and their parents, - which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting + which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting her family’s entire estate upon her mother’s death in 1785. Her father’s rectory in Ashe was only a short distance from Steventon, and so she was acquainted - with the young Jane Austen. She married - George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, + with the young Jane Austen. She married + George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford. Their only daughter, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. Mary + Alresford, Hampshire. Mary Russell died on January 2, 1830 at Three Mile Cross in the parish of Shinfield, Berkshire. Her obituary in the 1830 @@ -539,7 +540,7 @@

                                                              Harriet Keep

                                                            • Servant in the Mitford - household from around 1822-1830. Source: + household from around 1822-1830. Source: Needham Papers, Reading Central Library.

                                                              @@ -561,9 +562,9 @@

                                                              Lucy Sweetser Hill

                                                              Beloved servant for twelve years in the Mitford household who, on 7 August 1820 married - Charles Hill. She is the basis for - the title character in the Our Village story. Source: - Needham Papers, + Charles Hill. She is the basis for + the title character in the Our Village story. Source: + Needham Papers, Reading Central Library.
                                                              @@ -583,15 +584,15 @@

                                                              Eliza Webb

                                                            • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                            • Sandgate, Kent, England
                                                              • -
                                                              Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth +
                                                              Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. She was baptized privately on March 3, 1797, and publicly on June 8, 1797 in Wokingham, Berkshire. She is the sister of Mary Elizabeth and Jane Eleanor Webb. In 1837 she married Henry Walters, Esq., in Wokingham, Berkshire. In - + Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham. Source: See - Needham’s letter to Roberts on November + Needham’s letter to Roberts on November 27, 1953 .
                                                              @@ -610,7 +611,7 @@

                                                              Dr. Richard Valpy

                                                              Richard Valpy (the fourth of that name) was the eldest son of Richard Valpy [III] and Catherine Chevalier. He was a friend and literary mentor to - Mary Russell Mitford. He matriculated at + Mary Russell Mitford. He matriculated at Pembroke College, Oxford University on April 1, 1773, aged eighteen, as a Morley scholar. He received from Oxford a B.A. (1776), M.A. (1784), B.D. & D.D. (1792). He took orders in the Church of England in 1777. Richard @@ -619,39 +620,39 @@

                                                              Dr. Richard Valpy

                                                              1787. He became the Headmaster at Reading School, Reading, Berkshire, in 1781 and served until 1830, at which time he turned the Headmastership over to his youngest son Francis E. J. Valpy and continued in semi-retirement - until his death in 1836. During his tenure as Headmaster of Reading Grammar School for boys over + until his death in 1836. During his tenure as Headmaster of Reading Grammar School for boys over the course of fifty years, he expanded the boarding school and added new buildings. He is the author of numerous published works, including Greek and Latin textbooks, sermons, volumes of poetry, and adaptations of plays such as Shakespeare’s King John and Sheridan’s The Critic. His Elements of Greek Grammar, Elements of Latin Grammar,,Greek Delectus and Latin Delectus, printed and published by - his son A. J. Valpy, were all much + his son A. J. Valpy, were all much used as school texts throughout the nineteenth century. Valpy’s students performed his own adaptations of Greek, Latin, and English plays for the triennial visitations and the play receipts went to charitable organizations. Valpy enlisted Mitford to write reviews of the productions - for the Reading Mercury. In 1803, his + for the Reading Mercury. In 1803, his adaptation of Shakespeare’s King John was performed at Covent Garden Theatre.

                                                              Richard Valpy was married twice and had twelve children, eleven of whom - lived to adulthood. His first wife was Martha + lived to adulthood. His first wife was Martha Cornelia de Cartaret; Richard and Martha were married about - 1778 and they had one daughter, Martha Cartaretta Cornelia. + 1778 and they had one daughter, Martha Cartaretta Cornelia. His first wife Martha died about 1780 and he married Mary Benwell of Caversham, Oxfordshire on May 30, 1782. Together they had six sons and five daughters and ten of their eleven children survived to adulthood. Richard Valpy and Mary Benwell’s sons were Richard Valpy (the - fifth of that name), Abraham John + fifth of that name), Abraham John Valpy, called John; Gabriel Valpy, Anthony Blagrove Valpy; and Francis Edward - Jackson Valpy. His daughters were Mary Ann Catherine Valpy; Sarah - Frances Valpy, called Frances or Fanny; Catherine Elizabeth Blanch Valpy; - Penelope Arabella Valpy; and + Jackson Valpy. His daughters were Mary Ann Catherine Valpy; Sarah + Frances Valpy, called Frances or Fanny; Catherine Elizabeth Blanch Valpy; + Penelope Arabella Valpy; and Elizabeth Charlotte Valpy, who died as an infant.

                                                              Richard Valpy died on March 28, - 1836 in Reading, + 1836 in Reading, Berkshire, and is buried in All Souls cemetery, Kensal Green, London. Dr. Valpy’s students placed a marble bust of him in St. Lawrence’s church, Reading, Berkshire, after his @@ -667,8 +668,8 @@

                                                              Benjamin Robert Haydon, Jr.

                                                              Benjamin Robert Haydon was a painter educated at the Royal Academy, who was famous for contemporary, historical, classical, biblical, and mythological scenes, though - tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of - 1817, and Sir William Elford was a + tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of + 1817, and Sir William Elford was a mutual friend. He killed himself in 1846. @@ -690,28 +691,28 @@

                                                              Sir William Elford

                                                              -

                                                              According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of - Mitford’s father, and - Mitford met him for the first time in the +

                                                              According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of + Mitford’s father, and + Mitford met him for the first time in the spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death in 1837.

                                                              Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase) - in Plymouth, Devon, from its + in Plymouth, Devon, from its founding in 1782. He was elected a member of Parliament for Plymouth as a - supporter of the government and Tory William + supporter of the government and Tory William Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his - son Jonathan came of age, he tried to + son Jonathan came of age, he tried to secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of - Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir + Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected @@ -721,15 +722,15 @@

                                                              Sir William Elford

                                                              alternative to yeast.

                                                              He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                              + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                              @@ -742,22 +743,22 @@

                                                              J. B. Monck

                                                              • John Berkeley Monck
                                                              -
                                                              Member of Parliament for Reading area - 1820-1830, who frequently franked Mary Russell Mitford’s letters. Mitford’s letter to Sir William +
                                                              Member of Parliament for Reading area + 1820-1830, who frequently franked Mary Russell Mitford’s letters. Mitford’s letter to Sir William Elford of 20 March 1820 about the election of Monck describes him in context with a politically active - Patriot shoemaker, Mr. + Patriot shoemaker, Mr. Warry, who brought him from France. Monck was the author of General Reflections on the System of the Poor Laws (1807), in which he argued for a gradual approach - to abolishing the Poor Laws, and for the reform of workhouses. Francis Needham claims that it is he who - is referred to in Violeting, when the narrator thinks she sees Mr. and Mrs. + to abolishing the Poor Laws, and for the reform of workhouses. Francis Needham claims that it is he who + is referred to in Violeting, when the narrator thinks she sees Mr. and Mrs. M. and dear B.. (Dear B. would be their son, Bligh.) Dr. Webb’s research suggests that celebrated shoemaker is Mr. Warry, possibly Joseph Source: - Francis Needham, Letter to - William Roberts, 26 March 1954. Needham Papers, Reading Central + Francis Needham, Letter to + William Roberts, 26 March 1954. Needham Papers, Reading Central Library.
                                                              @@ -783,7 +784,7 @@

                                                              Charles Fyshe Palmer

                                                              Charles Fyshe Palmer was the son of Charles Fyshe Palmer and Lucy - Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, + Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, Herefordshire . They lived at Luckley House, Wokingham, Berkshire and at East Court, Finchampstead, @@ -794,23 +795,23 @@

                                                              Charles Fyshe Palmer

                                                              House.

                                                              A Whig politician, Palmer began running for Parliament elections as the - member for Reading + member for Reading after 1816, and appears to have served off and on in that role until 1841. He led the Berkshire meetings to protest British government’s handling of the Peterloo Massacre in 1819. On March 16, 1820, Palmer ran for a seat in Parliament against - two other candidates. The votes ran: John - Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s - letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized + two other candidates. The votes ran: John + Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s + letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized Palmer in 1818 as vastly like a mop-stick, or, rather, a tall hop-pole, or an extremely long fishing-rod, or anything that is all length and no substance.

                                                              Mitford also mentions Palmer in connection with a legal issue surrounding - the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822 + the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822 . Mitford also mentions the ways that Palmer’s political opponents sometimes undermined his Whig reformist positions by referencing the noble - privileges (and money) he accrued by marrying the Lady Madelina Gordon in 1805.

                                                              + privileges (and money) he accrued by marrying the Lady Madelina Gordon in 1805.

                                                              @@ -835,7 +836,7 @@

                                                              Anna Harris Valpy

                                                            • Reading, Berkshire, England
                                                            • Blagdon, Somerset, England
                                                              • -
                                                              Spouse of Anthony Valpy, married on 15 December 1818 at St. Giles Church, Reading. A frequent visitor at the Mitford's early in their marriage, they afterward settled +
                                                              Spouse of Anthony Valpy, married on 15 December 1818 at St. Giles Church, Reading. A frequent visitor at the Mitford's early in their marriage, they afterward settled in Blagdon, Somerset. They had four children. Her parents were Quakers.
                                                              @@ -846,7 +847,7 @@

                                                              Emily James

                                                            • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey
                                                            • -
                                                              Friend of Mary Russell Mitford, and sister to Elizabeth James and Susan James and cared for pupils with her. She +
                                                              Friend of Mary Russell Mitford, and sister to Elizabeth James and Susan James and cared for pupils with her. She was born about 1782 in Bath, Somerset, the daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two sisters in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, diff --git a/docs/journal-view/Mar-1819.html b/docs/journal-view/Mar-1819.html index 8cedb62..3a59922 100644 --- a/docs/journal-view/Mar-1819.html +++ b/docs/journal-view/Mar-1819.html @@ -87,6 +87,7 @@

                                                              1820

                                                            • Jul
                                                            • Aug
                                                            • Sep
                                                              • +
                                                            • Oct
                                                              • @@ -134,23 +135,23 @@

                                                              Monday 1

                                                              -

                                                              At home all day. Heard from Pen Valpy--read the Monthly Magazine--Fed the pets.

                                                              +

                                                              At home all day. Heard from Pen Valpy--read the Monthly Magazine--Fed the pets.


                                                              Tuesday 2

                                                              -

                                                              At home. Heard from Miss James--wrote to Mary Webb & Pen Valpy. Sent off my letter to Sir W. E. & finished a letter to Miss James.

                                                              +

                                                              At home. Heard from Miss James--wrote to Mary Webb & Pen Valpy. Sent off my letter to Sir W. E. & finished a letter to Miss James.


                                                              Wednesday 3

                                                              -

                                                              At home. Sent off my letter to - Miss James--went Firtopping--read the Monthly Magazine, - & Anecdotes of distinguished +

                                                              At home. Sent off my letter to + Miss James--went Firtopping--read the Monthly Magazine, + & Anecdotes of distinguished persons.


                                                              @@ -158,7 +159,7 @@

                                                              Thursday 4

                                                              -

                                                              At home--went Firtopping--read Anecdotes of +

                                                              At home--went Firtopping--read Anecdotes of distinguished persons 4 Vols--very amusing.


                                                              @@ -166,24 +167,24 @@

                                                              Friday 5

                                                              -

                                                              At home--read Anecdotes of distinguished persons. Went violetting--found none--then went Fir topping with the pretty pet Miranda.

                                                              +

                                                              At home--read Anecdotes of distinguished persons. Went violetting--found none--then went Fir topping with the pretty pet Miranda.


                                                              Saturday 6

                                                              -

                                                              Michael Angelo +

                                                              Michael Angelo Buonarrotti, 1474.

                                                              -

                                                              At home--heard from Eliza Webb--went firtopping with the pets.

                                                              +

                                                              At home--heard from Eliza Webb--went firtopping with the pets.


                                                              Sunday 7

                                                              -

                                                              Went to Farley Hill--heard Mr. Dickinson's Italian Translations--read Burdon's Materials for +

                                                              Went to Farley Hill--heard Mr. Dickinson's Italian Translations--read Burdon's Materials for thinking--a very pleasant day.


                                                              @@ -191,50 +192,50 @@

                                                              Monday 8

                                                              -

                                                              At Farley Hill--Mr. Johnson & Mr. Northmore came to dinner--a delightful day-- Mr. Johnson talked to me very much indeed.

                                                              +

                                                              At Farley Hill--Mr. Johnson & Mr. Northmore came to dinner--a delightful day-- Mr. Johnson talked to me very much indeed.


                                                              Tuesday 9

                                                              -

                                                              At Farley Hill--the Miss Broughtons called--nobody dined but - ourselves--in the Evening we had the 4th book of - Virgil translated by Mr. D.

                                                              +

                                                              At Farley Hill--the Miss Broughtons called--nobody dined but + ourselves--in the Evening we had the 4th book of + Virgil translated by Mr. D.


                                                              Wednesday 10

                                                              -

                                                              At Farley Hill--dear Drum came for me & dined as did Dr. Bailley--we came back in the Evening--a most +

                                                              At Farley Hill--dear Drum came for me & dined as did Dr. Bailley--we came back in the Evening--a most delightfully pleasant day.


                                                              - Torquato Tasso, 1544. + Torquato Tasso, 1544. Thursday 11

                                                              -

                                                              At home--went primrosing--saw Mr. - Dearesley--read Guy +

                                                              At home--went primrosing--saw Mr. + Dearesley--read Guy Mannering--played - with the Pets--wrote to Mrs. Hofland.

                                                              + with the Pets--wrote to Mrs. Hofland.


                                                              Friday 12

                                                              -

                                                              Went to Wokingham--met the Whites & Tuppens& a large party--Drum went out coursing with them--I +

                                                              Went to Wokingham--met the Whites & Tuppens& a large party--Drum went out coursing with them--I staid stayed - with Mary--wrote a note to - Mrs. Hayward & Miss Wheeler--came home at night. Stupid day.

                                                              + with Mary--wrote a note to + Mrs. Hayward & Miss Wheeler--came home at night. Stupid day.

                                                              -

                                                              Moses beat Charles Symonds's dog which he +

                                                              Moses beat Charles Symonds's dog which he ran for the 1819 cup of Champion. - Moses a famous dog.

                                                              + Moses a famous dog.


                                                              @@ -242,8 +243,8 @@

                                                              Saturday 13

                                                              -

                                                              At home--received a very kind letter - from Miss Nooth--wrote to her--read Marriage--liked +

                                                              At home--received a very kind letter + from Miss Nooth--wrote to her--read Marriage--liked it very much--made me laugh.


                                                              @@ -251,34 +252,34 @@

                                                              Sunday 14

                                                              -

                                                              At home--went violetting--found none--Mr. - Dearesley called--read Marriage--& George Mathew's - Narrative--wrote to Miss James.

                                                              +

                                                              At home--went violetting--found none--Mr. + Dearesley called--read Marriage--& George Mathew's + Narrative--wrote to Miss James.


                                                              Monday 15

                                                              -

                                                              At home--went Firtopping. Drum bought me two - new baskets for flowering--read Wanley's Wonders.

                                                              +

                                                              At home--went Firtopping. Drum bought me two + new baskets for flowering--read Wanley's Wonders.


                                                              Tuesday 16

                                                              -

                                                              At home--went violetting to Mr. Davies's meadow--found a nice - parcel--Wrote to Sir William.

                                                              +

                                                              At home--went violetting to Mr. Davies's meadow--found a nice + parcel--Wrote to Sir William.


                                                              Wednesday 17

                                                              -

                                                              At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--Miss - Webb & Miss Wheeler - came to spend the day--went primrosing with +

                                                              At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--Miss + Webb & Miss Wheeler + came to spend the day--went primrosing with them--very pleasant day indeed.


                                                              @@ -286,18 +287,18 @@

                                                              Thursday 18

                                                              -

                                                              At home--went violetting in Mr. Pithers's fields--found none - except in the corner by the field we - sold to Mr. Dearesley. Wrote to Mrs. Hofland.

                                                              +

                                                              At home--went violetting in Mr. Pithers's fields--found none + except in the corner by the field we + sold to Mr. Dearesley. Wrote to Mrs. Hofland.


                                                              Friday 19

                                                              -

                                                              At home--Mr. - Haydon sent me the Examiner--went - violetting--did not find many--read Waverley--wrote to Mr. +

                                                              At home--Mr. + Haydon sent me the Examiner--went + violetting--did not find many--read Waverley--wrote to Mr. Haydon.


                                                              @@ -305,33 +306,33 @@

                                                              Saturday 20

                                                              -

                                                              At home--Heard from Miss James & Mary Webb--finished my letter to Miss James--read Waverley.

                                                              +

                                                              At home--Heard from Miss James & Mary Webb--finished my letter to Miss James--read Waverley.


                                                              Sunday 21

                                                              -

                                                              At home--Went primrosing in Mr. Dearesley's Copse & violetting in our own +

                                                              At home--Went primrosing in Mr. Dearesley's Copse & violetting in our own fields. - Read a pretty Tale called Altham & his Wife.

                                                              + Read a pretty Tale called Altham & his Wife.


                                                              Monday 22

                                                              -

                                                              At home. Went violetting in Mr. Body's Fields & - our own with dear Granny & the Pets--did not find many. Read the - Tale of my Landlord.

                                                              +

                                                              At home. Went violetting in Mr. Body's Fields & + our own with dear Granny & the Pets--did not find many. Read the + Tale of my Landlord.


                                                              Tuesday 23

                                                              -

                                                              Wrote to Miss Webb--read Miss Jane Taylor's Display--& began Mr. - Maturin's Women--Dear Drum went to Town--At home all +

                                                              Wrote to Miss Webb--read Miss Jane Taylor's Display--& began Mr. + Maturin's Women--Dear Drum went to Town--At home all day.


                                                              @@ -339,9 +340,9 @@

                                                              Wednesday 24

                                                              -

                                                              At home--went violetting with Luce--found a - great many white & some beautiful blue violets in a - field near Pinge wood. The wood sorrel not out +

                                                              At home--went violetting with Luce--found a + great many white & some beautiful blue violets in a + field near Pinge wood. The wood sorrel not out yet.


                                                              @@ -349,18 +350,18 @@

                                                              Thursday 25

                                                              -

                                                              At home--heard from dear Drum--Got caught in a shower--read Wanley's Wonders.

                                                              +

                                                              At home--heard from dear Drum--Got caught in a shower--read Wanley's Wonders.


                                                              Friday 26

                                                              -

                                                              At home--went violetting about our own - fields & Mr. +

                                                              At home--went violetting about our own + fields & Mr. Body's --Dear - Drum came home & brought me my superb red shawl for + Drum came home & brought me my superb red shawl for a present--God bless him.


                                                              @@ -368,8 +369,8 @@

                                                              Saturday 27

                                                              -

                                                              At home--heard from Eliza Webb--read Mr. - Maturin's Women--don't like it +

                                                              At home--heard from Eliza Webb--read Mr. + Maturin's Women--don't like it much--too dismal.


                                                              @@ -377,13 +378,13 @@

                                                              Sunday 28 Mar

                                                              -

                                                              Raffaello Sanzio D'Urbino, +

                                                              Raffaello Sanzio D'Urbino, 1485.

                                                              -

                                                              At home--went violetting with dear Drum & - the pets in our own +

                                                              At home--went violetting with dear Drum & + the pets in our own fields & - Mr. + Mr. Body's.


                                                              @@ -391,16 +392,16 @@

                                                              Monday 29

                                                              -

                                                              At home--Went to Pinge wood with dear Drum, Luce & the - pets--got a few wood anemones & quantities of - violets blue & white--Wrote to Miss Brooke.

                                                              +

                                                              At home--Went to Pinge wood with dear Drum, Luce & the + pets--got a few wood anemones & quantities of + violets blue & white--Wrote to Miss Brooke.


                                                              Tuesday 30

                                                              -

                                                              At home--Went Firtopping with dear Mossy--Mossy very amiable +

                                                              At home--Went Firtopping with dear Mossy--Mossy very amiable indeed poor lamb.


                                                              @@ -408,9 +409,9 @@

                                                              Wednesday 31

                                                              -

                                                              At home--went Firtopping & walking about the - place--never saw so many flowers in my - life--Miranda a great pet.

                                                              +

                                                              At home--went Firtopping & walking about the + place--never saw so many flowers in my + life--Miranda a great pet.

                                                              @@ -421,7 +422,7 @@

                                                              fir

                                                            • type: genus
                                                            • type: family
                                                              • -
                                                              One of Mitford’s favorite trees. +
                                                              One of Mitford’s favorite trees. Firs (Abies) are a genus of approximately fifty species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae. They are found through much of North and Central America, Europe, @@ -435,9 +436,9 @@

                                                              violet

                                                            • type: genus
                                                            • type: family
                                                              • -
                                                              One of Mitford’s favorite +
                                                              One of Mitford’s favorite flowers (as it was of many of her contemporaries), blooms in spring in - Berkshire. Mentioned in the 1811 Poems as well as in Our Village Mitford likely refers to wild + Berkshire. Mentioned in the 1811 Poems as well as in Our Village Mitford likely refers to wild forms of the Viola, a genus of flowering plants in the violet family Violaceae. It is the largest genus in the family, containing more than 500 species. Most species are found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere. @@ -455,8 +456,8 @@

                                                              primrose

                                                            • type: species
                                                            • type: family
                                                              • -
                                                              One of Mitford’s favorite - flowers, blooms in spring in Berkshire. +
                                                              One of Mitford’s favorite + flowers, blooms in spring in Berkshire. Mitford likely refers to Primula vulgaris, a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to western and southern Europe, commonly called the English primrose or common primrose. @@ -511,7 +512,7 @@

                                                              Penelope Valpy French

                                                            • Reading, Berkshire, England
                                                            • Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
                                                              • -
                                                              One of the daughters of Dr. Valpy by his second wife Mary Benwell. She was baptized on June 15, 1798 +
                                                              One of the daughters of Dr. Valpy by his second wife Mary Benwell. She was baptized on June 15, 1798 at St. Lawrence, Reading, Berkshire. Penelope Arabella was youngest Valpy child to live to adulthood (a younger sister, Elizabeth Charlotte, died as an infant). She married the Rev. Peter French on October 13, 1823 on the same day @@ -528,11 +529,11 @@

                                                              Elizabeth James

                                                            • Bath, Somerset, England
                                                            • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey, England
                                                              • -
                                                              Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father +
                                                              Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two younger sisters, Emily and Susan, in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas, - Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, + Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, referring to Mitford’s diary, letters were also addressed to her at Bellevue, Lower Road, Richmond (Coles 26). She was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey. In the 1841 census, she is listed as living on independent means; in the 1851 @@ -545,11 +546,11 @@

                                                              Mary Webb

                                                            • Webb Mary Elizabeth
                                                            • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                              • -
                                                              Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on +
                                                              Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on April 15, 1796 in Wokingham, Berkshire. Sister of - Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane - Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, - Aunt Mary. In + Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane + Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, + Aunt Mary. In Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham, Berkshire. She @@ -573,28 +574,28 @@

                                                              Sir William Elford

                                                              -

                                                              According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of - Mitford’s father, and - Mitford met him for the first time in the +

                                                              According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of + Mitford’s father, and + Mitford met him for the first time in the spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death in 1837.

                                                              Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase) - in Plymouth, Devon, from its + in Plymouth, Devon, from its founding in 1782. He was elected a member of Parliament for Plymouth as a - supporter of the government and Tory William + supporter of the government and Tory William Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his - son Jonathan came of age, he tried to + son Jonathan came of age, he tried to secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of - Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir + Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected @@ -604,24 +605,24 @@

                                                              Sir William Elford

                                                              alternative to yeast.

                                                              He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                              + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                              Miranda

                                                                -
                                                                A greyhound owned by Mitford, +
                                                                A greyhound owned by Mitford, described by her as blue all sprinkled with little white spots just like a starry night in her 13 February 1819 letter to - Haydon.
                                                                + Haydon.

                                                                Michelangelo

                                                                @@ -641,15 +642,15 @@

                                                                Eliza Webb

                                                              • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                              • Sandgate, Kent, England
                                                                • -
                                                                Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth +
                                                                Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. She was baptized privately on March 3, 1797, and publicly on June 8, 1797 in Wokingham, Berkshire. She is the sister of Mary Elizabeth and Jane Eleanor Webb. In 1837 she married Henry Walters, Esq., in Wokingham, Berkshire. In - + Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham. Source: See - Needham’s letter to Roberts on November + Needham’s letter to Roberts on November 27, 1953 .
                                                                @@ -666,11 +667,11 @@

                                                                Charles Dickinson

                                                                Friend of the Mitford family. He was the son of Vikris Dickinson and Elizabeth Marchant. The Dickinson family were Quakers who lived in the vicinity of Bristol, Gloucestershire. - On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, + On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, Berkshire, where their daughter Frances was born, and where the Mitfords visited them. Charles Dickinson owned a private press he employed to print literary works by his friends (See letters to Elford from March 13, 1819 and June 21, 1820). He wrote and - published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth + published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth his extended family had amassed in the West Indies.
                                                                @@ -686,11 +687,11 @@

                                                                John Johnson

                                                              • Timothy Trueman
                                                              • -
                                                                Friend who leaves his collection of political books to Northmore upon his death in 1821. Mitford helps his - sister, Miss Johnson, sort out the - books that are part of the estate, according to her letter of 1 July 1821. Lived at Seymour Court near Great Marlow before his death. Mitford reports meeting Mr. Johnson and Mr. Northmore for the first time in March 1819 in a letter to Elford. She describes him as one of those +
                                                                Friend who leaves his collection of political books to Northmore upon his death in 1821. Mitford helps his + sister, Miss Johnson, sort out the + books that are part of the estate, according to her letter of 1 July 1821. Lived at Seymour Court near Great Marlow before his death. Mitford reports meeting Mr. Johnson and Mr. Northmore for the first time in March 1819 in a letter to Elford. She describes him as one of those delightful old men that render age so charming--mild playful kind & - wise--talking just as Isaac Walton would + wise--talking just as Isaac Walton would have talked if we were to [have] gone out fishing with him. The Gentleman’s Magazine obituary lists his full name as John Johnson, esq. and gives his @@ -701,7 +702,7 @@

                                                                John Johnson

                                                                under the signature of Timothy Trueman (381). The Monthly Repository of Theology and General Literature 16 (1821), lists the same death date and notes that he was author of various political letters and essays in Mr. B. Flower’s - Political Register and other periodical works, under the signature of Timothy + Political Register and other periodical works, under the signature of Timothy Trueman (314).
                                                                @@ -716,17 +717,17 @@

                                                                Thomas Northmore

                                                              • -
                                                                An acquaintance of Mary Russell Mitford, friend of John Johnson and co-founder with him of the Hampden Club. A Radical, Northmore ran unsuccessfully as Member of Parliament for Exeter and for - Barnstaple. In a letter to Haydon dated 9 February 1824 - , Mitford refers to Northmore as a great Devonshire reformer, one of the bad epic poets and very pleasant men in which that country abounds ( +
                                                                An acquaintance of Mary Russell Mitford, friend of John Johnson and co-founder with him of the Hampden Club. A Radical, Northmore ran unsuccessfully as Member of Parliament for Exeter and for + Barnstaple. In a letter to Haydon dated 9 February 1824 + , Mitford refers to Northmore as a great Devonshire reformer, one of the bad epic poets and very pleasant men in which that country abounds ( Life of Mary Russell Mitford ed. L'Estrange Vol II, page 22). In an 1819 letter to Elford, Mitford gives this description of Northmore, and mentions his authorship of an epic poem on George Washington: what a man! How loud & shrewd & full of himself & sharp all over from his eagle nose to his pointed hook toe! What a perpetual sky rocket bouncing starting & flaming! - What a talker against time! Well might Mr. Hobhouse call him the gentleman who came all the way from Devonshire to tell us that he was a great + What a talker against time! Well might Mr. Hobhouse call him the gentleman who came all the way from Devonshire to tell us that he was a great man at home. And he is a Poet too. Has written an Epic, which must have appeared incognito–for - I never remember to have heard it mentioned in my life. An Epic Poem about Washington + I never remember to have heard it mentioned in my life. An Epic Poem about Washington . Mitford may not have seen the poem, since it was published in Baltimore, MD. Northmore's - poem was entitled Washington; or Liberty Restored. A Poem in Ten Books.
                                                                + poem was entitled Washington; or Liberty Restored. A Poem in Ten Books.

                                                                Virgil

                                                                @@ -750,19 +751,19 @@

                                                                George Mitford

                                                                -

                                                                Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. +

                                                                Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did - not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that + not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that he served a medical apprenticeship with family members.

                                                                -

                                                                He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live +

                                                                He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater + Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local - magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                                + magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                                @@ -780,7 +781,7 @@

                                                                Tasso

                                                              • -
                                                                Poet and courtier from Naples. He was the author of the pastoral drama Aminta (1573) and +
                                                                Poet and courtier from Naples. He was the author of the pastoral drama Aminta (1573) and epic poem Gerusalemme Liberata (1574). Tasso’s life and work continued to be the subject of much attention during Mitford’s lifetime. Byron’s poem The Lament of @@ -812,12 +813,12 @@

                                                                Barbara Wreaks Hofland

                                                                Novelist and writer of children’s books popular in England and America, Barbara Hofland was a native of Sheffield, Yorkshire, where she published poems from July 1794 in the local - newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first + newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first marriage to Thomas Bradshawe Hoole left her widowed and in poverty, raising a son, Frederic, on her own, and she supported herself by publishing poems and children’s books, and by running a girl’s school in Harrogate. second marriage was to the artist - Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: + Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: ODNB)
                                                                @@ -848,16 +849,16 @@

                                                                • Miss Wheeler
                                                                -
                                                                Friend of Miss James. - Mitford refers to her as providing home +
                                                                Friend of Miss James. + Mitford refers to her as providing home remedies and advice. See 29 January 1821 letter - to Mary Webb. More research + to Mary Webb. More research needed.

                                                                Moses

                                                                  -
                                                                  One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.
                                                                  +
                                                                  One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.

                                                                  Charlotte Nooth

                                                                  @@ -865,7 +866,7 @@

                                                                  Charlotte Nooth

                                                                • Nooth Charlotte
                                                                • Ireland
                                                                  • -
                                                                  A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. +
                                                                  A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. Valpy and published volumes of poetry in 1815 & 1816, including a verse tragedy, as well as a novel, Eglantine, published by A.J. Valpy
                                                                  @@ -898,8 +899,8 @@

                                                                  Benjamin Robert Haydon, Jr.

                                                                  Benjamin Robert Haydon was a painter educated at the Royal Academy, who was famous for contemporary, historical, classical, biblical, and mythological scenes, though - tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of - 1817, and Sir William Elford was a + tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of + 1817, and Sir William Elford was a mutual friend. He killed himself in 1846. @@ -913,7 +914,7 @@

                                                                  Richard Body

                                                                • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                                  • - Needham tentatively identifies him as Mitford's landlord. Listed in 1841 census as a farmer residing in Wokingham, Shinfield parish; also listed as gentleman in Reading directories. Buried 12 March 1842. Source: ancestry.com.
                                                                  + Needham tentatively identifies him as Mitford's landlord. Listed in 1841 census as a farmer residing in Wokingham, Shinfield parish; also listed as gentleman in Reading directories. Buried 12 March 1842. Source: ancestry.com.

                                                                  @@ -927,23 +928,23 @@

                                                                • Three Mile Cross, parish of Shinfield, Berkshire, England
                                                                  • - Mary Russell was the youngest child of - the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and + Mary Russell was the youngest child of + the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and his second wife, Mary Dicker; she was born about 1750 in Ashe, Hampshire. (Her birth date is as yet unverified; period sources indicate that she was ten years older than her husband George, born in 1760.) Through the Russells, she was a distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). She had two siblings, Charles William and Frances; both predeceased her and their parents, - which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting + which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting her family’s entire estate upon her mother’s death in 1785. Her father’s rectory in Ashe was only a short distance from Steventon, and so she was acquainted - with the young Jane Austen. She married - George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, + with the young Jane Austen. She married + George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford. Their only daughter, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. Mary + Alresford, Hampshire. Mary Russell died on January 2, 1830 at Three Mile Cross in the parish of Shinfield, Berkshire. Her obituary in the 1830 @@ -969,9 +970,9 @@

                                                                  Lucy Sweetser Hill

                                                                  Beloved servant for twelve years in the Mitford household who, on 7 August 1820 married - Charles Hill. She is the basis for - the title character in the Our Village story. Source: - Needham Papers, + Charles Hill. She is the basis for + the title character in the Our Village story. Source: + Needham Papers, Reading Central Library.

                                                                  @@ -992,8 +993,8 @@

                                                                  Miss Brooke

                                                                  • Brooke Miss
                                                                  -
                                                                  A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 - , +
                                                                  A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 + , Needham Papers, . Forename unknown. More research needed.
                                                                  @@ -1003,7 +1004,7 @@

                                                                  Mossy

                                                                    -
                                                                    Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram +
                                                                    Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram House. Mossy was a nickname for Moss Trooper.
                                                                    diff --git a/docs/journal-view/Mar-1820.html b/docs/journal-view/Mar-1820.html index 8964fcd..23ec60a 100644 --- a/docs/journal-view/Mar-1820.html +++ b/docs/journal-view/Mar-1820.html @@ -87,6 +87,7 @@

                                                                    1820

                                                                  • Jul
                                                                  • Aug
                                                                  • Sep
                                                                    • +
                                                                  • Oct
                                                                    • @@ -132,109 +133,109 @@

                                                                    Mar 1820


                                                                    Wednesday 1st

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--fed my bobbies both at the window & in the plantations--went firtopping--got a great - many--read Vicissitudes--delightful old +

                                                                    At home--fed my bobbies both at the window & in the plantations--went firtopping--got a great + many--read Vicissitudes--delightful old thing.


                                                                    Thursday 2nd

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--heard from dear Drum--helped Granny pack the China--fed my Bobbies--got a note from Miss - James--went firtopping--dear Drum came home.

                                                                    +

                                                                    At home--heard from dear Drum--helped Granny pack the China--fed my Bobbies--got a note from Miss + James--went firtopping--dear Drum came home.


                                                                    Friday 3rd

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--went firtopping, got a great many--wrote a handbill for Mr. Monck--Drum heard from Mr. +

                                                                    At home--went firtopping, got a great many--wrote a handbill for Mr. Monck--Drum heard from Mr. Johnson.


                                                                    Saturday 4th

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--went firtopping--got a great many--two Bobbies I - think man & wife followed me all over the plantation & behind the house & ate bread that I threw - them in half a dozen different places--heard from Sir William Elford--Molly - brought to bed of two live puppies & two dead ones--Molly as well as can be expected poor dear.

                                                                    +

                                                                    At home--went firtopping--got a great many--two Bobbies I + think man & wife followed me all over the plantation & behind the house & ate bread that I threw + them in half a dozen different places--heard from Sir William Elford--Molly + brought to bed of two live puppies & two dead ones--Molly as well as can be expected poor dear.


                                                                    Sunday 5th

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--heard from Miss James--went to Farley Hill--came home - to dinner--wrote to Dr. Harness & - Miss James--nursed Molly.

                                                                    +

                                                                    At home--heard from Miss James--went to Farley Hill--came home + to dinner--wrote to Dr. Harness & + Miss James--nursed Molly.


                                                                    Monday 6th

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--went firtopping--got a great many--fed my Bobbies--nursed Molly--read the - Eclectic & British Critic Reviews.

                                                                    +

                                                                    At home--went firtopping--got a great many--fed my Bobbies--nursed Molly--read the + Eclectic & British Critic Reviews.


                                                                    Tuesday 7th

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--Dear Mrs. Dickinson brought to bed of a girl--went firtopping, got a great many--read the Life - of Wesley (Charles & - John) stupid enough.

                                                                    +

                                                                    At home--Dear Mrs. Dickinson brought to bed of a girl--went firtopping, got a great many--read the Life + of Wesley (Charles & + John) stupid enough.


                                                                    Wednesday 8th

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--went firtopping, got a good many--read Leyden's Africa very - good--nursed dear Molly.

                                                                    +

                                                                    At home--went firtopping, got a good many--read Leyden's Africa very + good--nursed dear Molly.


                                                                    Thursday 9th

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--went into Reading to the Election--called on Mrs. Jolliffe--the - Brookes--the +

                                                                    At home--went into Reading to the Election--called on Mrs. Jolliffe--the + Brookes--the Tuppens-- the Valpys--dined with - Mrs. Marsh--came home at night--a very pleasant day.

                                                                    + Mrs. Marsh--came home at night--a very pleasant day.


                                                                    Friday 10th

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--wrote to Miss James--went firtopping--got a great many--fed my bobbies.

                                                                    +

                                                                    At home--wrote to Miss James--went firtopping--got a great many--fed my bobbies.


                                                                    Saturday 11th

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--went to Reading to the Election with dear Drum--called at the Marsh's--Tuppens--&c. Dined at the - Valpys--came home at +

                                                                    At home--went to Reading to the Election with dear Drum--called at the Marsh's--Tuppens--&c. Dined at the + Valpys--came home at night--pleasant day.


                                                                    Sunday 12th

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--went with dear Drum to Farley - Hill--saw Mrs. Dickinson, - Mrs. Allingham & the sweet little - baby--dined at the Webbs when I met John - Wheeler--came home at +

                                                                    At home--went with dear Drum to Farley + Hill--saw Mrs. Dickinson, + Mrs. Allingham & the sweet little + baby--dined at the Webbs when I met John + Wheeler--came home at night--pleasant day.


                                                                    Monday 13th

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--went to the Reading election--called - at Mrs. Bath's--sat at Lane's --went to the Hall--dined with the Valpy's--very pleasant day indeed.

                                                                    +

                                                                    At home--went to the Reading election--called + at Mrs. Bath's--sat at Lane's --went to the Hall--dined with the Valpy's--very pleasant day indeed.


                                                                    Tuesday 14th

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--went to the Election--called - on Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Tuppen & Miss - Brooke--got a cook--sat at - Lane's--went to the Hall--dined at the Valpy's--very pleasant day.

                                                                    +

                                                                    At home--went to the Election--called + on Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Tuppen & Miss + Brooke--got a cook--sat at + Lane's--went to the Hall--dined at the Valpy's--very pleasant day.


                                                                    Wednesday 15th

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--went to the Election with - Drum--heard from Miss James--called at the Anstruthers & Valpy's--saw the Members (Monck & Palmer) chaired from Mr. - Cowpers at the Crown--heard - the speeches at Mrs. Letchworth's--saw - Mr. Weylands shabby procession from - Mrs. Jolliffe's--dined with Mrs. Marsh--a delightful day--gloriously bright +

                                                                    At home--went to the Election with + Drum--heard from Miss James--called at the Anstruthers & Valpy's--saw the Members (Monck & Palmer) chaired from Mr. + Cowpers at the Crown--heard + the speeches at Mrs. Letchworth's--saw + Mr. Weylands shabby procession from + Mrs. Jolliffe's--dined with Mrs. Marsh--a delightful day--gloriously bright & sunshiny--the Chairing the finest sight I ever beheld--upwards of ten thousand people--all quiet & rejoicing.


                                                                    @@ -242,121 +243,121 @@

                                                                    Wednesday 15th

                                                                    At home Thursday 16th

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--went firtopping, got a few--went primrosing, - got a good many--read Memoires de Napoleon en 1815 par M. Fleury de +

                                                                    At home--went firtopping, got a few--went primrosing, + got a good many--read Memoires de Napoleon en 1815 par M. Fleury de Chaboulon--a good fellow-- but the book rather dull.


                                                                    Friday 17th

                                                                    -

                                                                    Mr. Elliot & his son came to take possession--Tom White & Captain Tuppen called--read Memoires de Napoleon--a most interesting book. At home all day with a bad cold.

                                                                    +

                                                                    Mr. Elliot & his son came to take possession--Tom White & Captain Tuppen called--read Memoires de Napoleon--a most interesting book. At home all day with a bad cold.


                                                                    Saturday 18th

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--went Firtopping in the middle - Plantation--got a great many--heard from Mary Webb--read Vicissitudes--my cold a good deal better--nursed Molly.

                                                                    +

                                                                    At home--went Firtopping in the middle + Plantation--got a great many--heard from Mary Webb--read Vicissitudes--my cold a good deal better--nursed Molly.


                                                                    Sunday 19th

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--cold better--went firtopping--read Shakespeare & his Times, good materials badly used--nursed - Moll & the Pups.

                                                                    +

                                                                    At home--cold better--went firtopping--read Shakespeare & his Times, good materials badly used--nursed + Moll & the Pups.


                                                                    Monday 20th

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--wrote to Mrs. Rowden, Mrs. - Dickinson & Sir - William--walked to the - Cross with dear Granny to - look at Mr. Bodys house--read Shakespeare & his Times.

                                                                    +

                                                                    At home--wrote to Mrs. Rowden, Mrs. + Dickinson & Sir + William--walked to the + Cross with dear Granny to + look at Mr. Bodys house--read Shakespeare & his Times.


                                                                    Tuesday 21st

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--Drum went to London--Mrs. Rowden came to +

                                                                    At home--Drum went to London--Mrs. Rowden came to see us, dined & slept there--a very pleasant day indeed--I was delighted to see her.


                                                                    Wednesday 22nd

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--took Mrs. Rowden back to - Reading--called on the Valpy's, Hawkes's, Brookes, Bulleys &c.--hired a +

                                                                    At home--took Mrs. Rowden back to + Reading--called on the Valpy's, Hawkes's, Brookes, Bulleys &c.--hired a Cook--came back to dinner--pleasant morning.


                                                                    Thursday 23rd

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--heard from dear Drum--went flowering - in Mr. - Body's Fields & my - own--got a great many violets in - Mr. Bodys - fields (the first this year) & primroses yellow, white & coloured in our own--Dear Drum came home in the - evening--read Shakespeare & his +

                                                                    At home--heard from dear Drum--went flowering + in Mr. + Body's Fields & my + own--got a great many violets in + Mr. Bodys + fields (the first this year) & primroses yellow, white & coloured in our own--Dear Drum came home in the + evening--read Shakespeare & his Times.


                                                                    Friday 24th

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--went firtopping--did not get many--Heard from Mrs. Hudswell about our old - Cook's misconduct--& from Mary - Webb--Had a quarrel with Mrs. - Howell about my Carnations which she - stole--made Drum's old Cocked Hat into a - bonnet--read Combers Parisian Massacre--bad--& Wentworth's Account +

                                                                    At home--went firtopping--did not get many--Heard from Mrs. Hudswell about our old + Cook's misconduct--& from Mary + Webb--Had a quarrel with Mrs. + Howell about my Carnations which she + stole--made Drum's old Cocked Hat into a + bonnet--read Combers Parisian Massacre--bad--& Wentworth's Account of New South Wales--not good.


                                                                    Saturday 25th

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--went violetting to Davies' Meadows--got a great - many--Moses went with me a great saint - poor dear. Marmy went to Alresford dear sweet lamb, God bless +

                                                                    At home--went violetting to Davies' Meadows--got a great + many--Moses went with me a great saint + poor dear. Marmy went to Alresford dear sweet lamb, God bless him.


                                                                    Sunday 26th

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--read the Quarterly Review--played with Molly & the pups--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                    +

                                                                    At home--read the Quarterly Review--played with Molly & the pups--wrote to Miss James.


                                                                    Monday 27th

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--Went Firtopping--got a great many--read Beaumont & FletcherCollected editions of Beaumont & Fletcher were published by Stockdale in 1811 (3 volumes) and F. +

                                                                    At home--Went Firtopping--got a great many--read Beaumont & FletcherCollected editions of Beaumont & Fletcher were published by Stockdale in 1811 (3 volumes) and F. C. and J. Rivington in 1812 (14 volumes).


                                                                    Tuesday 28th

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--Drum went to Town--went - violetting with Granny in Davies's & Mr. Body's +

                                                                    At home--Drum went to Town--went + violetting with Granny in Davies's & Mr. Body's Fields--got a good many.


                                                                    Wednesday 29th

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--Drum in London--went - violetting about our own - place & Mr. Body's--did not get - many--then went firtopping.

                                                                    +

                                                                    At home--Drum in London--went + violetting about our own + place & Mr. Body's--did not get + many--then went firtopping.


                                                                    Thursday 30th

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--went to Wokingham to meet Drum--came home round by Reading--went to see Grove +

                                                                    At home--went to Wokingham to meet Drum--came home round by Reading--went to see Grove Cottage--did not like it--called at the Jolliffes--came back to tea.


                                                                    Friday 31st

                                                                    -

                                                                    At home--Drum & Granny went to - Reading--went violetting Pinge wood way--got - a great many--read the New London Magazine--very - good--wrote to Mrs. Jolliffe.

                                                                    +

                                                                    At home--Drum & Granny went to + Reading--went violetting Pinge wood way--got + a great many--read the New London Magazine--very + good--wrote to Mrs. Jolliffe.

                                                                    @@ -388,7 +389,7 @@

                                                                    fir

                                                                  • type: genus
                                                                  • type: family
                                                                    • -
                                                                    One of Mitford’s favorite trees. +
                                                                    One of Mitford’s favorite trees. Firs (Abies) are a genus of approximately fifty species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae. They are found through much of North and Central America, Europe, @@ -406,8 +407,8 @@

                                                                    primrose

                                                                  • type: species
                                                                  • type: family
                                                                    • -
                                                                    One of Mitford’s favorite - flowers, blooms in spring in Berkshire. +
                                                                    One of Mitford’s favorite + flowers, blooms in spring in Berkshire. Mitford likely refers to Primula vulgaris, a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to western and southern Europe, commonly called the English primrose or common primrose. @@ -429,9 +430,9 @@

                                                                    violet

                                                                  • type: genus
                                                                  • type: family
                                                                    • -
                                                                    One of Mitford’s favorite +
                                                                    One of Mitford’s favorite flowers (as it was of many of her contemporaries), blooms in spring in - Berkshire. Mentioned in the 1811 Poems as well as in Our Village Mitford likely refers to wild + Berkshire. Mentioned in the 1811 Poems as well as in Our Village Mitford likely refers to wild forms of the Viola, a genus of flowering plants in the violet family Violaceae. It is the largest genus in the family, containing more than 500 species. Most species are found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere. @@ -446,7 +447,7 @@

                                                                    carnation

                                                                  • type: genus
                                                                  • type: family
                                                                    • -
                                                                    Cultivated variety of the clove or clove-pink. Scentless types are used for men's buttonholes.
                                                                    -

                                                                    Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. +

                                                                    Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did - not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that + not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that he served a medical apprenticeship with family members.

                                                                    -

                                                                    He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live +

                                                                    He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater + Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local - magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                                    + magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                                    @@ -490,23 +491,23 @@

                                                                  • Three Mile Cross, parish of Shinfield, Berkshire, England
                                                                    • - Mary Russell was the youngest child of - the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and + Mary Russell was the youngest child of + the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and his second wife, Mary Dicker; she was born about 1750 in Ashe, Hampshire. (Her birth date is as yet unverified; period sources indicate that she was ten years older than her husband George, born in 1760.) Through the Russells, she was a distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). She had two siblings, Charles William and Frances; both predeceased her and their parents, - which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting + which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting her family’s entire estate upon her mother’s death in 1785. Her father’s rectory in Ashe was only a short distance from Steventon, and so she was acquainted - with the young Jane Austen. She married - George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, + with the young Jane Austen. She married + George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford. Their only daughter, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. Mary + Alresford, Hampshire. Mary Russell died on January 2, 1830 at Three Mile Cross in the parish of Shinfield, Berkshire. Her obituary in the 1830 @@ -521,11 +522,11 @@

                                                                    Elizabeth James

                                                                  • Bath, Somerset, England
                                                                  • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey, England
                                                                    • -
                                                                    Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father +
                                                                    Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two younger sisters, Emily and Susan, in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas, - Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, + Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, referring to Mitford’s diary, letters were also addressed to her at Bellevue, Lower Road, Richmond (Coles 26). She was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey. In the 1841 census, she is listed as living on independent means; in the 1851 @@ -537,22 +538,22 @@

                                                                    J. B. Monck

                                                                    • John Berkeley Monck
                                                                    -
                                                                    Member of Parliament for Reading area - 1820-1830, who frequently franked Mary Russell Mitford’s letters. Mitford’s letter to Sir William +
                                                                    Member of Parliament for Reading area + 1820-1830, who frequently franked Mary Russell Mitford’s letters. Mitford’s letter to Sir William Elford of 20 March 1820 about the election of Monck describes him in context with a politically active - Patriot shoemaker, Mr. + Patriot shoemaker, Mr. Warry, who brought him from France. Monck was the author of General Reflections on the System of the Poor Laws (1807), in which he argued for a gradual approach - to abolishing the Poor Laws, and for the reform of workhouses. Francis Needham claims that it is he who - is referred to in Violeting, when the narrator thinks she sees Mr. and Mrs. + to abolishing the Poor Laws, and for the reform of workhouses. Francis Needham claims that it is he who + is referred to in Violeting, when the narrator thinks she sees Mr. and Mrs. M. and dear B.. (Dear B. would be their son, Bligh.) Dr. Webb’s research suggests that celebrated shoemaker is Mr. Warry, possibly Joseph Source: - Francis Needham, Letter to - William Roberts, 26 March 1954. Needham Papers, Reading Central + Francis Needham, Letter to + William Roberts, 26 March 1954. Needham Papers, Reading Central Library.
                                                                    @@ -563,11 +564,11 @@

                                                                    John Johnson

                                                                  • Timothy Trueman
                                                                  • -
                                                                    Friend who leaves his collection of political books to Northmore upon his death in 1821. Mitford helps his - sister, Miss Johnson, sort out the - books that are part of the estate, according to her letter of 1 July 1821. Lived at Seymour Court near Great Marlow before his death. Mitford reports meeting Mr. Johnson and Mr. Northmore for the first time in March 1819 in a letter to Elford. She describes him as one of those +
                                                                    Friend who leaves his collection of political books to Northmore upon his death in 1821. Mitford helps his + sister, Miss Johnson, sort out the + books that are part of the estate, according to her letter of 1 July 1821. Lived at Seymour Court near Great Marlow before his death. Mitford reports meeting Mr. Johnson and Mr. Northmore for the first time in March 1819 in a letter to Elford. She describes him as one of those delightful old men that render age so charming--mild playful kind & - wise--talking just as Isaac Walton would + wise--talking just as Isaac Walton would have talked if we were to [have] gone out fishing with him. The Gentleman’s Magazine obituary lists his full name as John Johnson, esq. and gives his @@ -578,7 +579,7 @@

                                                                    John Johnson

                                                                    under the signature of Timothy Trueman (381). The Monthly Repository of Theology and General Literature 16 (1821), lists the same death date and notes that he was author of various political letters and essays in Mr. B. Flower’s - Political Register and other periodical works, under the signature of Timothy + Political Register and other periodical works, under the signature of Timothy Trueman (314).
                                                                    @@ -598,28 +599,28 @@

                                                                    Sir William Elford

                                                                    -

                                                                    According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of - Mitford’s father, and - Mitford met him for the first time in the +

                                                                    According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of + Mitford’s father, and + Mitford met him for the first time in the spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death in 1837.

                                                                    Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase) - in Plymouth, Devon, from its + in Plymouth, Devon, from its founding in 1782. He was elected a member of Parliament for Plymouth as a - supporter of the government and Tory William + supporter of the government and Tory William Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his - son Jonathan came of age, he tried to + son Jonathan came of age, he tried to secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of - Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir + Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected @@ -629,15 +630,15 @@

                                                                    Sir William Elford

                                                                    alternative to yeast.

                                                                    He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                                    + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                                    @@ -656,17 +657,17 @@

                                                                    Rev. William Harness

                                                                    -

                                                                    A lifelong friend of Mary Russell Mitford +

                                                                    A lifelong friend of Mary Russell Mitford who knew her from their childhood in the 1790s, Harness launched the first major effort to collect and edit Mitford’s letters into a series of volumes, - which was completed by his assistant, Alfred Guy + which was completed by his assistant, Alfred Guy Kingan L’Estrange a year after Harness’s death, and published - as The Life of Mary Russell Mitford, Related + as The Life of Mary Russell Mitford, Related in a Selection from her Letters to her Friends. This collection was originally intended to be six volumes, but was cut back to three by the publishers, to Harness’s distress.

                                                                    -

                                                                    Harness and Byron were also friends from +

                                                                    Harness and Byron were also friends from their schooling at Harrow, as Byron sympathized with Harness’s experience of a disabled foot, crushed in an accident in early childhood. Byron considered dedicating the first two cantos of Childe Harold’s @@ -675,10 +676,10 @@

                                                                    Rev. William Harness

                                                                    he was taking orders as an Anglican curate. Harness admired and encouraged Mitford’s playwrighting in particular, and she commented that he was one of the few of her friends who thought she should prioritize the drama over - prose. When William Macready was - attacked in an anonymous Blackwood’s Magazine piece + prose. When William Macready was + attacked in an anonymous Blackwood’s Magazine piece in 1825 for his demands and rudeness to Mitford over revisions to - Rienzi, Macready assumed that Harness was + Rienzi, Macready assumed that Harness was the author of the anonymous piece, though in 1839 after many years of distance, Harness assured Macready in person that he was not the writer, though he may have shared word of the poor treatment his @@ -694,13 +695,13 @@

                                                                    Rev. William Harness

                                                                    1825, he published an eight-volume edition of Shakespeare, including a biography; his friends would later endow a prize in his name at Cambridge for the study of Shakespearean literature. He also authored numerous essays - and reviews, some for the Quarterly Review. From 1844 to 1847 he was + and reviews, some for the Quarterly Review. From 1844 to 1847 he was minister of Brompton Chapel in London. He undertook to raise the funds to build the church of All Saints, Knightsbridge, in the parish of St. Margaret’s Westminster, which opened in 1849, and he then became perpetual curate of that congregation. At the 1851 and 1861 censuses, he lived at 3 Hyde Park - Terrace, Westminster St. Margaret, Middlesex, with his sister Mary Harness + Terrace, Westminster St. Margaret, Middlesex, with his sister Mary Harness and his first cousin Jemima Harness, daughter of his uncle William. He died while on a visit to one of his former curates in Battle, Sussex. At the time of his death he living at the same address at 3 @@ -724,8 +725,8 @@

                                                                    Mrs. Dickinson

                                                                    their daughter Frances was born, and where they were visited by the Mitford family. According to Mitford, Catherine Dickinson was fond of match-making among her friends and acquaintances. (See - Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford - . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).
                                                                    + Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford + . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).

                                                                    @@ -750,7 +751,7 @@

                                                                    John Leyden

                                                                  • -
                                                                    Scottish antiquary, poet, and orientalist who assisted Walter Scott in compiling the Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border. Sources: LBT, DNB.
                                                                    +
                                                                    Scottish antiquary, poet, and orientalist who assisted Walter Scott in compiling the Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border. Sources: LBT, DNB.

                                                                    @@ -810,8 +811,8 @@

                                                                    Miss Brooke

                                                                    • Brooke Miss
                                                                    -
                                                                    A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 - , +
                                                                    A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 + , Needham Papers, . Forename unknown. More research needed.
                                                                    @@ -834,7 +835,7 @@

                                                                    Charles Fyshe Palmer

                                                                    Charles Fyshe Palmer was the son of Charles Fyshe Palmer and Lucy - Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, + Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, Herefordshire . They lived at Luckley House, Wokingham, Berkshire and at East Court, Finchampstead, @@ -845,23 +846,23 @@

                                                                    Charles Fyshe Palmer

                                                                    House.

                                                                    A Whig politician, Palmer began running for Parliament elections as the - member for Reading + member for Reading after 1816, and appears to have served off and on in that role until 1841. He led the Berkshire meetings to protest British government’s handling of the Peterloo Massacre in 1819. On March 16, 1820, Palmer ran for a seat in Parliament against - two other candidates. The votes ran: John - Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s - letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized + two other candidates. The votes ran: John + Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s + letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized Palmer in 1818 as vastly like a mop-stick, or, rather, a tall hop-pole, or an extremely long fishing-rod, or anything that is all length and no substance.

                                                                    Mitford also mentions Palmer in connection with a legal issue surrounding - the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822 + the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822 . Mitford also mentions the ways that Palmer’s political opponents sometimes undermined his Whig reformist positions by referencing the noble - privileges (and money) he accrued by marrying the Lady Madelina Gordon in 1805.

                                                                    + privileges (and money) he accrued by marrying the Lady Madelina Gordon in 1805.

                                                                    @@ -892,7 +893,7 @@

                                                                    John Weyland

                                                                    the Price of Grain and the Wages of Labour (1815); and The Principles of Population and Production as they are affected by the Progress of Society (1816). He believed that hardship was an incentive to industry and he did not support further education of the poor. On March 16, 1820, Weyland was the Blue (or Tory) candidate, supported by the municipal corporation, - in the Reading election. Three candidates ran: John Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland (395 votes.); Weyland was not returned. See . Weyland later won a seat as Member of Parliament for Hindon, Wiltshire, and served + in the Reading election. Three candidates ran: John Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland (395 votes.); Weyland was not returned. See . Weyland later won a seat as Member of Parliament for Hindon, Wiltshire, and served from 1830 to 1832.
                                                                    -
                                                                    Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on +
                                                                    Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on April 15, 1796 in Wokingham, Berkshire. Sister of - Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane - Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, - Aunt Mary. In + Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane + Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, + Aunt Mary. In Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham, Berkshire. She @@ -949,17 +950,17 @@

                                                                    Frances Rowden St. Quintin

                                                                  • -
                                                                    Educator, author, and Mitford - tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and - L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; +
                                                                    Educator, author, and Mitford + tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and + L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; Frances Rowden became his second wife after his first wife's death. In The Queens of Society by Grace and Philip Wharton, the authors note that, while unmarried, Frances Rowden styled herself Mrs. Rowden (1860: 148). Rowden wrote poetry, including - Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and - The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including - A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and - A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See + Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and + The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including + A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and + A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See Landon's Memoirs ; See also L'Estrange, ed. The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Told by Herself,(21) @@ -973,7 +974,7 @@

                                                                    Richard Body

                                                                  • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                                    • - Needham tentatively identifies him as Mitford's landlord. Listed in 1841 census as a farmer residing in Wokingham, Shinfield parish; also listed as gentleman in Reading directories. Buried 12 March 1842. Source: ancestry.com.
                                                                    + Needham tentatively identifies him as Mitford's landlord. Listed in 1841 census as a farmer residing in Wokingham, Shinfield parish; also listed as gentleman in Reading directories. Buried 12 March 1842. Source: ancestry.com.

                                                                    @@ -1008,12 +1009,12 @@

                                                                    Moses

                                                                      -
                                                                      One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.
                                                                      +
                                                                      One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.

                                                                      Marmy

                                                                        -
                                                                        One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.
                                                                        +
                                                                        One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.

                                                                        Francis Beaumont

                                                                        @@ -1042,7 +1043,7 @@

                                                                        John Fletcher

                                                                      • -
                                                                        Playwright following Shakespeare, contemporary of Ben Jonson in the early seventeenth century, and collaborator with Francis Beaumont. Some plays once attributed to Beaumont and Fletcher as a duo were now known to have +
                                                                        Playwright following Shakespeare, contemporary of Ben Jonson in the early seventeenth century, and collaborator with Francis Beaumont. Some plays once attributed to Beaumont and Fletcher as a duo were now known to have been written by only one of them and/or with other collaborators.

                                                                        Collectives

                                                                        diff --git a/docs/journal-view/May-1819.html b/docs/journal-view/May-1819.html index b7b17b9..223f07a 100644 --- a/docs/journal-view/May-1819.html +++ b/docs/journal-view/May-1819.html @@ -87,6 +87,7 @@

                                                                        1820

                                                                      • Jul
                                                                      • Aug
                                                                      • Sep
                                                                        • +
                                                                      • Oct
                                                                        • @@ -134,19 +135,19 @@

                                                                        Saturday 1 May

                                                                        -

                                                                        Niccolò Macchiavelli, +

                                                                        Niccolò Macchiavelli, 1469.

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--better--went cowslipping - with dear Granny & the pets--read - Campbell's Specimens of the British Poets--very +

                                                                        At home--better--went cowslipping + with dear Granny & the pets--read + Campbell's Specimens of the British Poets--very good.

                                                                        -

                                                                        Some very good extracts from a famous burlesque of Leigh - Hunt called Two papers attributed to the - Editor of the Examiner in the British +

                                                                        Some very good extracts from a famous burlesque of Leigh + Hunt called Two papers attributed to the + Editor of the Examiner in the British Critic of last month.See - Review of Two papers in Volume 11 (1819): + Review of Two papers in Volume 11 (1819): 325-330.


                                                                        @@ -154,34 +155,34 @@

                                                                        Sunday 2 May

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--much the same--heard from - Aunt Mary--walked about the Place with dear Granny--read the Eclectic & - British Critic Reviews.

                                                                        +

                                                                        At home--much the same--heard from + Aunt Mary--walked about the Place with dear Granny--read the Eclectic & + British Critic Reviews.


                                                                        Monday 3

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--better--walked about the - place with dear Drum, dear Granny & the pets--all very amiable--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                        +

                                                                        At home--better--walked about the + place with dear Drum, dear Granny & the pets--all very amiable--wrote to Miss James.


                                                                        Tuesday 4

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--much better--heard from - Eliza Webb--walked about the Place with dear Granny--read Labaume's Campaign in Russia.

                                                                        +

                                                                        At home--much better--heard from + Eliza Webb--walked about the Place with dear Granny--read Labaume's Campaign in Russia.


                                                                        Wednesday 5

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--much better--heard from - Miss Nooth--went round the place - flowering with dear Drum--wrote to Aunt +

                                                                        At home--much better--heard from + Miss Nooth--went round the place + flowering with dear Drum--wrote to Aunt Mary.


                                                                        @@ -189,15 +190,15 @@

                                                                        Thursday 6

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--almost well--Mr. Parfitt & Mr. Armstrong dined here--wrote to Eliza Webb.

                                                                        +

                                                                        At home--almost well--Mr. Parfitt & Mr. Armstrong dined here--wrote to Eliza Webb.


                                                                        Friday 7

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--still better--heard from - Aunt Mary--read les Parvenus by Madame de +

                                                                        At home--still better--heard from + Aunt Mary--read les Parvenus by Madame de Genlis.


                                                                        @@ -205,32 +206,32 @@

                                                                        Saturday 8

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--quite well--Mr. Voules & Mr. - Walker called & Mr. - Dickinson--corrected some proofs for Mr. +

                                                                        At home--quite well--Mr. Voules & Mr. + Walker called & Mr. + Dickinson--corrected some proofs for Mr. D. - & wrote a note to Mrs. + & wrote a note to Mrs. Dickinson.

                                                                        -

                                                                        Saturday--I made a Cowslip ball for dear Drum--& wreaths of primroses & blue bells (wild +

                                                                        Saturday--I made a Cowslip ball for dear Drum--& wreaths of primroses & blue bells (wild hyacinths) - cowslips & broom - for the dear Pets Mossy & Miranda--They looked very pretty indeed dear - lambs.--1819 at Bertram - House poor dear Mossy

                                                                        + cowslips & broom + for the dear Pets Mossy & Miranda--They looked very pretty indeed dear + lambs.--1819 at Bertram + House poor dear Mossy


                                                                        Sunday 9

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--quite well--wrote a note to - Mr. St. Quentin--walked with dear - Drum & the Pets. Looked over - Mr. Dickinson's Translations.

                                                                        +

                                                                        At home--quite well--wrote a note to + Mr. St. Quentin--walked with dear + Drum & the Pets. Looked over + Mr. Dickinson's Translations.


                                                                        Monday 10

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--Dear Drum went to London--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read Campbell's Specimens of English +

                                                                        At home--Dear Drum went to London--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read Campbell's Specimens of English Poets. The Dearesleys called.


                                                                        @@ -238,9 +239,9 @@

                                                                        Tuesday 11

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--heard from dear Drum--the Dearesleys called while we were at dinner & we did not see them. - Mr. Green called in the morning - & was very pleasant--read a ten years in +

                                                                        At home--heard from dear Drum--the Dearesleys called while we were at dinner & we did not see them. + Mr. Green called in the morning + & was very pleasant--read a ten years in Tripoly.


                                                                        @@ -248,9 +249,9 @@

                                                                        Wednesday 12

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--heard from dear Drum--Capt. & Mrs. Tuppen called--heard again at night from Drum & Miss - James--Dear Drum sent some - lovely lillies of the valley--Read a ten years residence in Tripoly very +

                                                                        At home--heard from dear Drum--Capt. & Mrs. Tuppen called--heard again at night from Drum & Miss + James--Dear Drum sent some + lovely lillies of the valley--Read a ten years residence in Tripoly very entertaining indeed.


                                                                        @@ -258,9 +259,9 @@

                                                                        Thursday 13

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--Dear Drum came home--Poor Mossy was - sick--dressed the flowers--read Coleridge's Zapolya, very good--& Miss - Benger's Life of Mrs. +

                                                                        At home--Dear Drum came home--Poor Mossy was + sick--dressed the flowers--read Coleridge's Zapolya, very good--& Miss + Benger's Life of Mrs. Hamilton--very bad.


                                                                        @@ -268,17 +269,17 @@

                                                                        Friday 14

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--wrote to Miss James & Sir - W. Elford--Mr. - & Mrs. Dickinson drank tea with us--Dear Mrs. D. brought me some wild lilies of the valley.

                                                                        +

                                                                        At home--wrote to Miss James & Sir + W. Elford--Mr. + & Mrs. Dickinson drank tea with us--Dear Mrs. D. brought me some wild lilies of the valley.


                                                                        Saturday 15

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--went to Reading--called on Mrs. Tuppen, Mrs. Newbery, - Miss Brooke, Miss Anstruther & the Valpy's --bought some things for Granny & myself--read The +

                                                                        At home--went to Reading--called on Mrs. Tuppen, Mrs. Newbery, + Miss Brooke, Miss Anstruther & the Valpy's --bought some things for Granny & myself--read The Rivals--famous


                                                                        @@ -286,16 +287,16 @@

                                                                        Sunday 16

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--went to Wokingham--dined there--Mr. Palmer was there--came home in the evening & read the Wheel of Fortune--middling. Dear - May Fly married at Wokingham to Warrener & Whistle.

                                                                        +

                                                                        At home--went to Wokingham--dined there--Mr. Palmer was there--came home in the evening & read the Wheel of Fortune--middling. Dear + May Fly married at Wokingham to Warrener & Whistle.


                                                                        Monday 17

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--dressed my flowers--walked about the - Place--read Florence +

                                                                        At home--dressed my flowers--walked about the + Place--read Florence Macarthy--liked it better than the first.


                                                                        @@ -303,8 +304,8 @@

                                                                        Tuesday 18

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--dear Mossy married to pretty little Fly--Heard - from Mrs. Hofland--Drum went to London. Mr. +

                                                                        At home--dear Mossy married to pretty little Fly--Heard + from Mrs. Hofland--Drum went to London. Mr. Dickinson called.


                                                                        @@ -312,17 +313,17 @@

                                                                        Wednesday 19

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--heard from dear Drum--read a Picturesque Tour through France & Switzerland (stupid) & - Mr. O'Regan's Memoirs of Curran Do. Dear Granny's new bonnet came. At home.

                                                                        +

                                                                        At home--heard from dear Drum--read a Picturesque Tour through France & Switzerland (stupid) & + Mr. O'Regan's Memoirs of Curran Do. Dear Granny's new bonnet came. At home.


                                                                        Thursday 20

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--dressed the flowers--dear Drum - came home & brought me a pretty - blue handkerchief & some lovely lilies of the +

                                                                        At home--dressed the flowers--dear Drum + came home & brought me a pretty + blue handkerchief & some lovely lilies of the valley.


                                                                        @@ -330,8 +331,8 @@

                                                                        Fri, 21

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--the may finer this year than I ever saw it, - particularly in my lane--read from Charlotte Smith's Young +

                                                                        At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--the may finer this year than I ever saw it, + particularly in my lane--read from Charlotte Smith's Young Philosopher--pretty but too dismal.


                                                                        @@ -339,32 +340,32 @@

                                                                        Saturday 22

                                                                        -

                                                                        Alexander Pope, 1688.

                                                                        +

                                                                        Alexander Pope, 1688.

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--heard from Sir William Elford & Miss Ogbourn--read Lord - Byron's 6th Vol. of Poems (Manfred, the Prisoner +

                                                                        At home--heard from Sir William Elford & Miss Ogbourn--read Lord + Byron's 6th Vol. of Poems (Manfred, the Prisoner of Chillon & the Lament of - Tasso) & the last vol of Miss Benger's Life of Mrs. - Hamilton--Sir William came in + Tasso) & the last vol of Miss Benger's Life of Mrs. + Hamilton--Sir William came in the evening.

                                                                        -

                                                                        Sir William Elford came on the Saturday Evening to tea having left his friend - Mr. Champernowne who was to have - accompanied him ill at the Bear--he +

                                                                        Sir William Elford came on the Saturday Evening to tea having left his friend + Mr. Champernowne who was to have + accompanied him ill at the Bear--he expected him next day--but instead of him came a - note from Mr. Bulley to Drum to say that Mr. Cham: had taken an opening medicine & could not move: so - Sir William went to him after tea. - poor Mr. - C. died after a very few weeks--Dear Mrs. Dickinson dined & slept here.

                                                                        + note from Mr. Bulley to Drum to say that Mr. Cham: had taken an opening medicine & could not move: so + Sir William went to him after tea. + poor Mr. + C. died after a very few weeks--Dear Mrs. Dickinson dined & slept here.


                                                                        Sunday 23

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--Sir William Elford with us--expected his friend Mr. Champernowne who did not come--Mrs. Dickinson called & dined & slept - with us--Sir W. went in the morning to - see Stratfield Saye went away in the +

                                                                        At home--Sir William Elford with us--expected his friend Mr. Champernowne who did not come--Mrs. Dickinson called & dined & slept + with us--Sir W. went in the morning to + see Stratfield Saye went away in the evening


                                                                        @@ -372,27 +373,27 @@

                                                                        Monday 24

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--Mrs. Dickinson still here on account of the - loss of her carriage horses--Drum & I dined at Wokingham to keep Mr. Webb's birthday--met - Mr. & Mrs. Holton, - two Mr. Wheelers, & - Mr. & Mrs. W. - Hayward--pleasant day. Came home at night.

                                                                        +

                                                                        At home--Mrs. Dickinson still here on account of the + loss of her carriage horses--Drum & I dined at Wokingham to keep Mr. Webb's birthday--met + Mr. & Mrs. Holton, + two Mr. Wheelers, & + Mr. & Mrs. W. + Hayward--pleasant day. Came home at night.

                                                                        -

                                                                        I came home on the 24th from Mr. Webb's we heard the nightingale smelt the bean fields & saw - Glow-worms. 1819

                                                                        +

                                                                        I came home on the 24th from Mr. Webb's we heard the nightingale smelt the bean fields & saw + Glow-worms. 1819

                                                                        1819 Never saw the flowers so lovely as this year--the - Lilacs - horse Chestnuts - Honeysuckle & May red and white were all beautiful--they are just over--& the - laburnums - syringas - guelder roses & honeysuckles are in full perfection--the honeysuckle round the little oak in the - garden is a perfect picture--we have - had periwinkles ever since last October in + Lilacs + horse Chestnuts + Honeysuckle & May red and white were all beautiful--they are just over--& the + laburnums + syringas + guelder roses & honeysuckles are in full perfection--the honeysuckle round the little oak in the + garden is a perfect picture--we have + had periwinkles ever since last October in profusion.1819


                                                                        @@ -400,18 +401,18 @@

                                                                        Tuesday 25

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--Mrs. Dickinson left at about 1 o'clock--heard - from Sir William Elford--Read Fellowes's Journey to - La Trappe & La Vendee--liked it very well--poor Mossy lame.

                                                                        +

                                                                        At home--Mrs. Dickinson left at about 1 o'clock--heard + from Sir William Elford--Read Fellowes's Journey to + La Trappe & La Vendee--liked it very well--poor Mossy lame.


                                                                        Wednesday 26

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--Heard from Miss James--read Hackett's Narrative of an expedition - to South America. Wrote to Mrs. - Hofland. Walked with Granny +

                                                                        At home--Heard from Miss James--read Hackett's Narrative of an expedition + to South America. Wrote to Mrs. + Hofland. Walked with Granny & the pets--very amiable.


                                                                        @@ -419,7 +420,7 @@

                                                                        Thursday 27

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--Heard from Mrs. Dickinson--cut dear Drum's hair--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson--dressed the flowers--walked with dear Drum +

                                                                        At home--Heard from Mrs. Dickinson--cut dear Drum's hair--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson--dressed the flowers--walked with dear Drum & the pets.


                                                                        @@ -427,8 +428,8 @@

                                                                        Friday 28

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--walked about the place--saw - some fine foxglove out in the lane, very early--& a fine pansy, very late--the syringa +

                                                                        At home--walked about the place--saw + some fine foxglove out in the lane, very early--& a fine pansy, very late--the syringa coming out beautifully.


                                                                        @@ -436,9 +437,9 @@

                                                                        Saturday 29

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--heard from Miss James & Miss Ogbourn--lay on a Haycock in the - West Orchard, & read Repton - on Landscape Gardening & Miss James's little +

                                                                        At home--heard from Miss James & Miss Ogbourn--lay on a Haycock in the + West Orchard, & read Repton + on Landscape Gardening & Miss James's little Tale of Jenny the spinner.


                                                                        @@ -446,9 +447,9 @@

                                                                        Sunday 30

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--walked about the place with dear Drum, dear Granny & the pets--wrote to Sir - William--read Miss - Edgeworth's Moral Tales--very +

                                                                        At home--walked about the place with dear Drum, dear Granny & the pets--wrote to Sir + William--read Miss + Edgeworth's Moral Tales--very pretty.


                                                                        @@ -456,8 +457,8 @@

                                                                        Monday 31

                                                                        -

                                                                        At home--went about the garden with dear Drum, dear Granny, & the - pets--read the Eclectic & British Critic Reviews--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                        +

                                                                        At home--went about the garden with dear Drum, dear Granny, & the + pets--read the Eclectic & British Critic Reviews--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                        @@ -495,8 +496,8 @@

                                                                        primrose

                                                                      • type: species
                                                                      • type: family
                                                                        • -
                                                                        One of Mitford’s favorite - flowers, blooms in spring in Berkshire. +
                                                                        One of Mitford’s favorite + flowers, blooms in spring in Berkshire. Mitford likely refers to Primula vulgaris, a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to western and southern Europe, commonly called the English primrose or common primrose. @@ -520,7 +521,7 @@

                                                                        bluebell

                                                                        Bulbous flowering perennial plant, native to Atlantic western Europe and the UK, and also frequently used as a garden plant. Carries fragrant violet-blue tubular flowers on a one-sided stem. In Britain, it is found in ancient woodlands, where it forms - carpets of flowers in the spring, called bluebell woods. Mitford uses the terms wild hyacinth as well as bluebell for this plant. She uses the term harebell to refer to the more papery bell-flowered campanulas. In a letter to Mrs. Hoare, Mitford explains the different terms: The Wild Hyacinth, my dear Mrs. Hoare, differs much from the flower which we call + carpets of flowers in the spring, called bluebell woods. Mitford uses the terms wild hyacinth as well as bluebell for this plant. She uses the term harebell to refer to the more papery bell-flowered campanulas. In a letter to Mrs. Hoare, Mitford explains the different terms: The Wild Hyacinth, my dear Mrs. Hoare, differs much from the flower which we call the harebell in England: a small campanula, bearing two or three exquisite, thin, bell-like papery flowers (you can hear them rustle when shaken) on a very thin and fragile stalk, growing among wild thyme, and under heather, in the month of August. @@ -556,7 +557,7 @@

                                                                        mayflower

                                                                        Flowering thorny shrub that develops a red, berry-like fruit that is actually a pome containing two or three nutlets. Native to western and central Europe, North Africa, - and the UK. Closely related to the common hawthorne; the two species hybridize.
                                                                          + and the UK. Closely related to the common hawthorne; the two species hybridize.
                                                                        @@ -595,7 +596,7 @@

                                                                        common bean

                                                                        flowering plants whose seeds or legumes, and pods, are cultivated and consumed by humans and animals. Wild types are twining, as are some cultivated types, while others grow as low rounded clumps. A spring-flowering plant with white, pink, or purple scented - blooms. Fava or >broad beans are also historically cultivated in England. The OED suggests that fields of this + blooms. Fava or >broad beans are also historically cultivated in England. The OED suggests that fields of this bean are those commonly mentioned in literature as fragrant.
                                                                        @@ -737,13 +738,13 @@

                                                                        common oak

                                                                        oak, although the sessile oak (Quercus petraea) is also native to the Europe and the UK. Large, long-lived deciduous hardwood tree with lobed leaves, hanging catkins in spring, and then acorns, oval nuts with woody caps. In 19th-century English forests, - oak was the predominant deciduous tree, often found with ash and elm. A hard wood with a distinctive light-and-dark grain, used since the early medieval + oak was the predominant deciduous tree, often found with ash and elm. A hard wood with a distinctive light-and-dark grain, used since the early medieval period for making sturdy furniture, flooring, doors, household items such as chests and buckets, and for building sailing ships, particularly large naval vessels. Because the tree is large, strong and long-lived, it has accumulated numerous symbolic and national associations, particularly in the UK. In English folklore, Robin Hood hid in an oak to escape pursuers, and the oak became a national symbol after the future - Charles II reportedly hid in an oak during the English Civil Wars. This tree became known as the Royal Oak, and led to a national celebration of Oak Apple Day in May. Royal Oak became a popular pub name, as well as the name of several Royal Navy warships. The + Charles II reportedly hid in an oak during the English Civil Wars. This tree became known as the Royal Oak, and led to a national celebration of Oak Apple Day in May. Royal Oak became a popular pub name, as well as the name of several Royal Navy warships. The symbolic association between Britain's military strength and the strength of its men is encapsulated in the song Heart of Oak, written in 1759 and revised in 1809: Heart of oak are our ships,/Hearts of oak are our men. Oak leaves, like laurel, were used as ceremonial wreaths and crowns, and both oak leaves and acorns appeared as neoclassical ornaments. The proverb great oaks from little acorns grow, dates from at least the 16th century, and the concept appears in Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde. @@ -807,23 +808,23 @@

                                                                      • Three Mile Cross, parish of Shinfield, Berkshire, England
                                                                        • - Mary Russell was the youngest child of - the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and + Mary Russell was the youngest child of + the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and his second wife, Mary Dicker; she was born about 1750 in Ashe, Hampshire. (Her birth date is as yet unverified; period sources indicate that she was ten years older than her husband George, born in 1760.) Through the Russells, she was a distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). She had two siblings, Charles William and Frances; both predeceased her and their parents, - which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting + which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting her family’s entire estate upon her mother’s death in 1785. Her father’s rectory in Ashe was only a short distance from Steventon, and so she was acquainted - with the young Jane Austen. She married - George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, + with the young Jane Austen. She married + George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford. Their only daughter, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. Mary + Alresford, Hampshire. Mary Russell died on January 2, 1830 at Three Mile Cross in the parish of Shinfield, Berkshire. Her obituary in the 1830 @@ -840,14 +841,14 @@

                                                                        Thomas Campbell

                                                                        Scottish poet and editor: author of The Pleasures of Hope (1799) and Gertrude of Wyoming (1799). Editor of the - New Monthly Magazine from 1821 to 1830, in which capacity he knew - Thomas Noon Talfourd as a + New Monthly Magazine from 1821 to 1830, in which capacity he knew + Thomas Noon Talfourd as a contributor. See Cyrus Redding's Literary Reminiscences and Memoirs of Thomas Campbell - . Possibly the Mr. Campbell that Mitford - mentions in her letter to Talfourd of + . Possibly the Mr. Campbell that Mitford + mentions in her letter to Talfourd of 13 August 1822 .
                                                                        -
                                                                        Friend ofMary Russell Mitford. - Sister or sister-in-law of James - Webb and aunt of Eliza, - Jane and Mary Webb. Francis Needhamsuggests that she was the - basis for the character of Aunt Martha in the Our Villagestory of that title. Sources: - Francis Needham, Letter to - William Roberts, 16 June 1953 - . +
                                                                        Friend ofMary Russell Mitford. + Sister or sister-in-law of James + Webb and aunt of Eliza, + Jane and Mary Webb. Francis Needhamsuggests that she was the + basis for the character of Aunt Martha in the Our Villagestory of that title. Sources: + Francis Needham, Letter to + William Roberts, 16 June 1953 + . Needham Papers, Reading Central Library . Relationship to other Webbs and birth and death dates unknown. More research needed.
                                                                        @@ -888,19 +889,19 @@

                                                                        George Mitford

                                                                        -

                                                                        Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. +

                                                                        Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did - not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that + not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that he served a medical apprenticeship with family members.

                                                                        -

                                                                        He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live +

                                                                        He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater + Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local - magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                                        + magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                                        @@ -912,11 +913,11 @@

                                                                        Elizabeth James

                                                                      • Bath, Somerset, England
                                                                      • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey, England
                                                                        • -
                                                                        Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father +
                                                                        Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two younger sisters, Emily and Susan, in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas, - Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, + Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, referring to Mitford’s diary, letters were also addressed to her at Bellevue, Lower Road, Richmond (Coles 26). She was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey. In the 1841 census, she is listed as living on independent means; in the 1851 @@ -930,15 +931,15 @@

                                                                        Eliza Webb

                                                                      • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                                      • Sandgate, Kent, England
                                                                        • -
                                                                        Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth +
                                                                        Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. She was baptized privately on March 3, 1797, and publicly on June 8, 1797 in Wokingham, Berkshire. She is the sister of Mary Elizabeth and Jane Eleanor Webb. In 1837 she married Henry Walters, Esq., in Wokingham, Berkshire. In - + Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham. Source: See - Needham’s letter to Roberts on November + Needham’s letter to Roberts on November 27, 1953 .
                                                                        @@ -953,7 +954,7 @@

                                                                        Charlotte Nooth

                                                                      • Nooth Charlotte
                                                                      • Ireland
                                                                        • -
                                                                        A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. +
                                                                        A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. Valpy and published volumes of poetry in 1815 & 1816, including a verse tragedy, as well as a novel, Eglantine, published by A.J. Valpy
                                                                        @@ -961,7 +962,7 @@

                                                                        Joseph Parfitt

                                                                        • Joseph Parfitt
                                                                        -
                                                                        Acquaintance of Mitford's, a young man who admired her friend Eliza Webb. Mentioned in a letter to Mary Webb of January 10, 1819. More research needed.
                                                                        +
                                                                        Acquaintance of Mitford's, a young man who admired her friend Eliza Webb. Mentioned in a letter to Mary Webb of January 10, 1819. More research needed.

                                                                        @@ -996,11 +997,11 @@

                                                                        Charles Dickinson

                                                                        Friend of the Mitford family. He was the son of Vikris Dickinson and Elizabeth Marchant. The Dickinson family were Quakers who lived in the vicinity of Bristol, Gloucestershire. - On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, + On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, Berkshire, where their daughter Frances was born, and where the Mitfords visited them. Charles Dickinson owned a private press he employed to print literary works by his friends (See letters to Elford from March 13, 1819 and June 21, 1820). He wrote and - published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth + published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth his extended family had amassed in the West Indies.
                                                                        @@ -1015,8 +1016,8 @@

                                                                        Mrs. Dickinson

                                                                        their daughter Frances was born, and where they were visited by the Mitford family. According to Mitford, Catherine Dickinson was fond of match-making among her friends and acquaintances. (See - Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford - . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).
                                                                        + Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford + . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).

                                                                        broom

                                                                        @@ -1041,17 +1042,17 @@

                                                                        Mossy

                                                                          -
                                                                          Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram +
                                                                          Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram House. Mossy was a nickname for Moss Trooper.

                                                                          Miranda

                                                                            -
                                                                            A greyhound owned by Mitford, +
                                                                            A greyhound owned by Mitford, described by her as blue all sprinkled with little white spots just like a starry night in her 13 February 1819 letter to - Haydon.
                                                                            + Haydon.

                                                                            @@ -1085,7 +1086,7 @@

                                                                            Samuel Taylor Coleridge

                                                                          • Key Romantic-era poet and writer and lecturer on aesthetics. Early collaborator with - Wordsworth. He provided comments on Mitford's Christina; and George Mitford may have played a role in securing Coleridge's discharge from the Army.
                                                                            + Wordsworth. He provided comments on Mitford's Christina; and George Mitford may have played a role in securing Coleridge's discharge from the Army.

                                                                            @@ -1108,28 +1109,28 @@

                                                                            Sir William Elford

                                                                            -

                                                                            According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of - Mitford’s father, and - Mitford met him for the first time in the +

                                                                            According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of + Mitford’s father, and + Mitford met him for the first time in the spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death in 1837.

                                                                            Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase) - in Plymouth, Devon, from its + in Plymouth, Devon, from its founding in 1782. He was elected a member of Parliament for Plymouth as a - supporter of the government and Tory William + supporter of the government and Tory William Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his - son Jonathan came of age, he tried to + son Jonathan came of age, he tried to secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of - Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir + Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected @@ -1139,15 +1140,15 @@

                                                                            Sir William Elford

                                                                            alternative to yeast.

                                                                            He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                                            + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                                            @@ -1160,8 +1161,8 @@

                                                                            Miss Brooke

                                                                            • Brooke Miss
                                                                            -
                                                                            A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 - , +
                                                                            A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 + , Needham Papers, . Forename unknown. More research needed.
                                                                            @@ -1184,7 +1185,7 @@

                                                                            Charles Fyshe Palmer

                                                                            Charles Fyshe Palmer was the son of Charles Fyshe Palmer and Lucy - Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, + Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, Herefordshire . They lived at Luckley House, Wokingham, Berkshire and at East Court, Finchampstead, @@ -1195,29 +1196,29 @@

                                                                            Charles Fyshe Palmer

                                                                            House.

                                                                            A Whig politician, Palmer began running for Parliament elections as the - member for Reading + member for Reading after 1816, and appears to have served off and on in that role until 1841. He led the Berkshire meetings to protest British government’s handling of the Peterloo Massacre in 1819. On March 16, 1820, Palmer ran for a seat in Parliament against - two other candidates. The votes ran: John - Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s - letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized + two other candidates. The votes ran: John + Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s + letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized Palmer in 1818 as vastly like a mop-stick, or, rather, a tall hop-pole, or an extremely long fishing-rod, or anything that is all length and no substance.

                                                                            Mitford also mentions Palmer in connection with a legal issue surrounding - the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822 + the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822 . Mitford also mentions the ways that Palmer’s political opponents sometimes undermined his Whig reformist positions by referencing the noble - privileges (and money) he accrued by marrying the Lady Madelina Gordon in 1805.

                                                                            + privileges (and money) he accrued by marrying the Lady Madelina Gordon in 1805.

                                                                            May Fly

                                                                              -
                                                                              One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819. Sister of Mossy.
                                                                              +
                                                                              One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819. Sister of Mossy.

                                                                              @@ -1245,12 +1246,12 @@

                                                                              Barbara Wreaks Hofland

                                                                              Novelist and writer of children’s books popular in England and America, Barbara Hofland was a native of Sheffield, Yorkshire, where she published poems from July 1794 in the local - newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first + newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first marriage to Thomas Bradshawe Hoole left her widowed and in poverty, raising a son, Frederic, on her own, and she supported herself by publishing poems and children’s books, and by running a girl’s school in Harrogate. second marriage was to the artist - Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: + Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: ODNB)
                                                                              @@ -1297,7 +1298,7 @@

                                                                              George Gordon, Lord Byron

                                                                              Romantic-era poet, playwright, and celebrity. English peer after he inherited the Barony of Byron of Rochdale in 1798. He died fighting for independence for Greece. - Friend of William Harness.
                                                                              + Friend of William Harness.

                                                                              @@ -1312,7 +1313,7 @@

                                                                              Frederick Bulley

                                                                            • Fairford, Gloucestershire, England
                                                                            • -
                                                                              Third son of John Bulley and Charlotte Pocock. He obtained his BA (1829), MA (1832), BD (1840) and DD (1855) as a member of Magdalen College, University of Oxford. He became President of Magdalen Collegefrom 5 January 1855 until his death. +
                                                                              Third son of John Bulley and Charlotte Pocock. He obtained his BA (1829), MA (1832), BD (1840) and DD (1855) as a member of Magdalen College, University of Oxford. He became President of Magdalen Collegefrom 5 January 1855 until his death.
                                                                              @@ -1324,13 +1325,13 @@

                                                                              James Webb

                                                                            • Prominent manufacturer in the - Wokinghambrewing industry, and community leader in - Wokingham and the county of Berkshire. Father of Eliza, Jane, and Mary Webb. Francis Needham + Wokinghambrewing industry, and community leader in + Wokingham and the county of Berkshire. Father of Eliza, Jane, and Mary Webb. Francis Needham suggested that he was the original of the gentleman in the - Our Villagesketch Aunt Martha. Sources: - Francis Needham, Letter to - William Roberts, 16 June 1953 - . + Our Villagesketch Aunt Martha. Sources: + Francis Needham, Letter to + William Roberts, 16 June 1953 + . Needham Papers, Reading Central Library .
                                                                              @@ -1340,14 +1341,14 @@

                                                                              Paul Holton

                                                                            • Holton Paul
                                                                            • -
                                                                              Wine and spirits merchant at Wokingham. According to Francis - Needham’s research, Mitford may - have used the name for the character in the late Our +
                                                                              Wine and spirits merchant at Wokingham. According to Francis + Needham’s research, Mitford may + have used the name for the character in the late Our Village story, Lost and Won. Source: - + Needham Papers, . See esp. - Needham’s letter to William Roberts, 11 + Needham’s letter to William Roberts, 11 November, 1953 .
                                                                              diff --git a/docs/journal-view/May-1820.html b/docs/journal-view/May-1820.html index 9562d2c..b0a837c 100644 --- a/docs/journal-view/May-1820.html +++ b/docs/journal-view/May-1820.html @@ -87,6 +87,7 @@

                                                                              1820

                                                                            • Jul
                                                                            • Aug
                                                                            • Sep
                                                                              • +
                                                                            • Oct
                                                                              • @@ -132,153 +133,153 @@

                                                                              May 1820


                                                                              Monday May First

                                                                              -

                                                                              Went in the Cart to Reading Fair with - Drum & Lucy--called on the Brooks +

                                                                              Went in the Cart to Reading Fair with + Drum & Lucy--called on the Brooks Newberys, Whites, Anstruthers - &c.--dined at Dr. Valpy's & met - the Shuters, Mr. - Harris, Mr. Monk, Harry Marsh & Mr. Dickinson--a very pleasant day--came - home at night.

                                                                              + &c.--dined at Dr. Valpy's & met + the Shuters, Mr. + Harris, Mr. Monk, Harry Marsh & Mr. Dickinson--a very pleasant day--came + home at night.


                                                                              Tuesday May 2nd

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--went primrosing & cowslipping to Bertram House--got a great many --wrote to - Mr. Johnson. Read Hogg.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--went primrosing & cowslipping to Bertram House--got a great many --wrote to + Mr. Johnson. Read Hogg.


                                                                              Wednesday May 3rd

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--walked with Granny & the Pets up Woodcock lane--read the Diary of an Invalid on the Continent

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--walked with Granny & the Pets up Woodcock lane--read the Diary of an Invalid on the Continent


                                                                              Thursday May 4th

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--called with Drum on Mr. - Body who gave me some lovely flowers--wrote to Eliza Webb--read - Bowdich's Mission to Ashantee--dull.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--called with Drum on Mr. + Body who gave me some lovely flowers--wrote to Eliza Webb--read + Bowdich's Mission to Ashantee--dull.


                                                                              Friday 5th

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--went walking with dear - Drum, Granny, & the Pets--Dr. +

                                                                              At home--went walking with dear + Drum, Granny, & the Pets--Dr. Valpy called.


                                                                              Saturday 6th

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--went cowslipping in the Meadows - with dear Granny & the Pets--heard from - Mrs. Hayward with a beautiful basket - of flower roots--planted them out & wrote Mrs. Hayward--read Bonduca.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--went cowslipping in the Meadows + with dear Granny & the Pets--heard from + Mrs. Hayward with a beautiful basket + of flower roots--planted them out & wrote Mrs. Hayward--read Bonduca.


                                                                              Sunday 7th

                                                                              -

                                                                              Heard from Miss Webb & Mrs. Rowden--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & read Burckhardt's Travels & +

                                                                              Heard from Miss Webb & Mrs. Rowden--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & read Burckhardt's Travels & walked with the pets.


                                                                              Monday 8th

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--Mr. White & Capt. - Tuppen called--walked with Granny & the pets--read Burckhardt's Travels--wrote to - Miss Nooth

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--Mr. White & Capt. + Tuppen called--walked with Granny & the pets--read Burckhardt's Travels--wrote to + Miss Nooth


                                                                              Tuesday 9th

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--went to Reading--called at the Valpy's & dined at the White's--came home in the - evening--read Southey's Life of Wesley.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--went to Reading--called at the Valpy's & dined at the White's--came home in the + evening--read Southey's Life of Wesley.


                                                                              Wednesday 10th

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--watered my flowers--walked with Drum & the pets--read Life of Wesley.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--watered my flowers--walked with Drum & the pets--read Life of Wesley.


                                                                              Thursday 11th

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--went walking with Granny & the pets--heard from Miss James--watered my flowers--read the Life of +

                                                                              At home--went walking with Granny & the pets--heard from Miss James--watered my flowers--read the Life of Wesley.


                                                                              Friday 12th

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--went to Arborfield - flowering with Drum & the pets--got a great quantity of lilies--read Kempe's Campaign in Saxony in 1813--good.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--went to Arborfield + flowering with Drum & the pets--got a great quantity of lilies--read Kempe's Campaign in Saxony in 1813--good.


                                                                              Saturday 13th

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--went in the meadows with dear Granny--Lucy finished my - shilling a yard gown--wrote to Mr. Green & Miss James.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--went in the meadows with dear Granny--Lucy finished my + shilling a yard gown--wrote to Mr. Green & Miss James.


                                                                              Sunday 14th

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--dined at Mr. Green's--met Mrs. Madison & Mrs. - Taunton--a very pleasant day--came home in the evening.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--dined at Mr. Green's--met Mrs. Madison & Mrs. + Taunton--a very pleasant day--came home in the evening.


                                                                              Monday 15th

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--walked with Drum & the Pets--read Mansfield Park.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--walked with Drum & the Pets--read Mansfield Park.


                                                                              Tuesday 16th

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--had a most flattering letter - from Mr. MacFarlane with a ticket for - his lectures--wrote to Mr. - MacFarlane--read Mr. - Edgeworth's Life--very good.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--had a most flattering letter + from Mr. MacFarlane with a ticket for + his lectures--wrote to Mr. + MacFarlane--read Mr. + Edgeworth's Life--very good.


                                                                              Wednesday 17th

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--took a long walk with dear - Granny & the pets--very - pleasant--Dr. Valpy called--read - Mr. Edgeworth's Life.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--took a long walk with dear + Granny & the pets--very + pleasant--Dr. Valpy called--read + Mr. Edgeworth's Life.


                                                                              Thursday 18th

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--dressed my flowers (of which dear Drum gets me a profusion)--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson--read Dr. Zouch's --stupid. - Heard from dear Mrs. Dickinson with some - lilies of the Valley--wrote to her again.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--dressed my flowers (of which dear Drum gets me a profusion)--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson--read Dr. Zouch's --stupid. + Heard from dear Mrs. Dickinson with some + lilies of the Valley--wrote to her again.


                                                                              Friday 19th

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--heard from Eliza Webb & Mr. MacFarlane--Mr. +

                                                                              At home--heard from Eliza Webb & Mr. MacFarlane--Mr. Dickinson came--sat here three hours & then we went to - Reading--called at the Valpy's & the Newberys. Came home to - dinner--walked with Drum & the - pets--wrote to Miss Brooke & Eliza Webb.

                                                                              + Reading--called at the Valpy's & the Newberys. Came home to + dinner--walked with Drum & the + pets--wrote to Miss Brooke & Eliza Webb.


                                                                              Saturday 20th

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--read the Fall of Jerusalem--very good--walked with dear - Granny & the pets--made three pen - wipers for Luce & for Granny & for - Mud--wrote to Mrs. Raggett.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--read the Fall of Jerusalem--very good--walked with dear + Granny & the pets--made three pen + wipers for Luce & for Granny & for + Mud--wrote to Mrs. Raggett.


                                                                              Sunday 21st

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--took a walk with Drum & the pets--read the Times Newspapers & Beaumont & Fletcher - & finished my letter to Mrs. +

                                                                              At home--took a walk with Drum & the pets--read the Times Newspapers & Beaumont & Fletcher + & finished my letter to Mrs. Raggett.


                                                                              Monday 22nd

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--read the Fall of Jerusalem--dressed my flowers--walked with Drum, Granny, & the pets - to Whitley wood revel--saw some +

                                                                              At home--read the Fall of Jerusalem--dressed my flowers--walked with Drum, Granny, & the pets + to Whitley wood revel--saw some wrasling sic--awkward.

                                                                              @@ -286,18 +287,18 @@

                                                                              Monday 22nd

                                                                              Tuesday 23rd

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--Mrs. Raggett called--went to Reading--called at the Valpys--dined at the Newberys--went - to Mr. MacFarlane's lecture in the +

                                                                              At home--Mrs. Raggett called--went to Reading--called at the Valpys--dined at the Newberys--went + to Mr. MacFarlane's lecture in the Evening--tired & pleased.


                                                                              Wednesday 24th

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--wrote to Mr. MacFarlane & sent him my PoemsCould MRM have sent McFarlane a copy of her Poems from 1811? Or are - these poems more recent?--went with dear Drum & dear Granny +

                                                                              At home--wrote to Mr. MacFarlane & sent him my PoemsCould MRM have sent McFarlane a copy of her Poems from 1811? Or are + these poems more recent?--went with dear Drum & dear Granny in - Major Stewart's Car to call on dear - Mrs. Dickinson & keep Mr. Webb's Birthday at Wokingham--met the Wheelers, Holtons, Haywards & + Major Stewart's Car to call on dear + Mrs. Dickinson & keep Mr. Webb's Birthday at Wokingham--met the Wheelers, Holtons, Haywards & Mrs. Talmage--came home at night--a delightfully pleasant day.

                                                                              @@ -306,52 +307,52 @@

                                                                              Wednesday 24th

                                                                              Thursday 25th

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--planted some --read +

                                                                              At home--planted some --read Josephus--very fine.


                                                                              Friday 26th

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--read Peter's letter 2nd time.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--read Peter's letter 2nd time.


                                                                              Saturday 27th

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--read Peter's letters & our Times Newspapers--planted some China Asters--wrote to - Mrs. Hofland--dressed my flowers--walked - with Drum & the pets.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--read Peter's letters & our Times Newspapers--planted some China Asters--wrote to + Mrs. Hofland--dressed my flowers--walked + with Drum & the pets.


                                                                              Sunday 28th

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--very wet--never - stirred--read Sir Charles +

                                                                              At home--very wet--never + stirred--read Sir Charles Grandison.


                                                                              Monday 29th

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--walked with Drum to Bertram - House--met poor dear little Fly +

                                                                              At home--walked with Drum to Bertram + House--met poor dear little Fly (the brindled bitch) going there to take refuge with us from some wicked - Reading boys who had tied a string + Reading boys who had tied a string round her poor tail.


                                                                              Tuesday 30th

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--called at the Voules's with dear Drum--came home to dinner--Mr. +

                                                                              At home--called at the Voules's with dear Drum--came home to dinner--Mr. MacFarlane drank tea with us in the evening--very pleasant.


                                                                              Wednesday 31st

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--went with Drum to Reading--called on the Brookes, - Newberys, Whites, &c.--came home to dinner--wrote to Miss - Brooke--dear Drum had a bad - sore throat--had a chat with Mrs. +

                                                                              At home--went with Drum to Reading--called on the Brookes, + Newberys, Whites, &c.--came home to dinner--wrote to Miss + Brooke--dear Drum had a bad + sore throat--had a chat with Mrs. Havell.

                                                                              @@ -368,8 +369,8 @@

                                                                              primrose

                                                                            • type: species
                                                                            • type: family
                                                                              • -
                                                                              One of Mitford’s favorite - flowers, blooms in spring in Berkshire. +
                                                                              One of Mitford’s favorite + flowers, blooms in spring in Berkshire. Mitford likely refers to Primula vulgaris, a species of flowering plant in the family Primulaceae, native to western and southern Europe, commonly called the English primrose or common primrose. @@ -458,19 +459,19 @@

                                                                              George Mitford

                                                                              -

                                                                              Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. +

                                                                              Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did - not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that + not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that he served a medical apprenticeship with family members.

                                                                              -

                                                                              He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live +

                                                                              He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater + Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local - magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                                              + magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                                              @@ -483,9 +484,9 @@

                                                                              Lucy Sweetser Hill

                                                                              Beloved servant for twelve years in the Mitford household who, on 7 August 1820 married - Charles Hill. She is the basis for - the title character in the Our Village story. Source: - Needham Papers, + Charles Hill. She is the basis for + the title character in the Our Village story. Source: + Needham Papers, Reading Central Library.
                                                                              @@ -503,7 +504,7 @@

                                                                              Dr. Richard Valpy

                                                                              Richard Valpy (the fourth of that name) was the eldest son of Richard Valpy [III] and Catherine Chevalier. He was a friend and literary mentor to - Mary Russell Mitford. He matriculated at + Mary Russell Mitford. He matriculated at Pembroke College, Oxford University on April 1, 1773, aged eighteen, as a Morley scholar. He received from Oxford a B.A. (1776), M.A. (1784), B.D. & D.D. (1792). He took orders in the Church of England in 1777. Richard @@ -512,39 +513,39 @@

                                                                              Dr. Richard Valpy

                                                                              1787. He became the Headmaster at Reading School, Reading, Berkshire, in 1781 and served until 1830, at which time he turned the Headmastership over to his youngest son Francis E. J. Valpy and continued in semi-retirement - until his death in 1836. During his tenure as Headmaster of Reading Grammar School for boys over + until his death in 1836. During his tenure as Headmaster of Reading Grammar School for boys over the course of fifty years, he expanded the boarding school and added new buildings. He is the author of numerous published works, including Greek and Latin textbooks, sermons, volumes of poetry, and adaptations of plays such as Shakespeare’s King John and Sheridan’s The Critic. His Elements of Greek Grammar, Elements of Latin Grammar,,Greek Delectus and Latin Delectus, printed and published by - his son A. J. Valpy, were all much + his son A. J. Valpy, were all much used as school texts throughout the nineteenth century. Valpy’s students performed his own adaptations of Greek, Latin, and English plays for the triennial visitations and the play receipts went to charitable organizations. Valpy enlisted Mitford to write reviews of the productions - for the Reading Mercury. In 1803, his + for the Reading Mercury. In 1803, his adaptation of Shakespeare’s King John was performed at Covent Garden Theatre.

                                                                              Richard Valpy was married twice and had twelve children, eleven of whom - lived to adulthood. His first wife was Martha + lived to adulthood. His first wife was Martha Cornelia de Cartaret; Richard and Martha were married about - 1778 and they had one daughter, Martha Cartaretta Cornelia. + 1778 and they had one daughter, Martha Cartaretta Cornelia. His first wife Martha died about 1780 and he married Mary Benwell of Caversham, Oxfordshire on May 30, 1782. Together they had six sons and five daughters and ten of their eleven children survived to adulthood. Richard Valpy and Mary Benwell’s sons were Richard Valpy (the - fifth of that name), Abraham John + fifth of that name), Abraham John Valpy, called John; Gabriel Valpy, Anthony Blagrove Valpy; and Francis Edward - Jackson Valpy. His daughters were Mary Ann Catherine Valpy; Sarah - Frances Valpy, called Frances or Fanny; Catherine Elizabeth Blanch Valpy; - Penelope Arabella Valpy; and + Jackson Valpy. His daughters were Mary Ann Catherine Valpy; Sarah + Frances Valpy, called Frances or Fanny; Catherine Elizabeth Blanch Valpy; + Penelope Arabella Valpy; and Elizabeth Charlotte Valpy, who died as an infant.

                                                                              Richard Valpy died on March 28, - 1836 in Reading, + 1836 in Reading, Berkshire, and is buried in All Souls cemetery, Kensal Green, London. Dr. Valpy’s students placed a marble bust of him in St. Lawrence’s church, Reading, Berkshire, after his @@ -560,22 +561,22 @@

                                                                              J. B. Monck

                                                                              • John Berkeley Monck
                                                                              -
                                                                              Member of Parliament for Reading area - 1820-1830, who frequently franked Mary Russell Mitford’s letters. Mitford’s letter to Sir William +
                                                                              Member of Parliament for Reading area + 1820-1830, who frequently franked Mary Russell Mitford’s letters. Mitford’s letter to Sir William Elford of 20 March 1820 about the election of Monck describes him in context with a politically active - Patriot shoemaker, Mr. + Patriot shoemaker, Mr. Warry, who brought him from France. Monck was the author of General Reflections on the System of the Poor Laws (1807), in which he argued for a gradual approach - to abolishing the Poor Laws, and for the reform of workhouses. Francis Needham claims that it is he who - is referred to in Violeting, when the narrator thinks she sees Mr. and Mrs. + to abolishing the Poor Laws, and for the reform of workhouses. Francis Needham claims that it is he who + is referred to in Violeting, when the narrator thinks she sees Mr. and Mrs. M. and dear B.. (Dear B. would be their son, Bligh.) Dr. Webb’s research suggests that celebrated shoemaker is Mr. Warry, possibly Joseph Source: - Francis Needham, Letter to - William Roberts, 26 March 1954. Needham Papers, Reading Central + Francis Needham, Letter to + William Roberts, 26 March 1954. Needham Papers, Reading Central Library.
                                                                              @@ -584,7 +585,7 @@

                                                                              Henry Marsh

                                                                            • Marsh Henry
                                                                              • MRM's letters in December 1820 indicate that Henry Marsh was involved in a local political - tiff with Henry Hart Milman. The rift between Henry Marsh and H.H. Milman is well documented. See The History of Parliament online.
                                                                              + tiff with Henry Hart Milman. The rift between Henry Marsh and H.H. Milman is well documented. See The History of Parliament online.

                                                                              Charles Dickinson

                                                                              @@ -599,11 +600,11 @@

                                                                              Charles Dickinson

                                                                              Friend of the Mitford family. He was the son of Vikris Dickinson and Elizabeth Marchant. The Dickinson family were Quakers who lived in the vicinity of Bristol, Gloucestershire. - On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, + On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, Berkshire, where their daughter Frances was born, and where the Mitfords visited them. Charles Dickinson owned a private press he employed to print literary works by his friends (See letters to Elford from March 13, 1819 and June 21, 1820). He wrote and - published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth + published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth his extended family had amassed in the West Indies.
                                                                              @@ -614,11 +615,11 @@

                                                                              John Johnson

                                                                            • Timothy Trueman
                                                                            • -
                                                                              Friend who leaves his collection of political books to Northmore upon his death in 1821. Mitford helps his - sister, Miss Johnson, sort out the - books that are part of the estate, according to her letter of 1 July 1821. Lived at Seymour Court near Great Marlow before his death. Mitford reports meeting Mr. Johnson and Mr. Northmore for the first time in March 1819 in a letter to Elford. She describes him as one of those +
                                                                              Friend who leaves his collection of political books to Northmore upon his death in 1821. Mitford helps his + sister, Miss Johnson, sort out the + books that are part of the estate, according to her letter of 1 July 1821. Lived at Seymour Court near Great Marlow before his death. Mitford reports meeting Mr. Johnson and Mr. Northmore for the first time in March 1819 in a letter to Elford. She describes him as one of those delightful old men that render age so charming--mild playful kind & - wise--talking just as Isaac Walton would + wise--talking just as Isaac Walton would have talked if we were to [have] gone out fishing with him. The Gentleman’s Magazine obituary lists his full name as John Johnson, esq. and gives his @@ -629,7 +630,7 @@

                                                                              John Johnson

                                                                              under the signature of Timothy Trueman (381). The Monthly Repository of Theology and General Literature 16 (1821), lists the same death date and notes that he was author of various political letters and essays in Mr. B. Flower’s - Political Register and other periodical works, under the signature of Timothy + Political Register and other periodical works, under the signature of Timothy Trueman (314).
                                                                              @@ -642,7 +643,7 @@

                                                                              James Hogg

                                                                            • Scottish ballad collector, poet, and novelist who wrote in Scots and English and was - encouraged by his life-long friend Walter Scott to take up a writing career. Hogg authored The Queen's Wake, a long poem on Mary Queen of Scots in 1813, and The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, anonymously published in 1824.
                                                                              + encouraged by his life-long friend Walter Scott to take up a writing career. Hogg authored The Queen's Wake, a long poem on Mary Queen of Scots in 1813, and The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, anonymously published in 1824.

                                                                              @@ -656,23 +657,23 @@

                                                                            • Three Mile Cross, parish of Shinfield, Berkshire, England
                                                                              • - Mary Russell was the youngest child of - the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and + Mary Russell was the youngest child of + the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and his second wife, Mary Dicker; she was born about 1750 in Ashe, Hampshire. (Her birth date is as yet unverified; period sources indicate that she was ten years older than her husband George, born in 1760.) Through the Russells, she was a distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). She had two siblings, Charles William and Frances; both predeceased her and their parents, - which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting + which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting her family’s entire estate upon her mother’s death in 1785. Her father’s rectory in Ashe was only a short distance from Steventon, and so she was acquainted - with the young Jane Austen. She married - George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, + with the young Jane Austen. She married + George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford. Their only daughter, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. Mary + Alresford, Hampshire. Mary Russell died on January 2, 1830 at Three Mile Cross in the parish of Shinfield, Berkshire. Her obituary in the 1830 @@ -687,7 +688,7 @@

                                                                              Richard Body

                                                                            • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                                              • - Needham tentatively identifies him as Mitford's landlord. Listed in 1841 census as a farmer residing in Wokingham, Shinfield parish; also listed as gentleman in Reading directories. Buried 12 March 1842. Source: ancestry.com.
                                                                              + Needham tentatively identifies him as Mitford's landlord. Listed in 1841 census as a farmer residing in Wokingham, Shinfield parish; also listed as gentleman in Reading directories. Buried 12 March 1842. Source: ancestry.com.

                                                                              Eliza Webb

                                                                              @@ -696,15 +697,15 @@

                                                                              Eliza Webb

                                                                            • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                                            • Sandgate, Kent, England
                                                                              • -
                                                                              Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth +
                                                                              Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. She was baptized privately on March 3, 1797, and publicly on June 8, 1797 in Wokingham, Berkshire. She is the sister of Mary Elizabeth and Jane Eleanor Webb. In 1837 she married Henry Walters, Esq., in Wokingham, Berkshire. In - + Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham. Source: See - Needham’s letter to Roberts on November + Needham’s letter to Roberts on November 27, 1953 .
                                                                              @@ -724,11 +725,11 @@

                                                                              Mary Webb

                                                                            • Webb Mary Elizabeth
                                                                            • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                                              • -
                                                                              Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on +
                                                                              Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on April 15, 1796 in Wokingham, Berkshire. Sister of - Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane - Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, - Aunt Mary. In + Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane + Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, + Aunt Mary. In Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham, Berkshire. She @@ -744,17 +745,17 @@

                                                                              Frances Rowden St. Quintin

                                                                            • -
                                                                              Educator, author, and Mitford - tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and - L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; +
                                                                              Educator, author, and Mitford + tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and + L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; Frances Rowden became his second wife after his first wife's death. In The Queens of Society by Grace and Philip Wharton, the authors note that, while unmarried, Frances Rowden styled herself Mrs. Rowden (1860: 148). Rowden wrote poetry, including - Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and - The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including - A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and - A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See + Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and + The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including + A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and + A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See Landon's Memoirs ; See also L'Estrange, ed. The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Told by Herself,(21) @@ -781,7 +782,7 @@

                                                                              Charlotte Nooth

                                                                            • Nooth Charlotte
                                                                            • Ireland
                                                                              • -
                                                                              A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. +
                                                                              A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. Valpy and published volumes of poetry in 1815 & 1816, including a verse tragedy, as well as a novel, Eglantine, published by A.J. Valpy
                                                                              @@ -795,7 +796,7 @@

                                                                              Robert Southey

                                                                            • -
                                                                              English poet, historian, essayist, and biographer. Early friend of Coleridge. He was Poet Laureate of England from 1813 to 1843.
                                                                              +
                                                                              English poet, historian, essayist, and biographer. Early friend of Coleridge. He was Poet Laureate of England from 1813 to 1843.

                                                                              Elizabeth James

                                                                              @@ -805,11 +806,11 @@

                                                                              Elizabeth James

                                                                            • Bath, Somerset, England
                                                                            • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey, England
                                                                              • -
                                                                              Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father +
                                                                              Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two younger sisters, Emily and Susan, in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas, - Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, + Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, referring to Mitford’s diary, letters were also addressed to her at Bellevue, Lower Road, Richmond (Coles 26). She was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey. In the 1841 census, she is listed as living on independent means; in the 1851 @@ -858,8 +859,8 @@

                                                                              Mrs. Dickinson

                                                                              their daughter Frances was born, and where they were visited by the Mitford family. According to Mitford, Catherine Dickinson was fond of match-making among her friends and acquaintances. (See - Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford - . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).
                                                                              + Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford + . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).

                                                                              @@ -871,8 +872,8 @@

                                                                              Miss Brooke

                                                                              • Brooke Miss
                                                                              -
                                                                              A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 - , +
                                                                              A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 + , Needham Papers, . Forename unknown. More research needed.
                                                                              @@ -909,7 +910,7 @@

                                                                              John Fletcher

                                                                            • -
                                                                              Playwright following Shakespeare, contemporary of Ben Jonson in the early seventeenth century, and collaborator with Francis Beaumont. Some plays once attributed to Beaumont and Fletcher as a duo were now known to have +
                                                                              Playwright following Shakespeare, contemporary of Ben Jonson in the early seventeenth century, and collaborator with Francis Beaumont. Some plays once attributed to Beaumont and Fletcher as a duo were now known to have been written by only one of them and/or with other collaborators.
                                                                              @@ -926,13 +927,13 @@

                                                                              James Webb

                                                                            • Prominent manufacturer in the - Wokinghambrewing industry, and community leader in - Wokingham and the county of Berkshire. Father of Eliza, Jane, and Mary Webb. Francis Needham + Wokinghambrewing industry, and community leader in + Wokingham and the county of Berkshire. Father of Eliza, Jane, and Mary Webb. Francis Needham suggested that he was the original of the gentleman in the - Our Villagesketch Aunt Martha. Sources: - Francis Needham, Letter to - William Roberts, 16 June 1953 - . + Our Villagesketch Aunt Martha. Sources: + Francis Needham, Letter to + William Roberts, 16 June 1953 + . Needham Papers, Reading Central Library .
                                                                              @@ -947,12 +948,12 @@

                                                                              Barbara Wreaks Hofland

                                                                              Novelist and writer of children’s books popular in England and America, Barbara Hofland was a native of Sheffield, Yorkshire, where she published poems from July 1794 in the local - newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first + newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first marriage to Thomas Bradshawe Hoole left her widowed and in poverty, raising a son, Frederic, on her own, and she supported herself by publishing poems and children’s books, and by running a girl’s school in Harrogate. second marriage was to the artist - Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: + Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: ODNB)
                                                                              diff --git a/docs/journal-view/Nov-1819.html b/docs/journal-view/Nov-1819.html index b69e9f4..ffc709f 100644 --- a/docs/journal-view/Nov-1819.html +++ b/docs/journal-view/Nov-1819.html @@ -87,6 +87,7 @@

                                                                              1820

                                                                            • Jul
                                                                            • Aug
                                                                            • Sep
                                                                              • +
                                                                            • Oct
                                                                              • @@ -130,219 +131,219 @@

                                                                              Nov 1819


                                                                              Monday 1

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--wrote to Eliza Webb--began to cut out my gray cloth - gown--read Manners--a pretty thing.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--wrote to Eliza Webb--began to cut out my gray cloth + gown--read Manners--a pretty thing.


                                                                              Tuesday 2

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--went firtopping got a great many--read the - Pamphleteer & the Eclectic & - British Critic Reviews.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--went firtopping got a great many--read the + Pamphleteer & the Eclectic & + British Critic Reviews.


                                                                              Wednesday 3

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--Mr. Greene called & was very pleasant--read an Etymology of old Sayings proverbs - &c--& some of the Monthly +

                                                                              At home--Mr. Greene called & was very pleasant--read an Etymology of old Sayings proverbs + &c--& some of the Monthly Magazine.


                                                                              Thursday 4

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--went with dear Drum to Reading & Wokingham--dined there & came back at night--a very pleasant +

                                                                              At home--went with dear Drum to Reading & Wokingham--dined there & came back at night--a very pleasant day.


                                                                              Friday 5

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--Mr. Merry sent me Mr. Talfourd's M.S. Petition--very fine. Walked with Granny & Moll--read the - Monthly & European Magazines.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--Mr. Merry sent me Mr. Talfourd's M.S. Petition--very fine. Walked with Granny & Moll--read the + Monthly & European Magazines.


                                                                              Saturday 6

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Mr. - Haydon--went firtopping--got a great - many--read Harold the Exile, very stupid & +

                                                                              At home--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Mr. + Haydon--went firtopping--got a great + many--read Harold the Exile, very stupid & dismal.


                                                                              Sunday 7

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--Dear Granny had not been well this week--was better - today dear love--walked down the lane, with - Luce & Molly. Wrote to Mary - Webb. Missed my poor Mossy +

                                                                              At home--Dear Granny had not been well this week--was better + today dear love--walked down the lane, with + Luce & Molly. Wrote to Mary + Webb. Missed my poor Mossy very much.


                                                                              Monday 8

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--Dear Drum went to London--went firtopping got a good - many--Lucy finished my pretty gray cloth - gown--read Harcourt.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--Dear Drum went to London--went firtopping got a good + many--Lucy finished my pretty gray cloth + gown--read Harcourt.


                                                                              Tuesday 9

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--Heard from dear Drum--wrote to dear Drum--went firtopping--got a great many. - Wrote to Sir William Elford.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--Heard from dear Drum--wrote to dear Drum--went firtopping--got a great many. + Wrote to Sir William Elford.


                                                                              Wednesday 10

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--heard from Drum--Mrs. - Dickinson came & took me to Reading & then back with her to Legh's Travels in - Egypt & wrote to Mrs. +

                                                                              At home--heard from Drum--Mrs. + Dickinson came & took me to Reading & then back with her to Legh's Travels in + Egypt & wrote to Mrs. Dickinson.


                                                                              Friday 12

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--read Walpole's Letters to Mr. - Montagu--charming--wrote some more of my letter to Sir William Elford. Had the Piles a little.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--read Walpole's Letters to Mr. + Montagu--charming--wrote some more of my letter to Sir William Elford. Had the Piles a little.


                                                                              Saturday 13

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--went firtopping did not get so many as usual--read Legh's Travels in Egypt - & Hazlitt's Lectures on Poetry--heard from Aunt +

                                                                              At home--went firtopping did not get so many as usual--read Legh's Travels in Egypt + & Hazlitt's Lectures on Poetry--heard from Aunt Mary.


                                                                              Sunday 14

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--called with dear Drum at Farley - Hill--a very pleasant morning--came home to dinner--wrote to Mrs. - Rowden & finished my letter to Sir +

                                                                              At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--called with dear Drum at Farley + Hill--a very pleasant morning--came home to dinner--wrote to Mrs. + Rowden & finished my letter to Sir W. Elford.


                                                                              Monday 15

                                                                              -

                                                                              Dear Drum's birthday--he went to our - County Meeting about the Manchester +

                                                                              Dear Drum's birthday--he went to our + County Meeting about the Manchester business & seconded the resolutions--I - went firtopping--did not get many--Heard from Miss James. Read Corinne.

                                                                              + went firtopping--did not get many--Heard from Miss James. Read Corinne.


                                                                              Tuesday 16

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--heard from Haydon & Mrs. - Rowden--wrote to Miss James - & Col. Anstruther--Mr. Johnson dined and slept here & was very +

                                                                              At home--heard from Haydon & Mrs. + Rowden--wrote to Miss James + & Col. Anstruther--Mr. Johnson dined and slept here & was very agreeable indeed--a very pleasant day.


                                                                              Wednesday 17

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--Mr. Johnson went home after - breakfast--worked a little of my shirt yesterday--read Purity of heart or the Ancient Costume.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--Mr. Johnson went home after + breakfast--worked a little of my shirt yesterday--read Purity of heart or the Ancient Costume.


                                                                              Thursday 18

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--heard from Colonel Anstruther--called with dear Drum at Farley - Hill & Wokingham. - Came home to dinner--a pleasant +

                                                                              At home--heard from Colonel Anstruther--called with dear Drum at Farley + Hill & Wokingham. + Came home to dinner--a pleasant day.


                                                                              Friday 19

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--went firtopping found a good many in a rabbit - hole--somebody meant to steal them--read Marriage--famous.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--went firtopping found a good many in a rabbit + hole--somebody meant to steal them--read Marriage--famous.


                                                                              Saturday 20

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--went firtopping--one of my Bobby's came to me to - be fed & eat so pretty! in the plantation by the white gate--did a great deal of talking--heard - from Mary Webb.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--went firtopping--one of my Bobby's came to me to + be fed & eat so pretty! in the plantation by the white gate--did a great deal of talking--heard + from Mary Webb.


                                                                              Sunday 21

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--was white - haired--cut Drum's hair--read Women or Minor - Maxims--a pretty thing. Missed my own dear Mossy very much indeed--Though Molly is a trim little bitch.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--was white + haired--cut Drum's hair--read Women or Minor + Maxims--a pretty thing. Missed my own dear Mossy very much indeed--Though Molly is a trim little bitch.


                                                                              Monday 22

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--Mary Webb & Miss Jeremy & Mr. Joliffe dined with us & the ladies slept here--Drum bought dear Granny's new Puce cloth gown--dear lamb--a very pleasant day.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--Mary Webb & Miss Jeremy & Mr. Joliffe dined with us & the ladies slept here--Drum bought dear Granny's new Puce cloth gown--dear lamb--a very pleasant day.


                                                                              Tuesday 23

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--Mary Webb & Miss Jeremy went away this morning--a very - agreeable visit--Read Letters from the Cage in answer +

                                                                              At home--Mary Webb & Miss Jeremy went away this morning--a very + agreeable visit--Read Letters from the Cage in answer to Warden--famous praise of my beloved Emperor.


                                                                              Wednesday 24

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--altered a gown for dear - Granny--the cloth gown finished--went - firtopping--fed my Bobby's--read an attempt to prove a +

                                                                              At home--altered a gown for dear + Granny--the cloth gown finished--went + firtopping--fed my Bobby's--read an attempt to prove a Dr. Wilmot wrote Junius.


                                                                              Thursday 25

                                                                              -

                                                                              Lope Félix de Vega +

                                                                              Lope Félix de Vega Carpio, 1562.

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--Granny & Drum went to - Winchester--Mr. John Elliott came to look about the house - & the timber--Bobbies came to be fed--Luce & I very +

                                                                              At home--Granny & Drum went to + Winchester--Mr. John Elliott came to look about the house + & the timber--Bobbies came to be fed--Luce & I very comfortable together.


                                                                              Friday 26

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--Dear Drum came home having left dear Granny - at Winchester--he brought our pretty - little bitch Miranda to see us for a +

                                                                              At home--Dear Drum came home having left dear Granny + at Winchester--he brought our pretty + little bitch Miranda to see us for a week--& she knew us all just as well as ever.


                                                                              Saturday 27

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--wrote to dear Granny--went to Reading with dear Drum--called at the Whites--Brookes--Newberys - & Bulleys--dined at the Valpys--no company but Miss - Ross--a very pleasant day--came home at night & found a beautiful purse a present from - Miss Harley.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--wrote to dear Granny--went to Reading with dear Drum--called at the Whites--Brookes--Newberys + & Bulleys--dined at the Valpys--no company but Miss + Ross--a very pleasant day--came home at night & found a beautiful purse a present from + Miss Harley.


                                                                              Sunday 28

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--wrote to Miss Harley--Miss Webb--Mrs. - Dickinson--Mr. Palmer & - dear Granny--could not go with Drum to Wokingham on account of the frost. Read Sense & Sensibility--very good.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--wrote to Miss Harley--Miss Webb--Mrs. + Dickinson--Mr. Palmer & + dear Granny--could not go with Drum to Wokingham on account of the frost. Read Sense & Sensibility--very good.


                                                                              Monday 29

                                                                              -

                                                                              Sir Philip Sydney, +

                                                                              Sir Philip Sydney, .

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--dear Drum went to Ilsley--dear Granny still at - Winchester--did some - tatting--read Sense & Sensibility--wrote to - the --had a great many bobbies eating at my +

                                                                              At home--dear Drum went to Ilsley--dear Granny still at + Winchester--did some + tatting--read Sense & Sensibility--wrote to + the --had a great many bobbies eating at my board.


                                                                              Tuesday 30

                                                                              -

                                                                              Jonathan Swift, 1667.

                                                                              +

                                                                              Jonathan Swift, 1667.

                                                                              -

                                                                              At home--heard from dear Granny--wrote to dear Granny--did some tatting--read Symmon's Life of - Milton--very good--Luce & - Molly very amiable--want Granny.

                                                                              +

                                                                              At home--heard from dear Granny--wrote to dear Granny--did some tatting--read Symmon's Life of + Milton--very good--Luce & + Molly very amiable--want Granny.

                                                                              @@ -353,7 +354,7 @@

                                                                              fir

                                                                            • type: genus
                                                                            • type: family
                                                                              • -
                                                                              One of Mitford’s favorite trees. +
                                                                              One of Mitford’s favorite trees. Firs (Abies) are a genus of approximately fifty species of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae. They are found through much of North and Central America, Europe, @@ -394,15 +395,15 @@

                                                                              Eliza Webb

                                                                            • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                                            • Sandgate, Kent, England
                                                                              • -
                                                                              Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth +
                                                                              Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. She was baptized privately on March 3, 1797, and publicly on June 8, 1797 in Wokingham, Berkshire. She is the sister of Mary Elizabeth and Jane Eleanor Webb. In 1837 she married Henry Walters, Esq., in Wokingham, Berkshire. In - + Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham. Source: See - Needham’s letter to Roberts on November + Needham’s letter to Roberts on November 27, 1953 .
                                                                              @@ -423,19 +424,19 @@

                                                                              George Mitford

                                                                              -

                                                                              Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. +

                                                                              Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did - not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that + not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that he served a medical apprenticeship with family members.

                                                                              -

                                                                              He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live +

                                                                              He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater + Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local - magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                                              + magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                                              @@ -447,7 +448,7 @@

                                                                              William Merry

                                                                            • Shinfield, Berkshire, England
                                                                            • -
                                                                              A friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford and Elizabeth Barrett-Browning. Author and county magistrate. Listed among the gentry of Shinfield village, associated with the Highlands estate, and noted by Needham in his research. Source: +
                                                                              A friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford and Elizabeth Barrett-Browning. Author and county magistrate. Listed among the gentry of Shinfield village, associated with the Highlands estate, and noted by Needham in his research. Source: Post Office Directory of Berkshire, 1854.
                                                                              @@ -466,20 +467,20 @@

                                                                              Thomas Noon Talfourd

                                                                              -

                                                                              Close friend, literary mentor, and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. A native of Reading, Talfourd was educated at the Reading’s newly-established Mill Hill school, a - dissenting academy, from 1808 to 1810. He attended Dr. Richard Valpy’s Reading School from 1810 to 1812. His career in law began with a legal apprenticeship with Joseph +

                                                                              Close friend, literary mentor, and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. A native of Reading, Talfourd was educated at the Reading’s newly-established Mill Hill school, a + dissenting academy, from 1808 to 1810. He attended Dr. Richard Valpy’s Reading School from 1810 to 1812. His career in law began with a legal apprenticeship with Joseph Christy, special pleader, in 1817. He was called to the bar in London in 1821 and ultimately earned a D.C.L. (Doctor of Civil Laws) from Oxford on June 20, 1844. While establishing his practice as a barrister and special pleader, he worked as - legal correspondent for The + legal correspondent for The Times, reporting on the Oxford Circuit, and also continued his literary interests. After 1833, he was appointed Serjeant at Law, as well as a King’s and Queen’s Counsel. He was elected and served as Member of Parliament for Reading from 1835 to 1841 and from 1847 to 1849 - ; he served with Charles Fyshe + ; he served with Charles Fyshe Palmer, Charles Russell, and Francis Piggott. Highlights of his political and legal career included introducing the first copyright bill @@ -495,7 +496,7 @@

                                                                              Thomas Noon Talfourd

                                                                              .

                                                                              Talfourd’s literary works include his plays - Ion (1835), + Ion (1835), The Athenian Captive (1837) and Glencoe, or the Fate of the MacDonalds(1839).

                                                                              @@ -513,23 +514,23 @@

                                                                            • Three Mile Cross, parish of Shinfield, Berkshire, England
                                                                              • - Mary Russell was the youngest child of - the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and + Mary Russell was the youngest child of + the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and his second wife, Mary Dicker; she was born about 1750 in Ashe, Hampshire. (Her birth date is as yet unverified; period sources indicate that she was ten years older than her husband George, born in 1760.) Through the Russells, she was a distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). She had two siblings, Charles William and Frances; both predeceased her and their parents, - which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting + which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting her family’s entire estate upon her mother’s death in 1785. Her father’s rectory in Ashe was only a short distance from Steventon, and so she was acquainted - with the young Jane Austen. She married - George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, + with the young Jane Austen. She married + George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford. Their only daughter, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. Mary + Alresford, Hampshire. Mary Russell died on January 2, 1830 at Three Mile Cross in the parish of Shinfield, Berkshire. Her obituary in the 1830 @@ -551,8 +552,8 @@

                                                                              Benjamin Robert Haydon, Jr.

                                                                              Benjamin Robert Haydon was a painter educated at the Royal Academy, who was famous for contemporary, historical, classical, biblical, and mythological scenes, though - tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of - 1817, and Sir William Elford was a + tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of + 1817, and Sir William Elford was a mutual friend. He killed himself in 1846. @@ -567,9 +568,9 @@

                                                                              Lucy Sweetser Hill

                                                                              Beloved servant for twelve years in the Mitford household who, on 7 August 1820 married - Charles Hill. She is the basis for - the title character in the Our Village story. Source: - Needham Papers, + Charles Hill. She is the basis for + the title character in the Our Village story. Source: + Needham Papers, Reading Central Library.
                                                                              @@ -578,11 +579,11 @@

                                                                              Mary Webb

                                                                            • Webb Mary Elizabeth
                                                                            • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                                              • -
                                                                              Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on +
                                                                              Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on April 15, 1796 in Wokingham, Berkshire. Sister of - Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane - Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, - Aunt Mary. In + Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane + Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, + Aunt Mary. In Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham, Berkshire. She @@ -595,7 +596,7 @@

                                                                              Mossy

                                                                                -
                                                                                Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram +
                                                                                Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram House. Mossy was a nickname for Moss Trooper.
                                                                                @@ -615,28 +616,28 @@

                                                                                Sir William Elford

                                                                                -

                                                                                According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of - Mitford’s father, and - Mitford met him for the first time in the +

                                                                                According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of + Mitford’s father, and + Mitford met him for the first time in the spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death in 1837.

                                                                                Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase) - in Plymouth, Devon, from its + in Plymouth, Devon, from its founding in 1782. He was elected a member of Parliament for Plymouth as a - supporter of the government and Tory William + supporter of the government and Tory William Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his - son Jonathan came of age, he tried to + son Jonathan came of age, he tried to secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of - Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir + Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected @@ -646,15 +647,15 @@

                                                                                Sir William Elford

                                                                                alternative to yeast.

                                                                                He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                                                + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                                                @@ -669,8 +670,8 @@

                                                                                Mrs. Dickinson

                                                                                their daughter Frances was born, and where they were visited by the Mitford family. According to Mitford, Catherine Dickinson was fond of match-making among her friends and acquaintances. (See - Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford - . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).
                                                                                + Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford + . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).

                                                                                @@ -692,7 +693,7 @@

                                                                                William Hazlitt

                                                                              • -
                                                                                Essayist and critic, acquaintance of Mary Russell Mitford. Author of +
                                                                                Essayist and critic, acquaintance of Mary Russell Mitford. Author of Table Talk (1821) and The Spirit of the Age (1825). Also authored collections of critical essays such @@ -700,15 +701,15 @@

                                                                                William Hazlitt

                                                                                Characters of Shakespeare (1817), A View of the English Stage (1818), and English Comic Writers (1819). In a letter of 2 October 1820 - , Mary Russell Mitford writes of Hazlitt - to their mutual friend Haydon, He is + , Mary Russell Mitford writes of Hazlitt + to their mutual friend Haydon, He is the most delightful critic in the [world]-- puts all his taste, his wit, his deep thinking, his matchless acuteness into his subject, but he does not put - his whole heart & soul into it [. . . ] What charms me most in Mr. Haslitt is the beautiful candour which + his whole heart & soul into it [. . . ] What charms me most in Mr. Haslitt is the beautiful candour which he bursts forth sometimes from his own prejudices [ . . . ] I admire him so ardently that when I begin to talk of him I never know how to stop. I could talk on for an hour in a see saw of praise and blame as he himself does of - Beaumont & Fletcher & some of his old + Beaumont & Fletcher & some of his old [favourites].
                                                                                @@ -718,14 +719,14 @@

                                                                                Aunt Mary Webb

                                                                              • Webb Mary
                                                                              • Aunt Mary
                                                                                • -
                                                                                Friend ofMary Russell Mitford. - Sister or sister-in-law of James - Webb and aunt of Eliza, - Jane and Mary Webb. Francis Needhamsuggests that she was the - basis for the character of Aunt Martha in the Our Villagestory of that title. Sources: - Francis Needham, Letter to - William Roberts, 16 June 1953 - . +
                                                                                Friend ofMary Russell Mitford. + Sister or sister-in-law of James + Webb and aunt of Eliza, + Jane and Mary Webb. Francis Needhamsuggests that she was the + basis for the character of Aunt Martha in the Our Villagestory of that title. Sources: + Francis Needham, Letter to + William Roberts, 16 June 1953 + . Needham Papers, Reading Central Library . Relationship to other Webbs and birth and death dates unknown. More research needed.
                                                                                @@ -738,17 +739,17 @@

                                                                                Frances Rowden St. Quintin

                                                                              • -
                                                                                Educator, author, and Mitford - tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and - L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; +
                                                                                Educator, author, and Mitford + tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and + L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; Frances Rowden became his second wife after his first wife's death. In The Queens of Society by Grace and Philip Wharton, the authors note that, while unmarried, Frances Rowden styled herself Mrs. Rowden (1860: 148). Rowden wrote poetry, including - Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and - The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including - A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and - A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See + Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and + The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including + A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and + A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See Landon's Memoirs ; See also L'Estrange, ed. The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Told by Herself,(21) @@ -762,11 +763,11 @@

                                                                                Elizabeth James

                                                                              • Bath, Somerset, England
                                                                              • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey, England
                                                                                • -
                                                                                Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father +
                                                                                Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two younger sisters, Emily and Susan, in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas, - Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, + Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, referring to Mitford’s diary, letters were also addressed to her at Bellevue, Lower Road, Richmond (Coles 26). She was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey. In the 1841 census, she is listed as living on independent means; in the 1851 @@ -786,11 +787,11 @@

                                                                                John Johnson

                                                                              • Timothy Trueman
                                                                              • -
                                                                                Friend who leaves his collection of political books to Northmore upon his death in 1821. Mitford helps his - sister, Miss Johnson, sort out the - books that are part of the estate, according to her letter of 1 July 1821. Lived at Seymour Court near Great Marlow before his death. Mitford reports meeting Mr. Johnson and Mr. Northmore for the first time in March 1819 in a letter to Elford. She describes him as one of those +
                                                                                Friend who leaves his collection of political books to Northmore upon his death in 1821. Mitford helps his + sister, Miss Johnson, sort out the + books that are part of the estate, according to her letter of 1 July 1821. Lived at Seymour Court near Great Marlow before his death. Mitford reports meeting Mr. Johnson and Mr. Northmore for the first time in March 1819 in a letter to Elford. She describes him as one of those delightful old men that render age so charming--mild playful kind & - wise--talking just as Isaac Walton would + wise--talking just as Isaac Walton would have talked if we were to [have] gone out fishing with him. The Gentleman’s Magazine obituary lists his full name as John Johnson, esq. and gives his @@ -801,7 +802,7 @@

                                                                                John Johnson

                                                                                under the signature of Timothy Trueman (381). The Monthly Repository of Theology and General Literature 16 (1821), lists the same death date and notes that he was author of various political letters and essays in Mr. B. Flower’s - Political Register and other periodical works, under the signature of Timothy + Political Register and other periodical works, under the signature of Timothy Trueman (314).
                                                                                @@ -838,10 +839,10 @@

                                                                                Miranda

                                                                                  -
                                                                                  A greyhound owned by Mitford, +
                                                                                  A greyhound owned by Mitford, described by her as blue all sprinkled with little white spots just like a starry night in her 13 February 1819 letter to - Haydon.
                                                                                  + Haydon.

                                                                                  @@ -866,7 +867,7 @@

                                                                                  Charles Fyshe Palmer

                                                                                  Charles Fyshe Palmer was the son of Charles Fyshe Palmer and Lucy - Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, + Jones. He married Lady Madelina Gordon Sinclair in 1805 at Kimbolton Castle in Kimbolton, Herefordshire . They lived at Luckley House, Wokingham, Berkshire and at East Court, Finchampstead, @@ -877,23 +878,23 @@

                                                                                  Charles Fyshe Palmer

                                                                                  House.

                                                                                  A Whig politician, Palmer began running for Parliament elections as the - member for Reading + member for Reading after 1816, and appears to have served off and on in that role until 1841. He led the Berkshire meetings to protest British government’s handling of the Peterloo Massacre in 1819. On March 16, 1820, Palmer ran for a seat in Parliament against - two other candidates. The votes ran: John - Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s - letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized + two other candidates. The votes ran: John + Berkeley Monck (418 votes), Charles Fyshe Palmer(399 votes), and John Weyland(395 votes.) Mitford’s + letters around this time indicate she much preferred his opponent J. B. Monck, and she had earlier satirized Palmer in 1818 as vastly like a mop-stick, or, rather, a tall hop-pole, or an extremely long fishing-rod, or anything that is all length and no substance.

                                                                                  Mitford also mentions Palmer in connection with a legal issue surrounding - the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822 + the Billiard Club, in her letter to Talfourd of 31 August 1822 . Mitford also mentions the ways that Palmer’s political opponents sometimes undermined his Whig reformist positions by referencing the noble - privileges (and money) he accrued by marrying the Lady Madelina Gordon in 1805.

                                                                                  + privileges (and money) he accrued by marrying the Lady Madelina Gordon in 1805.

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                                                                                  1820

                                                                                • Jul
                                                                                • Aug
                                                                                • Sep
                                                                                  • +
                                                                                • Oct
                                                                                  • @@ -129,167 +130,167 @@

                                                                                  Oct 1819


                                                                                  Friday 1

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--heard from Mary Webb--wrote to Mary Webb--began my shirt (having given the - one I worked for myself to Mrs. - Raggett)--walked in the garden--read the Miser +

                                                                                  At home--heard from Mary Webb--wrote to Mary Webb--began my shirt (having given the + one I worked for myself to Mrs. + Raggett)--walked in the garden--read the Miser Married.


                                                                                  Saturday 2

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland & Miss - James--worked at my shirt--walked with Molly--dressed my flowers--finished my - letter to Sir William Elford--read Ellesmere.

                                                                                  +

                                                                                  At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland & Miss + James--worked at my shirt--walked with Molly--dressed my flowers--finished my + letter to Sir William Elford--read Ellesmere.


                                                                                  Monday 4

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & began a letter to Miss James--read Ellesmere--& played with little Molly - Slops.

                                                                                  +

                                                                                  At home--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & began a letter to Miss James--read Ellesmere--& played with little Molly + Slops.


                                                                                  Tuesday 5

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--finished & sent off my - letter to Miss James & Mrs. Hofland. Worked at my shirt--walked in the - garden with Slops & Granny--read the - new letters of Lady +

                                                                                  At home--finished & sent off my + letter to Miss James & Mrs. Hofland. Worked at my shirt--walked in the + garden with Slops & Granny--read the + new letters of Lady Russell--interesting.


                                                                                  Wednesday 6

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--Heard from Mr. Johnson--went to Reading--called at Mr. Brookes--Newbery's--Garrards--Valpys--Institution & Miss - Warwicke--Came home to +

                                                                                  At home--Heard from Mr. Johnson--went to Reading--called at Mr. Brookes--Newbery's--Garrards--Valpys--Institution & Miss + Warwicke--Came home to dinner--saw many people--a very pleasant day.


                                                                                  Thursday 7

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--rode to Farley Hill--dined there & came home at night--a very pleasant day - indeed--Drum was with me & dear - Granny at home.

                                                                                  +

                                                                                  At home--rode to Farley Hill--dined there & came home at night--a very pleasant day + indeed--Drum was with me & dear + Granny at home.


                                                                                  Friday 8

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--dressed my flowers--walked in the garden--sent a pattern to Mrs. - Newbery--wrote to Miss - Webb & Mrs. - Dickinson--read Nicholls's Illustrations of Literature--amusing enough.

                                                                                  +

                                                                                  At home--dressed my flowers--walked in the garden--sent a pattern to Mrs. + Newbery--wrote to Miss + Webb & Mrs. + Dickinson--read Nicholls's Illustrations of Literature--amusing enough.


                                                                                  Saturday 9

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--heard from Eliza Webb--got my new gown home--packed up my - things to go to Marlow--read Nicholls's Illustrations +

                                                                                  At home--heard from Eliza Webb--got my new gown home--packed up my + things to go to Marlow--read Nicholls's Illustrations of Literature.


                                                                                  Mon. 11

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At Seymour Court--Walked out with - Miss Johnson & Miss Biggs--wrote to Mrs. Payn & dear Granny--a great deal of conversation--a very pleasant day indeed.

                                                                                  +

                                                                                  At Seymour Court--Walked out with + Miss Johnson & Miss Biggs--wrote to Mrs. Payn & dear Granny--a great deal of conversation--a very pleasant day indeed.


                                                                                  Tuesday 12

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At Seymour Court--saw many curious books - on the laws & Constitution--the laws of - Alfred--votes of +

                                                                                  At Seymour Court--saw many curious books + on the laws & Constitution--the laws of + Alfred--votes of Parliament &c &c. Walked to the - Thames--saw the paper + Thames--saw the paper Mill very curious indeed--very pleasant - day--read the Way to Keep him going to bed.

                                                                                  + day--read the Way to Keep him going to bed.


                                                                                  Wednesday 13

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At Seymour Court--Came home to dinner--called in the way at - Mr. Payns & Mr. Wakefields--very pleasant ride--found dear - Granny quite well & a letter from - Aunt Mary--read Dr. Leyden's Poet. +

                                                                                  At Seymour Court--Came home to dinner--called in the way at + Mr. Payns & Mr. Wakefields--very pleasant ride--found dear + Granny quite well & a letter from + Aunt Mary--read Dr. Leyden's Poet. remains.


                                                                                  Thursday 14

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At Seymour Court--heard from Sir William--went to Wokingham--dined there & met Miss Jeremy & James Wheeler--came home at night--a pleasant day--read Dr. Leyden's Poetical +

                                                                                  At Seymour Court--heard from Sir William--went to Wokingham--dined there & met Miss Jeremy & James Wheeler--came home at night--a pleasant day--read Dr. Leyden's Poetical Remains--very good.


                                                                                  Saturday 16

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--pretty well again--heard from - Miss Ogbourn & Mrs. Newbery--wrote to Sir William& Mrs. Raggett--read Sir Robert - Howard's life of Richard 2nd--a +

                                                                                  At home--pretty well again--heard from + Miss Ogbourn & Mrs. Newbery--wrote to Sir William& Mrs. Raggett--read Sir Robert + Howard's life of Richard 2nd--a most curious book.


                                                                                  Sunday 17

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--walked with Drum & the pets--read Morland--wrote to Aunt - Mary & Mrs. Rowden--Dear - Drum's & Granny's Wedding day.

                                                                                  +

                                                                                  At home--walked with Drum & the pets--read Morland--wrote to Aunt + Mary & Mrs. Rowden--Dear + Drum's & Granny's Wedding day.


                                                                                  Monday 18

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--Drum went to London--walked out with Granny & Slops--met Mr. Talfourd who was coming to call - here--walked back with us but did not come in as Mr. +

                                                                                  At home--Drum went to London--walked out with Granny & Slops--met Mr. Talfourd who was coming to call + here--walked back with us but did not come in as Mr. Champion was waiting to take him home--he was exceedingly - pleasant--Read Lord Bolingbroke's political Tracts--famous.

                                                                                  + pleasant--Read Lord Bolingbroke's political Tracts--famous.


                                                                                  Tuesday 19

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--heard from dear Drum & Aunt - Mary--Mrs. Dickinson +

                                                                                  At home--heard from dear Drum & Aunt + Mary--Mrs. Dickinson called to tea & took me with her to a dance at the - Valpys--very delightful evening with Talfourd & Miss - Brook--only unluckily missed dear Drum who had been there in his way from - Town & went away just before I + Valpys--very delightful evening with Talfourd & Miss + Brook--only unluckily missed dear Drum who had been there in his way from + Town & went away just before I got there.


                                                                                  Wednesday 20

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--Dear Drum gave me a beautiful new cloak which he - brought from Town--read Lord Bolingbroke's Remarks on English History published under the name of Humphrey +

                                                                                  At home--Dear Drum gave me a beautiful new cloak which he + brought from Town--read Lord Bolingbroke's Remarks on English History published under the name of Humphrey Oldcastle--famous.


                                                                                  Thursday 21

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--It rained in the - morning--could not go to Wokingham - with dear Drum--read Jones's Peninsular - War a sad uncandid military book--& old Richardson's delightful Essay on Painting.

                                                                                  +

                                                                                  At home--It rained in the + morning--could not go to Wokingham + with dear Drum--read Jones's Peninsular + War a sad uncandid military book--& old Richardson's delightful Essay on Painting.


                                                                                  Friday 22

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--called on the Brookes - Newberys & Valpys--a very pleasant morning indeed--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Eliza Webb--read Mr. - Lawrence's suppressed lectures lent to me by James - Wheeler--When at Reading +

                                                                                  At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--called on the Brookes + Newberys & Valpys--a very pleasant morning indeed--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Eliza Webb--read Mr. + Lawrence's suppressed lectures lent to me by James + Wheeler--When at Reading called likewise on Mrs.


                                                                                  Saturday 23

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--Heard from Miss James--walked in the garden with Granny & Molly--dressed - my flowers--read Lawrence's Lectures--famous.

                                                                                  +

                                                                                  At home--Heard from Miss James--walked in the garden with Granny & Molly--dressed + my flowers--read Lawrence's Lectures--famous.


                                                                                  Sunday 24

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--dear Drum's cold was so bad that we could not go to - Wokingham so +

                                                                                  At home--dear Drum's cold was so bad that we could not go to + Wokingham so staid stayed - at home--Mr. Green & Harry Marsh called & + at home--Mr. Green & Harry Marsh called & staid stayed two hours & were both of them exceedingly agreeable.

                                                                                  @@ -297,54 +298,54 @@

                                                                                  Sunday 24

                                                                                  Monday 25

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--walked with Granny & Slopsto the - Cross--read the Edinburgh +

                                                                                  At home--walked with Granny & Slopsto the + Cross--read the Edinburgh MagazineAlthough Mitford does not indicate which - volume she read, it is likely she reads one the new series volumes (1817, 1818, 1819), - published by Constable starting in 1817, rather than the old series, started in 1785. - & Age & Youth by La Fontaine--a pretty thing.

                                                                                  + volume she read, it is likely she reads one the new series volumes (1817, 1818, 1819), + published by Constable starting in 1817, rather than the old series, started in 1785. + & Age & Youth by La Fontaine--a pretty thing.


                                                                                  Tuesday 26

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--Went to Reading to White - Knights to the Duke's saleAuction of the estate at White Knights +

                                                                                  At home--Went to Reading to White + Knights to the Duke's saleAuction of the estate at White Knights and its contents, necessitated by the Duke's bankruptcy. & then with - the Webbs home to dinner to meet James Wheeler & Miss Jeremy--came home at night--met a great many people at the sale--a pleasant + the Webbs home to dinner to meet James Wheeler & Miss Jeremy--came home at night--met a great many people at the sale--a pleasant day.


                                                                                  Wednesday 27

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--had a very bad cold - indeed--did not stir out--read Black woods Edinburgh - Magazine--famous--& Mrs. - Radcliffe's old novel the +

                                                                                  At home--had a very bad cold + indeed--did not stir out--read Black woods Edinburgh + Magazine--famous--& Mrs. + Radcliffe's old novel the Italian.


                                                                                  Thursday 28

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--Called at the Liebenroods & went round by Reading--saw a great many people--a very +

                                                                                  At home--Called at the Liebenroods & went round by Reading--saw a great many people--a very pleasant day--my cold better.


                                                                                  Friday 29

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--wrote to Miss James & Mary Webb. Read The Insane World stupid and frantical--& Sir R. C. Hoare's Continuation of - Eustace's Tour--Humdrum--Drum - killed 5 hares at Tilehurst.

                                                                                  +

                                                                                  At home--wrote to Miss James & Mary Webb. Read The Insane World stupid and frantical--& Sir R. C. Hoare's Continuation of + Eustace's Tour--Humdrum--Drum + killed 5 hares at Tilehurst.


                                                                                  Saturday 30 0ct.

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--Heard from Eliza Webb--read some of the Pamphleteer & the 3rd Series of Tales of my Landlord.

                                                                                  +

                                                                                  At home--Heard from Eliza Webb--read some of the Pamphleteer & the 3rd Series of Tales of my Landlord.


                                                                                  Sunday 31

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  At home--Mrs. Dickinson called & brought me some - flowers--read Manners--a pretty thing.

                                                                                  +

                                                                                  At home--Mrs. Dickinson called & brought me some + flowers--read Manners--a pretty thing.

                                                                                  @@ -370,11 +371,11 @@

                                                                                  Mary Webb

                                                                                • Webb Mary Elizabeth
                                                                                • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                                                  • -
                                                                                  Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on +
                                                                                  Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on April 15, 1796 in Wokingham, Berkshire. Sister of - Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane - Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, - Aunt Mary. In + Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane + Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, + Aunt Mary. In Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham, Berkshire. She @@ -398,12 +399,12 @@

                                                                                  Barbara Wreaks Hofland

                                                                                  Novelist and writer of children’s books popular in England and America, Barbara Hofland was a native of Sheffield, Yorkshire, where she published poems from July 1794 in the local - newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first + newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first marriage to Thomas Bradshawe Hoole left her widowed and in poverty, raising a son, Frederic, on her own, and she supported herself by publishing poems and children’s books, and by running a girl’s school in Harrogate. second marriage was to the artist - Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: + Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: ODNB)
                                                                                  @@ -414,11 +415,11 @@

                                                                                  Elizabeth James

                                                                                • Bath, Somerset, England
                                                                                • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey, England
                                                                                  • -
                                                                                  Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father +
                                                                                  Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two younger sisters, Emily and Susan, in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas, - Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, + Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, referring to Mitford’s diary, letters were also addressed to her at Bellevue, Lower Road, Richmond (Coles 26). She was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey. In the 1841 census, she is listed as living on independent means; in the 1851 @@ -446,28 +447,28 @@

                                                                                  Sir William Elford

                                                                                  -

                                                                                  According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of - Mitford’s father, and - Mitford met him for the first time in the +

                                                                                  According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of + Mitford’s father, and + Mitford met him for the first time in the spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death in 1837.

                                                                                  Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase) - in Plymouth, Devon, from its + in Plymouth, Devon, from its founding in 1782. He was elected a member of Parliament for Plymouth as a - supporter of the government and Tory William + supporter of the government and Tory William Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his - son Jonathan came of age, he tried to + son Jonathan came of age, he tried to secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of - Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir + Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected @@ -477,15 +478,15 @@

                                                                                  Sir William Elford

                                                                                  alternative to yeast.

                                                                                  He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                                                  + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                                                  @@ -499,24 +500,24 @@

                                                                                  Thomas Northmore

                                                                                • -
                                                                                  An acquaintance of Mary Russell Mitford, friend of John Johnson and co-founder with him of the Hampden Club. A Radical, Northmore ran unsuccessfully as Member of Parliament for Exeter and for - Barnstaple. In a letter to Haydon dated 9 February 1824 - , Mitford refers to Northmore as a great Devonshire reformer, one of the bad epic poets and very pleasant men in which that country abounds ( +
                                                                                  An acquaintance of Mary Russell Mitford, friend of John Johnson and co-founder with him of the Hampden Club. A Radical, Northmore ran unsuccessfully as Member of Parliament for Exeter and for + Barnstaple. In a letter to Haydon dated 9 February 1824 + , Mitford refers to Northmore as a great Devonshire reformer, one of the bad epic poets and very pleasant men in which that country abounds ( Life of Mary Russell Mitford ed. L'Estrange Vol II, page 22). In an 1819 letter to Elford, Mitford gives this description of Northmore, and mentions his authorship of an epic poem on George Washington: what a man! How loud & shrewd & full of himself & sharp all over from his eagle nose to his pointed hook toe! What a perpetual sky rocket bouncing starting & flaming! - What a talker against time! Well might Mr. Hobhouse call him the gentleman who came all the way from Devonshire to tell us that he was a great + What a talker against time! Well might Mr. Hobhouse call him the gentleman who came all the way from Devonshire to tell us that he was a great man at home. And he is a Poet too. Has written an Epic, which must have appeared incognito–for - I never remember to have heard it mentioned in my life. An Epic Poem about Washington + I never remember to have heard it mentioned in my life. An Epic Poem about Washington . Mitford may not have seen the poem, since it was published in Baltimore, MD. Northmore's - poem was entitled Washington; or Liberty Restored. A Poem in Ten Books.
                                                                                  + poem was entitled Washington; or Liberty Restored. A Poem in Ten Books.

                                                                                  Mossy

                                                                                    -
                                                                                    Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram +
                                                                                    Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram House. Mossy was a nickname for Moss Trooper.
                                                                                    @@ -537,23 +538,23 @@

                                                                                  • Three Mile Cross, parish of Shinfield, Berkshire, England
                                                                                    • - Mary Russell was the youngest child of - the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and + Mary Russell was the youngest child of + the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and his second wife, Mary Dicker; she was born about 1750 in Ashe, Hampshire. (Her birth date is as yet unverified; period sources indicate that she was ten years older than her husband George, born in 1760.) Through the Russells, she was a distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). She had two siblings, Charles William and Frances; both predeceased her and their parents, - which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting + which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting her family’s entire estate upon her mother’s death in 1785. Her father’s rectory in Ashe was only a short distance from Steventon, and so she was acquainted - with the young Jane Austen. She married - George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, + with the young Jane Austen. She married + George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford. Their only daughter, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. Mary + Alresford, Hampshire. Mary Russell died on January 2, 1830 at Three Mile Cross in the parish of Shinfield, Berkshire. Her obituary in the 1830 @@ -568,11 +569,11 @@

                                                                                    John Johnson

                                                                                  • Timothy Trueman
                                                                                  • -
                                                                                    Friend who leaves his collection of political books to Northmore upon his death in 1821. Mitford helps his - sister, Miss Johnson, sort out the - books that are part of the estate, according to her letter of 1 July 1821. Lived at Seymour Court near Great Marlow before his death. Mitford reports meeting Mr. Johnson and Mr. Northmore for the first time in March 1819 in a letter to Elford. She describes him as one of those +
                                                                                    Friend who leaves his collection of political books to Northmore upon his death in 1821. Mitford helps his + sister, Miss Johnson, sort out the + books that are part of the estate, according to her letter of 1 July 1821. Lived at Seymour Court near Great Marlow before his death. Mitford reports meeting Mr. Johnson and Mr. Northmore for the first time in March 1819 in a letter to Elford. She describes him as one of those delightful old men that render age so charming--mild playful kind & - wise--talking just as Isaac Walton would + wise--talking just as Isaac Walton would have talked if we were to [have] gone out fishing with him. The Gentleman’s Magazine obituary lists his full name as John Johnson, esq. and gives his @@ -583,7 +584,7 @@

                                                                                    John Johnson

                                                                                    under the signature of Timothy Trueman (381). The Monthly Repository of Theology and General Literature 16 (1821), lists the same death date and notes that he was author of various political letters and essays in Mr. B. Flower’s - Political Register and other periodical works, under the signature of Timothy + Political Register and other periodical works, under the signature of Timothy Trueman (314).
                                                                                    @@ -609,19 +610,19 @@

                                                                                    George Mitford

                                                                                    -

                                                                                    Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. +

                                                                                    Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did - not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that + not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that he served a medical apprenticeship with family members.

                                                                                    -

                                                                                    He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live +

                                                                                    He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater + Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local - magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                                                    + magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                                                    @@ -642,8 +643,8 @@

                                                                                    Mrs. Dickinson

                                                                                    their daughter Frances was born, and where they were visited by the Mitford family. According to Mitford, Catherine Dickinson was fond of match-making among her friends and acquaintances. (See - Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford - . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).
                                                                                    + Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford + . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).

                                                                                    @@ -657,15 +658,15 @@

                                                                                    Eliza Webb

                                                                                  • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                                                  • Sandgate, Kent, England
                                                                                    • -
                                                                                    Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth +
                                                                                    Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. She was baptized privately on March 3, 1797, and publicly on June 8, 1797 in Wokingham, Berkshire. She is the sister of Mary Elizabeth and Jane Eleanor Webb. In 1837 she married Henry Walters, Esq., in Wokingham, Berkshire. In - + Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham. Source: See - Needham’s letter to Roberts on November + Needham’s letter to Roberts on November 27, 1953 .
                                                                                    @@ -679,9 +680,9 @@

                                                                                    Daniel Wakefield

                                                                                  • -
                                                                                    Mentioned in letter of Mitford to Talfourd of - June 21 1821, known to Mitford and her father as privy to law court - gossip. Identified by Coles as Daniel +
                                                                                    Mentioned in letter of Mitford to Talfourd of + June 21 1821, known to Mitford and her father as privy to law court + gossip. Identified by Coles as Daniel Wakefield, which seems likely, cross-checking with the ODNB. Wakefield's mother was the Quaker writer Priscilla Bell Wakefield, though Wakefield himself converted to the Church of England. He published An Essay on Political @@ -697,8 +698,8 @@

                                                                                    Miss Johnson

                                                                                    • Johnson Miss
                                                                                    -
                                                                                    Friend of Mitford’s. Unmarried - sister of Mr. Johnson. Mitford helps her sort out the books that are part of +
                                                                                    Friend of Mitford’s. Unmarried + sister of Mr. Johnson. Mitford helps her sort out the books that are part of her brother’s estate, according to her letter of 1 July 1821. More research needed..
                                                                                    @@ -734,7 +735,7 @@

                                                                                    Mr. Payn

                                                                                  • Payn Mr.
                                                                                    • - Mr. Lewington was his man in matters + Mr. Lewington was his man in matters of business. More research needed.
                                                                                    @@ -744,14 +745,14 @@

                                                                                    Aunt Mary Webb

                                                                                  • Webb Mary
                                                                                  • Aunt Mary
                                                                                    • -
                                                                                    Friend ofMary Russell Mitford. - Sister or sister-in-law of James - Webb and aunt of Eliza, - Jane and Mary Webb. Francis Needhamsuggests that she was the - basis for the character of Aunt Martha in the Our Villagestory of that title. Sources: - Francis Needham, Letter to - William Roberts, 16 June 1953 - . +
                                                                                    Friend ofMary Russell Mitford. + Sister or sister-in-law of James + Webb and aunt of Eliza, + Jane and Mary Webb. Francis Needhamsuggests that she was the + basis for the character of Aunt Martha in the Our Villagestory of that title. Sources: + Francis Needham, Letter to + William Roberts, 16 June 1953 + . Needham Papers, Reading Central Library . Relationship to other Webbs and birth and death dates unknown. More research needed.
                                                                                    @@ -769,7 +770,7 @@

                                                                                    John Leyden

                                                                                  • -
                                                                                    Scottish antiquary, poet, and orientalist who assisted Walter Scott in compiling the Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border. Sources: LBT, DNB.
                                                                                    +
                                                                                    Scottish antiquary, poet, and orientalist who assisted Walter Scott in compiling the Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border. Sources: LBT, DNB.

                                                                                    @@ -786,14 +787,14 @@

                                                                                    Valpy

                                                                                      -
                                                                                      A friend of MRM, and +
                                                                                      A friend of MRM, and one of Dr. Richard Valpy’s as yet unmarried daughters by his second wife, Mary Benwell, though it is unclear which of his daughters this is. All of Dr. Valpy’s daughters eventually married, and of the daughters by his second wife, - Mary was married by 1810 + Mary was married by 1810 , so the reference must be to either Frances (unknown wedding date), - Penelope, or Catherine. Penelope and + Penelope, or Catherine. Penelope and Catherine appear to have shared a double wedding on 10 October 1823 .
                                                                                      @@ -815,7 +816,7 @@

                                                                                      Sir Robert Howard

                                                                                    • A Royalist sympathizer knighted in the field and imprisoned during the English Civil War, Sir Robert pursued a profitable political career as a member of Parliament after the Restoration, in addition to becoming a successful poet, dramatist, and - critic. Howard was the brother-in-law of John Dryden, with whom he co-authored a famous tragedy, + critic. Howard was the brother-in-law of John Dryden, with whom he co-authored a famous tragedy, The Indian Queen, set in Peru and Mexico and first staged in 1664 . He is also known for his comedy The Committee; or, the Faithful Irishman, a satire on the Commonwealth, first performed in the 1660s and revived in the following century in 1776 at Drury Lane Theater. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.
                                                                                      @@ -827,17 +828,17 @@

                                                                                      Frances Rowden St. Quintin

                                                                                    • -
                                                                                      Educator, author, and Mitford - tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and - L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; +
                                                                                      Educator, author, and Mitford + tutor. Also taught Caroline Lamb and + L.E.L.. Worked at St. Quintin School at 22 Hans Place, London, started by M. St. Quintin, a French emigre. St. Quintin and his first wife originally ran a school in Reading; Frances Rowden became his second wife after his first wife's death. In The Queens of Society by Grace and Philip Wharton, the authors note that, while unmarried, Frances Rowden styled herself Mrs. Rowden (1860: 148). Rowden wrote poetry, including - Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and - The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including - A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and - A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See + Poetical Introduction to the Study of Botany (1801) and + The Pleasures of Friendship: A Poem, in two parts (1810, rpt. 1812, 1818); also wrote textbooks, including + A Christian Wreath for the Pagan Dieties (1820, illus. Caroline Lamb), and + A Biographical Sketch of the Most Distinguished Writers of Ancient and Modern Times (1821, illus. Caroline Lamb). (See Landon's Memoirs ; See also L'Estrange, ed. The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Told by Herself,(21) @@ -857,20 +858,20 @@

                                                                                      Thomas Noon Talfourd

                                                                                      -

                                                                                      Close friend, literary mentor, and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. A native of Reading, Talfourd was educated at the Reading’s newly-established Mill Hill school, a - dissenting academy, from 1808 to 1810. He attended Dr. Richard Valpy’s Reading School from 1810 to 1812. His career in law began with a legal apprenticeship with Joseph +

                                                                                      Close friend, literary mentor, and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. A native of Reading, Talfourd was educated at the Reading’s newly-established Mill Hill school, a + dissenting academy, from 1808 to 1810. He attended Dr. Richard Valpy’s Reading School from 1810 to 1812. His career in law began with a legal apprenticeship with Joseph Christy, special pleader, in 1817. He was called to the bar in London in 1821 and ultimately earned a D.C.L. (Doctor of Civil Laws) from Oxford on June 20, 1844. While establishing his practice as a barrister and special pleader, he worked as - legal correspondent for The + legal correspondent for The Times, reporting on the Oxford Circuit, and also continued his literary interests. After 1833, he was appointed Serjeant at Law, as well as a King’s and Queen’s Counsel. He was elected and served as Member of Parliament for Reading from 1835 to 1841 and from 1847 to 1849 - ; he served with Charles Fyshe + ; he served with Charles Fyshe Palmer, Charles Russell, and Francis Piggott. Highlights of his political and legal career included introducing the first copyright bill @@ -886,7 +887,7 @@

                                                                                      Thomas Noon Talfourd

                                                                                      .

                                                                                      Talfourd’s literary works include his plays - Ion (1835), + Ion (1835), The Athenian Captive (1837) and Glencoe, or the Fate of the MacDonalds(1839).

                                                                                      @@ -910,15 +911,15 @@

                                                                                      Henry St. John, Lord Bolingbroke

                                                                                    • Tory politician, political philosopher, and supporter of the 1715 Jacobiterebellion. His works influenced Voltaire as well as proponents of American republicanism - such as Thomas Jefferson. Mitford mentions reading about Bolingbroke in Spence's Anecdotes.
                                                                                      + such as Thomas Jefferson. Mitford mentions reading about Bolingbroke in Spence's Anecdotes.

                                                                                      Miss Brooke

                                                                                      • Brooke Miss
                                                                                      -
                                                                                      A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 - , +
                                                                                      A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 + , Needham Papers, . Forename unknown. More research needed.
                                                                                      @@ -949,7 +950,7 @@

                                                                                      Henry Marsh

                                                                                    • Marsh Henry
                                                                                      • MRM's letters in December 1820 indicate that Henry Marsh was involved in a local political - tiff with Henry Hart Milman. The rift between Henry Marsh and H.H. Milman is well documented. See The History of Parliament online.
                                                                                      + tiff with Henry Hart Milman. The rift between Henry Marsh and H.H. Milman is well documented. See The History of Parliament online.

                                                                                      @@ -969,14 +970,14 @@

                                                                                      George Spencer-Churchill, Duke of Marlborough

                                                                                      Tory Member of Parliament and celebrated collector of books, art, and antiquities. Born at Bill Hill, an estate - in Wokingham, Berkshire rented by his father. He owned and extensively renovated the house and - grounds of the Whiteknights estate from 1798 to 1819, when bankuptcy forced the auctioning of the estate and all its contents. The auction + in Wokingham, Berkshire rented by his father. He owned and extensively renovated the house and + grounds of the Whiteknights estate from 1798 to 1819, when bankuptcy forced the auctioning of the estate and all its contents. The auction created much excitement amongst book collectors, since his library contained works of early works printed in English by Caxton, Pynson, and deWorde; the catalogs of the auction remain an important record of book history and collecting. In 1819, he - had commissioned Thomas and Barbara Hofland to produce the lavish publication A Descriptive Account of the Mansion and Gardens of White-Knights: A Seat of His Grace + had commissioned Thomas and Barbara Hofland to produce the lavish publication A Descriptive Account of the Mansion and Gardens of White-Knights: A Seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough. By Mrs. Hofland. Illustrated with twenty-three engravings, - from pictures taken on the spot by T.C. Hofland. They were never paid for their work because of the bankruptcy. Mitford discusses the Duke's penuriousness and his treatment of the Hoflands in her letters of 1819.
                                                                                      + from pictures taken on the spot by T.C. Hofland. They were never paid for their work because of the bankruptcy. Mitford discusses the Duke's penuriousness and his treatment of the Hoflands in her letters of 1819.

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                                                                                      Oct 1820


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                                                                                      Sunday October 1st

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--heard from Miss James--wrote to Mr. Haydon--had a charming walk with Drum & Granny & the Pets.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Monday October 2nd

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--went coursing with dear Drum & the pets to Mortimer Common--very beautiful day--enjoyed the scenery very much, but had no sport.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Tuesday October 3rd

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--went to Reading with Drum & Granny--heard from Miss James & Miss Newman--called at Coley--at Mrs. Brooke's, Mrs. Newbery's & the Valpy's--came home to dinner--a pleasant morning.

                                                                                      +

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                                                                                      Wednesday 4th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--made dear Granny a turban--walked with dear Granny.

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                                                                                      Thursday 5th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--went to dine with Mrs. Dickinson--met Mr. Bonviese [?], Mr. Howley, Miss Broughton & young St. John--a very disagreeable day--saw a fine glow-worm as we came home at night.

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                                                                                      Friday 6th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--went to Coley to write & dine--heard from Mrs. Hofland & Miss James--wrote to Miss Brooke--came home at night after a pleasant day.

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                                                                                      Saturday 7th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--heard from Miss Nooth--wrote to Mrs. Hofland, Miss James & Miss Newman--Mr. Philip Crowther called, & Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson--walked with dear Granny & my Molly, & took dear Mr. Haydon's dogs--read Advice to Julia, a so so Poem.

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                                                                                      Sunday 8th

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                                                                                      At home--went to Wokingham-dined there--came back at night--a very pleasant day.

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                                                                                      Monday 9th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--dear Granny & Drum went to Winchester--I staid at home--walked with the pets--wrote to Miss Nooth.

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                                                                                      Tuesday 10th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--Drum & Granny at Winchester--heard from Drum & Mr. Haydon--wrote to Drum & Mr. Haydon--walked with the Pets.

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                                                                                      Wednesday 11th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--Drum & Granny still at Winchester--had a presant of pears from Mr. Dickinson--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson--heard from Miss Emily James & Miss Brooke--the Dickinsons called--wrote to Miss Emily James, Miss Brooke & Granny--read the Edinburgh Review.

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                                                                                      Thursday 12th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--heard from dear Drum & Granny & Mrs. Jolliffe--wrote to dear Granny--dear Drum came home--read the Quarterly Review.

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                                                                                      Friday 13th

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                                                                                      At home--walked with dear Drum & all the pets--saw a hornet's nest--Dr. Valpy & Mr. Jolliffe called--wrote to dear Granny.

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                                                                                      Saturday 14th

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                                                                                      At home--went to Reading--went with Miss Brooke to Coley--dined at Mrs. Newbery's--came home after tea & found dear, dear Luce who had come to see us--God bless her, dear love.

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                                                                                      Sunday 15th

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                                                                                      At home--Luce breakfasted & dined with us--went away in the Evening--took a walk with Drum--wrote to Mrs. Monck.

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                                                                                      Monday 16th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--heard from dear Granny--wrote to dear Granny & Miss James & Mrs. Dickinson & Mrs. Jolliffe--walked with Molly, & read the Simple Story

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Tuesday 17th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--dear Granny still at Winchester--Drum at the Quarter Sessions--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson.

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                                                                                      Wednesday 18th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--dear Granny still at Winchester--Drum at the Quarter Sessions--read the Old Manor House--heard from Granny.

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                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Thursday 19th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--dear Drum went to Hook to meet John Woodburn & I hope dear Granny--Captain Montagu called--The Dickinsons took me to Dr. Valpy's dance--met Mr. Talfourn--danced & talked with him--he was very delightful--a most pleasant evening.

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                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Friday 20th

                                                                                      + + +

                                                                                      Heard from dear Granny & Mr. Hazlitt--dear Granny & Drum came home from Winchester--so happy to see them! Wrote to Mr. Haydon & sent a brace of pheasants.

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                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Saturday 21st

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--dear Granny fell down & hurt her hand--heard from Mrs. Raggett--wrote to Mrs. Raggett--Mrs. Dickinson called with the baby.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Sunday 22nd

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--walked with Drum & the pets--read Hazlitt's Age of Elizabeth again, & made some extracts from it--famous.

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                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Monday 23rd

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--worked at Miss James's collar & frill--walked with dear Granny--read the Missionary--very romantic.

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                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Tuesday 24th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--confined with a very bad cold--expected Mrs. Raggett, who did not come--wrote to Miss Brooke--finished Miss James's butterfly collar--read Waverley.

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                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Wednesday 25th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--my cold better--expected Mrs. Raggett, who did not come--heard from Mr. Haydon--worked at Miss James's collar & frill.

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                                                                                      Thursday 26th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--my cold almost well--expected Mrs. Raggett, who did not come--trimmed my black bonnet--worked at Miss James's collar.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Friday 27th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--finished Miss James's frill & collar--my cold got pretty well.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Saturday 28th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--Mrs. Raggett came--took me into Reading & to Coley, returned to dine with us, & took me to sleep with her & Miss Hollis at Farley Hill--Mrs. Dickinson went out to Mr. Stephenson's before we came, & did not return till we were in bed, with which Mrs. R. was sorely affronted.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Sunday 29th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At Farley Hill--saw Miss Emily Stevenson & Lady Cecil Percy--was asked to go to their house in the evening--did not go--wrote to Granny--heard from Granny, Miss Brooke & Miss James--read Milton's Sonnets & the last number of the New Monthly Mag:--good--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Monday 30th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At Farley Hill--Mr. & Mrs. Shaw Lefevre called--Mrs. S.L. very uncivil to me--Mr. & Mrs. Monck & Mr. & Mrs. Rigby came to dinner--a pleasant day--the Moncks brought me home at night.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Tuesday 31st

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--walked with Drum & the pets--read Mrs. Opie's Tales of the Heart--middling.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Wednesday Nov. 1st

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Wrote to Miss James with her frill & letters--walked with deart Granny.

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Thursday 2nd

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson took me by appointment to dine at Mrs. Monck's--met the R.Valpys, H. Symonds's, [?]ckers & Monsieur Simon--came home at night--a very pleasant day--sent away my frill & collars to dear Miss James.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Friday 3rd

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--walked with Granny & Mary to Mrs. Davies's--read the Reviews.

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Saturday 4th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read the Vampyre, very stupid--wrote to Mr. Haydon.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Sunday 5th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--read the Monthly Review.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Monday 6th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--went to Reading--called at the Brookes, Valpys &c.--saw a great many people--came home to dinner--ordered new boots & shoes.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Tuesday 7th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--walked with dear Granny--Mr. Body called--read the London Magazine--Caplital--Tentamen, good--Essays by a Gentleman who has left his logings--so so.

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Wednesday 8th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--walked with dear Granny--heard from dear Miss James--wrote to Mary Webb--worked at the additional breadth for Miss James's frill.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Thursday 9th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--heard from Sir William--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read the New Monthly Magazine (Talfourd's Articles)--finished Miss James's frill.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Friday 10th

                                                                                      + + +

                                                                                      At home--heard from Mr. Haydon & Eliza Webb--went coursing with Drum to Aldermaston & Tadley--sent a hare to Mr. Talfourd--wrote to Eliza Webb, Mrs. Hayward & Miss James.

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Saturday 11th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read Talfourd's beautiful articles in the New Monthly--very fine indeed--wrote to Sir William Elford.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Sunday 12th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--heard from Eliza Webb--walked with dear Drum & the Pets to Farmer Davies's--read [?]ellingford--a tolerable novel.Although the journal entry is not clear on the first capital letter, it could be a + P and the second letter appears to be a lower-case e. Possibly Mitford is reading Sarah Green’s Percival Ellingford: or the Reformist. A Novel. In Two Volumes. By Mrs. Green, Author of Good Men of Modern Date, Deception, Festival of St. Jago, + &c., first published 1810 with a second edition in 1816.. Check to see if this is mentioned in her letters?

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Monday 13th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--began working Mama's frill--Drum went out coursing & took little Molly, who caught a pheasant by the tail & was lifted off the ground by it. She kept hold, but the feathers came + out of its tail & it escaped.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Tuesday 14th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--worked at dear Granny's frill--walked up the Avenue with dear Molly--finished & sent off my letter to Sir Willy [sic]--read the Fool of Quality--an old thing.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Wednesday 15th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--dear Drum's birthday--worked at dear Granny's frill--went walking with dear Granny --read the Fool of Quality--dined all three very happily together--God send us many happy returns, especially + dear Drum & Granny, God bless them--Mr. Dickinson called--did not see him.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Thursday 16th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--read the Fool of Quality--walked with Moll & Granny--Mr. Body called.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Friday 17th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Mr. Body called--in the Evening Three Mile Cross was illuminated in honour of the Queen (a sad [?] ), as Reading had been the night before--we were very gay, so were Body, Lowten & Wheatley--the Cross looked very pretty--the Bodys called in the evening--all was quiet.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Saturday 18th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--called at Mrs. Brooke's, Mrs. Monck's, Mr. Green's, &c.--dined at Mrs. Newbery's & met John Bulley--came home at night--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Sunday 19th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--went to Wokingham with Molly & dear Drum--met Miss Wheeler--a very pleasant + day--came home at night--the Dickinsons & Mr. Philip Crowther called.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Monday 20th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--Mrs. Dickinson called--walked out--read Mrs. Rowden's Methodietical Mythology + & Biography.

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                                                                                      Tuesday 21st

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--wrote to Miss Webb & Mrs. Rigby (about a nursery maid)--walked with dear + Granny & Molly--worked at dear Granny's frill--heard from Elisa Webb--read Fleury's + Memoire de Napoleon.

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                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Wednesday 22nd

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--heard from Miss James--wrote to Elisa Webb--finished dear Granny's frill--began + knitting a dog's collar.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Thursday 23rd

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--wrote to Miss James--knotted Mrs. Newbery's shirt--finished Maria's collar--walked + with dear Drum & the Pets--Drum dined at Brown's last evening

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Friday 24th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--began Granny's manchettes--read Beaumont & Fletcher.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Saturday 25th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--worked at dear Granny's manchettes--walked with dear Granny--heard from Eliza + Webb--read Beaumont & Fletcher.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Sunday 26th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--Mrs. Dickinson called--Walked with dear Drum--wrote to poor Mr. Jolliffe--read + Blackwood's magazine.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Monday 27th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--dear Drum went to Ilsley--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read Turner's + Tour in Normandy--worked at dear Granny's manchettes, & wrote to Sir William.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Tuesday 28th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--walked with dear Granny & the Pets--finished dear Granny's double manchettes--read + Turner's Tour through Normandy, pretty good--finished my letter to Sir W. Elford.

                                                                                      +

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                                                                                      Wednesday 29th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--dear Drum came back from Ilsley, where Marmy ran capitally but lost the Cup.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Thursday 30th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--walked with dear Granny & Molly--read Horatia Perry's Marriage to a Mr. Crawford + in the Bengal Service.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Friday Dec. 1st

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--walked with dear Granny & Molly--wrote to Miss Bentley.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Saturday Dec. 2nd

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--walked with dear Granny & Molly--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Sunday 3rd

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--read the Reviews and the London Magazine--Capital--walked with dear Drum + & the Pets--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Monday 4th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--Mr. Crowther called--packed up my things to go to London--read Letters intended + for the Post not for the press--middling.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Tuesday 5th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Went with dear Drum to London(Mr. Newbery's, 33 Great Queen Street, which we ahd all + to ourselves)--heard from Miss Nooth--saw Eliza Webb.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Wednesday 6th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      In London--went to the Insurance office at Black friar's bridge--wrote to dear Granny + & Mrs. Newbery--went to the Play--Convent Garden--Wallace & the Warlock, both by young + Walker--liked MacCready's acting very much.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Thursday 7th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      In London--Talfourd breakfested with us & was very agreeable--walked to the Perry's + & to Haydon's, where I saw his beautiful new picture & a very sweet young woman copying + it--wrote to Granny--went to the play--Drury Lane--saw Julius Caesar & the Spoilt + Child--liked Booth very well.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Friday 8th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      In London--heard from Granny--wrote to granny, Mary Webb & Mrs. Rowden--Marquis Chabannes + called--went to Drury Lane--saw Wild Oats (famous, especially Miss Kelly, Knight, + Elliston & Munden), & Giovanni in London.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Saturday 9th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      In London--wrote to Granny & Mrs. Newbery--(Miss Bently has called yesterday)--Bought + dear Granny a Cloak--called on Mr. Wright & Miss Morrell--dined at Mr. Perry's, met + the Gillies, Bells & Mr. [?]--a very pleasant evening.

                                                                                      +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Sunday 10th

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      Came hame--found dear Granny & the pets well--had a charming letter from Haydon.

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                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      + +

                                                                                      At home--heard from Sir William Elford--went to Reading with Drum--called on the Newberys + & Brookes--had a long conversation with Mr. Milman--don't like him--came home to dinner + with Drum--wrote to Sir W. Elford.

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                                                                                      Gloss of Names Mentioned


                                                                                      Nature

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                                                                                      glow-worm

                                                                                      +
                                                                                        +
                                                                                      • type: species
                                                                                        • +
                                                                                      • type: genus
                                                                                        • +
                                                                                      • type: family
                                                                                        • +
                                                                                      +
                                                                                      A nocturnal beetle found throughout Europe and Asia, a member of the bioluminescent + family of insects commonly called lightning bugs or fireflies. The female forms are wingless, and thus became known as worms. Found in old-growth meadows, verges, hedgerows, and heaths, peaking in June and + July. A favorite subject for poets from at least the early-modern period; in Mitford's + time, a common subject, particularly for sonnets, by authors who include Charlotte + Smith, Anna Maria Porter, William Wordsworth, and John Clare.
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                                                                                      pear

                                                                                      +
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                                                                                      • type: species
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                                                                                      • type: genus
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                                                                                      • type: family
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                                                                                      • +
                                                                                      +
                                                                                      The domestic pear tree is descended from the Eurasian wild pear, imported into Britain + around 995 AD. Mitford refers to the bergamot pear, which is another name for the domestic pear.
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                                                                                      hornet

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                                                                                        +
                                                                                      • type: species
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                                                                                      • type: genus
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                                                                                      • type: family
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                                                                                      Large nesting wasp native to Eurasia and southern England, transported into North + America in the nineteenth century. Also called yellowjackets.
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                                                                                      pheasant

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                                                                                        +
                                                                                      • type: species
                                                                                        • +
                                                                                      • type: genus
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                                                                                      • type: family
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                                                                                      Large long-tailed game bird, native to Asia and with populations elsewhere naturalized + as well as raised for hunting. The males are brightly-colored, with green heads, while + the females are drab. Hybridization has bred types in a variety of colors. Pheasants, + likely from the Caucasus, were naturalized in Britain by at least 1050 AD, and may + have arrived earlier, with the Romans. The ring-necked variety was reintroduced in + the 18th century. In the UK, the birds are hunted by traditional driven-shoot methods, + employing beaters, and rough-shoot methods; both methods rely on gun dogs to flush + and retrieve the birds.
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                                                                                      Persons, Personas, and Characters

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                                                                                      Elizabeth James

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                                                                                      • Elizabeth Mary James
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                                                                                      • Miss James
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                                                                                      • Bath, Somerset, England
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                                                                                      • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey, England
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                                                                                      Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father + died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with + her two younger sisters, Emily and Susan, in Green Park Buildings, Bath, + Walcot, Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas, + Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, + referring to Mitford’s diary, letters were also addressed to her at Bellevue, + Lower Road, Richmond (Coles 26). She was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond, + Surrey. In the 1841 census, she is listed as living on independent means; in the 1851 + census, as landholder; in the 1861 census, she as railway + shareholder.
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                                                                                      Benjamin Robert Haydon, Jr.

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                                                                                      • Haydon Benjamin Robert
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                                                                                      • Plymouth, Devonshire, England
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                                                                                      • London, England
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                                                                                      Benjamin Robert Haydon was a painter educated at the + Royal Academy, who was famous for + contemporary, historical, classical, biblical, and mythological scenes, though + tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of + 1817, and Sir William Elford was a + mutual friend. + He + killed himself in 1846. +
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                                                                                      George Mitford

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                                                                                      • George Mitford Esq.
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                                                                                      • George Midford
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                                                                                      • Hexham, Northumberland, England
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                                                                                      • Three Mile Cross, Shinfield, Berkshire, England
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                                                                                      Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. + Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh + medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did + not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that + he served a medical apprenticeship with family members.

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                                                                                      He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live + at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood, + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + later on December 16, 1787 at New + Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater + owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local + magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

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                                                                                      • Mrs. Mitford
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                                                                                      • Ashe, Hampshire, England
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                                                                                      • Three Mile Cross, parish of Shinfield, Berkshire, England
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                                                                                      + Mary Russell was the youngest child of + the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and + his second wife, Mary Dicker; she was born about 1750 in Ashe, Hampshire. (Her + birth date is as yet unverified; period sources indicate that she was ten years + older than her husband George, born in 1760.) Through the Russells, she was a + distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). She had two + siblings, Charles William and Frances; both predeceased her and their parents, + which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting + her family’s entire estate upon her mother’s death in 1785. Her father’s rectory in Ashe was only a + short distance from Steventon, and so she was acquainted + with the young Jane Austen. She married + George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, + Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their + addresses as Old Alresford. Their only daughter, + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + later on December 16, 1787 at New + Alresford, Hampshire. Mary + Russell died on January 2, 1830 at + Three Mile Cross in the parish of Shinfield, + Berkshire. Her obituary in the 1830 + New + Monthly Magazine gives New Year’s day as the date of her death.
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                                                                                      Miss Brooke

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                                                                                      • Brooke Miss
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                                                                                      A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 + , + Needham Papers, . Forename unknown. More research needed. + +
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                                                                                      Mrs. Dickinson

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                                                                                      • Catherine Allingham Dickinson
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                                                                                      • Middlesex, England
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                                                                                      • St. Marylebone, Middlesex, England
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                                                                                      Catherine Allingham was the daughter of Thomas Allingham. She married Charles Dickinson + on August 2, 1807 at St. Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived in Swallowfield, Berkshire, where + their daughter Frances was born, and where they were visited by the Mitford family. + According to Mitford, Catherine Dickinson was fond of match-making among her friends + and acquaintances. (See + Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford + . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).
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                                                                                      Betsy Broughton

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                                                                                      • Betsy Broughton
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                                                                                      Local beauty from Three Mile Cross, engaged to Mr. Hawley through Mrs. Dickinson's matchmaking in 1821.
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                                                                                      Barbara Wreaks Hofland

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                                                                                      • Hofland Wreaks Barbara
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                                                                                      • Yorkshire, England
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                                                                                      • Richmond-on-Thames
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                                                                                      Novelist and writer of children’s books popular in England and + America, Barbara Hofland was a native of Sheffield, + Yorkshire, where she published poems from July 1794 in the local + newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first + marriage to Thomas Bradshawe Hoole left her widowed and in + poverty, raising a son, Frederic, on her own, and she supported herself by + publishing poems and children’s books, and by running a girl’s school in + Harrogate. second marriage was to the artist + Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: + ODNB)
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                                                                                      Charlotte Nooth

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                                                                                      • Nooth Charlotte
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                                                                                      • Ireland
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                                                                                      A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. + Valpy and published volumes of poetry in 1815 & 1816, including a verse tragedy, as well as a novel, Eglantine, published by A.J. Valpy
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                                                                                      • Crowther Mr.
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                                                                                      The dandy Mitford pokes fun at in her letters of + 9 and 10 January, 1819 + . Possibly husband to Isabelle Crowther. According to Coles, his forename may be Phillip; Coles is not completely confident that the dandy Mr. + Crowther and Mr. Phillip Crowther are the same person. The second Mr. Crowther is + a correspondent of Mitford's, whom she writes to at Whitley cottage, near Reading. He may also have resided at Westbury on Trim near Bristol. William Coles is uncertain of whether Crowtheris the same Phillip Crowthermentioned in Mitford's Journal. Source: William Coles, Letter to Needham, 10 November 1957, NeedhamPapers, Reading Central Library.

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                                                                                      Charles Dickinson

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                                                                                      • Dickinson Charles
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                                                                                      • Mr. Dickinson
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                                                                                      • Pickwick Lodge, Corsham, Wiltshire, England
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                                                                                      • Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, Berkshire, England
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                                                                                      Friend of the Mitford family. He was the son of Vikris Dickinson and Elizabeth Marchant. + The Dickinson family were Quakers who lived in the vicinity of Bristol, Gloucestershire. + On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, + Berkshire, where their daughter Frances was born, and where the Mitfords visited them. + Charles Dickinson owned a private press he employed to print literary works by his + friends (See letters to Elford from March 13, 1819 and June 21, 1820). He wrote and + published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth + his extended family had amassed in the West Indies.
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                                                                                      Molly

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                                                                                        Mitford's dog, whom she describes in a letter of 1820-11-27 as a pretty little Spaniel with long curling hair--so white & delicate & ladylike.
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                                                                                        Emily James

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                                                                                        • James Emily
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                                                                                        • Bath, Somerset, England
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                                                                                        • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey
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                                                                                        Friend of Mary Russell Mitford, and sister to Elizabeth James and Susan James and cared for pupils with her. She + was born about 1782 in Bath, Somerset, the daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna + Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ + deaths, she lived with her two sisters in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, + Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, + Surrey. She died on August 29, 1863, at 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey and + was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey.
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                                                                                        Dr. Richard Valpy

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                                                                                        • Valpy Richard Doctor of Divinity
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                                                                                        • Dr. Valpy
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                                                                                        • St. John’s, Jersey, Channel Islands
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                                                                                        • Reading, Berkshire, England
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                                                                                        Richard Valpy (the fourth of that name) was the eldest son of Richard Valpy + [III] and Catherine Chevalier. He was a friend and literary mentor to + Mary Russell Mitford. He matriculated at + Pembroke College, Oxford University on April 1, 1773, aged eighteen, as a + Morley scholar. He received from Oxford a B.A. (1776), M.A. (1784), B.D. + & D.D. (1792). He took orders in the Church of England in 1777. Richard + Valpy served as Second Master at Bury School, Bury, Huntindonshire from 1771 + to 1781, and was also collated to the rectory of Stradishall, Suffolk, in + 1787. He became the Headmaster at Reading School, Reading, Berkshire, in + 1781 and served until 1830, at which time he turned the Headmastership over + to his youngest son Francis E. J. Valpy and continued in semi-retirement + until his death in 1836. During his tenure as Headmaster of Reading Grammar School for boys over + the course of fifty years, he expanded the boarding school and added new + buildings. He is the author of numerous published works, including Greek and + Latin textbooks, sermons, volumes of poetry, and adaptations of plays such + as Shakespeare’s King John and Sheridan’s The Critic. His Elements of + Greek Grammar, Elements of Latin Grammar,,Greek + Delectus and Latin Delectus, printed and published by + his son A. J. Valpy, were all much + used as school texts throughout the nineteenth century. Valpy’s students + performed his own adaptations of Greek, Latin, and English plays for the + triennial visitations and the play receipts went to charitable + organizations. Valpy enlisted Mitford to write reviews of the productions + for the Reading Mercury. In 1803, his + adaptation of Shakespeare’s King John was performed at Covent Garden + Theatre.

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                                                                                        Richard Valpy was married twice and had twelve children, eleven of whom + lived to adulthood. His first wife was Martha + Cornelia de Cartaret; Richard and Martha were married about + 1778 and they had one daughter, Martha Cartaretta Cornelia. + His first wife Martha died about 1780 and he + married Mary Benwell of Caversham, Oxfordshire on May 30, 1782. Together they had six sons and + five daughters and ten of their eleven children survived to adulthood. + Richard Valpy and Mary Benwell’s sons were Richard Valpy (the + fifth of that name), Abraham John + Valpy, called John; Gabriel Valpy, + Anthony Blagrove Valpy; and Francis Edward + Jackson Valpy. His daughters were Mary Ann Catherine Valpy; Sarah + Frances Valpy, called Frances or Fanny; Catherine Elizabeth Blanch Valpy; + Penelope Arabella Valpy; and + Elizabeth Charlotte Valpy, who died as an + infant.

                                                                                        Richard Valpy died on March 28, + 1836 in Reading, + Berkshire, and is buried in All Souls cemetery, Kensal + Green, London. Dr. Valpy’s students placed a marble bust of him + in St. Lawrence’s church, Reading, Berkshire, after his + death. John Opie painted Dr. Valpy’s portrait. See .
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                                                                                        Lucy Sweetser Hill

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                                                                                        • Hill Sweatser Lucy
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                                                                                        • Stratfield Saye, Berkshire, England
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                                                                                        Beloved servant for twelve years in the Mitford + household who, on 7 August 1820 married + Charles Hill. She is the basis for + the title character in the Our Village story. Source: + Needham Papers, + Reading Central Library.
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                                                                                        Mary Stephens Monck

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                                                                                        • Mary Stephens Monck
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                                                                                        • Mrs. Monck
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                                                                                        Wife of John Berkeley + Monck, the Member of Parliament for Reading. Francis Needham claims that it is she and + her husband who are referred to in + Violeting + , when the narrator thinks she + sees Mr. and Mrs. M. and dear B.. (Dear B. + would be their son, Bligh.) Source: Francis Needham, Letter to William Roberts, 26 + March, 1954. Needham + Papers, Reading Central + Library.
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                                                                                        William Hazlitt

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                                                                                        • Hazlitt William
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                                                                                        • Maidstone, Kent, England
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                                                                                        • Soho, London, England
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                                                                                        Essayist and critic, acquaintance of Mary Russell Mitford. Author of + Table Talk (1821) + and + The Spirit of the Age (1825). Also authored collections of critical essays such + as + Characters of Shakespeare (1817), + A View of the English Stage (1818), and + English Comic Writers (1819). In a letter of 2 October 1820 + , Mary Russell Mitford writes of Hazlitt + to their mutual friend Haydon, He is + the most delightful critic in the [world]-- puts all his taste, his wit, his + deep thinking, his matchless acuteness into his subject, but he does not put + his whole heart & soul into it [. . . ] What charms me most in Mr. Haslitt is the beautiful candour which + he bursts forth sometimes from his own prejudices [ . . . ] I admire him so + ardently that when I begin to talk of him I never know how to stop. I could + talk on for an hour in a see saw of praise and blame as he himself does of + Beaumont & Fletcher & some of his old + [favourites]. +
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                                                                                        John Milton

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                                                                                        • John Milton
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                                                                                        • Secretary for Foreign Tongues
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                                                                                        • Bread Street, Cheapside, London, England
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                                                                                        • Bunhill, London, England
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                                                                                        English poet and polemical essayist who wrote in support of Parliamentary and Puritan + causes, best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667).
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                                                                                        J. B. Monck

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                                                                                        • John Berkeley Monck
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                                                                                        Member of Parliament for Reading area + 1820-1830, who frequently franked Mary Russell Mitford’s letters. Mitford’s letter to Sir William + Elford of 20 March 1820 about the + election of Monck describes him in context with a politically active + Patriot shoemaker, Mr. + Warry, who brought him from France. Monck was the author of + General Reflections on the System of the Poor Laws + (1807), in which he argued for a gradual approach + to abolishing the Poor Laws, and for the reform of workhouses. Francis Needham claims that it is he who + is referred to in Violeting, when the narrator thinks she sees Mr. and Mrs. + M. and dear B.. (Dear B. would be their son, + Bligh.) Dr. Webb’s research suggests that celebrated + shoemaker is Mr. Warry, possibly Joseph + Source: + Francis Needham, Letter to + William Roberts, 26 March 1954. Needham Papers, Reading Central + Library.
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                                                                                        + Opie + Amelia + Alderson +

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                                                                                        • Norwich, Norfolk, England
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                                                                                        • Norwich, Norfolk, England
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                                                                                        A prolific novelist from 1790 through 1834, contemporary with Mitford, and an active + abolitionist in Norwich. Friendly with the Godwins, Shelleys, and Elizabeth Inchbald. Married to John Opie, the painter.
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                                                                                        Richard Body

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                                                                                        • Body Richard
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                                                                                        • Arborfield, Berkshire, England
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                                                                                        • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
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                                                                                        + Needham tentatively identifies him as Mitford's landlord. Listed in 1841 census as a farmer residing in Wokingham, Shinfield parish; also listed as gentleman in Reading directories. Buried 12 March 1842. Source: ancestry.com.
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                                                                                        Mary Webb

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                                                                                        • Webb Mary Elizabeth
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                                                                                        • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
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                                                                                        Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on + April 15, 1796 in Wokingham, Berkshire. Sister of + Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane + Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, + Aunt Mary. In + Needham’s papers, he + notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on + Broad street, presumably in Wokingham, Berkshire. She + was the wife of Thomas Hawkins as she is referred to thus in probate + papers of 1858 regarding the wills of her sister Eliza Webb Walter and her + husband Henry Walter. Date of death unknown. More research needed.
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                                                                                        Sir William Elford

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                                                                                        • Elford William Sir baronet Recorder for Plymouth Recorder for Totnes Member of Parliament
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                                                                                        • Kingsbridge, Devon, England
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                                                                                        • Totnes, Devon, England
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                                                                                        According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of + Mitford’s father, and + Mitford met him for the first time in the + spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the + age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death + in 1837.

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                                                                                        Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase) + in Plymouth, Devon, from its + founding in 1782. He was elected a member of + Parliament for Plymouth as a + supporter of the government and Tory William + Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat + in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served + from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in + Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his + son Jonathan came of age, he tried to + secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of + Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also + Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in + the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of + Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir + William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors + who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he + exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected + to the Royal Society Academy in 1790. He was also a + talented amateur naturalist and was elected to the Royal Linnaean + Society in 1790; late in life, he published his findings on an + alternative to yeast.

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                                                                                        He + married his first wife, Mary Davies + of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete + Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. + His + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

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                                                                                        Thomas Noon Talfourd

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                                                                                        • Talfourd Thomas Noon
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                                                                                        • Reading, Berkshire, England
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                                                                                        • Stafford, Staffordshire, England
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                                                                                        Close friend, literary mentor, and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. A native of Reading, Talfourd was educated at the Reading’s newly-established Mill Hill school, a + dissenting academy, from 1808 to 1810. He attended Dr. Richard Valpy’s Reading School from 1810 to 1812. His career in law began with a legal apprenticeship with Joseph + Christy, special pleader, in + 1817. He was called to the bar in London in 1821 and ultimately earned a + D.C.L. (Doctor of Civil Laws) from Oxford on June 20, 1844. While + establishing his practice as a barrister and special pleader, he worked as + legal correspondent for The + Times, reporting on the Oxford + Circuit, and also continued his literary interests. After 1833, + he was appointed Serjeant at Law, as well as a King’s and Queen’s Counsel. + He was elected and served as Member of Parliament for + Reading + from 1835 to 1841 and from 1847 to 1849 + ; he served with Charles Fyshe + Palmer, Charles Russell, and + Francis Piggott. Highlights of his political and + legal career included introducing the first copyright bill + into Parliament in 1837 (for which action Charles + Dickens dedicated Pickwick Papers + to him) and defending Edward + Moxon’s publication of Percy Shelley’s + Queen Mab in 1841 + . He was appointed Queen’s Serjeant in 1846 + and Judge of Common Pleas in 1849 + , at which post he served until his death in 1854. He + was knighted in 1850 + .

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                                                                                        Talfourd’s literary works include his plays + Ion (1835), + The Athenian Captive (1837) and + Glencoe, or the Fate of the + MacDonalds(1839).

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                                                                                        Eliza Webb

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                                                                                        • Webb Elizabeth Eliza
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                                                                                        • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
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                                                                                        • Sandgate, Kent, England
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                                                                                        Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth + Ogbourn. She was baptized privately on March 3, 1797, and publicly on June 8, 1797 in + Wokingham, Berkshire. She is the sister of Mary Elizabeth and Jane Eleanor + Webb. In 1837 she married Henry Walters, Esq., in Wokingham, Berkshire. In + + Needham’s papers, he + notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on + Broad street, presumably in Wokingham. Source: See + Needham’s letter to Roberts on November + 27, 1953 + .
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                                                                                        Abraham Hayward

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                                                                                        • Abraham Hayward
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                                                                                        • Wilton, Wiltshire, England
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                                                                                        • London, England
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                                                                                        Solicitor and prolific editor, translator, and essayist. A correspondent of Mitford + between 1834 and 1839.
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                                                                                        William Davie

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                                                                                        • Davie William
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                                                                                        Noted by Needham as a beer retailer and possibly a butcher. His source is the 1847 + Post Office Directory of Berkshire + . Source: + NeedhamPapers, Reading Central Library + .
                                                                                        +
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                                                                                        +

                                                                                        Mr. Green

                                                                                        +
                                                                                          +
                                                                                        • Green Mr.
                                                                                          • +
                                                                                        • +
                                                                                        +
                                                                                        Actor who appeared in Mitford's play, Charles + I at the Victoria Theatre in 1834. Acted under Mr. Green. Forename unknown. More research needed.
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                                                                                        Sep 1819


                                                                                        Wednesday 1

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--went filberding with dear Drum, - Granny & Luce--got a good many--read the Eclectic - Review--missed dear Mossy very +

                                                                                        At home--went filberding with dear Drum, + Granny & Luce--got a good many--read the Eclectic + Review--missed dear Mossy very much indeed, sweet saint!


                                                                                        Thursday 2

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--lay in the Hay--went Filberding with dear Drum, Granny & Luce--read the - British Critic & Burnet's History of - his own Times--missed my own dear Mossy more & more.

                                                                                        +

                                                                                        At home--lay in the Hay--went Filberding with dear Drum, Granny & Luce--read the + British Critic & Burnet's History of + his own Times--missed my own dear Mossy more & more.


                                                                                        Friday 3

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--worked my shirt--dressed my - flowers (only my little basket)--read Burnet's History - & Peter’s Letters to his Kinfolk. +

                                                                                        At home--worked my shirt--dressed my + flowers (only my little basket)--read Burnet's History + & Peter’s Letters to his Kinfolk. Missed my own darling very much indeed.


                                                                                        Saturday 4

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--Heard from Mr. Haydon & Eliza - Webb--finished my shirt--read Peter’s Letters to his Kinfolk very good--Missed my own sainted - Mossy very much indeed.

                                                                                        +

                                                                                        At home--Heard from Mr. Haydon & Eliza + Webb--finished my shirt--read Peter’s Letters to his Kinfolk very good--Missed my own sainted + Mossy very much indeed.


                                                                                        Sunday 5

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--finished Peter’s Letters--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & Miss - James--walked with Drum - & the pets--missed my own dear Mossy +

                                                                                        At home--finished Peter’s Letters--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & Miss + James--walked with Drum + & the pets--missed my own dear Mossy more than ever, sweet saint.


                                                                                        Monday 6

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--lay in the hay--fed my bobbies--read Peter’s letters--walked with Granny & Drum & the Pets. Missed my poor dear darling Mossy all day long--sweet saint.

                                                                                        +

                                                                                        At home--lay in the hay--fed my bobbies--read Peter’s letters--walked with Granny & Drum & the Pets. Missed my poor dear darling Mossy all day long--sweet saint.


                                                                                        Tuesday 7

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--went filberding--lay in the hay--worked some of - Lucy's shirts--read Raymond--walked with Drum - & Moll--& missed my own dear - Mossy all the whole day.

                                                                                        +

                                                                                        At home--went filberding--lay in the hay--worked some of + Lucy's shirts--read Raymond--walked with Drum + & Moll--& missed my own dear + Mossy all the whole day.


                                                                                        Wednesday 8

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        Ludovico Giovanni Ariosto, +

                                                                                        Ludovico Giovanni Ariosto, 1474

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--lay in my hay--walked with poor Luce--read - Raymond & the - Soldier Boy--Missed my own dear dear Mossy more than ever.

                                                                                        +

                                                                                        At home--lay in my hay--walked with poor Luce--read + Raymond & the + Soldier Boy--Missed my own dear dear Mossy more than ever.


                                                                                        Thursday 9

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--dined at Farley Hill--came home soon in the evening--a very pleasant - day--read a Number of the New Monthly +

                                                                                        At home--dined at Farley Hill--came home soon in the evening--a very pleasant + day--read a Number of the New Monthly Magazine.


                                                                                        Friday 10

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--sat in my hay--worked at Lucy's - shirt--copied some of Wordsworth's - Poetry from Peter's Letters - &c--& read Percival--a stupid old Novel. - Missed my own dear Mossy very much indeed +

                                                                                        At home--sat in my hay--worked at Lucy's + shirt--copied some of Wordsworth's + Poetry from Peter's Letters + &c--& read Percival--a stupid old Novel. + Missed my own dear Mossy very much indeed all day.


                                                                                        Saturday 11

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--sat in my hay--worked at Lucy's shirt--fed - my Bobbys--& all my pets (only missed so much my own - dear Mossy)--finished Burnet's History & read a little tol +

                                                                                        At home--sat in my hay--worked at Lucy's shirt--fed + my Bobbys--& all my pets (only missed so much my own + dear Mossy)--finished Burnet's History & read a little tol lol tale called


                                                                                        Sunday 12

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--sat in my hay--read the Edinburgh Review - & Hans Egede Saabye's Journal in Greenland--Mrs. Dickinson called--walked with dear - Drum & the pets--wrote to Sir William--missed my own dear sainted - Mossy more & more every day.

                                                                                        +

                                                                                        At home--sat in my hay--read the Edinburgh Review + & Hans Egede Saabye's Journal in Greenland--Mrs. Dickinson called--walked with dear + Drum & the pets--wrote to Sir William--missed my own dear sainted + Mossy more & more every day.


                                                                                        Monday 13

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home-- +

                                                                                        At home-- sate sat - in my hay--worked Lucy's shirt--fed my Bobbies--read - Miss Edgeworth's Harrington.

                                                                                        + in my hay--worked Lucy's shirt--fed my Bobbies--read + Miss Edgeworth's Harrington.


                                                                                        Tuesday 14 Sept.

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--went to Reading saw a great many people & made some - calls--came home to dinner--lay in my - hay & read Rennell - on scepticism--Missed my own Mossy more & more.

                                                                                        +

                                                                                        At home--went to Reading saw a great many people & made some + calls--came home to dinner--lay in my + hay & read Rennell + on scepticism--Missed my own Mossy more & more.


                                                                                        Wednesday 15

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--finished Lucy's shirt--read Nicholls's Illustrations of the +

                                                                                        At home--finished Lucy's shirt--read Nicholls's Illustrations of the Literary History of the last Century --very - amusing--Missed my own beloved Mossy very + amusing--Missed my own beloved Mossy very much indeed.


                                                                                        Thursday 16

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--dressed my flowers--finished my letter to Sir William--walked with dear Drum--read Mr. - Nicholls's Literary History Vol - 3rd. Missed my own dear Mossy more than +

                                                                                        At home--dressed my flowers--finished my letter to Sir William--walked with dear Drum--read Mr. + Nicholls's Literary History Vol + 3rd. Missed my own dear Mossy more than ever.


                                                                                        Friday 17

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--went to the Music Meeting - very tired indeed though the music was said to be good--came home to dinner--read the Quarterly Review & wrote another half - sheet to Sir William Elford.

                                                                                        +

                                                                                        At home--went to the Music Meeting + very tired indeed though the music was said to be good--came home to dinner--read the Quarterly Review & wrote another half + sheet to Sir William Elford.


                                                                                        Saturday 18

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--Heard from Sir William--lay in my hay--worked at my shirt--fed my bobbies--read the Quarterly - Review--missed my own beloved Mossy very much indeed.

                                                                                        +

                                                                                        At home--Heard from Sir William--lay in my hay--worked at my shirt--fed my bobbies--read the Quarterly + Review--missed my own beloved Mossy very much indeed.


                                                                                        Sunday 19

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--went filberding & cobnuttingRegional name for the nuts of the hazel. with - Drum--Mr. Green called & was very pleasant--walked down the lane with Drum & the pets--Molly - put up a partridge & Marmy caught it. Saw a most beautiful butterfly in the grounds--missed my own dear Mossy very much indeed.

                                                                                        +

                                                                                        At home--went filberding & cobnuttingRegional name for the nuts of the hazel. with + Drum--Mr. Green called & was very pleasant--walked down the lane with Drum & the pets--Molly + put up a partridge & Marmy caught it. Saw a most beautiful butterfly in the grounds--missed my own dear Mossy very much indeed.


                                                                                        Monday 20

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--went apple gathering--got a great many--almost cleared both the garden and Orchard--Luce & - George & Granny hard at work all day--read Mr. - Heude's Journey overland from +

                                                                                        At home--went apple gathering--got a great many--almost cleared both the garden and Orchard--Luce & + George & Granny hard at work all day--read Mr. + Heude's Journey overland from India.


                                                                                        Tuesday 21

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--expected Mrs. Raggett all day who never came though I gave - up Reading Fair & an engagement at - Dr. Valpy's to see her--walked with - dear Granny.

                                                                                        +

                                                                                        At home--expected Mrs. Raggett all day who never came though I gave + up Reading Fair & an engagement at + Dr. Valpy's to see her--walked with + dear Granny.


                                                                                        Wednesday 22

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--wrote to Mary Webb--went apple gathering--visited dear Mossy's grave dear Angel--a doves pretty - feather lay just over his dear head--read Ormsby's Letters from the +

                                                                                        At home--wrote to Mary Webb--went apple gathering--visited dear Mossy's grave dear Angel--a doves pretty + feather lay just over his dear head--read Ormsby's Letters from the Continent.


                                                                                        Thursday 23

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--Heard from Miss James--read the - shipwreck of a French ship the Medusa--horrible. Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. Greenwell dined & slept with us--a pleasant day.

                                                                                        +

                                                                                        At home--Heard from Miss James--read the + shipwreck of a French ship the Medusa--horrible. Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. Greenwell dined & slept with us--a pleasant day.


                                                                                        Friday 24

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--heard from Miss Webb--went into Reading with Mama - Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. Greenwell--made calls & shopped. - Mrs. R. gave me a very pretty - gown--came home to dinner--they slept +

                                                                                        At home--heard from Miss Webb--went into Reading with Mama + Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. Greenwell--made calls & shopped. + Mrs. R. gave me a very pretty + gown--came home to dinner--they slept here--another pleasant day.


                                                                                        Saturday 25

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. - Greenwell went home--Mrs. - Greenwell a very pleasant woman & very like Sir William Elford +

                                                                                        At home--Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. + Greenwell went home--Mrs. + Greenwell a very pleasant woman & very like Sir William Elford --walked - in the garden with Granny & Slops.

                                                                                        + in the garden with Granny & Slops.


                                                                                        Sunday 26

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--rode over to Wokingham to see Mr. Webb found him just after he had undergone another operation - but tolerable considering--dear Mrs. +

                                                                                        At home--rode over to Wokingham to see Mr. Webb found him just after he had undergone another operation + but tolerable considering--dear Mrs. Dickinson drank tea with us--very pleasant day--missed my own poor - dear Mossy very much always--Molly is a nice bitch but not like poor dear - Mossy.

                                                                                        + dear Mossy very much always--Molly is a nice bitch but not like poor dear + Mossy.


                                                                                        Monday 27

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--wrote to Miss James to send with a hare tomorrow & began a letter to Sir - William-- read the Quarterly +

                                                                                        At home--wrote to Miss James to send with a hare tomorrow & began a letter to Sir + William-- read the Quarterly Review.


                                                                                        Tuesday 28

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home all day--could not go to - Reading for the rain--played with - Slops--read the Pilgrim of the Cross--missed my own dear saint Mossy very much indeed sweet Angel.

                                                                                        +

                                                                                        At home all day--could not go to + Reading for the rain--played with + Slops--read the Pilgrim of the Cross--missed my own dear saint Mossy very much indeed sweet Angel.


                                                                                        Wednesday 29

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--went to Reading with Drum to be measured for my new gown--heard from Mary Webb--read Branford pretty good--& the Edinburgh Review famous.

                                                                                        +

                                                                                        At home--went to Reading with Drum to be measured for my new gown--heard from Mary Webb--read Branford pretty good--& the Edinburgh Review famous.


                                                                                        Thursday 30

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        At home--wrote to Mr. Johnson--heard from Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. Greenwell--walked with dear Granny & Slops--read the Miser Married--a clever thing.

                                                                                        +

                                                                                        At home--wrote to Mr. Johnson--heard from Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. Greenwell--walked with dear Granny & Slops--read the Miser Married--a clever thing.

                                                                                        @@ -368,8 +369,8 @@

                                                                                        filbert

                                                                                      • type: family
                                                                                        • Deciduous nut-bearing tree in the birch family, native to southeastern Europe and - southwestern Asia, related to the common hazel. The fruit, also called filberts, are produced by catkins, with the ripe nuts largely enclosed in a tubular husk, - and harvested in the autumn. Filberts are elongated and the kernel is edible. Mitford employs an alternative spelling, referring to these nuts as filberds, and distinguishing them from the cobnut, or nut of the common hazel.
                                                                                          + southwestern Asia, related to the common hazel. The fruit, also called filberts, are produced by catkins, with the ripe nuts largely enclosed in a tubular husk, + and harvested in the autumn. Filberts are elongated and the kernel is edible. Mitford employs an alternative spelling, referring to these nuts as filberds, and distinguishing them from the cobnut, or nut of the common hazel.
                                                                                        @@ -477,8 +478,8 @@

                                                                                        dove

                                                                                      • type: family
                                                                                        • During the 19th century, four types of doves and pigeons were found in Britain: the - stock dove, the rock dove, or feral species of the domestic pigeon, and the turtle dove, as well as the wood pigeon. Domesticated pigeons such as carrier, homing, and racing pigeons are species of - the rock dove. In Britain, the wood pigeon is hunted as a game bird and domesticated pigeons were also used as food. In the + stock dove, the rock dove, or feral species of the domestic pigeon, and the turtle dove, as well as the wood pigeon. Domesticated pigeons such as carrier, homing, and racing pigeons are species of + the rock dove. In Britain, the wood pigeon is hunted as a game bird and domesticated pigeons were also used as food. In the ancient world, doves were associated with goddesses of love, sexuality, and maternity, such as Inanna Ishtar and Aphrodite. Doves carry symbolic significance in both the Old and New Testaments of the Hebrew Bible: in Genesis in the story of Noah and the @@ -509,19 +510,19 @@

                                                                                        George Mitford

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. +

                                                                                        Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did - not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that + not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that he served a medical apprenticeship with family members.

                                                                                        -

                                                                                        He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live +

                                                                                        He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater + Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local - magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                                                        + magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                                                        @@ -537,23 +538,23 @@

                                                                                      • Three Mile Cross, parish of Shinfield, Berkshire, England
                                                                                        • - Mary Russell was the youngest child of - the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and + Mary Russell was the youngest child of + the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and his second wife, Mary Dicker; she was born about 1750 in Ashe, Hampshire. (Her birth date is as yet unverified; period sources indicate that she was ten years older than her husband George, born in 1760.) Through the Russells, she was a distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). She had two siblings, Charles William and Frances; both predeceased her and their parents, - which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting + which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting her family’s entire estate upon her mother’s death in 1785. Her father’s rectory in Ashe was only a short distance from Steventon, and so she was acquainted - with the young Jane Austen. She married - George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, + with the young Jane Austen. She married + George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford. Their only daughter, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. Mary + Alresford, Hampshire. Mary Russell died on January 2, 1830 at Three Mile Cross in the parish of Shinfield, Berkshire. Her obituary in the 1830 @@ -569,9 +570,9 @@

                                                                                        Lucy Sweetser Hill

                                                                                        Beloved servant for twelve years in the Mitford household who, on 7 August 1820 married - Charles Hill. She is the basis for - the title character in the Our Village story. Source: - Needham Papers, + Charles Hill. She is the basis for + the title character in the Our Village story. Source: + Needham Papers, Reading Central Library.
                                                                                        @@ -579,7 +580,7 @@

                                                                                        Mossy

                                                                                          -
                                                                                          Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram +
                                                                                          Mitford’s dog; He died on Saturday, August 21, 1819 at Bertram House. Mossy was a nickname for Moss Trooper.
                                                                                          @@ -598,8 +599,8 @@

                                                                                          Benjamin Robert Haydon, Jr.

                                                                                          Benjamin Robert Haydon was a painter educated at the Royal Academy, who was famous for contemporary, historical, classical, biblical, and mythological scenes, though - tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of - 1817, and Sir William Elford was a + tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of + 1817, and Sir William Elford was a mutual friend. He killed himself in 1846. @@ -612,15 +613,15 @@

                                                                                          Eliza Webb

                                                                                        • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                                                        • Sandgate, Kent, England
                                                                                          • -
                                                                                          Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth +
                                                                                          Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. She was baptized privately on March 3, 1797, and publicly on June 8, 1797 in Wokingham, Berkshire. She is the sister of Mary Elizabeth and Jane Eleanor Webb. In 1837 she married Henry Walters, Esq., in Wokingham, Berkshire. In - + Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham. Source: See - Needham’s letter to Roberts on November + Needham’s letter to Roberts on November 27, 1953 .
                                                                                          @@ -635,12 +636,12 @@

                                                                                          Barbara Wreaks Hofland

                                                                                          Novelist and writer of children’s books popular in England and America, Barbara Hofland was a native of Sheffield, Yorkshire, where she published poems from July 1794 in the local - newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first + newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first marriage to Thomas Bradshawe Hoole left her widowed and in poverty, raising a son, Frederic, on her own, and she supported herself by publishing poems and children’s books, and by running a girl’s school in Harrogate. second marriage was to the artist - Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: + Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: ODNB)
                                                                                          @@ -651,11 +652,11 @@

                                                                                          Elizabeth James

                                                                                        • Bath, Somerset, England
                                                                                        • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey, England
                                                                                          • -
                                                                                          Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father +
                                                                                          Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two younger sisters, Emily and Susan, in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas, - Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, + Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, referring to Mitford’s diary, letters were also addressed to her at Bellevue, Lower Road, Richmond (Coles 26). She was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey. In the 1841 census, she is listed as living on independent means; in the 1851 @@ -693,8 +694,8 @@

                                                                                          William Wordsworth

                                                                                        • -
                                                                                          First-generation poet of the Romantic era, Lake Poet and friend of fellow poet Coleridge, who co-authored Lyrical Ballads with him and to whom his major poem The Prelude was originally addressed. Poet Laureate from 1843-1850, succeeding his sometime friend - and fellow Lake Poet Robert Southey in that role.
                                                                                          +
                                                                                          First-generation poet of the Romantic era, Lake Poet and friend of fellow poet Coleridge, who co-authored Lyrical Ballads with him and to whom his major poem The Prelude was originally addressed. Poet Laureate from 1843-1850, succeeding his sometime friend + and fellow Lake Poet Robert Southey in that role.

                                                                                          @@ -713,8 +714,8 @@

                                                                                          Mrs. Dickinson

                                                                                          their daughter Frances was born, and where they were visited by the Mitford family. According to Mitford, Catherine Dickinson was fond of match-making among her friends and acquaintances. (See - Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford - . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).
                                                                                          + Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford + . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).

                                                                                          Sir William Elford

                                                                                          @@ -732,28 +733,28 @@

                                                                                          Sir William Elford

                                                                                          -

                                                                                          According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of - Mitford’s father, and - Mitford met him for the first time in the +

                                                                                          According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of + Mitford’s father, and + Mitford met him for the first time in the spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death in 1837.

                                                                                          Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase) - in Plymouth, Devon, from its + in Plymouth, Devon, from its founding in 1782. He was elected a member of Parliament for Plymouth as a - supporter of the government and Tory William + supporter of the government and Tory William Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his - son Jonathan came of age, he tried to + son Jonathan came of age, he tried to secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of - Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir + Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected @@ -763,15 +764,15 @@

                                                                                          Sir William Elford

                                                                                          alternative to yeast.

                                                                                          He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                                                          + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                                                          @@ -810,7 +811,7 @@

                                                                                          Marmy

                                                                                            -
                                                                                            One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.
                                                                                            +
                                                                                            One of Mitford's greyhounds at Bertram House in 1819.

                                                                                            George

                                                                                            @@ -818,7 +819,7 @@

                                                                                            George

                                                                                          • George
                                                                                          • -
                                                                                            Manservant at Bertram House in 1819; dismissed on September 15, 1820, when the Mitfords moved to Three Mile Cross, a much smaller establishment. Surname unknown.
                                                                                            +
                                                                                            Manservant at Bertram House in 1819; dismissed on September 15, 1820, when the Mitfords moved to Three Mile Cross, a much smaller establishment. Surname unknown.

                                                                                            @@ -845,7 +846,7 @@

                                                                                            Dr. Richard Valpy

                                                                                            Richard Valpy (the fourth of that name) was the eldest son of Richard Valpy [III] and Catherine Chevalier. He was a friend and literary mentor to - Mary Russell Mitford. He matriculated at + Mary Russell Mitford. He matriculated at Pembroke College, Oxford University on April 1, 1773, aged eighteen, as a Morley scholar. He received from Oxford a B.A. (1776), M.A. (1784), B.D. & D.D. (1792). He took orders in the Church of England in 1777. Richard @@ -854,39 +855,39 @@

                                                                                            Dr. Richard Valpy

                                                                                            1787. He became the Headmaster at Reading School, Reading, Berkshire, in 1781 and served until 1830, at which time he turned the Headmastership over to his youngest son Francis E. J. Valpy and continued in semi-retirement - until his death in 1836. During his tenure as Headmaster of Reading Grammar School for boys over + until his death in 1836. During his tenure as Headmaster of Reading Grammar School for boys over the course of fifty years, he expanded the boarding school and added new buildings. He is the author of numerous published works, including Greek and Latin textbooks, sermons, volumes of poetry, and adaptations of plays such as Shakespeare’s King John and Sheridan’s The Critic. His Elements of Greek Grammar, Elements of Latin Grammar,,Greek Delectus and Latin Delectus, printed and published by - his son A. J. Valpy, were all much + his son A. J. Valpy, were all much used as school texts throughout the nineteenth century. Valpy’s students performed his own adaptations of Greek, Latin, and English plays for the triennial visitations and the play receipts went to charitable organizations. Valpy enlisted Mitford to write reviews of the productions - for the Reading Mercury. In 1803, his + for the Reading Mercury. In 1803, his adaptation of Shakespeare’s King John was performed at Covent Garden Theatre.

                                                                                            Richard Valpy was married twice and had twelve children, eleven of whom - lived to adulthood. His first wife was Martha + lived to adulthood. His first wife was Martha Cornelia de Cartaret; Richard and Martha were married about - 1778 and they had one daughter, Martha Cartaretta Cornelia. + 1778 and they had one daughter, Martha Cartaretta Cornelia. His first wife Martha died about 1780 and he married Mary Benwell of Caversham, Oxfordshire on May 30, 1782. Together they had six sons and five daughters and ten of their eleven children survived to adulthood. Richard Valpy and Mary Benwell’s sons were Richard Valpy (the - fifth of that name), Abraham John + fifth of that name), Abraham John Valpy, called John; Gabriel Valpy, Anthony Blagrove Valpy; and Francis Edward - Jackson Valpy. His daughters were Mary Ann Catherine Valpy; Sarah - Frances Valpy, called Frances or Fanny; Catherine Elizabeth Blanch Valpy; - Penelope Arabella Valpy; and + Jackson Valpy. His daughters were Mary Ann Catherine Valpy; Sarah + Frances Valpy, called Frances or Fanny; Catherine Elizabeth Blanch Valpy; + Penelope Arabella Valpy; and Elizabeth Charlotte Valpy, who died as an infant.

                                                                                            Richard Valpy died on March 28, - 1836 in Reading, + 1836 in Reading, Berkshire, and is buried in All Souls cemetery, Kensal Green, London. Dr. Valpy’s students placed a marble bust of him in St. Lawrence’s church, Reading, Berkshire, after his @@ -898,11 +899,11 @@

                                                                                            Mary Webb

                                                                                          • Webb Mary Elizabeth
                                                                                          • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                                                            • -
                                                                                            Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on +
                                                                                            Close friend and frequent correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. Mary Webb was the daughter of James Webb. and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. Baptized on April 15, 1796 in Wokingham, Berkshire. Sister of - Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane - Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, - Aunt Mary. In + Elizabeth (called Eliza) and Jane + Eleanor Webb and niece of the elder Mary Webb, + Aunt Mary. In Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham, Berkshire. She @@ -934,13 +935,13 @@

                                                                                            James Webb

                                                                                          • Prominent manufacturer in the - Wokinghambrewing industry, and community leader in - Wokingham and the county of Berkshire. Father of Eliza, Jane, and Mary Webb. Francis Needham + Wokinghambrewing industry, and community leader in + Wokingham and the county of Berkshire. Father of Eliza, Jane, and Mary Webb. Francis Needham suggested that he was the original of the gentleman in the - Our Villagesketch Aunt Martha. Sources: - Francis Needham, Letter to - William Roberts, 16 June 1953 - . + Our Villagesketch Aunt Martha. Sources: + Francis Needham, Letter to + William Roberts, 16 June 1953 + . Needham Papers, Reading Central Library .
                                                                                            @@ -952,11 +953,11 @@

                                                                                            John Johnson

                                                                                          • Timothy Trueman
                                                                                          • -
                                                                                            Friend who leaves his collection of political books to Northmore upon his death in 1821. Mitford helps his - sister, Miss Johnson, sort out the - books that are part of the estate, according to her letter of 1 July 1821. Lived at Seymour Court near Great Marlow before his death. Mitford reports meeting Mr. Johnson and Mr. Northmore for the first time in March 1819 in a letter to Elford. She describes him as one of those +
                                                                                            Friend who leaves his collection of political books to Northmore upon his death in 1821. Mitford helps his + sister, Miss Johnson, sort out the + books that are part of the estate, according to her letter of 1 July 1821. Lived at Seymour Court near Great Marlow before his death. Mitford reports meeting Mr. Johnson and Mr. Northmore for the first time in March 1819 in a letter to Elford. She describes him as one of those delightful old men that render age so charming--mild playful kind & - wise--talking just as Isaac Walton would + wise--talking just as Isaac Walton would have talked if we were to [have] gone out fishing with him. The Gentleman’s Magazine obituary lists his full name as John Johnson, esq. and gives his @@ -967,7 +968,7 @@

                                                                                            John Johnson

                                                                                            under the signature of Timothy Trueman (381). The Monthly Repository of Theology and General Literature 16 (1821), lists the same death date and notes that he was author of various political letters and essays in Mr. B. Flower’s - Political Register and other periodical works, under the signature of Timothy + Political Register and other periodical works, under the signature of Timothy Trueman (314).
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                                                                                            1820

                                                                                          • Jul
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                                                                                          • Sep
                                                                                            • +
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                                                                                            1820

                                                                                            Sep 1820


                                                                                            -

                                                                                            Friday 1st

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            Friday Sept. 1st

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--heard from Mr.Haydon--worked at my frill--walked with Drum & Granny--wrote to Mr. Haydon.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--heard from Mr.Haydon--worked at my frill--walked with Drum & Granny--wrote to Mr. Haydon.


                                                                                            Saturday 2nd

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--went to Reading with dear Drum & Molly--called on Mrs. A. Valpy, Dr. Valpy, Mrs. Monck, the Brookes & Mrs. Newberry--spent a very pleasant morning--came home to dinner.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--went to Reading with dear Drum & Molly--called on Mrs. A. Valpy, Dr. Valpy, Mrs. Monck, the Brookes & Mrs. Newberry--spent a very pleasant morning--came home to dinner.


                                                                                            Sunday 3rd

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--Mr. Dickinson came to fetch me to Farley Hill--I dined there with Mr. & Mrs. Allingham, & came home at night--Peter Hunt came, poor fellow--talked of shooting himself.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--Mr. Dickinson came to fetch me to Farley Hill--I dined there with Mr. & Mrs. Allingham, & came home at night--Peter Hunt came, poor fellow--talked of shooting himself.


                                                                                            Monday 4th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--went coursing to Silchester--found nothing, but had a delightful day among that fine scenery--drove round Tadley--went to see the old wells--dined & drank tea with Lucy--nearly upset on our way home by that restive beast Farmer Smith's mare.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--went coursing to Silchester--found nothing, but had a delightful day among that fine scenery--drove round Tadley--went to see the old wells--dined & drank tea with Lucy--nearly upset on our way home by that restive beast Farmer Smith's mare.


                                                                                            Tuesday 5th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--Elizabeth went away--heard from Miss James--read Domestic Scenes--good--walked with Drum & Granny.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--Elizabeth went away--heard from Miss James--read Domestic Scenes--good--walked with Drum & Granny.


                                                                                            Wednesday 6th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--worked at my flounce--read Sintram & his companions--very fine--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & Miss Emily James.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--worked at my flounce--read Sintram & his companions--very fine--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & Miss Emily James.


                                                                                            Thursday 7th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--worked at my flounce--heard from Miss Eliza Webb & wrote to Miss James--walked with Granny & Drum & the pets--a great eclipse of the sun--very fine.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--worked at my flounce--heard from Miss Eliza Webb & wrote to Miss James--walked with Granny & Drum & the pets--a great eclipse of the sun--very fine.


                                                                                            Friday 8th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--went coursing to Mortimer Common--very bad luck--all the hares ran away--read the London Magazine--famous!--wrote to Mr. Johnson and Eliza Webb.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--went coursing to Mortimer Common--very bad luck--all the hares ran away--read the London Magazine--famous!--wrote to Mr. Johnson and Eliza Webb.


                                                                                            Saturday 9th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--heard from Eliza Webb, began the Abbot, very good--saw Hathaway transplant my flowers into pots.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--heard from Eliza Webb, began the Abbot, very good--saw Hathaway transplant my flowers into pots.


                                                                                            Sunday 10th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--went to St. Mary's Church with Drum & Granny--called at the Brookes--dined at Coley--pleasant day.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--went to St. Mary's Church with Drum & Granny--called at the Brookes--dined at Coley--pleasant day.


                                                                                            Monday 11th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--read the Abbot--wrote to Miss Brooke--walked with Drum & the Pets.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--read the Abbot--wrote to Miss Brooke--walked with Drum & the Pets.


                                                                                            Tuesday 12th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--worked at dear Granny's flounce--walked with Drum--read the Abbot--Mr. Dickinson called.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--worked at dear Granny's flounce--walked with Drum--read the Abbot--Mr. Dickinson called.


                                                                                            Wednesday 13th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--worked at dear Granny's flounce--heard from Mr. Johnson--wrote to Mr. Johnson & Sir William Elford--walked with dear Granny & the Pets--had Molly washed.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--worked at dear Granny's flounce--heard from Mr. Johnson--wrote to Mr. Johnson & Sir William Elford--walked with dear Granny & the Pets--had Molly washed.


                                                                                            Thursday 14th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--went with Drum to Wokingham--dined there--a pleasant day--came back at night. Heard from Mr. Haydon--wrote to Mr. Haydon--read Sir Francis Darrell--good.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--went with Drum to Wokingham--dined there--a pleasant day--came back at night. Heard from Mr. Haydon--wrote to Mr. Haydon--read Sir Francis Darrell--good.


                                                                                            Friday 15th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--heard from Mr. Johnson & Miss Brooke--wrote to Miss Nooth--sent off George and Sally for telling lies of dear Granny.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--heard from Mr. Johnson & Miss Brooke--wrote to Miss Nooth--sent off George and Sally for telling lies of dear Granny.


                                                                                            Saturday 16th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--wrote to Mr. Johnson--walked with the pets--worked at Lucy's frill--Molly eat four green gages.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--wrote to Mr. Johnson--walked with the pets--worked at Lucy's frill--Molly eat four green gages.


                                                                                            Sunday 17th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--Mr. Green & Mr. Dickinson called--walked with dear Drum & the pets--read Sir Francis Darrell--good.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--Mr. Green & Mr. Dickinson called--walked with dear Drum & the pets--read Sir Francis Darrell--good.


                                                                                            Monday 18th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--worked at my flounce--read Sir Francis Darrell--very good--walked with dear Drum & the pets--Maria came home.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--worked at my flounce--read Sir Francis Darrell--very good--walked with dear Drum & the pets--Maria came home.


                                                                                            Tuesday 19th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--worked at my flounce--Mrs. Dickinson & Miss Broughton called--walked with Drum & the pets.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--worked at my flounce--Mrs. Dickinson & Miss Broughton called--walked with Drum & the pets.


                                                                                            Wednesday 20th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--went to Wokingham--met Mr. Vidal & Mr. Morris--dined there & came home in the evening.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--went to Wokingham--met Mr. Vidal & Mr. Morris--dined there & came home in the evening.


                                                                                            Thursday 21st

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson--went to the Fair--lunched at Miss Brooke's--dined at Dr. Valpy's--met the Matthews's, [S]almons, &c.--a pleasant day--talked a good deal to young Procter, a clever boy in the school--came home at night--very wet day.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson--went to the Fair--lunched at Miss Brooke's--dined at Dr. Valpy's--met the Matthews's, [S]almons, &c.--a pleasant day--talked a good deal to young Procter, a clever boy in the school--came home at night--very wet day.


                                                                                            Friday 22nd

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--wrote to Miss Brooke & Eliza Webb--worked at my flounce--walked with Drum & the pets--read Madamemoiselle de Tournon [?].

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--wrote to Miss Brooke & Eliza Webb--worked at my flounce--walked with Drum & the pets--read Madamemoiselle de Tournon [?].


                                                                                            Saturday 23rd

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--worked at my flounce in my Arbour--read Mademoiselle de Tournon [?], pretty enough but dismal--walked with Drum.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--worked at my flounce in my Arbour--read Mademoiselle de Tournon [?], pretty enough but dismal--walked with Drum.


                                                                                            Sunday 24th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--heard from Miss James & Sir W. Elford--wrote to Mr. Johnson, & began a letter to Miss James--walked with Drum & the pets.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--heard from Miss James & Sir W. Elford--wrote to Mr. Johnson, & began a letter to Miss James--walked with Drum & the pets.


                                                                                            Monday 25th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--Mr. Dickinson called--walked with dear Granny--finished my letter to Miss James--read Beaumont & Fletcher.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--Mr. Dickinson called--walked with dear Granny--finished my letter to Miss James--read Beaumont & Fletcher.


                                                                                            Tuesday 26th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Eliza Webb & Miss Valpy--Mrs. Dickinson called--went with her to call on Mrs. Philip Crowther at Whitley Cottage--she was too ill to see me--but saw her husband, a pleasant man. Walked with Granny--worked at my flounce.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Eliza Webb & Miss Valpy--Mrs. Dickinson called--went with her to call on Mrs. Philip Crowther at Whitley Cottage--she was too ill to see me--but saw her husband, a pleasant man. Walked with Granny--worked at my flounce.


                                                                                            Wednesday 27th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--finished my flounce & trimming--Mr. Body called--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Eliza Webb & Mr. Haydon--Mr. Haydon's dogs Daphne & Wasp came from Town to board at Wail [?].

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--finished my flounce & trimming--Mr. Body called--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Eliza Webb & Mr. Haydon--Mr. Haydon's dogs Daphne & Wasp came from Town to board at Wail [?].


                                                                                            Thursday 28th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--Mr. Greene called--went with dear Drum to Reading--bought my stuff gown--came home to dinner--bought some other little things for myself & dear Granny--God bless my own dear generous boy.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--Mr. Greene called--went with dear Drum to Reading--bought my stuff gown--came home to dinner--bought some other little things for myself & dear Granny--God bless my own dear generous boy.


                                                                                            Friday 29th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--walked out with dear Granny--the Moncks & Mrs. Dickinson called--dressed my flowers.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--walked out with dear Granny--the Moncks & Mrs. Dickinson called--dressed my flowers.


                                                                                            Saturday 30th

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            At home--heard from Mr. Haydon, Miss Webb & Miss Valpy--wrote to Sir William Elford--walked to our old Place--read Keat's Poems, very fine--sate out of doors all the morning.

                                                                                            +

                                                                                            At home--heard from Mr. Haydon, Miss Webb & Miss Valpy--wrote to Sir William Elford--walked to our old Place--read Keat's Poems, very fine--sate out of doors all the morning.

                                                                                            @@ -297,8 +298,8 @@

                                                                                            Benjamin Robert Haydon, Jr.

                                                                                            Benjamin Robert Haydon was a painter educated at the Royal Academy, who was famous for contemporary, historical, classical, biblical, and mythological scenes, though - tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of - 1817, and Sir William Elford was a + tormented by financial difficulties. He painted William Wordsworth’s portrait in 1842. MRM was introduced to him at his London studio in the spring of + 1817, and Sir William Elford was a mutual friend. He killed himself in 1846. @@ -316,19 +317,19 @@

                                                                                            George Mitford

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. +

                                                                                            Father of Mary Rusell Mitford, George Mitford was the son of Francis Midford, surgeon, and Jane Graham. The family name is sometimes recorded as Midford. Immediate family called him by nicknames including Drum, Tod, and Dodo. He was a member of a minor branch of the Mitfords of Mitford Castle in Northumberland. Although later sources would suggest that he was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh medical school, there is no evidence that he obtained a medical degree and he did - not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that + not generally refer to himself as Dr. Mitford, preferring to style himself Esq.. In 1784, he is listed in a Hampshire directory as surgeon (medicine) of Alresford. His father and grandfather worked as apothecary-surgeons and it seems likely that he served a medical apprenticeship with family members.

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live +

                                                                                            He married Mary Russell on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford; they later came to live at Broad Street in New Alresford. Their only child to live to adulthood, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater + Alresford, Hampshire. He assisted Mitford's literary career by representing her interests in London and elsewhere with theater owners and publishers. He was active in Whig politics and later served as a local - magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                                                            + magistrate. He coursed greyhounds with his friend James Webb.

                                                                                            @@ -344,23 +345,23 @@

                                                                                          • Three Mile Cross, parish of Shinfield, Berkshire, England
                                                                                            • - Mary Russell was the youngest child of - the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and + Mary Russell was the youngest child of + the Rev. Dr. Richard Russell and his second wife, Mary Dicker; she was born about 1750 in Ashe, Hampshire. (Her birth date is as yet unverified; period sources indicate that she was ten years older than her husband George, born in 1760.) Through the Russells, she was a distant relation of the Dukes of Bedford (sixth creation, 1694). She had two siblings, Charles William and Frances; both predeceased her and their parents, - which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting + which resulted in Mary Russell inheriting her family’s entire estate upon her mother’s death in 1785. Her father’s rectory in Ashe was only a short distance from Steventon, and so she was acquainted - with the young Jane Austen. She married - George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, + with the young Jane Austen. She married + George Mitford or Midford on October 17, 1785 at New Alresford, Hampshire. On the marriage allegation papers, both gave their addresses as Old Alresford. Their only daughter, - Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years + Mary Russell Mitford, was born two years later on December 16, 1787 at New - Alresford, Hampshire. Mary + Alresford, Hampshire. Mary Russell died on January 2, 1830 at Three Mile Cross in the parish of Shinfield, Berkshire. Her obituary in the 1830 @@ -387,7 +388,7 @@

                                                                                            Dr. Richard Valpy

                                                                                            Richard Valpy (the fourth of that name) was the eldest son of Richard Valpy [III] and Catherine Chevalier. He was a friend and literary mentor to - Mary Russell Mitford. He matriculated at + Mary Russell Mitford. He matriculated at Pembroke College, Oxford University on April 1, 1773, aged eighteen, as a Morley scholar. He received from Oxford a B.A. (1776), M.A. (1784), B.D. & D.D. (1792). He took orders in the Church of England in 1777. Richard @@ -396,39 +397,39 @@

                                                                                            Dr. Richard Valpy

                                                                                            1787. He became the Headmaster at Reading School, Reading, Berkshire, in 1781 and served until 1830, at which time he turned the Headmastership over to his youngest son Francis E. J. Valpy and continued in semi-retirement - until his death in 1836. During his tenure as Headmaster of Reading Grammar School for boys over + until his death in 1836. During his tenure as Headmaster of Reading Grammar School for boys over the course of fifty years, he expanded the boarding school and added new buildings. He is the author of numerous published works, including Greek and Latin textbooks, sermons, volumes of poetry, and adaptations of plays such as Shakespeare’s King John and Sheridan’s The Critic. His Elements of Greek Grammar, Elements of Latin Grammar,,Greek Delectus and Latin Delectus, printed and published by - his son A. J. Valpy, were all much + his son A. J. Valpy, were all much used as school texts throughout the nineteenth century. Valpy’s students performed his own adaptations of Greek, Latin, and English plays for the triennial visitations and the play receipts went to charitable organizations. Valpy enlisted Mitford to write reviews of the productions - for the Reading Mercury. In 1803, his + for the Reading Mercury. In 1803, his adaptation of Shakespeare’s King John was performed at Covent Garden Theatre.

                                                                                            Richard Valpy was married twice and had twelve children, eleven of whom - lived to adulthood. His first wife was Martha + lived to adulthood. His first wife was Martha Cornelia de Cartaret; Richard and Martha were married about - 1778 and they had one daughter, Martha Cartaretta Cornelia. + 1778 and they had one daughter, Martha Cartaretta Cornelia. His first wife Martha died about 1780 and he married Mary Benwell of Caversham, Oxfordshire on May 30, 1782. Together they had six sons and five daughters and ten of their eleven children survived to adulthood. Richard Valpy and Mary Benwell’s sons were Richard Valpy (the - fifth of that name), Abraham John + fifth of that name), Abraham John Valpy, called John; Gabriel Valpy, Anthony Blagrove Valpy; and Francis Edward - Jackson Valpy. His daughters were Mary Ann Catherine Valpy; Sarah - Frances Valpy, called Frances or Fanny; Catherine Elizabeth Blanch Valpy; - Penelope Arabella Valpy; and + Jackson Valpy. His daughters were Mary Ann Catherine Valpy; Sarah + Frances Valpy, called Frances or Fanny; Catherine Elizabeth Blanch Valpy; + Penelope Arabella Valpy; and Elizabeth Charlotte Valpy, who died as an infant.

                                                                                            Richard Valpy died on March 28, - 1836 in Reading, + 1836 in Reading, Berkshire, and is buried in All Souls cemetery, Kensal Green, London. Dr. Valpy’s students placed a marble bust of him in St. Lawrence’s church, Reading, Berkshire, after his @@ -440,14 +441,14 @@

                                                                                            Mary Stephens Monck

                                                                                          • Mary Stephens Monck
                                                                                          • Mrs. Monck
                                                                                            • -
                                                                                            Wife of John Berkeley - Monck, the Member of Parliament for Reading. Francis Needham claims that it is she and +
                                                                                            Wife of John Berkeley + Monck, the Member of Parliament for Reading. Francis Needham claims that it is she and her husband who are referred to in Violeting - , when the narrator thinks she + , when the narrator thinks she sees Mr. and Mrs. M. and dear B.. (Dear B. - would be their son, Bligh.) Source: Francis Needham, Letter to William Roberts, 26 - March, 1954. Needham + would be their son, Bligh.) Source: Francis Needham, Letter to William Roberts, 26 + March, 1954. Needham Papers, Reading Central Library.
                                                                                            @@ -464,11 +465,11 @@

                                                                                            Charles Dickinson

                                                                                            Friend of the Mitford family. He was the son of Vikris Dickinson and Elizabeth Marchant. The Dickinson family were Quakers who lived in the vicinity of Bristol, Gloucestershire. - On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, + On August 3, 1807, he married Catherine Allingham at St Giles, South Mimms, Middlesex. They lived at Farley Hill, near Swallowfield, Berkshire, where their daughter Frances was born, and where the Mitfords visited them. Charles Dickinson owned a private press he employed to print literary works by his friends (See letters to Elford from March 13, 1819 and June 21, 1820). He wrote and - published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth + published an epic poem in sixty-six cantos, The Travels of Cyllenius, in 1795. Upon his uncle's death, Charles Dickinson inherited the considerable wealth his extended family had amassed in the West Indies.
                                                                                            @@ -480,9 +481,9 @@

                                                                                            Lucy Sweetser Hill

                                                                                            Beloved servant for twelve years in the Mitford household who, on 7 August 1820 married - Charles Hill. She is the basis for - the title character in the Our Village story. Source: - Needham Papers, + Charles Hill. She is the basis for + the title character in the Our Village story. Source: + Needham Papers, Reading Central Library.
                                                                                            @@ -493,11 +494,11 @@

                                                                                            Elizabeth James

                                                                                          • Bath, Somerset, England
                                                                                          • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey, England
                                                                                            • -
                                                                                            Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father +
                                                                                            Close friend and correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford. She was the eldest daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two younger sisters, Emily and Susan, in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, Somerset; High Street, Mortlake, Surrey; and 3 Pembroke Villas, - Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, + Richmond, Surrey. According to Coles, referring to Mitford’s diary, letters were also addressed to her at Bellevue, Lower Road, Richmond (Coles 26). She was buried at St. Mary Magdalene, Richmond, Surrey. In the 1841 census, she is listed as living on independent means; in the 1851 @@ -515,12 +516,12 @@

                                                                                            Barbara Wreaks Hofland

                                                                                            Novelist and writer of children’s books popular in England and America, Barbara Hofland was a native of Sheffield, Yorkshire, where she published poems from July 1794 in the local - newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first + newspaper, The Sheffield Iris. Her first marriage to Thomas Bradshawe Hoole left her widowed and in poverty, raising a son, Frederic, on her own, and she supported herself by publishing poems and children’s books, and by running a girl’s school in Harrogate. second marriage was to the artist - Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: + Thomas Christopher Hofland. (Source: ODNB)
                                                                                            @@ -531,7 +532,7 @@

                                                                                            Emily James

                                                                                          • 3 Pembroke Villas, Richmond, Surrey
                                                                                          • -
                                                                                            Friend of Mary Russell Mitford, and sister to Elizabeth James and Susan James and cared for pupils with her. She +
                                                                                            Friend of Mary Russell Mitford, and sister to Elizabeth James and Susan James and cared for pupils with her. She was born about 1782 in Bath, Somerset, the daughter of Thomas Webb and Susanna Haycock. Her father died in 1818 and her mother in 1835. After her parents’ deaths, she lived with her two sisters in Green Park Buildings, Bath, Walcot, @@ -546,15 +547,15 @@

                                                                                            Eliza Webb

                                                                                          • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                                                          • Sandgate, Kent, England
                                                                                            • -
                                                                                            Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth +
                                                                                            Elizabeth Webb, called Eliza, was a neighbor and friend of Mary Russell Mitford. Eliza Webb was the youngest daughter of James Webb and Jane Elizabeth Ogbourn. She was baptized privately on March 3, 1797, and publicly on June 8, 1797 in Wokingham, Berkshire. She is the sister of Mary Elizabeth and Jane Eleanor Webb. In 1837 she married Henry Walters, Esq., in Wokingham, Berkshire. In - + Needham’s papers, he notes from the Berkshire Directorythat she lived on Broad street, presumably in Wokingham. Source: See - Needham’s letter to Roberts on November + Needham’s letter to Roberts on November 27, 1953 .
                                                                                            @@ -566,11 +567,11 @@

                                                                                            John Johnson

                                                                                          • Timothy Trueman
                                                                                          • -
                                                                                            Friend who leaves his collection of political books to Northmore upon his death in 1821. Mitford helps his - sister, Miss Johnson, sort out the - books that are part of the estate, according to her letter of 1 July 1821. Lived at Seymour Court near Great Marlow before his death. Mitford reports meeting Mr. Johnson and Mr. Northmore for the first time in March 1819 in a letter to Elford. She describes him as one of those +
                                                                                            Friend who leaves his collection of political books to Northmore upon his death in 1821. Mitford helps his + sister, Miss Johnson, sort out the + books that are part of the estate, according to her letter of 1 July 1821. Lived at Seymour Court near Great Marlow before his death. Mitford reports meeting Mr. Johnson and Mr. Northmore for the first time in March 1819 in a letter to Elford. She describes him as one of those delightful old men that render age so charming--mild playful kind & - wise--talking just as Isaac Walton would + wise--talking just as Isaac Walton would have talked if we were to [have] gone out fishing with him. The Gentleman’s Magazine obituary lists his full name as John Johnson, esq. and gives his @@ -581,7 +582,7 @@

                                                                                            John Johnson

                                                                                            under the signature of Timothy Trueman (381). The Monthly Repository of Theology and General Literature 16 (1821), lists the same death date and notes that he was author of various political letters and essays in Mr. B. Flower’s - Political Register and other periodical works, under the signature of Timothy + Political Register and other periodical works, under the signature of Timothy Trueman (314).
                                                                                            @@ -590,8 +591,8 @@

                                                                                            Miss Brooke

                                                                                            • Brooke Miss
                                                                                            -
                                                                                            A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 - , +
                                                                                            A correspondent of Mitford's, to whom she writes at 11 East Cliff, Brighton. William Colessuggests that this could be a summer address, and that she was a resident of Reading. She was courted by Dr. Valpy in October 1823. Source: Letter from William Coles to Needham, 10 November 1957 + , Needham Papers, . Forename unknown. More research needed.
                                                                                            @@ -612,28 +613,28 @@

                                                                                            Sir William Elford

                                                                                            -

                                                                                            According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of - Mitford’s father, and - Mitford met him for the first time in the +

                                                                                            According to L’Estrange, Sir William was first a friend of + Mitford’s father, and + Mitford met him for the first time in the spring of 1810 when he was a widower nearing the age of 64. They carried on a lively correspondence until his death in 1837.

                                                                                            Elford worked as a banker at Plymouth Bank (Elford, Tingcombe and Purchase) - in Plymouth, Devon, from its + in Plymouth, Devon, from its founding in 1782. He was elected a member of Parliament for Plymouth as a - supporter of the government and Tory William + supporter of the government and Tory William Pitt, and served from 1796 to 1806. After his election defeat in Plymouth in 1806, he was elected member of Parliament for Rye and served from July 1807 until his resignation in July 1808. For his service in Parliament as a supporter of Pitt, he was made a baronet in 1800. After his - son Jonathan came of age, he tried to + son Jonathan came of age, he tried to secure a stable government post for him but never succeeded. Mayor of Plymouth in 1796 and Recorder for Plymouth from 1797 to 1833, he was also Recorder for Totnes from 1832 to 1834. Sir William served as an officer in the South Devon militia from 1788, eventually attaining the rank of - Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir + Lieutenant Colonel; the unit saw active service in Ireland during the Peninsular Wars. Sir William was a talented amateur painter in oils and watercolors who exhibited at the Royal Society from 1774 to 1837; he exhibited still lifes and portraits but preferred landscapes. He was elected @@ -643,15 +644,15 @@

                                                                                            Sir William Elford

                                                                                            alternative to yeast.

                                                                                            He - married his first wife, Mary Davies + married his first wife, Mary Davies of Plympton, on January 20, 1776 and they had - one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, - Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his - first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall + one son, Jonathan, and two daughters, + Grace Chard and Elizabeth. After the death of his + first wife, he married Elizabeth Hall Walrond, widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Maine Swete Walrond of the Coldstream Guards. His - only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                                                            + only son Jonathan died in 1823, leaving him without an heir.

                                                                                            @@ -660,7 +661,7 @@

                                                                                            Charlotte Nooth

                                                                                          • Nooth Charlotte
                                                                                          • Ireland
                                                                                            • -
                                                                                            A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. +
                                                                                            A friend of Dr. Richard Valpy, who resided at Kew, Surrey, but often visited Paris. She wrote a poem to Dr. Valpy and published volumes of poetry in 1815 & 1816, including a verse tragedy, as well as a novel, Eglantine, published by A.J. Valpy
                                                                                            @@ -669,8 +670,8 @@

                                                                                            Mr. Green

                                                                                          • Green Mr.
                                                                                          • -
                                                                                            Actor who appeared in Mitford's play, Charles - I at the Victoria Theatre in 1834. Acted under Mr. Green. Forename unknown. More research needed.
                                                                                            +
                                                                                            Actor who appeared in Mitford's play, Charles + I at the Victoria Theatre in 1834. Acted under Mr. Green. Forename unknown. More research needed.

                                                                                            Mrs. Dickinson

                                                                                            @@ -684,29 +685,29 @@

                                                                                            Mrs. Dickinson

                                                                                            their daughter Frances was born, and where they were visited by the Mitford family. According to Mitford, Catherine Dickinson was fond of match-making among her friends and acquaintances. (See - Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford - . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).
                                                                                            + Mitford's February 8th, 1821 letter to Elford + . Her husband Charles died in 1827, when her daughter was seven. Source: L'Estrange).

                                                                                            Betsy Broughton

                                                                                            • Betsy Broughton
                                                                                            -
                                                                                            Local beauty from Three Mile Cross, engaged to Mr. Hawley through Mrs. Dickinson's matchmaking in 1821.
                                                                                            +
                                                                                            Local beauty from Three Mile Cross, engaged to Mr. Hawley through Mrs. Dickinson's matchmaking in 1821.

                                                                                            Valpy

                                                                                              -
                                                                                              A friend of MRM, and +
                                                                                              A friend of MRM, and one of Dr. Richard Valpy’s as yet unmarried daughters by his second wife, Mary Benwell, though it is unclear which of his daughters this is. All of Dr. Valpy’s daughters eventually married, and of the daughters by his second wife, - Mary was married by 1810 + Mary was married by 1810 , so the reference must be to either Frances (unknown wedding date), - Penelope, or Catherine. Penelope and + Penelope, or Catherine. Penelope and Catherine appear to have shared a double wedding on 10 October 1823 .
                                                                                              @@ -715,7 +716,7 @@

                                                                                              Mrs. Crowther

                                                                                              • Crowther Mrs.
                                                                                              -
                                                                                              A correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford in 1855. Forename unknown. More research needed.
                                                                                              +
                                                                                              A correspondent of Mary Russell Mitford in 1855. Forename unknown. More research needed.

                                                                                              Richard Body

                                                                                              @@ -725,13 +726,13 @@

                                                                                              Richard Body

                                                                                            • Wokingham, Berkshire, England
                                                                                              • - Needham tentatively identifies him as Mitford's landlord. Listed in 1841 census as a farmer residing in Wokingham, Shinfield parish; also listed as gentleman in Reading directories. Buried 12 March 1842. Source: ancestry.com.
                                                                                              + Needham tentatively identifies him as Mitford's landlord. Listed in 1841 census as a farmer residing in Wokingham, Shinfield parish; also listed as gentleman in Reading directories. Buried 12 March 1842. Source: ancestry.com.

                                                                                              Daphne

                                                                                                - Mitford's dog, a female greyhound. However, there is also a pug named Daphne in the Our Village sketch Our Godmothers from 3: 1828, 266-287 + Mitford's dog, a female greyhound. However, there is also a pug named Daphne in the Our Village sketch Our Godmothers from 3: 1828, 266-287 . That Daphne was a particularly ugly, noisy pug, that barked at every body that came into the house, and bit at most.
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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 1 - -

                                                                                                At home. Went out Firtopping with Mossy--Mossy was very amiable--so was Miranda in the Evening--read Junius & the British Critic Review.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                Aubrey's Lives said to be in the Ashmolean Collection 1819

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 2 - -

                                                                                                At home all day. Helped trim my new - gown and read the Eclectic Review & played - with Miranda.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 11 - -

                                                                                                Walked about Farley Hill--Mrs. Dick. brought me & Mrs. Hofland - home & dined with us--Mrs. H. went away at night. Heard from Sir W. Elford & Miss James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 12 - -

                                                                                                Read Burke & Mitford is - likely reading the Rivington edition, - published beginning in 1801.wrote to Mr. Williams & Miss Eliza Webb--at home all day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 13 - -

                                                                                                Went to Reading--called on Mrs. - Tuppen--the Brookes--Mrs. - Boyd--Mrs. Newbery & - the Valpy's--saw a great many people & - hired a Cook.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 14 - -

                                                                                                Wrote to Mrs. Clarke--& - Miss Ogbourn & Miss James. At home all day--fed the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 15 - -

                                                                                                Mr. Williams called on me--went primrosing got the little basket full--wrote to - Sir William Elford--Forsyth's Italy--charmed with it.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                On this day (Monday the 15th) Papa saw a pheasant's nest with 4 eggs, which was found by one of Lord Braybrooke's people at Billingbear whilst a party were coursing in - the park--very early indeed. 1819 -

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                --Cheap place for India Shawls 78 Oxford Street--1819

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 16 - -

                                                                                                All day at home--read Forsyth's Italy--trimmed my black bonnet helped to contrive dear Granny's spencer--played with the Pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 17 - -

                                                                                                All day at home. Read Dr. Aikin's Translation of the - Memoirs of Huet--very entertaining--played with the Pets. Helped to - trim dear Granny's spencer.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 18 - -

                                                                                                Called on Mrs. Dickinson--Cut Drum's hair--finished reading Huet's Memoirs & began Emma. Had a note from Miss - Valpy.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 19 - -

                                                                                                At home all day. Received a letter - from Mrs. Hofland--finished Emma--the puppy - a great pet.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 20 - -

                                                                                                Went primrosing--Got the - Sheffield - Iris - from Mrs. Hofland with some verses from her - to me--very pretty. Read Sir Robert Wilson's - Egypt.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 21 - -

                                                                                                Dear Drum went into Hampshire. Jeremy brought me violets & primroses--Wrote to - Eliza Webb & Mrs. Hofland--at home all day--fed the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 22 - -

                                                                                                Went Firtopping--fed the Pets--Mayfly, Miranda & a new - little bitch called Fly given us by young - farmer Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 23 - -

                                                                                                Went Firtopping in the Plantations--fed the Pets--at home all day. primroses very - plentiful in the Plantations.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 24 - -

                                                                                                Heard from Miss Nooth--went to look for violets --could not find any--then went Firtopping till I was driven in by the - snow. - Read Sir R. Wilson's Egypt.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 25 - -

                                                                                                Heard from Eliza Webb. - Staid - Stayed - at home all day--read the - Collectanea Curiosa--very amusing--dear - Drum & the pets came back from - Overton.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 26 - -

                                                                                                At home all day--read the Collectanea Curiosa--wrote to Miss Nooth. Nell went to Mr. Piles--poor - love I hope she will be comfortable.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 27 - -

                                                                                                At home all day--Had a delightful - letter from Sir William Elford enclosing - some lozenges of his own making. Wrote to Sir W. - E. & Miss James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 28 - -

                                                                                                Heard from Mr. Haydon--wrote to Pen Valpy & Eliza Webb--heard from Mary - Webb--went primrosing with dear - Drum --read the Eclectic Review & the British Critic. Both stupid.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 1 + +

                                                                                                At home. Went out Firtopping with Mossy--Mossy was very + amiable--so was Miranda in the + Evening--read Junius & the British Critic Review.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Aubrey's Lives said to be in the Ashmolean Collection 1819

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 2 + +

                                                                                                At home all day. Helped trim my new + gown and read the Eclectic Review & + played with Miranda.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 11 + +

                                                                                                Walked about Farley Hill--Mrs. Dick. brought me & Mrs. Hofland + home & dined with us--Mrs. H. went away at night. Heard from Sir W. Elford & Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 12 + +

                                                                                                Read Burke & Mitford + is likely reading the Rivington edition, + published beginning in 1801.wrote to Mr. Williams & Miss Eliza Webb--at home all day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 13 + +

                                                                                                Went to Reading--called on Mrs. + Tuppen--the Brookes--Mrs. + Boyd--Mrs. Newbery & + the Valpy's--saw a great many people & + hired a Cook.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 14 + +

                                                                                                Wrote to Mrs. Clarke--& + Miss Ogbourn & Miss James. At home all day--fed the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 15 + +

                                                                                                Mr. Williams called on me--went primrosing got the little basket full--wrote to + Sir William Elford--Forsyth's Italy--charmed with it.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                On this day (Monday the 15th) Papa saw a pheasant's nest with 4 eggs, which was found by one of Lord Braybrooke's people at Billingbear whilst a party were coursing in + the park--very early indeed. 1819 +

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                --Cheap place for India Shawls 78 Oxford Street--1819

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 16 + +

                                                                                                All day at home--read Forsyth's Italy--trimmed my black bonnet helped to contrive dear Granny's spencer--played with the Pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 17 + +

                                                                                                All day at home. Read Dr. Aikin's Translation of + the Memoirs of Huet--very entertaining--played with the Pets. Helped + to trim dear Granny's spencer.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 18 + +

                                                                                                Called on Mrs. Dickinson--Cut + Drum's hair--finished reading Huet's Memoirs & began Emma. Had a note from Miss + Valpy.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 19 + +

                                                                                                At home all day. Received a letter + from Mrs. Hofland--finished Emma--the + puppy a great pet.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 20 + +

                                                                                                Went primrosing--Got the Sheffield + Iris + from Mrs. Hofland with some verses from + her to me--very pretty. Read Sir Robert + Wilson's Egypt.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 21 + +

                                                                                                Dear Drum went into Hampshire. Jeremy brought me violets & primroses--Wrote to + Eliza Webb & Mrs. Hofland--at home all day--fed the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 22 + +

                                                                                                Went Firtopping--fed the Pets--Mayfly, Miranda & a + new little bitch called Fly given us by + young farmer Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 23 + +

                                                                                                Went Firtopping in the Plantations--fed the Pets--at home all day. primroses very + plentiful in the Plantations.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 24 + +

                                                                                                Heard from Miss Nooth--went to look for + violets --could not find any--then went Firtopping till I was driven in by the + snow. + Read Sir R. Wilson's Egypt.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 25 + +

                                                                                                Heard from Eliza Webb. + Staid + Stayed + at home all day--read the + Collectanea Curiosa--very amusing--dear + Drum & the pets came back from + Overton.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 26 + +

                                                                                                At home all day--read the Collectanea Curiosa--wrote to Miss Nooth. Nell went to Mr. + Piles--poor love I hope she will be comfortable.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 27 + +

                                                                                                At home all day--Had a delightful + letter from Sir William Elford + enclosing some lozenges of his own making. Wrote to Sir W. E. & Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 28 + +

                                                                                                Heard from Mr. Haydon--wrote to Pen Valpy & Eliza Webb--heard from Mary + Webb--went primrosing with dear + Drum --read the Eclectic Review & the British Critic. Both stupid.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Monday 1 - -

                                                                                                At home all day. Heard from Pen Valpy--read the Monthly Magazine--Fed the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 2 - -

                                                                                                At home. Heard from Miss James--wrote to Mary Webb & Pen Valpy. Sent off my letter to Sir W. E. & finished a letter to Miss James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 3 - -

                                                                                                At home. Sent off my letter to - Miss James--went Firtopping--read the Monthly Magazine, - & Anecdotes of distinguished - persons.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 4 - -

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping--read Anecdotes of - distinguished persons 4 Vols--very amusing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 5 - -

                                                                                                At home--read Anecdotes of distinguished persons. Went violetting--found none--then went Fir topping with the pretty pet Miranda.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 6 - -

                                                                                                Michael Angelo - Buonarrotti, 1474.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--went firtopping with the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 7 - -

                                                                                                Went to Farley Hill--heard Mr. Dickinson's Italian Translations--read Burdon's Materials for - thinking--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 8 - -

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--Mr. Johnson & Mr. Northmore came to dinner--a delightful day-- Mr. Johnson talked to me very much indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 9 - -

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--the Miss Broughtons called--nobody dined but - ourselves--in the Evening we had the 4th book of - <persName ref="#Virgil">Virgil</persName> translated by Mr. D.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 10 - -

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--dear Drum came for me & dined as did Dr. Bailley--we came back in the Evening--a most - delightfully pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Torquato Tasso, 1544. - Thursday 11 - -

                                                                                                At home--went primrosing--saw Mr. - Dearesley--read Guy - Mannering--played - with the Pets--wrote to Mrs. Hofland.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 12 - -

                                                                                                Went to Wokingham--met the Whites & Tuppens& a large party--Drum went out coursing with them--I - staid - stayed - with Mary--wrote a note to - Mrs. Hayward & Miss Wheeler--came home at night. Stupid day.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                Moses beat Charles Symonds's dog which he - ran for the 1819 cup of Champion. - Moses a famous dog.

                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Monday 1 + +

                                                                                                At home all day. Heard from + Pen Valpy--read the Monthly Magazine--Fed the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 2 + +

                                                                                                At home. Heard from Miss James--wrote to Mary Webb & Pen Valpy. Sent off my letter to Sir W. E. & finished a letter to + Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 3 + +

                                                                                                At home. Sent off my letter to + Miss James--went Firtopping--read the Monthly + Magazine, & Anecdotes of + distinguished persons.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 4 + +

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping--read Anecdotes + of distinguished persons 4 Vols--very amusing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 5 + +

                                                                                                At home--read Anecdotes of distinguished persons. Went + violetting--found none--then went Fir topping with the pretty pet Miranda.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 6 + +

                                                                                                Michael Angelo + Buonarrotti, 1474.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--went firtopping with the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 7 + +

                                                                                                Went to Farley Hill--heard Mr. Dickinson's Italian Translations--read Burdon's Materials + for thinking--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 8 + +

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--Mr. Johnson & Mr. Northmore came to dinner--a delightful + day-- Mr. Johnson talked to me very much + indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 9 + +

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--the Miss Broughtons called--nobody dined but + ourselves--in the Evening we had the 4th book of + <persName ref="#Virgil">Virgil</persName> translated by Mr. D.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 10 + +

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--dear Drum came for me & dined as did Dr. Bailley--we came back in the Evening--a + most delightfully pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Torquato Tasso, 1544. + Thursday 11 + +

                                                                                                At home--went primrosing--saw Mr. + Dearesley--read Guy + Mannering--played + with the Pets--wrote to Mrs. Hofland.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 12 + +

                                                                                                Went to Wokingham--met the + Whites & Tuppens& a large + party--Drum went out coursing with + them--I + staid + stayed + with Mary--wrote a note to + Mrs. Hayward & Miss Wheeler--came home at night. Stupid day.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Moses beat Charles Symonds's dog which he + ran for the 1819 cup of + Champion. Moses a famous dog.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 13 - -

                                                                                                At home--received a very kind letter - from Miss Nooth--wrote to her--read Marriage--liked - it very much--made me laugh.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 14 - -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting--found none--Mr. - Dearesley called--read Marriage--& George Mathew's - Narrative--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Monday 15 - -

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping. Drum bought me two - new baskets for flowering--read Wanley's Wonders.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 16 - -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting to Mr. Davies's meadow--found a nice - parcel--Wrote to Sir William.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 17 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--Miss - Webb & Miss Wheeler - came to spend the day--went primrosing with - them--very pleasant day indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 18 - -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting in Mr. Pithers's fields--found none - except in the corner by the field we - sold to Mr. Dearesley. Wrote to Mrs. Hofland.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 19 - -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. - Haydon sent me the Examiner--went - violetting--did not find many--read Waverley--wrote to Mr. - Haydon.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 20 - -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James & Mary Webb--finished my letter to Miss James--read Waverley.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 21 - -

                                                                                                At home--Went primrosing in Mr. Dearesley's Copse & violetting in our own - fields. - Read a pretty Tale called Altham & his Wife.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 22 - -

                                                                                                At home. Went violetting in Mr. Body's Fields & - our own with dear Granny & the Pets--did not find many. Read the - Tale of my Landlord.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 23 - -

                                                                                                Wrote to Miss Webb--read Miss Jane Taylor's Display--& began Mr. - Maturin's Women--Dear Drum went to Town--At home all - day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 24 - -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting with Luce--found a - great many white & some beautiful blue violets in a - field near Pinge wood. The wood sorrel not out - yet.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 25 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--Got caught in a shower--read Wanley's Wonders.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 26 - -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting about our own - fields & Mr. - Body's - --Dear - Drum came home & brought me my superb red shawl for - a present--God bless him.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 27 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--read Mr. - Maturin's Women--don't like it - much--too dismal.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 28 Mar - -

                                                                                                Raffaello Sanzio D'Urbino, - 1485.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting with dear Drum & - the pets in our own - fields & - Mr. - Body's.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Monday 29 - -

                                                                                                At home--Went to Pinge wood with dear Drum, Luce & the - pets--got a few wood anemones & quantities of - violets blue & white--Wrote to Miss Brooke.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 30 - -

                                                                                                At home--Went Firtopping with dear Mossy--Mossy very amiable - indeed poor lamb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 31 - -

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping & walking about the - place--never saw so many flowers in my - life--Miranda a great pet.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 13 + +

                                                                                                At home--received a very kind + letter from Miss Nooth--wrote to her--read Marriage--liked it very much--made me laugh.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 14 + +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting--found none--Mr. + Dearesley called--read Marriage--& George + Mathew's Narrative--wrote + to Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Monday 15 + +

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping. Drum bought me + two new baskets for flowering--read Wanley's Wonders.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 16 + +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting to Mr. Davies's meadow--found a nice + parcel--Wrote to Sir William.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 17 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--Miss + Webb & Miss Wheeler + came to spend the day--went primrosing with + them--very pleasant day indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 18 + +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting in Mr. Pithers's fields--found none + except in the corner by the field + we sold to Mr. Dearesley. Wrote to + Mrs. Hofland.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 19 + +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Haydon sent me the Examiner--went + violetting--did not find many--read Waverley--wrote to Mr. + Haydon.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 20 + +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James & Mary Webb--finished my letter to + Miss James--read Waverley.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 21 + +

                                                                                                At home--Went primrosing in Mr. Dearesley's Copse & + violetting in our own + fields. + Read a pretty Tale called Altham & his + Wife.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 22 + +

                                                                                                At home. Went violetting in Mr. Body's Fields & + our own with dear Granny & the Pets--did not find many. Read + the Tale of my Landlord.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 23 + +

                                                                                                Wrote to Miss Webb--read + Miss Jane Taylor's Display--& began Mr. Maturin's Women--Dear + Drum went to Town--At home all day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 24 + +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting with Luce--found a + great many white & some beautiful blue violets + in a field near Pinge wood. The wood + sorrel not out yet.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 25 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--Got caught in a shower--read Wanley's Wonders.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 26 + +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting about our own + fields & Mr. + Body's + --Dear + Drum came home & brought me my superb red shawl + for a present--God bless him.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 27 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--read Mr. Maturin's Women--don't like + it much--too dismal.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 28 Mar + +

                                                                                                Raffaello Sanzio + D'Urbino, 1485.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting with dear Drum + & the pets in our own + fields & + Mr. + Body's.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Monday 29 + +

                                                                                                At home--Went to Pinge wood with dear Drum, Luce & the pets--got a few wood + anemones & quantities of violets blue + & white--Wrote to Miss Brooke.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 30 + +

                                                                                                At home--Went Firtopping with dear Mossy--Mossy very amiable + indeed poor lamb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 31 + +

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping & walking about the + place--never saw so many flowers in + my life--Miranda a great pet.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 1 - -

                                                                                                At home--Frederick Slade called--went to Reading--saw a great many people--called at the Brookes - Tuppens & Newberys. Read Undine - & Dr. King's Anecdotes of his own Times.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                April 1st Subscription for half a year to Havell's Library. So good of my own dear Drum - --1819

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 2 - -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James. Went violetting with the Pets, got quantities--wrote to Mrs. Newbery--Read the Eclectic & British Critic - Reviews & Horace Walpole's letters.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 3 - -

                                                                                                At home--walked with Granny and the Pets--heard from Mrs. Newbery--read Horace Walpole's delightful Letters - to Mr. Cole & Tom Crib's Memorial to - Congress--Dear Drum came - home sick from Reading.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 4 - -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum quite well again--Heard from Sir W. Elford. Mr. & Mrs. Newbery called--wrote - to Mrs. Newbery & Miss Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 5 - -

                                                                                                Went to Pinge Wood with Lucy & the Pets--Read Horace Walpole's letters to Mr. Cole--Delightful--& Dr. - Clarke's Travels .

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 6 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Rowden--Read Beppo - & Mr. Roger's Human Life--& Dr. Clarke's - Travels in Sweden & Norway.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 7 - -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--saw Miss - Brooke & many people--had a note from Mrs. Tuppen--read Dr. - Clarke's Travels & - Holcroft's Memoirs.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 8 - -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Sir William Elford--walked with dear Drum & the pets--read Holcroft's Memoirs which are very entertaining.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 9 - -

                                                                                                At home--Went to Wokingham with dear Drum--dined at the Webbs & called on the Wheelers--came home at - night. A pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 10 - -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting with Lucy about - our own place & Mr. - Body's--Betty - Rapley sent me some Honeysuckle in full bloom.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 11 - -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss Nooth & Miss - James--wrote to Miss Nooth, - Miss James, Mrs. Hofland, Mrs. Tuppen - & Mr. Maitland--read Miss Edgeworth's Comic Dramas--not good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 12 - -

                                                                                                At home all day--read the Lives of Hayden & Mozart & the Memoirs of the great Condé--not very good.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                Lines from Lord Byron's Parisina which exactly resemble the flower of the wood sorrel (1819) Those lids o'er which the violetpurplevein Wandering, leaves a tender stain Shining through - the smoothest whiteStanza X, lines 30-32: Those - lids--o'er which the violet vein / Wandering, leaves a tender stain, / - Shining through the smoothest white / That e'er did softest kiss - invite--

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 13 - -

                                                                                                At home all day--Drum went to Wokingham & attended Mr. - Palmer's grand procession to Reading--sopping wet all the morning--read Memoirs of Condé--stupid enough.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 14 - -

                                                                                                At home--Papa not well enough to take me to Reading--went to Pinge - wood with Lucy. Got a great - quantity of flowers. violets - almost over.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 15 - -

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny went to - Reading to call on Lady M. Palmer--read Whistlecraft's National - Poem & Cary's Dante. Whistlecraft very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 16 - -

                                                                                                At home-- - sate - sat - waiting for - Lady M. Palmer dressed quite fine--tiresome woman did not come--wrote to - Mrs. Rowden & read Cary's Dante.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 17 - -

                                                                                                At home--waited again for that tiresome woman who never came--heard from - Mrs. Hofland & Mary Webb--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & finished my letter to Mrs.Rowden--read Hazlitt's lectures on the Comic - Writers--famous.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 18 - -

                                                                                                At home--waited again in vain for - Lady M. P.--Heard from Miss James & Mrs. - Rowden--read Cary's Dante & Hazlitt's Lectures on the Comic - Writers.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 19 - -

                                                                                                At home all day--wrote to Miss James & to Miss - Webb.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                The name of Napoleone occurs in the notes to Dante as that of one of his - 1819--I find from the same authority that - Romian or Romeo signify Palmer. 1819.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 20 - -

                                                                                                At home--went to Pinge wood--Poor dear Mossy got a sad fall & was very ill--wrote to Miss James--still expected that tiresome woman.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 21 - - -

                                                                                                At home--poor dear Mossy very ill in the Morning but better in the - Afternoon--Still expected that tiresome Lady - Mad. who did not come.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 22 - -

                                                                                                Henry Fielding, 1707.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--waited again for that - shocking plague Lady M. P. who never - came--Dear Mossy much better almost well. - Read Horrace Walpole's Letters to Mr. Montague.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Friday 23 - -

                                                                                                SHAKESPEARE, 1564.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--waited again for my Lady, Deuce take her--read Horace Walpole's delightful letters & - Rose's Letters - from the North of Italy--very good though vulgar.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 24 - -

                                                                                                Oliver Cromwell, 1599.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--waited again for that - shocking torment Lady M. P.--never - came--read Rose's letters from the North of Italy--& finished my letters to - Miss James & Mrs. Rowden.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 25 - -

                                                                                                At home--waited again For Lady Madaline - Palmer--dined - early--dear Drum went to the fields by Burghfield - Bridge to get me Field Tulips--God bless him, dear lamb. Wrote to Miss Nooth &--Had Miranda to tea. Great lamb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 26 - -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum went to London--I had & had - had - for two days a very bad cough--read The Quakers - & Campbell's English Poets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 27 - -

                                                                                                At home--rather better--dear Granny very good to me--heard from Sir William--wrote to him & - dear Drum--read Mr. Campbell's Specimens of the English Poets. Like it very - much.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 28 - -

                                                                                                At home--rather better. Heard from - dear Drum--wrote to him--poor Mrs. - Budd of Bedford now dead - in - childbirth--Went - cowslipping - in the meadows with dear Granny, Lucy - & the pets--all very amiable.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 29 - -

                                                                                                At home--much the same--Heard from - dear Drum--Went to Pinge wood with dear Granny, Lucy & the Pets. - Dear Drum came home at night.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 30 - -

                                                                                                At home--better--heard from Miss James--walked round the place with dear Drum--read a Walk - through - Switzerland--liked - it pretty well.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 1 May - -

                                                                                                Niccolò Macchiavelli, - 1469.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--better--went cowslipping - with dear Granny & the pets--read - Campbell's Specimens of the British Poets--very - good.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                Some very good extracts from a famous burlesque of Leigh - Hunt called Two papers attributed to the - Editor of the Examiner in the British - Critic of last month.See - Review of Two papers in Volume 11 (1819): - 325-330.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 2 May - -

                                                                                                At home--much the same--heard from - Aunt Mary--walked about the Place with dear Granny--read the Eclectic & - British Critic Reviews.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 3 - -

                                                                                                At home--better--walked about the - place with dear Drum, dear Granny & the pets--all very amiable--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 4 - -

                                                                                                At home--much better--heard from - Eliza Webb--walked about the Place with dear Granny--read Labaume's Campaign in Russia.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 5 - -

                                                                                                At home--much better--heard from - Miss Nooth--went round the place - flowering with dear Drum--wrote to Aunt - Mary.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 6 - -

                                                                                                At home--almost well--Mr. Parfitt & Mr. Armstrong dined here--wrote to Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 7 - -

                                                                                                At home--still better--heard from - Aunt Mary--read les Parvenus by Madame de - Genlis.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 8 - -

                                                                                                At home--quite well--Mr. Voules & Mr. - Walker called & Mr. - Dickinson--corrected some proofs for Mr. - D. - & wrote a note to Mrs. - Dickinson.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                Saturday--I made a Cowslip ball for dear Drum--& wreaths of primroses & blue bells (wild - hyacinths) - cowslips & broom - for the dear Pets Mossy & Miranda--They looked very pretty indeed dear - lambs.--1819 at Bertram - House poor dear Mossy

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 9 -

                                                                                                At home--quite well--wrote a note to - Mr. St. Quentin--walked with dear - Drum & the Pets. Looked over - Mr. Dickinson's Translations.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 10 -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum went to London--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read Campbell's Specimens of English - Poets. The Dearesleys called.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 11 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--the Dearesleys called while we were at dinner & we did not see them. - Mr. Green called in the morning - & was very pleasant--read a ten years in - Tripoly.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 12 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--Capt. & Mrs. Tuppen called--heard again at night from Drum & Miss - James--Dear Drum sent some - lovely lillies of the valley--Read a ten years residence in Tripoly very - entertaining indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 13 - -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum came home--Poor Mossy was - sick--dressed the flowers--read Coleridge's Zapolya, very good--& Miss - Benger's Life of Mrs. - Hamilton--very bad.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 14 - -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James & Sir - W. Elford--Mr. - & Mrs. Dickinson drank tea with us--Dear Mrs. D. brought me some wild lilies of the valley.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 15 - -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--called on Mrs. Tuppen, Mrs. Newbery, - Miss Brooke, Miss Anstruther & the Valpy's --bought some things for Granny & myself--read The - Rivals--famous

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 16 - -

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham--dined there--Mr. Palmer was there--came home in the evening & read the Wheel of Fortune--middling. Dear - May Fly married at Wokingham to Warrener & Whistle.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Monday 17 - -

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--walked about the - Place--read Florence - Macarthy--liked it better than the first.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 18 - -

                                                                                                At home--dear Mossy married to pretty little Fly--Heard - from Mrs. Hofland--Drum went to London. Mr. - Dickinson called.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 19 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--read a Picturesque Tour through France & Switzerland (stupid) & - Mr. O'Regan's Memoirs of Curran Do. Dear Granny's new bonnet came. At home.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 20 - -

                                                                                                At home--dressed the flowers--dear Drum - came home & brought me a pretty - blue handkerchief & some lovely lilies of the - valley.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 1 + +

                                                                                                At home--Frederick Slade called--went to Reading--saw a great many people--called at the Brookes + Tuppens & Newberys. Read Undine + & Dr. King's Anecdotes of his own Times.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                April 1st Subscription for half a year to Havell's Library. So good of my own dear + Drum + --1819

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 2 + +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James. Went violetting with the Pets, got quantities--wrote to Mrs. Newbery--Read the Eclectic & British Critic Reviews & Horace + Walpole's letters.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 3 + +

                                                                                                At home--walked with Granny and the Pets--heard from Mrs. Newbery--read Horace Walpole's delightful Letters to Mr. Cole & Tom Crib's Memorial to Congress--Dear Drum came home sick from Reading.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 4 + +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum quite well again--Heard from Sir W. Elford. Mr. & Mrs. Newbery + called--wrote to Mrs. Newbery & + Miss Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 5 + +

                                                                                                Went to Pinge Wood with Lucy & the Pets--Read Horace Walpole's letters to Mr. Cole--Delightful--& + Dr. Clarke's Travels .

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 6 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Rowden--Read Beppo & Mr. Roger's + Human Life--& Dr. Clarke's Travels in Sweden & Norway.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 7 + +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--saw Miss Brooke & many people--had a note from Mrs. Tuppen--read Dr. Clarke's Travels + & Holcroft's Memoirs.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 8 + +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Sir William Elford--walked with dear + Drum & the pets--read Holcroft's Memoirs which are very entertaining.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 9 + +

                                                                                                At home--Went to Wokingham with dear Drum--dined at the Webbs & called on the Wheelers--came home + at night. A pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 10 + +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting with Lucy about + our own place & Mr. + Body's--Betty + Rapley sent me some + Honeysuckle in full bloom.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 11 + +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss Nooth & Miss + James--wrote to Miss Nooth, + Miss James, Mrs. Hofland, Mrs. + Tuppen & Mr. + Maitland--read Miss + Edgeworth's Comic + Dramas--not good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 12 + +

                                                                                                At home all day--read the Lives of Hayden & Mozart & the Memoirs of the great Condé--not very good.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Lines from Lord Byron's Parisina which exactly resemble the flower of the + wood sorrel (1819) Those lids o'er which + the violetpurplevein Wandering, leaves a tender stain Shining through + the smoothest whiteStanza X, lines 30-32: Those + lids--o'er which the violet vein / Wandering, leaves a tender stain, / + Shining through the smoothest white / That e'er did softest kiss + invite--

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 13 + +

                                                                                                At home all day--Drum went to Wokingham & attended Mr. + Palmer's grand procession to Reading--sopping wet all the morning--read Memoirs of Condé--stupid enough.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 14 + +

                                                                                                At home--Papa not well enough to take me to Reading--went to Pinge wood with Lucy. Got + a great quantity of flowers. violets almost over.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 15 + +

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny went to Reading to call on Lady M. + Palmer--read Whistlecraft's + National Poem & Cary's Dante. + Whistlecraft very good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 16 + +

                                                                                                At home-- + sate + sat + waiting for + Lady M. Palmer dressed quite + fine--tiresome woman did not + come--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & read + Cary's Dante.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 17 + +

                                                                                                At home--waited again for that tiresome woman who never came--heard + from Mrs. Hofland & Mary Webb--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & finished my letter to + Mrs.Rowden--read Hazlitt's lectures + on the Comic Writers--famous.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 18 + +

                                                                                                At home--waited again in vain for + Lady M. P.--Heard from Miss James & Mrs. Rowden--read Cary's + Dante & Hazlitt's Lectures on the Comic + Writers.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 19 + +

                                                                                                At home all day--wrote to Miss James & to Miss + Webb.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                The name of Napoleone occurs in the notes to Dante as that of one of his + 1819--I find from the same authority that + Romian or Romeo signify Palmer. 1819.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 20 + +

                                                                                                At home--went to Pinge wood--Poor dear Mossy got a sad fall & was very ill--wrote + to Miss James--still expected that + tiresome woman.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 21 + + +

                                                                                                At home--poor dear Mossy very ill in the Morning but better in the + Afternoon--Still expected that tiresome Lady + Mad. who did not come.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 22 + +

                                                                                                Henry Fielding, + 1707.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--waited again for that + shocking plague Lady M. P. who never + came--Dear Mossy much better almost well. + Read Horrace Walpole's Letters to Mr. Montague.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Friday 23 + +

                                                                                                SHAKESPEARE, 1564.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--waited again for my Lady, Deuce take her--read Horace Walpole's delightful letters & + Rose's Letters from the North of Italy--very good though vulgar.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 24 + +

                                                                                                Oliver Cromwell, 1599.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--waited again for that + shocking torment Lady M. P.--never + came--read Rose's letters from the North of Italy--& + finished my letters to Miss James & + Mrs. Rowden.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 25 + +

                                                                                                At home--waited again For Lady Madaline + Palmer--dined + early--dear Drum went to the fields by Burghfield + Bridge to get me Field Tulips--God bless him, dear lamb. Wrote to Miss Nooth &--Had Miranda to tea. Great lamb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 26 + +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum went to London--I had & had + had + for two days a very bad cough--read The + Quakers & Campbell's + English Poets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 27 + +

                                                                                                At home--rather better--dear + Granny very good to me--heard from + Sir William--wrote to him & dear Drum--read Mr. + Campbell's Specimens of the + English Poets. Like it very much.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 28 + +

                                                                                                At home--rather better. Heard from + dear Drum--wrote to him--poor Mrs. + Budd of Bedford now + dead in + childbirth--Went + cowslipping + in the meadows with dear Granny, Lucy & the pets--all very amiable.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 29 + +

                                                                                                At home--much the same--Heard from + dear Drum--Went to Pinge wood with dear Granny, Lucy & the + Pets. Dear Drum came home at night.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 30 + +

                                                                                                At home--better--heard from + Miss James--walked round the place with dear Drum--read a Walk + through + Switzerland--liked + it pretty well.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Fri, 21 - -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--the may finer this year than I ever saw it, - particularly in my lane--read from Charlotte Smith's Young + <div type="month" xml:id="May-1819"> + <div type="entry" xml:id="e-115"> + <head> + <date when="1819-05-01">Saturday 1 May</date> + </head> + <p><add hand="#hunt"><persName ref="#Machiavelli">Niccolò Macchiavelli</persName>, + <date when="1469">1469</date>.</add></p> + <p>At <placeName ref="#Bertram_house">home</placeName>--better--went <name + ref="#cowslip" + >cowslip</name>ping<!--rjp: i wanted to capture the plant type and the event since it seems she doesn't do it often... but I doubt I tagged this right. LMW: done.--> + with dear <persName ref="#Russell_M">Granny</persName> & the pets--read + <persName ref="#Campbell_Thos">Campbell</persName>'s <title + ref="#Specimens_BritPoets">Specimens of the British Poets--very + good.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Some very good extracts from a famous burlesque of Leigh + Hunt called Two papers attributed to the + Editor of the Examiner in the British Critic of last month.See Review of Two papers in + Volume 11 (1819): 325-330.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 2 May + +

                                                                                                At home--much the same--heard from + Aunt Mary--walked about + the Place with dear Granny--read the Eclectic & British + Critic Reviews.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 3 + +

                                                                                                At home--better--walked about the + place with dear Drum, dear Granny & the pets--all very amiable--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 4 + +

                                                                                                At home--much better--heard from + Eliza Webb--walked about the Place with dear Granny--read Labaume's Campaign in + Russia.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 5 + +

                                                                                                At home--much better--heard from + Miss Nooth--went round the place + flowering with dear Drum--wrote to Aunt + Mary.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 6 + +

                                                                                                At home--almost well--Mr. Parfitt & Mr. Armstrong dined here--wrote to Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 7 + +

                                                                                                At home--still better--heard from + Aunt Mary--read les Parvenus by Madame de + Genlis.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 8 + +

                                                                                                At home--quite well--Mr. Voules & Mr. + Walker called & Mr. + Dickinson--corrected some proofs for Mr. + D. + & wrote a note to Mrs. + Dickinson.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Saturday--I made a Cowslip ball for dear Drum--& wreaths of primroses & blue bells (wild + hyacinths) + cowslips & broom for the dear Pets Mossy & Miranda--They looked very pretty indeed dear lambs.--1819 at Bertram + House poor dear Mossy

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 9 +

                                                                                                At home--quite well--wrote a note + to Mr. St. Quentin--walked with dear + Drum & the Pets. Looked over + Mr. Dickinson's Translations.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 10 +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum went to London--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read Campbell's Specimens of + English Poets. The Dearesleys + called.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 11 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--the Dearesleys called while we were at dinner & we did not see + them. Mr. Green called in the + morning & was very pleasant--read a ten + years in Tripoly.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 12 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--Capt. & Mrs. Tuppen called--heard again at night from + Drum & Miss James--Dear Drum sent some lovely lillies of the + valley--Read a ten years residence in + Tripoly very entertaining indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 13 + +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum came home--Poor Mossy was + sick--dressed the flowers--read Coleridge's Zapolya, very good--& Miss + Benger's Life of Mrs. + Hamilton--very bad.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 14 + +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James & Sir W. Elford--Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson drank tea with us--Dear Mrs. D. brought me some wild lilies of the valley.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 15 + +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--called on Mrs. Tuppen, Mrs. + Newbery, Miss Brooke, + Miss Anstruther & the Valpy's --bought some things for Granny & myself--read The Rivals--famous

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 16 + +

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham--dined there--Mr. Palmer was there--came home in the evening & read the Wheel of Fortune--middling. Dear + May Fly married at Wokingham to Warrener & Whistle.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Monday 17 + +

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--walked about the Place--read Florence + Macarthy--liked it better than the first.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 18 + +

                                                                                                At home--dear Mossy married to pretty little Fly--Heard + from Mrs. Hofland--Drum went to London. Mr. + Dickinson called.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 19 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--read a Picturesque Tour through France & Switzerland (stupid) & + Mr. O'Regan's Memoirs of Curran Do. Dear Granny's new bonnet came. At home.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 20 + +

                                                                                                At home--dressed the flowers--dear Drum came home & + brought me a pretty blue handkerchief & some lovely lilies of the valley.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Fri, 21 + +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--the may finer this year than I + ever saw it, particularly in my + lane--read from Charlotte + Smith's Young Philosopher--pretty but too dismal.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 22 - -

                                                                                                Alexander Pope, 1688.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William Elford & Miss Ogbourn--read Lord - Byron's 6th Vol. of Poems (<title - ref="#Manfred">Manfred, the Prisoner - of Chillon & the Lament of - Tasso) & the last vol of Miss Benger's Life of Mrs. - Hamilton--Sir William came in - the evening.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                Sir William Elford came on the Saturday Evening to tea having left his friend - Mr. Champernowne who was to have - accompanied him ill at the Bear--he - expected him next day--but instead of him came a - note from Mr. Bulley to Drum to say that Mr. Cham: had taken an opening medicine & could not move: so - Sir William went to him after tea. - poor Mr. - C. died after a very few weeks--Dear Mrs. Dickinson dined & slept here.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 23 - -

                                                                                                At home--Sir William Elford with us--expected his friend Mr. Champernowne who did not come--Mrs. Dickinson called & dined & slept - with us--Sir W. went in the morning to - see Stratfield Saye went away in the - evening

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 24 - -

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson still here on account of the - loss of her carriage horses--Drum & I dined at Wokingham to keep Mr. Webb's birthday--met - Mr. & Mrs. Holton, - two Mr. Wheelers, & - Mr. & Mrs. W. - Hayward--pleasant day. Came home at night.

                                                                                                - -

                                                                                                I came home on the 24th from Mr. Webb's we heard the nightingale smelt the bean fields & saw - Glow-worms. 1819

                                                                                                - -

                                                                                                1819 Never saw the flowers so lovely as this year--the - Lilacs - horse Chestnuts - Honeysuckle & May red and white were all beautiful--they are just over--& the - laburnums - syringas - guelder roses & honeysuckles are in full perfection--the honeysuckle round the little oak in the - garden is a perfect picture--we have - had periwinkles ever since last October in - profusion.1819

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 25 - -

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson left at about 1 o'clock--heard - from Sir William Elford--Read Fellowes's Journey to - La Trappe & La Vendee--liked it very well--poor Mossy lame.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 26 - -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James--read Hackett's Narrative of an expedition - to South America. Wrote to Mrs. - Hofland. Walked with Granny - & the pets--very amiable.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 27 - -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mrs. Dickinson--cut dear Drum's hair--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson--dressed the flowers--walked with dear Drum - & the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 28 - -

                                                                                                At home--walked about the place--saw - some fine foxglove out in the lane, very early--& a fine pansy, very late--the syringa - coming out beautifully.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 29 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James & Miss Ogbourn--lay on a Haycock in the - West Orchard, & read Repton - on Landscape Gardening & Miss James's little - Tale of Jenny the spinner.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 30 - -

                                                                                                At home--walked about the place with dear Drum, dear Granny & the pets--wrote to Sir - William--read Miss - Edgeworth's Moral Tales--very - pretty.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 31 - -

                                                                                                At home--went about the garden with dear Drum, dear Granny, & the - pets--read the Eclectic & British Critic Reviews--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 22 + +

                                                                                                Alexander Pope, 1688.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William Elford & Miss Ogbourn--read Lord Byron's 6th Vol. of Poems + (<title ref="#Manfred">Manfred, the Prisoner of Chillon & the + Lament of Tasso) & the last vol of Miss Benger's Life of Mrs. Hamilton--Sir + William came in the evening.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Sir William Elford came on the Saturday Evening to tea having left his friend + Mr. Champernowne who was to have + accompanied him ill at the Bear--he + expected him next day--but instead of him came a + note from Mr. Bulley to Drum to say that Mr. Cham: had taken an opening medicine + & could not move: so Sir William + went to him after tea. poor Mr. C. died after a very few + weeks--Dear Mrs. Dickinson + dined & slept here.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 23 + +

                                                                                                At home--Sir William Elford with us--expected his + friend Mr. Champernowne who did not + come--Mrs. Dickinson called & + dined & slept with us--Sir W. went + in the morning to see Stratfield + Saye went away in the evening

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 24 + +

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson still here on account of the + loss of her carriage horses--Drum & I dined at Wokingham to keep Mr. Webb's birthday--met + Mr. & Mrs. Holton, + two Mr. Wheelers, & + Mr. & Mrs. W. + Hayward--pleasant day. Came home at night.

                                                                                                + +

                                                                                                I came home on the 24th from Mr. Webb's we heard the nightingale smelt the bean fields & saw Glow-worms. 1819

                                                                                                + +

                                                                                                1819 Never saw the flowers so lovely as this year--the + Lilacs + horse Chestnuts + Honeysuckle & May red and white were all beautiful--they are just over--& the + laburnums + syringas + guelder roses & honeysuckles are in full perfection--the honeysuckle round the little oak in the + garden is a perfect picture--we have + had periwinkles ever since last October in + profusion.1819

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 25 + +

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson left at about 1 + o'clock--heard from Sir William + Elford--Read Fellowes's + Journey to La Trappe & La + Vendee--liked it very well--poor Mossy lame.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 26 + +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James--read Hackett's Narrative of an + expedition to South America. Wrote to Mrs. Hofland. Walked with Granny & the pets--very amiable.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 27 + +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mrs. Dickinson--cut dear Drum's hair--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson--dressed the flowers--walked with dear Drum & the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 28 + +

                                                                                                At home--walked about the + place--saw some fine foxglove out in the lane, very early--& a fine pansy, very late--the syringa coming out beautifully.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 29 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James & Miss Ogbourn--lay on a Haycock in the + West Orchard, & read Repton + on Landscape Gardening & Miss James's little + Tale of Jenny the spinner.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 30 + +

                                                                                                At home--walked about the place with dear Drum, dear Granny & the pets--wrote to Sir William--read Miss + Edgeworth's Moral Tales--very + pretty.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 31 + +

                                                                                                At home--went about the garden with dear Drum, dear Granny, & the pets--read the + Eclectic & British + Critic Reviews--wrote to Miss + James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 1 - -

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--walked in the - garden with Granny & - Mossy--read Barrow's Account of Voyages to the - North Pole--wrote to Miss - Nooth--syringa very beautiful.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 2 - -

                                                                                                At home--Papa went to Watlington to - stand to Mrs. Hayward's little - girl--I wrote to Mrs. - Hayward & Miss James.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                I was to have gone with Papa to Watlington but did not go on account of the day's - looking showery & our being disappointed of a horse, - 1819 Mem. To look for the Execution of two Koromantyn - negroes in Edwards' History of the West Indies Vol 2nd page 57 2nd Edition, - mentioned by Miss Edgeworth in her - story The Good AuntStory from Moral Tales for Young People.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 3 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay (my own little Haycock) in the West Orchard. Walked in the garden with Granny & the dear Pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 4 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay--went Firtopping--Drum came back from Watlington--read Mr. - D'Israeli's Calamities of - Authors.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 5 - -

                                                                                                At home--Dressed the flowers--lay in the Hay--walked - about the Place with dear Drum, dear Granny & the Pets--read Blackwood's - Edinburgh Magas.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 6 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay--walked down the lane with - dear Drum & the pets, very - amiable--the wild roses out--read Edinburgh Review & a - Year & Day--pretty enough but too dismal.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Monday 7 - -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum went to Town--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read the - Quarterly Review (No. 38-39 & 40 are to be indexes) & The White Cottage--which is too dismal.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 8 - -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from dear Drum, & Granny heard from Sir - William & dear Drum. - Walked with dear Granny & the Pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 9 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum, Mr. - Haydon & Mary - Webb. Lay in the hay--walked with Granny wrote toMary Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 10 - -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from dear Drum--walked with the pets--Dear Drum did not come home at night but sent a note & some most beautiful flowers--red lilies--ranunculuses--pinks--moss roses--sweet peas - & double anemones--God bless - him, dear love.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 11 - -

                                                                                                Ben Jonson, 1574

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--dressed the flowers--dear Drum came from - Town & brought me a present of - the two Peter Bells from - Mr. Taylor--both which I read & liked - very much.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 12 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--walked with dear Granny & the Pets about the Place--read Captain Ross's account of the Polar - Expedition.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 13 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--walked with Drum & - Mossy--Read Capt. Ross's Polar - Expedition--stupid--the Captain very - timid--did nothing but christen every rock & hillock he saw after some great - person or other--Lord Melville, Mr. Croker & so forth.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 14 - -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--called on Miss Brooke, Mrs. Tuppen, - Mrs. Newbery--& bought Granny a new gown & some other things at - Marsh's--

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 15 - -

                                                                                                Dear Granny's Birthday--at home--Dressed my flowers--lay in the hay--wrote to Mr. Bacon & Miss - Brooke.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 16 - -

                                                                                                At home--Went to Reading--bought the materials for a new bonnet - at Marsh's--saw the - Brookes &c--a very pleasant morning indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - - Thursday 17 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard yesterday from Miss James & - Mrs. Hofland--lay today in the hay--walked with Drum, Granny & the - pets--read the Heart of Midlothian & the Criminal Trials to illustrate it of - Porteous--Wilson--Nichol - Muschet--&c--very curious.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Friday 18 - -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Dickinson & Miss Allin--read Heart - of Midlothian--walked in the - garden with dear Drum, dear - Granny & the Pets. Wrote to Mary Webb too!

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 19 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay & helped haymake--walked in the garden with dear Drum & the pets--read Tour to - Alet--liked it pretty well.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 20 - -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum & Granny went into Hampshire--walked about the - place--lay in the Hay--read Shaw's Travels - very learned & curious.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 21 - -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum & Granny in Hampshire--lay in the hay--saw to the haymaking--wrote to dear Granny - Mrs. Hofland & Miss James--read the - Beggar Girl famous.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 22 - -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum & dear Granny still out--expected the Miss Webbs who did not - come--finished my letter to Miss James - & wrote a note to Mr. Palmer. Got the - hay in good order--lay in the hay.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 23 - -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum & dear Granny still out--heard from dear Drum & Eliza Webb--wrote - to dear Drum. Lay in the Hay--Luce & I drank tea - together very comfortably.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 24 - -

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny still - out--heard from dear Granny--Luce made my white bonnet--read the Beggar Girl--had Mossy all day--he was very amiable poor lamb indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 25 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Sir - William--dear Drum & - Granny came home--dear Granny not quite well--God bless her.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 26 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--wrote to Eliza Webb & Mrs. Dickinson. Read the New Tales of my Landlord.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 27 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--read the new Tales of my Landlord--dear Granny better.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 28 - -

                                                                                                At home--was so showery & could - not go to Wokingham--Did some of my - flowers--fed my pets--Mossy very amiable--dear Granny better.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 29 - -

                                                                                                At home--got flowers--lay in the hay--read Fuseli's lectures on - Painting--wrote to Sir William - Elford--dear Granny quite - well.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 30 - -

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum & the Pets--sent off my letters to - Mrs. Dickinson & Sir William Elford with note to Mr. D. & Mr. - Palmer.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 1 + +

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--walked in the + garden with Granny & + Mossy--read Barrow's Account of Voyages to + the North Pole--wrote to Miss + Nooth--syringa very beautiful.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 2 + +

                                                                                                At home--Papa went to Watlington to stand to Mrs. + Hayward's little girl--I wrote to Mrs. Hayward & Miss James.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                I was to have gone with Papa to + Watlington but did not go on + account of the day's looking showery & our being disappointed of a horse, 1819 Mem. To look for the + Execution of two Koromantyn negroes in Edwards' History of the West + Indies Vol 2nd page 57 2nd Edition, mentioned by Miss Edgeworth in her story The Good AuntStory from Moral Tales for Young People.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 3 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay (my own little Haycock) in the + West Orchard. Walked in the garden with Granny & the dear Pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 4 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay--went Firtopping--Drum came back from Watlington--read Mr. D'Israeli's Calamities of + Authors.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 5 + +

                                                                                                At home--Dressed the flowers--lay in the Hay--walked + about the Place with dear Drum, dear Granny & the Pets--read Blackwood's + Edinburgh Magas.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 6 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay--walked down the + lane with dear Drum + & the pets, very amiable--the wild roses + out--read Edinburgh Review & a Year & Day--pretty enough but too dismal.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Monday 7 + +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum went to Town--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read the + Quarterly Review (No. 38-39 & 40 are to be indexes) & The White Cottage--which is too dismal.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 8 + +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from dear Drum, & Granny heard from Sir + William & dear Drum. + Walked with dear Granny & the + Pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 9 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum, Mr. + Haydon & Mary + Webb. Lay in the hay--walked with + Granny wrote toMary Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 10 + +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from dear Drum--walked with the pets--Dear Drum did not come home at night but sent a note & some + most beautiful flowers--red + lilies--ranunculuses--pinks--moss roses--sweet peas & double anemones--God + bless him, dear love.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 11 + +

                                                                                                Ben Jonson, 1574

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--dressed the flowers--dear Drum came from + Town & brought me a present of + the two Peter Bells from + Mr. Taylor--both which I read & + liked very much.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 12 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--walked with dear Granny & the Pets about the Place--read Captain Ross's account of the + Polar Expedition.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 13 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--walked with Drum & Mossy--Read + Capt. Ross's Polar Expedition--stupid--the Captain very timid--did nothing but christen + every rock & hillock he saw after some great person or other--Lord Melville, Mr. + Croker & so forth.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 14 + +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--called on Miss Brooke, Mrs. + Tuppen, Mrs. + Newbery--& bought Granny a + new gown & some other things at Marsh's--

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 15 + +

                                                                                                Dear Granny's Birthday--at home--Dressed my flowers--lay in the hay--wrote to Mr. Bacon & Miss + Brooke.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 16 + +

                                                                                                At home--Went to Reading--bought the materials for a new + bonnet at Marsh's--saw the Brookes &c--a very pleasant morning + indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + + Thursday 17 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard yesterday from Miss + James & Mrs. + Hofland--lay today in the hay--walked with + Drum, Granny & the pets--read the Heart + of Midlothian & the Criminal + Trials to illustrate it of Porteous--Wilson--Nichol + Muschet--&c--very curious.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Friday 18 + +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Dickinson & Miss Allin--read Heart of Midlothian--walked in the + garden with dear Drum, + dear Granny & the Pets. Wrote to + Mary Webb too!

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 19 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay & helped haymake--walked + in the garden with dear Drum & the pets--read Tour to Alet--liked it pretty well.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 20 + +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum & Granny went into Hampshire--walked about the + place--lay in the Hay--read Shaw's Travels very learned & curious.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 21 + +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum & Granny in Hampshire--lay in the hay--saw to the + haymaking--wrote to dear Granny + Mrs. Hofland & Miss James--read the + Beggar Girl famous.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 22 + +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum & dear Granny still out--expected the Miss Webbs who did not + come--finished my letter to Miss James + & wrote a note to Mr. Palmer. Got the + hay in good order--lay in the hay.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 23 + +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum & dear Granny still out--heard from dear Drum & Eliza + Webb--wrote to dear Drum. + Lay in the Hay--Luce & I drank tea together very comfortably.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 24 + +

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny still out--heard from dear Granny--Luce made my white + bonnet--read the Beggar Girl--had Mossy all day--he was very amiable poor lamb + indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 25 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Sir + William--dear Drum & + Granny came home--dear Granny not quite well--God bless her.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 26 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--wrote to Eliza Webb & Mrs. Dickinson. Read the New Tales of my Landlord.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 27 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--read the new Tales of my Landlord--dear Granny better.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 28 + +

                                                                                                At home--was so showery & could + not go to Wokingham--Did some of + my flowers--fed my pets--Mossy very amiable--dear Granny better.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 29 + +

                                                                                                At home--got flowers--lay in the hay--read Fuseli's lectures + on Painting--wrote to Sir William + Elford--dear Granny quite + well.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 30 + +

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum & the Pets--sent off my letters to + Mrs. Dickinson & Sir William Elford with note to Mr. D. & Mr. + Palmer.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 1 - -

                                                                                                At home --heard from Miss Nooth--went to Reading & Wokingham--called on Miss - Brooke & Mrs. - Newell--dined with the Webbs--met - Mr. Carter there--very pleasant day--came - home at night.

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                                                                                                1819 The friends to whom we sent my Poems were Miss Harley--the Miss Holdens, Miss - Deverell--Mrs. Woodburn - & Miss At the same time sent a spaniel Puppy to John Holden which - we got from Mr. Webb and our own pretty little bitch Miranda, alias Miss Mouse, to - be kept for us by Mrs. Hunt of Arlesford. God bless her pretty love--she's a great - beauty.

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                                                                                                - - Friday 2 - -

                                                                                                At home--read the British Critic & Eclectic Reviews--so cold & wet that we had a fire--cleared up - rather in the Evening & walked with dear Drum. Sent some of my Poems - to Hampshire friends Woodburns - Holdens &c.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 3 - -

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--heard from Miss - James--read Camilla--Walked with - Granny - Lucy & Mossy about our own place.

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                                                                                                - - Sunday 4 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay--read Zuma by Madame de Genlis--stupid--Mr. John Deverell came to dine & sleep--he - stupid too! Walked in the evening with him & Drum & the pets--the pets very amiable.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 5 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in Hay with Mossy - Marmy & Moses--read an Autumn near the - Rhine--wrote to Mary - Webb--Mr. Deverell went - away.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 6 - -

                                                                                                At home--began a letter to Miss James--had Mossy--read Lord - Molesworth's account of Denmark in - 1693 & Miss Aikin's Memoirs of Queen Elizabeth--Mossy very amiable.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 7 - -

                                                                                                At home--read Miss Aikin's Memoirs of - Queen Elizabeth--walked with Drum & the pets--Mossy - very amiable.

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                                                                                                - - Thursday 8 - -

                                                                                                At home--read Miss Aikin's Memoirs of - Queen Elizabeth--dressed my flowers--walked - about the place with the pets.

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                                                                                                - - Friday 9 - -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Elliott & Mr. - Spurling came here & settled to take to the place at Michaelmas--they both behaved very well--Harry Marsh came to meet them & dined here--heard from - Miss James.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 10 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--walked about the place - with Drum - Granny & the pets--read Lord Byron's Mazeppa - liked it very much.

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                                                                                                - - Sunday 11 - -

                                                                                                At home--went with dear Granny to Wokingham--found them all dismal on account of Mr. Webb's operation which is to be performed - Tuesday--came home to dinner--lay in the hay.

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                                                                                                - - Monday 12 - -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--made a great many calls changed my books--a pleasant - morning--Came home to dinner--lay in - my hay--finished my letter to Miss James.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 13 - -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum & Granny went to Lockinge--dressed my flowers--lay in the - hay--walked down the - lane with Luce & saw a - beautiful glowworm on a weed in the ditch.

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                                                                                                - - Wednesday 14 - -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum and Granny at Lockinge--lay in - the hay--walked in the - hayfield--a little bird by my hay has been very tame for the two last days--read Colonel FitzClarence's Indian Journal.

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                                                                                                - - Thursday 15 - -

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny still - out--laid in the hay--my little - robin kept eating close to me--walked in the hayfield. Betty Rapley dined here--heard from Miss Eliza Webb--read the + <div type="entry" xml:id="e-176"> + <head> + <date when="1819-07-01">Thursday 1 </date> + </head> + <p>At <placeName ref="#Bertram_house">home</placeName> --heard from <persName + ref="#Nooth_C">Miss Nooth</persName>--went to <placeName ref="#Reading_city" + >Reading</placeName> & <placeName ref="#Wokingham_city" + >Wokingham</placeName>--called on <persName ref="#Brooke_Miss">Miss + Brooke</persName> & <persName ref="#Newell_Mrs">Mrs. + Newell</persName>--dined with <orgName ref="#Webbs">the Webbs</orgName>--met + <persName ref="#Carter_Mr">Mr. Carter</persName> there--very pleasant + day--came <placeName ref="#Bertram_house">home</placeName> at night.</p> + <p><add hand="#MRM">1819</add> The friends to whom we sent my Poems were <persName + ref="#Harley_Miss">Miss Harley</persName>--the <orgName ref="#Holden_Misses" + >Miss Holdens</orgName>, <persName ref="#Deverell_Miss">Miss + Deverell</persName>--<persName ref="#Woodburn_Mrs">Mrs. Woodburn</persName> + & Miss <unclear/> At the same time sent a spaniel Puppy to John Holden + which we got from Mr. Webb and our own pretty little bitch Miranda, alias Miss + Mouse, to be kept for us by Mrs. Hunt of Arlesford. God bless her pretty + love--she's a great beauty.</p> + </div> + <div type="entry" xml:id="e-177"> + <head> + <date when="1819-07-02">Friday 2 </date> + </head> + <p>At <placeName ref="#Bertram_house">home</placeName>--read the <title + ref="#BritishCritic_per">British Critic & Eclectic Reviews--so cold & wet that we had a + fire--cleared up rather in the Evening & walked with dear Drum. Sent some of my Poems to Hampshire friends Woodburns + Holdens &c.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 3 + +

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--heard from Miss + James--read Camilla--Walked with + Granny + Lucy & Mossy about our own place.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 4 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay--read Zuma by Madame de Genlis--stupid--Mr. John Deverell came to dine & sleep--he + stupid too! Walked in the evening with him & Drum & the pets--the pets very amiable.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 5 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in Hay with Mossy + Marmy & Moses--read an Autumn near the + Rhine--wrote to Mary + Webb--Mr. Deverell went + away.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 6 + +

                                                                                                At home--began a letter to + Miss James--had Mossy--read Lord + Molesworth's account of Denmark in + 1693 & Miss Aikin's + Memoirs of Queen Elizabeth--Mossy very amiable.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 7 + +

                                                                                                At home--read Miss Aikin's Memoirs of + Queen Elizabeth--walked with Drum & the pets--Mossy + very amiable.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 8 + +

                                                                                                At home--read Miss Aikin's Memoirs of + Queen Elizabeth--dressed my flowers--walked about the + place with the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 9 + +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Elliott & Mr. Spurling came here & settled to take to the place at Michaelmas--they both behaved very well--Harry Marsh came to meet them & dined + here--heard from Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 10 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--walked about the + place with Drum + Granny & the pets--read Lord Byron's Mazeppa + liked it very much.

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                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 11 + +

                                                                                                At home--went with dear Granny to Wokingham--found them all dismal on account of Mr. Webb's operation which is to be performed + Tuesday--came home to dinner--lay in the hay.

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                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 12 + +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--made a great many calls changed my + books--a pleasant morning--Came home to dinner--lay in my hay--finished + my letter to Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 13 + +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum & Granny went to Lockinge--dressed my flowers--lay in + the hay--walked down the + lane with Luce & saw a + beautiful glowworm on a weed in the ditch.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 14 + +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum and Granny at Lockinge--lay + in the hay--walked in the + hayfield--a little bird by my hay has been very tame for the two last days--read + Colonel FitzClarence's Indian Journal.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 15 + +

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny still out--laid in the hay--my little robin kept + eating close to me--walked in the + hayfield. Betty Rapley + dined here--heard from Miss Eliza + Webb--read the Magazines.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 16 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--Drum & Granny came - home--very glad to get them--lay in the hay--walked down - the lane--read the Monthly & European - Magazines--pretty good.

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                                                                                                - - Saturday 17 - -

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--lay in the hay--read - Sir Joshua Reynold's worksAlthough various editions of Reynolds's works appeared during - Mitford's lifetime, it seems likely that she reads the 1819 3-volume - collection, The Literary Works of Sir Joshua - Reynolds.--fed my tame - robin--began a letter to Miss - Nooth. Twice caught in the rain & obliged to change my - things.

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                                                                                                - - Sunday 18 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--read Crabbe's Tales of the Hall liked them--wrote to Miss Brooke & Mrs. - Rowden--walked down the lane - with dear Drum & pets. Mossy very amiable.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 19 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay--read Crabbe's Tales of the Hall--walked with Drum & Granny & the Pets backward & forward to the white gate.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 20 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--dear Mossy not - well--Bobby brought a relation to eat - bread - crums - crumbs - both of - them very - amiable--dear - Mossy better in the Evening--read - Reynolds's works.Although various - editions of Reynolds's works appeared during Mitford's lifetime, it seems - likely that she reads the 1819 3-volume collection, The Literary Works of Sir Joshua - Reynolds.

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                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 21 - -

                                                                                                At home--Poor dear Drum taken very ill--giddy & sick--sent for - Mr. Sherwood who bled & physicked - him. Dear Drum better in the - Evening--Mossy quite well to - day--read.

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                                                                                                - - Thursday 22 - -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum much better--God bless him--dressed my flowers--lay in the hay--walked in - the wood--dear Drum brought me some fine - Jasmine from Mr. Davies.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 23 - -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum's throat very bad--sent for Mr. Harris who came to see him--dear Drum better in the Evening--lay in the Hay--read Traits of - Nature. Walked with the Pets.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 24 - -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum much better. Heard from Mrs. Dickinson - Mrs. Rowden & Miss Harley--lay in the hay--Marmy very ill--wrote to - Mrs. Rowden--finished my letter to - Miss Nooth--began one to Sir William.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 25 - -

                                                                                                At home--finished my letter to - Sir William & sent off that of - Mrs. Rowden's--dined at Wokingham--dear Mr. Webb much better--a very pleasant day--came home by Reading to get a parcel for Miss - James containing two long letters from her & Mrs. Hofland a pretty handkerchief bordered with - roses & Professor Brown's book on cause & effect--Marmy quite well.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 26 - -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to the Miss Webbs & sent them some - apples amp; French - beans--lay in the hay--read De Rance & ZeneideStory included in Zuma - collection. by Madame de - Genlis--the - first very bad the other pretty--wrote to Mrs. - Dickinson.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 27 - -

                                                                                                At home--called on Mrs. Voules with dear Drum--lay in the hay--read Professor Brown on Cause & Effect--wrote to Miss - James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 28 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William--wrote to Sir William & Miss James--dressed my flowers--walked - with dear Drum and the pets.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 29 - -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Haydon. Called at Farley Hill--Mr. D. - just gone out--dined at Wokingham--very pleasant day--had a wandering band to play to us--we - drank tea in the shrubbery--Came home - at night.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 30 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay with Mossy & talked to my - Bobby -- Bobby very amiable--I think he'll soon talk too! Read Miss Plumptre's Tales--very amusing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Saturday 31 -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay till it thundered--heard from Mr. Dickinson (with a proof of Cyllenius) & from Mrs. - Rowden--corrected the proof & wrote to Mr. Dickinson--read Lord Byron's Don Juan good but - wicked.

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                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 16 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--Drum & Granny came + home--very glad to get them--lay in the hay--walked + down the lane--read the Monthly & European Magazines--pretty good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 17 + +

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--lay in the hay--read + Sir Joshua Reynold's worksAlthough various editions of Reynolds's works appeared during + Mitford's lifetime, it seems likely that she reads the 1819 3-volume + collection, The Literary Works of Sir Joshua + Reynolds.--fed my tame + robin--began a letter to Miss + Nooth. Twice caught in the rain & obliged to change my + things.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 18 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--read Crabbe's + Tales of the Hall liked them--wrote to + Miss Brooke & Mrs. Rowden--walked down the lane with dear Drum & pets. Mossy + very amiable.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 19 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay--read Crabbe's + Tales of the Hall--walked with Drum & Granny & the Pets backward & forward to the white gate.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 20 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--dear Mossy not + well--Bobby brought a relation to eat + bread + crums + crumbs + both of + them very + amiable--dear + Mossy better in the Evening--read + Reynolds's works.Although various + editions of Reynolds's works appeared during Mitford's lifetime, it seems + likely that she reads the 1819 3-volume collection, The Literary Works of Sir Joshua + Reynolds.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 21 + +

                                                                                                At home--Poor dear Drum taken very ill--giddy & sick--sent + for Mr. Sherwood who bled & + physicked him. Dear Drum better in the + Evening--Mossy quite well to + day--read.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 22 + +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum much better--God bless him--dressed my + flowers--lay in the hay--walked in the wood--dear + Drum brought me some fine Jasmine from Mr. + Davies.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 23 + +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum's throat very bad--sent for Mr. Harris who came to see him--dear Drum better in the Evening--lay in the Hay--read Traits of + Nature. Walked with the Pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 24 + +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum much better. Heard from Mrs. Dickinson + Mrs. Rowden & Miss Harley--lay in the hay--Marmy very ill--wrote to + Mrs. Rowden--finished my letter to + Miss Nooth--began one to Sir William.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 25 + +

                                                                                                At home--finished my letter to + Sir William & sent off that of + Mrs. Rowden's--dined at Wokingham--dear Mr. Webb much better--a very pleasant day--came + home by Reading to get a parcel for Miss James containing two long letters from her + & Mrs. Hofland a pretty handkerchief + bordered with roses & Professor + Brown's book on cause & + effect--Marmy quite well.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 26 + +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to the Miss Webbs & sent them + some apples amp; French + beans--lay in the hay--read De Rance & ZeneideStory included in Zuma collection. by Madame de + Genlis--the + first very bad the other pretty--wrote to Mrs. + Dickinson.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 27 + +

                                                                                                At home--called on Mrs. Voules with dear Drum--lay in the hay--read Professor Brown on + Cause & Effect--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 28 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William--wrote to Sir William & Miss James--dressed my flowers--walked with dear Drum + and the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 29 + +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Haydon. Called at Farley Hill--Mr. + D. just gone out--dined at Wokingham--very pleasant day--had a wandering band to play to + us--we drank tea in the shrubbery--Came home at night.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 30 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay with Mossy & + talked to my Bobby -- Bobby very amiable--I think he'll soon talk too! + Read Miss Plumptre's Tales--very amusing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Saturday 31 +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay till it thundered--heard from Mr. Dickinson (with a proof of Cyllenius) & from Mrs. Rowden--corrected the proof & wrote to + Mr. Dickinson--read Lord Byron's Don + Juan good but wicked.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 1 -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--read the Sicilian--wrote to - Mrs. Havell & Pen Valpy--walked in the evening with dear - Drum & the pets--all the pets very - amiable especially Mossy & Marmy.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 2 -

                                                                                                At home--was engaged to have gone to - Wokingham to see some strolling - players but not quite well so - staid - stayed - at home--wrote to Mary Webb--heard from Mary Webb--lay in the hay--Bobby very amiable--walked - with dear Drum - Moll & Mossy, dear Mossy.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 3 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mary Webb--dressed my flowers--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--read Headlong Hall famous--Journal of a - soldier of the 71st stupid enough & the Eclectic Review not much better.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 4 -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay with my pets, all of them--very amiable particularly Mossy - Marmy & Bobby--read the British - Critic pretty good--walked with dear Drum - Mossy & Molly.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 5 -

                                                                                                At home--Went to Wokingham--saw Miss H. Knyvett there from the Isle - of Wight-dined & drank tea there & came back in the - evening--a very pleasant day indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 6 -

                                                                                                At home--Ducked - the Pets combed them--went Firtopping--in the evening - walked with Drum & was hailed to my - great joy by Jack the drole boy - who lived at Mr. - Body's 2 years ago & then went to London.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 7 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & Mrs. - Hofland & began a letter to Miss - James--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--read Evelina--walked with dear Granny.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 8 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--lay in the Hay--read Salame's - account of the expedition to Algiers. - good--walked with dear Drum--wrote to - Mr. Haydon & Miss James --Mossy & - Bobby very amiable.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 9 -

                                                                                                Isaac Walton, 1593. - John Dryden, 1631.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum not well--pared Apricots for jam--lay in the hay--read - Madame de Staël's - private life of M. Necker & his - Miscellanies--& Evelyn's Memoirs very entertaining.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 10 -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum much better--lay in the hay--read Evelyn's Memoirs & Independence--Mr. - Dickinson drank tea with us & was very pleasant.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 11 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson - & Miss Ogbourn. Drum & Granny out all the morning at Wokingham & Reading--lay in my hay & read Independence. & Dressed my flowers.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 12 -

                                                                                                At home--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--poor - dear Mossy not well--read Leighton Priory--walked with dear Drum & the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 13 -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--Bobby very - amiable--Mossy dear lamb rather better - today--dear Granny sat out of doors with - me--read Leighton Priory.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 14 -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--Bobby very - amiable--Mossy better--sent off my - letters to Mrs. Rowden - Miss James & Mr. Haydon which I had written a week ago--read the Mysterious Wife.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 15 -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--all my pets well & amiable--read Mrs. Brunton's Emmeline & her - life--& the life of James Hardy Vaux - written by himself - --walked - with dear Drum down the lane.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 16 -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay - Bobby & Mossy very amiable--finished reading Evelyn's Memoirs--very - entertaining--Jacob Newbery - called--walked between the house & - the white gate.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 17 -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--read Schlegelon Literature - Drum & Mossy--wrote to Mrs. - Dickinson.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 18 -

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--dear Drum - brought me some beauties as he often does, God bless him--lay in the hay - Bobby very amiable--a blackbird came to eat at Bobby's - board.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 19 -

                                                                                                At home--rode to Reading--dear Drum gave me my grey cloth gown shifts & petticoats God bless - him--made calls--Dr. Valpy gave me - Opie's Lectures--very pleasant morning.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 1 +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--read the + Sicilian--wrote to Mrs. Havell + & Pen Valpy--walked in the + evening with dear Drum & the + pets--all the pets very amiable especially Mossy & Marmy.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 2 +

                                                                                                At home--was engaged to have gone + to Wokingham to see some strolling + players but not quite well so + staid + stayed + at home--wrote to + Mary Webb--heard from + Mary Webb--lay in the hay--Bobby very + amiable--walked with dear Drum + Moll & Mossy, dear Mossy.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 3 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mary Webb--dressed my flowers--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--read + Headlong Hall famous--Journal of a soldier of the 71st stupid + enough & the Eclectic Review not much + better.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 4 +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay with my pets, all of them--very amiable particularly + Mossy + Marmy & Bobby--read the British + Critic pretty good--walked with dear Drum + Mossy & Molly.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 5 +

                                                                                                At home--Went to Wokingham--saw Miss H. Knyvett there from the Isle of Wight-dined & drank tea there + & came back in the evening--a very pleasant day indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 6 +

                                                                                                At home--Ducked the Pets combed them--went + Firtopping--in the evening walked with Drum & was hailed to my great joy by + Jack the drole boy + who lived at Mr. + Body's 2 years ago & then went to London.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 7 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & Mrs. Hofland & began a letter to Miss James--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--read Evelina--walked with dear Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 8 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--lay in the Hay--read Salame's + account of the expedition to Algiers. + good--walked with dear Drum--wrote to + Mr. Haydon & Miss James --Mossy & Bobby very + amiable.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 9 +

                                                                                                Isaac Walton, 1593. + John Dryden, 1631.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum not well--pared Apricots for jam--lay in the hay--read + Madame de Staël's + private life of M. Necker & his + Miscellanies--& Evelyn's + Memoirs very entertaining.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 10 +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum much better--lay in the hay--read Evelyn's Memoirs & Independence--Mr. + Dickinson drank tea with us & was very pleasant.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 11 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson + & Miss Ogbourn. Drum & Granny out all the morning at Wokingham & Reading--lay in my hay & read + Independence. & Dressed my flowers.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 12 +

                                                                                                At home--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--poor + dear Mossy not well--read Leighton Priory--walked with dear Drum & the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 13 +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--Bobby very + amiable--Mossy dear lamb rather better + today--dear Granny sat out of doors with + me--read Leighton Priory.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 14 +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--Bobby very + amiable--Mossy better--sent off my + letters to Mrs. Rowden + Miss James & Mr. Haydon which I had written a week ago--read the Mysterious Wife.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 15 +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--all my pets well & amiable--read Mrs. Brunton's Emmeline & her life--& the life + of James Hardy Vaux written by himself + --walked + with dear Drum down the lane.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 16 +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay + Bobby & Mossy very amiable--finished reading Evelyn's Memoirs--very + entertaining--Jacob Newbery + called--walked between the house + & the white gate.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 17 +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--read Schlegelon + Literature + Drum & Mossy--wrote to Mrs. + Dickinson.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 18 +

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--dear Drum brought me some beauties as he often does, God bless + him--lay in the hay + Bobby very amiable--a blackbird came to eat at Bobby's board.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 19 +

                                                                                                At home--rode to Reading--dear Drum gave me my grey cloth gown shifts & petticoats God + bless him--made calls--Dr. Valpy gave + me Opie's Lectures--very pleasant morning.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 20 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--lay in the hay--Mossy very amiable--the - blackbird came again--read Opie's Lectures - & the Mysterious Wife.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 21 -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--dined at Dr. Valpy's--poor dear darling Mossy was found dead about eleven o'clock after - eating an excellent breakfast. God in Heaven bless him dear love.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Sunday 22 -

                                                                                                At home--buried my own dear darling - beloved pet Mossy--God bless him--I shall - never have such another darling again. God bless him sweet dear darling--I am sure - he is happy beloved lamb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 23 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote an account of my own dear lamented Mossy & some - verses on his death to put up with his hair dear angelic Saint--I shall - never forget him & never love anything like him--as long as I live--God bless - him sweet Angel.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 24 -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. - White & Captain Tuppen - called--Mrs. T. sent me a card on the - death of my angel Mossy--we had today some - of the same pudding boiled which I had given to the dear saint on Friday--I miss - him more & more sweet Angel.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 25 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mary Webb & Mr. Dickinson--lay in my hay--worked trimming--read Lord John - Russell's life of Lord Russell - pretty good--Miss my poor dear darling Mossy - more & more.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 26 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mary Webb--Mr. - Rainy came to see the - place--lay in the hay--fed my Bobby--Dear Drum went to Alresford--poor Solomon - buried--Miss my own dear sainted Mossy more - & more.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 27 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--lay in my hay - had all my birds--dressed my flowers--Drum still in HampshireVisiting Alresford.--Miss my own Mossy more & more.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 28 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--began my worked shirt--lay in the hay--fed my great Bobby--read Napoleon peint par - lui-même--missed my own dear darling Mossy more than ever.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 29 -

                                                                                                John Locke, 1632.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mary Webb--dear Drum came home--lay in my hay--read Thaddeus of Warsaw--Missed my own dearest - darling pet Mossy more & more.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 30 -

                                                                                                At home--worked my shirt--read - Burnet's History of his own Times--walked with Drum & Molly--missed my - own dear Darling Mossy more & more.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 31 -

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham with dear Drum--dined there--a very pleasant day - indeed--saw the Wheelers, Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. - Bullard & Mrs. - Falmore --Came home at night.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 20 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--lay in the hay--Mossy very amiable--the + blackbird came again--read Opie's Lectures & the Mysterious + Wife.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 21 +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--dined at Dr. Valpy's--poor dear darling Mossy was found dead about eleven o'clock after + eating an excellent breakfast. God in Heaven bless him dear love.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Sunday 22 +

                                                                                                At home--buried my own dear darling + beloved pet Mossy--God bless him--I shall + never have such another darling again. God bless him sweet dear darling--I am + sure he is happy beloved lamb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 23 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote an account of my own dear lamented Mossy & some + verses on his death to put up with his hair dear angelic Saint--I + shall never forget him & never love anything like him--as long as I + live--God bless him sweet Angel.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 24 +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. White & Captain + Tuppen called--Mrs. T. + sent me a card on the death of my angel Mossy--we had today some of the same pudding boiled which I had + given to the dear saint on Friday--I miss him more & more sweet Angel.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 25 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mary Webb & Mr. Dickinson--lay in my hay--worked trimming--read Lord John Russell's life of Lord + Russell pretty good--Miss my poor dear darling Mossy more & more.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 26 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mary Webb--Mr. + Rainy came to see the + place--lay in the hay--fed my Bobby--Dear Drum went to Alresford--poor Solomon + buried--Miss my own dear sainted Mossy + more & more.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 27 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--lay in my hay had all my birds--dressed my flowers--Drum still in + HampshireVisiting Alresford.--Miss my own Mossy more & more.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 28 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--began my worked shirt--lay in the hay--fed my great Bobby--read Napoleon peint par + lui-même--missed my own dear darling Mossy more than ever.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 29 +

                                                                                                John Locke, 1632.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mary Webb--dear Drum came home--lay in my hay--read Thaddeus of Warsaw--Missed my own dearest + darling pet Mossy more & more.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 30 +

                                                                                                At home--worked my shirt--read + Burnet's History of his own Times--walked with Drum & Molly--missed + my own dear Darling Mossy more & + more.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 31 +

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham with dear Drum--dined there--a very pleasant day + indeed--saw the Wheelers, Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. Bullard & Mrs. + Falmore --Came home at night.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 1 -

                                                                                                At home--went filberding with dear Drum, - Granny & Luce--got a good many--read the Eclectic - Review--missed dear Mossy very - much indeed, sweet saint!

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Thursday 2 -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay--went Filberding with dear Drum, Granny & Luce--read the - British Critic & Burnet's History of - his own Times--missed my own dear Mossy more & more.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 3 -

                                                                                                At home--worked my shirt--dressed my - flowers (only my little basket)--read Burnet's History - & Peter’s Letters to his Kinfolk. - Missed my own darling very much indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 1 +

                                                                                                At home--went filberding with dear Drum, + Granny & Luce--got a good many--read the Eclectic Review--missed dear Mossy very much indeed, sweet saint!

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Thursday 2 +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay--went Filberding with dear + Drum, Granny & Luce--read + the British Critic & Burnet's History + of his own Times--missed my own dear Mossy more & more.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 3 +

                                                                                                At home--worked my shirt--dressed + my flowers (only my little basket)--read Burnet's History & Peter’s Letters to + his Kinfolk. Missed my own darling very much indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 4 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mr. Haydon & Eliza - Webb--finished my shirt--read Peter’s Letters to his Kinfolk very good--Missed my own sainted - Mossy very much indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 5 -

                                                                                                At home--finished Peter’s Letters--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & Miss - James--walked with Drum - & the pets--missed my own dear Mossy - more than ever, sweet saint.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 6 -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--fed my bobbies--read Peter’s letters--walked with Granny & Drum & the Pets. Missed my poor dear darling Mossy all day long--sweet saint.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 7 -

                                                                                                At home--went filberding--lay in the hay--worked some of - Lucy's shirts--read Raymond--walked with Drum - & Moll--& missed my own dear - Mossy all the whole day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 8 -

                                                                                                Ludovico Giovanni Ariosto, - 1474

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--lay in my hay--walked with poor Luce--read - Raymond & the - Soldier Boy--Missed my own dear dear Mossy more than ever.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 9 -

                                                                                                At home--dined at Farley Hill--came home soon in the evening--a very pleasant - day--read a Number of the New Monthly - Magazine.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 10 -

                                                                                                At home--sat in my hay--worked at Lucy's - shirt--copied some of Wordsworth's - Poetry from Peter's Letters - &c--& read Percival--a stupid old Novel. - Missed my own dear Mossy very much indeed - all day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 11 -

                                                                                                At home--sat in my hay--worked at Lucy's shirt--fed - my Bobbys--& all my pets (only missed so much my own - dear Mossy)--finished Burnet's History & read a little tol - lol tale called

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 12 -

                                                                                                At home--sat in my hay--read the Edinburgh Review - & Hans Egede Saabye's Journal in Greenland--Mrs. Dickinson called--walked with dear - Drum & the pets--wrote to Sir William--missed my own dear sainted - Mossy more & more every day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Monday 13 -

                                                                                                At home-- - sate - sat - in my hay--worked Lucy's shirt--fed my Bobbies--read - Miss Edgeworth's Harrington.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 14 Sept. -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading saw a great many people & made some - calls--came home to dinner--lay in my - hay & read Rennell - on scepticism--Missed my own Mossy more & more.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 15 -

                                                                                                At home--finished Lucy's shirt--read Nicholls's Illustrations of the - Literary History of the last Century - --very - amusing--Missed my own beloved Mossy very - much indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 16 -

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--finished my letter to Sir William--walked with dear Drum--read Mr. - Nicholls's Literary History Vol - 3rd. Missed my own dear Mossy more than - ever.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 17 -

                                                                                                At home--went to the Music Meeting - very tired indeed though the music was said to be good--came home to dinner--read the Quarterly Review & wrote another half - sheet to Sir William Elford.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 18 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Sir William--lay in my hay--worked at my shirt--fed my bobbies--read the Quarterly - Review--missed my own beloved Mossy very much indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 19 -

                                                                                                At home--went filberding & cobnuttingRegional name for the nuts of the hazel. with - Drum--Mr. Green called & was very pleasant--walked down the lane with Drum & the pets--Molly - put up a partridge & Marmy caught it. Saw a most beautiful butterfly in the grounds--missed my own dear Mossy very much indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 20 -

                                                                                                At home--went apple gathering--got a great many--almost cleared both the garden and Orchard--Luce & - George & Granny hard at work all day--read Mr. - Heude's Journey overland from - India.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 21 -

                                                                                                At home--expected Mrs. Raggett all day who never came though I gave - up Reading Fair & an engagement at - Dr. Valpy's to see her--walked with - dear Granny.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 22 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mary Webb--went apple gathering--visited dear Mossy's grave dear Angel--a doves pretty - feather lay just over his dear head--read Ormsby's Letters from the - Continent.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 23 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James--read the - shipwreck of a French ship the Medusa--horrible. Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. Greenwell dined & slept with us--a pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Friday 24 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss Webb--went into Reading with Mama - Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. Greenwell--made calls & shopped. - Mrs. R. gave me a very pretty - gown--came home to dinner--they slept - here--another pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 25 -

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. - Greenwell went home--Mrs. - Greenwell a very pleasant woman & very like Sir William Elford - --walked - in the garden with Granny & Slops.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 26 -

                                                                                                At home--rode over to Wokingham to see Mr. Webb found him just after he had undergone another operation - but tolerable considering--dear Mrs. - Dickinson drank tea with us--very pleasant day--missed my own poor - dear Mossy very much always--Molly is a nice bitch but not like poor dear - Mossy.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 27 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James to send with a hare tomorrow & began a letter to Sir - William-- read the Quarterly - Review.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 28 -

                                                                                                At home all day--could not go to - Reading for the rain--played with - Slops--read the Pilgrim of the Cross--missed my own dear saint Mossy very much indeed sweet Angel.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 29 -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with Drum to be measured for my new gown--heard from Mary Webb--read Branford pretty good--& the Edinburgh Review famous.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 30 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Johnson--heard from Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. Greenwell--walked with dear Granny & Slops--read the Miser Married--a clever thing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 4 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mr. Haydon & Eliza + Webb--finished my shirt--read Peter’s Letters to his Kinfolk very good--Missed my own sainted + Mossy very much indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 5 +

                                                                                                At home--finished Peter’s Letters--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & Miss James--walked with Drum & the pets--missed my own dear Mossy more than ever, sweet saint.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 6 +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--fed my bobbies--read Peter’s letters--walked with Granny & Drum & the Pets. Missed my poor dear darling Mossy all day long--sweet saint.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 7 +

                                                                                                At home--went filberding--lay in the hay--worked some of + Lucy's shirts--read Raymond--walked with Drum & Moll--& + missed my own dear Mossy all the whole + day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 8 +

                                                                                                Ludovico Giovanni + Ariosto, 1474

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--lay in my hay--walked with poor Luce--read Raymond & the Soldier Boy--Missed my own dear dear Mossy more than ever.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 9 +

                                                                                                At home--dined at Farley Hill--came home soon in the evening--a very pleasant + day--read a Number of the New Monthly + Magazine.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 10 +

                                                                                                At home--sat in my hay--worked at Lucy's + shirt--copied some of Wordsworth's + Poetry from Peter's Letters + &c--& read Percival--a stupid old Novel. + Missed my own dear Mossy very much indeed + all day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 11 +

                                                                                                At home--sat in my hay--worked at Lucy's + shirt--fed my Bobbys--& all my pets (only missed + so much my own dear Mossy)--finished + Burnet's History & read a little tol + lol tale called

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 12 +

                                                                                                At home--sat in my hay--read the Edinburgh + Review & Hans Egede Saabye's + Journal in Greenland--Mrs. Dickinson called--walked with dear + Drum & the pets--wrote to + Sir William--missed my own dear + sainted Mossy more & more every + day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Monday 13 +

                                                                                                At home-- + sate + sat + in my hay--worked Lucy's shirt--fed my Bobbies--read + Miss Edgeworth's Harrington.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 14 Sept. +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading saw a great many people & made + some calls--came home to + dinner--lay in my hay & read Rennell + on scepticism--Missed my own Mossy more & more.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 15 +

                                                                                                At home--finished Lucy's shirt--read Nicholls's Illustrations of the + Literary History of the last Century + --very + amusing--Missed my own beloved Mossy very + much indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 16 +

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--finished my letter to Sir William--walked with dear Drum--read Mr. + Nicholls's Literary History + Vol 3rd. Missed my own dear Mossy more + than ever.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 17 +

                                                                                                At home--went to the Music Meeting + very tired indeed though the music was said to be good--came home to dinner--read the Quarterly Review & wrote another + half sheet to Sir William Elford.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 18 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Sir William--lay in my hay--worked at my shirt--fed my bobbies--read the + Quarterly Review--missed my own beloved Mossy very much indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 19 +

                                                                                                At home--went filberding & cobnuttingRegional name for the nuts of the hazel. with Drum--Mr. Green + called & was very pleasant--walked down the lane with Drum & the pets--Molly + put up a partridge & Marmy caught it. Saw a most beautiful butterfly in the grounds--missed my own dear + Mossy very much indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 20 +

                                                                                                At home--went apple gathering--got a great many--almost cleared + both the garden and Orchard--Luce & George & + Granny hard at work all day--read + Mr. Heude's Journey overland from India.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 21 +

                                                                                                At home--expected Mrs. Raggett all day who never came though I + gave up Reading Fair & an + engagement at Dr. Valpy's to see + her--walked with dear Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 22 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mary Webb--went apple gathering--visited dear Mossy's grave dear Angel--a doves + pretty feather lay just over his dear head--read Ormsby's Letters from the + Continent.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 23 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James--read the + shipwreck of a French ship the Medusa--horrible. Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. Greenwell dined & slept with us--a + pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Friday 24 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss Webb--went into Reading with Mama + Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. Greenwell--made calls & shopped. + Mrs. R. gave me a very pretty + gown--came home to dinner--they + slept here--another pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 25 +

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. Greenwell went home--Mrs. Greenwell a very pleasant woman & + very like Sir William Elford + --walked + in the garden with Granny & Slops.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 26 +

                                                                                                At home--rode over to Wokingham to see Mr. Webb found him just after he had undergone + another operation but tolerable considering--dear Mrs. Dickinson drank tea with us--very + pleasant day--missed my own poor dear Mossy very much always--Molly is a nice bitch but not like poor dear Mossy.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 27 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James to send with a hare tomorrow & began a letter to Sir William-- read the Quarterly + Review.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 28 +

                                                                                                At home all day--could not go to + Reading for the rain--played with + Slops--read the Pilgrim of the Cross--missed my own dear saint + Mossy very much indeed sweet + Angel.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 29 +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with Drum to be measured for my new gown--heard from Mary Webb--read Branford pretty good--& the Edinburgh Review famous.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 30 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Johnson--heard from Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. Greenwell--walked with dear Granny & Slops--read the Miser + Married--a clever thing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 1 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mary Webb--wrote to Mary Webb--began my shirt (having given the - one I worked for myself to Mrs. - Raggett)--walked in the garden--read the Miser - Married.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 2 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland & Miss - James--worked at my shirt--walked with Molly--dressed my flowers--finished my - letter to Sir William Elford--read Ellesmere.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 3 -

                                                                                                At home--went to Farley Hill where I saw the Parfitts & the - Rigby's--read Mr. - Northmore's Poem of - Washington & the Eclectic & - British Critic Reviews--Missed my own - dear saint Mossy more than ever sweet Angel! - God bless him!

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 4 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & began a letter to Miss James--read Ellesmere--& played with little Molly - Slops.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 1 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mary Webb--wrote to Mary Webb--began my shirt (having given + the one I worked for myself to Mrs. + Raggett)--walked in the garden--read the Miser + Married.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 2 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland & Miss James--worked at my shirt--walked with Molly--dressed my flowers--finished my letter to Sir + William Elford--read Ellesmere.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 3 +

                                                                                                At home--went to Farley Hill where I saw the Parfitts & the Rigby's--read Mr. + Northmore's Poem of + Washington & the Eclectic + & British Critic Reviews--Missed my + own dear saint Mossy more than ever sweet + Angel! God bless him!

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 4 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & began a letter to Miss James--read Ellesmere--& played with little Molly + Slops.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 5 -

                                                                                                At home--finished & sent off my - letter to Miss James & Mrs. Hofland. Worked at my shirt--walked in the - garden with Slops & Granny--read the - new letters of Lady - Russell--interesting.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 6 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mr. Johnson--went to Reading--called at Mr. Brookes--Newbery's--Garrards--Valpys--Institution & Miss - Warwicke--Came home to - dinner--saw many people--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 7 -

                                                                                                At home--rode to Farley Hill--dined there & came home at night--a very pleasant day - indeed--Drum was with me & dear - Granny at home.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 8 -

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--walked in the garden--sent a pattern to Mrs. - Newbery--wrote to Miss - Webb & Mrs. - Dickinson--read Nicholls's Illustrations of Literature--amusing enough.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 9 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--got my new gown home--packed up my - things to go to Marlow--read Nicholls's Illustrations - of Literature.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 10 -

                                                                                                Went to Mr. Johnson's at Seymour Court - Marlow--called in our way at Mr. Wakefield's--got to Seymour Court to dinner with the family (Mr. & Miss Johnson & - Miss Biggs)--spent a delightful day--the - country & the Place most beautiful - & our friends most kind & hospitable.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Mon. 11 -

                                                                                                At Seymour Court--Walked out with - Miss Johnson & Miss Biggs--wrote to Mrs. Payn & dear Granny--a great deal of conversation--a very pleasant day indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 12 -

                                                                                                At Seymour Court--saw many curious books - on the laws & Constitution--the laws of - Alfred--votes of - Parliament &c &c. Walked to the - Thames--saw the paper - Mill very curious indeed--very pleasant - day--read the Way to Keep him going to bed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 13 -

                                                                                                At Seymour Court--Came home to dinner--called in the way at - Mr. Payns & Mr. Wakefields--very pleasant ride--found dear - Granny quite well & a letter from - Aunt Mary--read Dr. Leyden's Poet. - remains.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 14 -

                                                                                                At Seymour Court--heard from Sir William--went to Wokingham--dined there & met Miss Jeremy & James Wheeler--came home at night--a pleasant day--read Dr. Leyden's Poetical - Remains--very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 15 -

                                                                                                At home--walked to the Cross with dear Granny & Slops--eat some bad mushrooms & - was very sick indeed all the afternoon. Got better in the evening & wrote to - Mr. Johnson & Miss Valpy.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Saturday 16 -

                                                                                                At home--pretty well again--heard from - Miss Ogbourn & Mrs. Newbery--wrote to Sir William& Mrs. Raggett--read Sir Robert - Howard's life of Richard 2nd--a - most curious book.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 17 -

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum & the pets--read Morland--wrote to Aunt - Mary & Mrs. Rowden--Dear - Drum's & Granny's Wedding day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 18 -

                                                                                                At home--Drum went to London--walked out with Granny & Slops--met Mr. Talfourd who was coming to call - here--walked back with us but did not come in as Mr. - Champion was waiting to take him home--he was exceedingly - pleasant--Read Lord Bolingbroke's political Tracts--famous.

                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 5 +

                                                                                                At home--finished & sent off my + letter to Miss James & Mrs. Hofland. Worked at my shirt--walked in the + garden with Slops & Granny--read + the new letters of Lady + Russell--interesting.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 6 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mr. Johnson--went to Reading--called at Mr. Brookes--Newbery's--Garrards--Valpys--Institution & Miss + Warwicke--Came home + to dinner--saw many people--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 7 +

                                                                                                At home--rode to Farley Hill--dined there & came + home at night--a very pleasant + day indeed--Drum was with me & dear + Granny at home.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 8 +

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--walked in the garden--sent a pattern to Mrs. + Newbery--wrote to Miss + Webb & Mrs. + Dickinson--read Nicholls's + Illustrations of Literature--amusing + enough.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 9 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--got my new gown home--packed up my + things to go to Marlow--read Nicholls's Illustrations of Literature.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 10 +

                                                                                                Went to Mr. Johnson's at Seymour Court + Marlow--called in our way at Mr. Wakefield's--got to Seymour Court to dinner with the family + (Mr. & Miss Johnson + & Miss Biggs)--spent a delightful + day--the country & the Place most + beautiful & our friends most kind & hospitable.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Mon. 11 +

                                                                                                At Seymour Court--Walked out with + Miss Johnson & Miss Biggs--wrote to Mrs. Payn & dear Granny--a great deal of conversation--a very pleasant day + indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 12 +

                                                                                                At Seymour Court--saw many curious + books on the laws & Constitution--the + laws of Alfred--votes + of Parliament &c &c. Walked to + the Thames--saw the paper + Mill very curious indeed--very + pleasant day--read the Way to Keep him going + to bed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 13 +

                                                                                                At Seymour Court--Came home to dinner--called in the way at + Mr. Payns & Mr. Wakefields--very pleasant ride--found dear + Granny quite well & a letter from + Aunt Mary--read Dr. Leyden's Poet. + remains.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 14 +

                                                                                                At Seymour Court--heard from Sir William--went to Wokingham--dined there & met Miss Jeremy & James Wheeler--came home at night--a pleasant day--read + Dr. Leyden's Poetical Remains--very good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 15 +

                                                                                                At home--walked to the Cross with dear Granny & Slops--eat some bad mushrooms & + was very sick indeed all the afternoon. Got better in the evening & wrote + to Mr. Johnson & Miss Valpy.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Saturday 16 +

                                                                                                At home--pretty well again--heard + from Miss Ogbourn & Mrs. Newbery--wrote to Sir William& Mrs. Raggett--read Sir Robert + Howard's life of Richard + 2nd--a most curious book.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 17 +

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum & the pets--read Morland--wrote to Aunt Mary & Mrs. + Rowden--Dear Drum's & + Granny's Wedding day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 18 +

                                                                                                At home--Drum went to London--walked out with Granny & Slops--met Mr. + Talfourd who was coming to call here--walked back with us but did + not come in as Mr. Champion was waiting + to take him home--he was exceedingly pleasant--Read Lord Bolingbroke's political + Tracts--famous.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 19 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Aunt - Mary--Mrs. Dickinson - called to tea & took me with her to a dance at the - Valpys--very delightful evening with Talfourd & Miss - Brook--only unluckily missed dear Drum who had been there in his way from - Town & went away just before I - got there.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 20 -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum gave me a beautiful new cloak which he - brought from Town--read Lord Bolingbroke's Remarks on English History published under the name of Humphrey - Oldcastle--famous.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 21 -

                                                                                                At home--It rained in the - morning--could not go to Wokingham - with dear Drum--read Jones's Peninsular - War a sad uncandid military book--& old Richardson's delightful Essay on Painting.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 22 -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--called on the Brookes - Newberys & Valpys--a very pleasant morning indeed--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Eliza Webb--read Mr. - Lawrence's suppressed lectures lent to me by James - Wheeler--When at Reading - called likewise on Mrs.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 23 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James--walked in the garden with Granny & Molly--dressed - my flowers--read Lawrence's Lectures--famous.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 24 -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum's cold was so bad that we could not go to - Wokingham so - staid - stayed - at home--Mr. Green & Harry Marsh called & - staid - stayed - two hours & were both of them exceedingly agreeable.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 25 -

                                                                                                At home--walked with Granny & Slopsto the - Cross--read the Edinburgh - MagazineAlthough Mitford does not indicate which - volume she read, it is likely she reads one the new series volumes (1817, 1818, 1819), - published by Constable starting in 1817, rather than the old series, started in 1785. - & Age & Youth by La Fontaine--a pretty thing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 26 -

                                                                                                At home--Went to Reading to White - Knights to the Duke's saleAuction of the estate at White Knights - and its contents, necessitated by the Duke's bankruptcy. & then with - the Webbs home to dinner to meet James Wheeler & Miss Jeremy--came home at night--met a great many people at the sale--a pleasant - day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 27 -

                                                                                                At home--had a very bad cold - indeed--did not stir out--read Black woods Edinburgh - Magazine--famous--& Mrs. - Radcliffe's old novel the - Italian.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 28 -

                                                                                                At home--Called at the Liebenroods & went round by Reading--saw a great many people--a very - pleasant day--my cold better.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 29 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James & Mary Webb. Read The Insane World stupid and frantical--& Sir R. C. Hoare's Continuation of - Eustace's Tour--Humdrum--Drum - killed 5 hares at Tilehurst.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 30 0ct. -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Eliza Webb--read some of the Pamphleteer & the 3rd Series of Tales of my Landlord.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 31 -

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson called & brought me some - flowers--read Manners--a pretty thing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 19 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Aunt Mary--Mrs. + Dickinson called to tea & took me with her to a dance at + the Valpys--very delightful evening with + Talfourd & Miss Brook--only + unluckily missed dear Drum who had been + there in his way from Town & went + away just before I got there.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 20 +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum gave me a beautiful new cloak which he + brought from Town--read Lord Bolingbroke's Remarks on English History published under + the name of Humphrey Oldcastle--famous.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 21 +

                                                                                                At home--It rained in the + morning--could not go to Wokingham + with dear Drum--read Jones's Peninsular + War a sad uncandid military book--& old Richardson's delightful Essay on Painting.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 22 +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--called on the Brookes + Newberys & Valpys--a very pleasant morning indeed--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Eliza Webb--read Mr. Lawrence's suppressed lectures lent to me by James + Wheeler--When at Reading called likewise on Mrs.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 23 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James--walked in the garden with Granny & Molly--dressed my flowers--read + Lawrence's Lectures--famous.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 24 +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum's cold was so bad that we could not go to + Wokingham so + staid + stayed + at home--Mr. Green & Harry Marsh called & + staid + stayed + two hours & were both of them exceedingly agreeable.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 25 +

                                                                                                At home--walked with Granny & Slopsto the + Cross--read the Edinburgh + MagazineAlthough Mitford does not indicate which + volume she read, it is likely she reads one the new series volumes (1817, 1818, + 1819), published by Constable starting in 1817, rather than the old series, started in + 1785. & Age & Youth by + La Fontaine--a pretty thing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 26 +

                                                                                                At home--Went to Reading to White Knights to the Duke's saleAuction of the estate at White + Knights and its contents, necessitated by the Duke's bankruptcy. + & then with the Webbs home to dinner to + meet James Wheeler & Miss Jeremy--came home at night--met a great many people at + the sale--a pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 27 +

                                                                                                At home--had a very bad cold + indeed--did not stir out--read Black woods Edinburgh + Magazine--famous--& Mrs. + Radcliffe's old novel the + Italian.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 28 +

                                                                                                At home--Called at the Liebenroods & went round by Reading--saw a great many people--a very + pleasant day--my cold better.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 29 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James & Mary Webb. Read The Insane World stupid and frantical--& + Sir R. C. Hoare's Continuation of Eustace's + Tour--Humdrum--Drum killed 5 + hares at Tilehurst.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 30 0ct. +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Eliza Webb--read some of the Pamphleteer & the 3rd Series of Tales of my Landlord.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 31 +

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson called & brought me some + flowers--read Manners--a pretty thing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 1 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Eliza Webb--began to cut out my gray cloth - gown--read Manners--a pretty thing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 2 -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping got a great many--read the - Pamphleteer & the Eclectic & - British Critic Reviews.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 3 -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Greene called & was very pleasant--read an Etymology of old Sayings proverbs - &c--& some of the Monthly - Magazine.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 4 -

                                                                                                At home--went with dear Drum to Reading & Wokingham--dined there & came back at night--a very pleasant - day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 5 -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Merry sent me Mr. Talfourd's M.S. Petition--very fine. Walked with Granny & Moll--read the - Monthly & European Magazines.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 6 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Mr. - Haydon--went firtopping--got a great - many--read Harold the Exile, very stupid & - dismal.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 7 -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Granny had not been well this week--was better - today dear love--walked down the lane, with - Luce & Molly. Wrote to Mary - Webb. Missed my poor Mossy - very much.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Monday 8 -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum went to London--went firtopping got a good - many--Lucy finished my pretty gray cloth - gown--read Harcourt.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 9 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from dear Drum--wrote to dear Drum--went firtopping--got a great many. - Wrote to Sir William Elford.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 10 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--Mrs. - Dickinson came & took me to Reading & then back with her to Legh's Travels in - Egypt & wrote to Mrs. - Dickinson.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 1 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Eliza Webb--began to cut out my gray cloth + gown--read Manners--a pretty thing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 2 +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping got a great many--read the + Pamphleteer & the Eclectic + & British Critic Reviews.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 3 +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Greene called & was very pleasant--read an Etymology of old Sayings proverbs + &c--& some of the Monthly + Magazine.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 4 +

                                                                                                At home--went with dear Drum to Reading & Wokingham--dined there & came back at night--a very + pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 5 +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Merry sent me Mr. Talfourd's M.S. Petition--very fine. Walked with + Granny & Moll--read the Monthly & European Magazines.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 6 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Mr. Haydon--went firtopping--got a great + many--read Harold the Exile, very stupid & + dismal.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 7 +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Granny had not been well this week--was better + today dear love--walked down the lane, + with Luce & Molly. Wrote to Mary Webb. Missed my poor Mossy very much.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Monday 8 +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum went to London--went firtopping got a good + many--Lucy finished my pretty gray + cloth gown--read Harcourt.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 9 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from dear Drum--wrote to dear Drum--went firtopping--got a great many. Wrote to Sir William Elford.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 10 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--Mrs. + Dickinson came & took me to Reading & then back with her to Legh's Travels in + Egypt & wrote to Mrs. + Dickinson.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 12 -

                                                                                                At home--read Walpole's Letters to Mr. - Montagu--charming--wrote some more of my letter to Sir William Elford. Had the Piles a little.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 13 -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping did not get so many as usual--read Legh's Travels in Egypt - & <persName ref="#Hazlitt_Wm" - >Hazlitt</persName>'s Lectures on Poetry--heard from Aunt - Mary.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 14 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--called with dear Drum at Farley - Hill--a very pleasant morning--came home to dinner--wrote to Mrs. - Rowden & finished my letter to Sir - W. Elford.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 15 -

                                                                                                Dear Drum's birthday--he went to our - County Meeting about the Manchester - business & seconded the resolutions--I - went firtopping--did not get many--Heard from Miss James. Read Corinne.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 16 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Haydon & Mrs. - Rowden--wrote to Miss James - & Col. Anstruther--Mr. Johnson dined and slept here & was very - agreeable indeed--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 17 -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Johnson went home after - breakfast--worked a little of my shirt yesterday--read Purity of heart or the Ancient Costume.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 18 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Colonel Anstruther--called with dear Drum at Farley - Hill & Wokingham. - Came home to dinner--a pleasant - day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 19 -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping found a good many in a rabbit - hole--somebody meant to steal them--read Marriage--famous.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Saturday 20 -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--one of my Bobby's came to me to - be fed & eat so pretty! in the plantation by the white gate--did a great deal of talking--heard - from Mary Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 21 -

                                                                                                At home--was white - haired--cut Drum's hair--read Women or Minor - Maxims--a pretty thing. Missed my own dear Mossy very much indeed--Though Molly is a trim little bitch.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 22 -

                                                                                                At home--Mary Webb & Miss Jeremy & Mr. Joliffe dined with us & the ladies slept here--Drum bought dear Granny's new Puce cloth gown--dear lamb--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 23 -

                                                                                                At home--Mary Webb & Miss Jeremy went away this morning--a very - agreeable visit--Read Letters from the Cage in answer - to Warden--famous praise of my - beloved Emperor.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 24 -

                                                                                                At home--altered a gown for dear - Granny--the cloth gown finished--went - firtopping--fed my Bobby's--read an attempt to prove a - <persName ref="#Wilmot_James">Dr. Wilmot</persName> wrote <persName - ref="#Junius_pseudo">Junius</persName>.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 25 -

                                                                                                Lope Félix de Vega - Carpio, 1562.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--Granny & Drum went to - Winchester--Mr. John Elliott came to look about the house - & the timber--Bobbies came to be fed--Luce & I very - comfortable together.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 26 -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum came home having left dear Granny - at Winchester--he brought our pretty - little bitch Miranda to see us for a - week--& she knew us all just as well as ever.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 27 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to dear Granny--went to Reading with dear Drum--called at the Whites--Brookes--Newberys - & Bulleys--dined at the Valpys--no company but Miss - Ross--a very pleasant day--came home at night & found a beautiful purse a present from - Miss Harley.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 28 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss Harley--Miss Webb--Mrs. - Dickinson--Mr. Palmer & - dear Granny--could not go with Drum to Wokingham on account of the frost. Read Sense & Sensibility--very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 29 -

                                                                                                Sir Philip Sydney, - .

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum went to Ilsley--dear Granny still at - Winchester--did some - tatting--read Sense & Sensibility--wrote to - the --had a great many bobbies eating at my - board.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 30 -

                                                                                                Jonathan Swift, 1667.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Granny--wrote to dear Granny--did some tatting--read <persName ref="#Symmon_Chas">Symmon</persName>'s Life of - Milton--very good--Luce & - Molly very amiable--want Granny.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 12 +

                                                                                                At home--read Walpole's Letters to Mr. + Montagu--charming--wrote some more of my letter to Sir William Elford. Had the Piles a + little.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 13 +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping did not get so many as usual--read Legh's Travels in + Egypt & <persName ref="#Hazlitt_Wm" + >Hazlitt</persName>'s Lectures on Poetry--heard from Aunt + Mary.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 14 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--called with dear Drum at Farley + Hill--a very pleasant morning--came home to dinner--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & finished my letter to + Sir W. Elford.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 15 +

                                                                                                Dear Drum's birthday--he went to our + County Meeting about the Manchester + business & seconded the + resolutions--I went firtopping--did not get many--Heard + from Miss James. Read Corinne.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 16 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Haydon & Mrs. + Rowden--wrote to Miss + James & Col. + Anstruther--Mr. Johnson + dined and slept here & was very agreeable indeed--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 17 +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Johnson went home after breakfast--worked a little of my shirt + yesterday--read Purity of heart or the Ancient + Costume.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 18 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Colonel Anstruther--called with dear + Drum at Farley Hill & Wokingham. Came home to dinner--a pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 19 +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping found a good many in a rabbit + hole--somebody meant to steal them--read Marriage--famous.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Saturday 20 +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--one of my Bobby's came to me + to be fed & eat so pretty! in the plantation by the white gate--did a great deal of + talking--heard from Mary + Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 21 +

                                                                                                At home--was white + haired--cut Drum's hair--read Women or Minor + Maxims--a pretty thing. Missed my own dear Mossy very much indeed--Though Molly is a trim little bitch.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 22 +

                                                                                                At home--Mary Webb & Miss Jeremy & Mr. Joliffe dined with us & the ladies slept here--Drum bought dear Granny's new Puce cloth gown--dear lamb--a very pleasant + day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 23 +

                                                                                                At home--Mary Webb & Miss Jeremy went away this morning--a very + agreeable visit--Read Letters from the Cage in + answer to Warden--famous praise of my beloved Emperor.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 24 +

                                                                                                At home--altered a gown for dear + Granny--the cloth gown finished--went + firtopping--fed my Bobby's--read an attempt to prove a + <persName ref="#Wilmot_James">Dr. Wilmot</persName> wrote <persName + ref="#Junius_pseudo">Junius</persName>.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 25 +

                                                                                                Lope Félix de Vega + Carpio, 1562.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--Granny & Drum went + to Winchester--Mr. John Elliott came to look about the house + & the timber--Bobbies came to be fed--Luce & I very + comfortable together.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 26 +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum came home having left dear Granny at Winchester--he brought our pretty little bitch Miranda to see us for a week--& she knew + us all just as well as ever.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 27 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to dear Granny--went to Reading with dear Drum--called at the Whites--Brookes--Newberys & Bulleys--dined at the Valpys--no + company but Miss Ross--a very pleasant + day--came home at night & found + a beautiful purse a present from Miss + Harley.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 28 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss Harley--Miss Webb--Mrs. Dickinson--Mr. Palmer & dear Granny--could not go with Drum to Wokingham + on account of the frost. Read Sense & + Sensibility--very good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 29 +

                                                                                                Sir Philip Sydney, + .

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum went to Ilsley--dear Granny still + at Winchester--did some + tatting--read Sense & Sensibility--wrote + to the --had a great many bobbies eating at + my board.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 30 +

                                                                                                Jonathan Swift, 1667.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Granny--wrote to dear Granny--did some tatting--read <persName ref="#Symmon_Chas">Symmon</persName>'s Life of + Milton--very good--Luce & + Molly very amiable--want Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 1 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson - came & dined here--dear Drum came - home in the evening--a very - pleasant day--wrote in the morning to Drum - at night to Granny.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 2 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from dear Granny - Mr. Johnson, & Sir Williamwith an excellent letter enclosed - from Lord Ashburton to Mr. Waristoun which I transcribed. Wrote to dear - Granny--read the Eclectic & British Critic Reviews.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 3 -

                                                                                                Luigi Pulci, 1431.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--Captain Tuppen came to course with Drum--wrote to Mrs. - Dickinson, Mr. Johnson, - Mrs. Hofland, & dear Granny--read Memoirs of - the <persName ref="#Martyn_H">Rev. H. Martyn</persName>. - Methodistical.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 4 -

                                                                                                At home--Sent a hare & some beetroot with my note to - Mrs. Dickinson--Heard from dear - Granny & Mary Webb--wrote to Sir William--read memoirs of <persName ref="#Martyn_H">H. Martyn</persName>.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 5 -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--Luce washed Molly who looked - like a little snowball sweet love--wrote to Granny--read Decision--rather - methodistical but clever & interesting.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 6 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Palmer--heard from dear Granny--went firtopping--got a great many--a sweet dear little Bobby came to me to be fed & ate as I threw it - to him sweet lamb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 7 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mrs. Dickinson--went Fir topping--begin to get scarce--fed my Bobbies under the trees--read Florence Macarthy.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 8 -

                                                                                                Milton, 1608.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James--went firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to Mr. Haydon & Granny--read Life of <persName - ref="#PrincessCharlotte">Princess Charlotte</persName> by Booth--a catch penny thing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 9 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Granny--wrote to Mary Webb & the - Butcher--went firtopping--fed a great many - Bobbies dear lambs.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 10 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Fyshe Palmer--fed my Bobbies a great many poor dears came to the board at the Window to eat - it being a snow--Wrote to dear Granny & - Miss James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Saturday 11 -

                                                                                                At home--sent dear Miss Morse to Mr. - Haydon--heard from Mary - Webb & Granny--fed a great - many Bobbies & other birds off my board.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 12 -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--fed a great many bobbies & other birds--read - Blackwood's Magazine--famous--& the Life of - <unclear>Sand</unclear>--pretty well.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 13 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Granny & Mr. - Johnson--went with dear Drum - to Reading--called at the Brookes--Whites--Newberys & Valpys--came home to dinner--a pleasant day--fed my bobbies.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 14 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--called at the Dickinsons--came home to - dinner--read Clan Albyn--a pretty thing only too - Highlandish--fed my dear bobbies & a great many - others--poor lambs.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 15 -

                                                                                                At home--dear Granny came back in great trim from Winchester--God bless her!--fed my poor - Bobbies & other birds.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 16 -

                                                                                                At home--my Birthday--went Firtopping with Drum - & the Pets--fed my Bobbies both at the window & - in the Plantations--the dear Bobbies very tame sweet loves eat as I threw bread to - them.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 17 -

                                                                                                At home--received the Statesman from Mr. - Johnson with a peppering of Frank - Cowslade--curled Granny's - Wigs--fed my Bobby's--poor Jessy Cliff brought us a present of a very fine pig--wrote to Mary - Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 18 -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--fed my Bobbies--read The Carib Chief by Horace - Twiss--a tolerable Tragedy--& <persName ref="#Franklin_Ben">Dr. Franklin</persName>'s - Correspondence--famous.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 19 -

                                                                                                At home--fed my Bobbies--read <persName - ref="#Franklin_Ben">Dr. Franklin</persName>'s Correspondence which - is excellent--& <persName ref="#Dodington_Geo" - >Bubb Doddington</persName>'s Diary which is Corruption itself.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 20 -

                                                                                                Sir Isaac Newton, 1647.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping with Molly & the - other Pets--read <persName ref="#Quillinan_Ed">Mr. - Quillinan</persName>'s Sacrifice of Isabel--an elegant Poem--very - short.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 21 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--worked at my shirt--fed my Bobbies at the Window--read Mordaunt--an excellent old Novel.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 22 -

                                                                                                At home. Heard from Miss James--went firtopping--fed a charming Bobby in the - plantation--read Memoirs of the <persName ref="#Graham_DofMontrose">Marquis - of Montrose</persName>a very great man & great poet!--did some - tatting.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Thursday 23 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mary Webb & Heard from Miss Nooth--went firtopping--Mr. Dickinson - called--wrote to Mary Webb & - lent Charles Knyvett six of <persName ref="#Russell_Richard">Dr. - Russell</persName>'s sermons.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 24 -

                                                                                                At home--went + Wednesday 1 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson + came & dined here--dear Drum came + home in the evening--a very + pleasant day--wrote in the morning to Drum at night to Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 2 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from dear Granny + Mr. Johnson, & Sir Williamwith an excellent letter enclosed + from Lord Ashburton to Mr. Waristoun which I transcribed. Wrote to dear + Granny--read the Eclectic & British Critic Reviews.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 3 +

                                                                                                Luigi Pulci, 1431.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--Captain Tuppen came to course with Drum--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson, Mr. + Johnson, Mrs. Hofland, + & dear Granny--read Memoirs of the <persName ref="#Martyn_H">Rev. H. + Martyn</persName>. Methodistical.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 4 +

                                                                                                At home--Sent a hare & some beetroot with my note + to Mrs. Dickinson--Heard from dear + Granny & Mary Webb--wrote to Sir William--read memoirs of <persName ref="#Martyn_H">H. Martyn</persName>.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 5 +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--Luce washed Molly who looked like a little snowball sweet love--wrote to + Granny--read Decision--rather methodistical but clever & interesting.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 6 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Palmer--heard from dear Granny--went firtopping--got a great many--a sweet dear little Bobby came to me to be fed & ate as I threw + it to him sweet lamb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 7 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mrs. Dickinson--went Fir topping--begin to get scarce--fed my Bobbies under the trees--read Florence Macarthy.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 8 +

                                                                                                Milton, 1608.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James--went firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to - Miss James--read Clarkson's History of the Abolition of the slave trade. Good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 25 -

                                                                                                At home--received a proof sheet from Mr. Dickinson, corrected it & wrote a - note to him. Walked with dear Drum--fed my - bobbies--read the Munster - Cottage boy Middling.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 26 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William--went Firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to Mr. Johnson--read the - Munster Cottage Boy.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 27 -

                                                                                                At home--walked out with Drum & my pets--fed my Bobbies--read Rhoda--pretty - good but too dismal--Molly a sweet lamb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 28 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--fed my bobbies--wrote to Sir William - Elford & Miss Nooth--read - Queenhoo Hall--good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 29 -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum in the Snow--fed my bobbies--worked at my shirt--read M. - Visconti's Catalogue of pictures &c - in the Louvre.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 30 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from --went - to Reading with Drum--called at Mr. - Harris's, the Rowdens, Brookes, Marshes, Whites, Newbery's & Mr. Haydon & Granny--read Life of <persName ref="#PrincessCharlotte">Princess + Charlotte</persName> by Booth--a catch penny thing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 9 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Granny--wrote to Mary Webb & the Butcher--went firtopping--fed a + great many Bobbies dear lambs.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 10 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Fyshe Palmer--fed my Bobbies a great many poor dears came to the board at the Window to + eat it being a snow--Wrote to dear Granny + & Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Saturday 11 +

                                                                                                At home--sent dear Miss Morse to Mr. + Haydon--heard from Mary + Webb & Granny--fed a + great many Bobbies & other birds off my + board.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 12 +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--fed a great many bobbies & other birds--read Blackwood's Magazine--famous--& the Life of + <unclear>Sand</unclear>--pretty well.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 13 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Granny & Mr. + Johnson--went with dear Drum to Reading--called at the Brookes--Whites--Newberys & Valpys--came home to + dinner--a pleasant day--fed my bobbies.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 14 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--called at the Dickinsons--came home to dinner--read Clan + Albyn--a pretty thing only too Highlandish--fed my dear bobbies & a great many others--poor lambs.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 15 +

                                                                                                At home--dear Granny came back in great trim from Winchester--God bless her!--fed my poor + Bobbies & other birds.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 16 +

                                                                                                At home--my Birthday--went Firtopping with Drum & the Pets--fed my Bobbies + both at the window & in the Plantations--the dear Bobbies very + tame sweet loves eat as I threw bread to them.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 17 +

                                                                                                At home--received the Statesman from Mr. Johnson with a peppering of Frank Cowslade--curled Granny's Wigs--fed my Bobby's--poor + Jessy Cliff brought us a present of + a very fine pig--wrote to Mary Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 18 +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--fed my Bobbies--read The Carib Chief by Horace + Twiss--a tolerable Tragedy--& <persName ref="#Franklin_Ben">Dr. Franklin</persName>'s + Correspondence--famous.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 19 +

                                                                                                At home--fed my Bobbies--read <persName + ref="#Franklin_Ben">Dr. Franklin</persName>'s Correspondence + which is excellent--& <persName + ref="#Dodington_Geo">Bubb Doddington</persName>'s Diary which is + Corruption itself.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 20 +

                                                                                                Sir Isaac Newton, 1647.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping with Molly & + the other Pets--read <persName + ref="#Quillinan_Ed">Mr. Quillinan</persName>'s Sacrifice of + Isabel--an elegant Poem--very short.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 21 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--worked at my shirt--fed my Bobbies at the Window--read Mordaunt--an excellent old Novel.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 22 +

                                                                                                At home. Heard from Miss James--went firtopping--fed a charming Bobby in the + plantation--read Memoirs of the <persName ref="#Graham_DofMontrose" + >Marquis of Montrose</persName>a very great man & great + poet!--did some tatting.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Thursday 23 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mary Webb & Heard from Miss Nooth--went firtopping--Mr. + Dickinson called--wrote to Mary Webb & lent Charles + Knyvett six of <persName + ref="#Russell_Richard">Dr. Russell</persName>'s sermons.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 24 +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to + Miss James--read Clarkson's History of the Abolition of the slave trade. Good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 25 +

                                                                                                At home--received a proof sheet from Mr. Dickinson, corrected it & wrote + a note to him. Walked with dear Drum--fed my bobbies--read the Munster Cottage boy Middling.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 26 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William--went Firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to + Mr. Johnson--read the Munster Cottage Boy.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 27 +

                                                                                                At home--walked out with Drum & my pets--fed my Bobbies--read Rhoda--pretty + good but too dismal--Molly a sweet + lamb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 28 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--fed my bobbies--wrote to Sir William + Elford & Miss Nooth--read + Queenhoo Hall--good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 29 +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum in the Snow--fed my bobbies--worked at my shirt--read M. + Visconti's Catalogue of pictures + &c in the Louvre.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 30 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from + --went to Reading with + Drum--called at Mr. Harris's, the + Rowdens, Brookes, Marshes, Whites, Newbery's & + Jolyffe's--came home to dinner--a very pleasant morning.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 31 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss Webb--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & Heard from Miss Nooth--fed my Bobbies--tried a pattern upon some net--wrote to Mr. Haydon.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                + ref="#Bertram_house">home to dinner--a very pleasant + morning.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 31 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss Webb--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & Heard from Miss Nooth--fed my Bobbies--tried a pattern upon some net--wrote to Mr. Haydon.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                @@ -4148,2728 +4230,3218 @@ schematypens="http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/schematron"?> 1820
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 1 -

                                                                                                At home--fed my Bobbies--read Ivanhoe--very fine.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 2 -

                                                                                                At home--fed my Bobbies --read Wright's & Cobbett's trial with Mr. Wright's - excellent preface--Molly married to - Whim.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 3 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss Brooke--fed my bobbies--wrote to Mrs. - Dickinson.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tues 4 -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--fed my Bobbies--read the Ec: & B.C. reviews & <persName ref="#HallamH" - >Hallam</persName>'s View of Europe in the Middle Ages--good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 5 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss Brooke & finished my letter to Miss Nooth--Col. - Boscawen called--walked with Drum--fed my bobbies.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 6 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Eliza Webb with H. Hayward's - bridecake--went to - Reading with Drum--called on the Newbery's & Joliffes--home to - dinner--pleasant morning--read the Edinburgh - Review.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 7 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon & Mrs. - Dickinson--wrote to Mr. Haydon, - Mrs. Dickinson & Miss Eliza Webb--read the MiniatureUnidentified. May refer to an early 19th c. periodical of that title, or - Davenport's The Original of the Miniature.--fed my - Bobbies--worked my shirt.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 8 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Rowden & Miss Webb--read Clarissa.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 9 -

                                                                                                Heard from Mr. Haydon--wrote to Miss James, Mrs. - Rowden & Miss - Webb--poor Lucy had a bad fall on - the ice in the yard--poor dear.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 10 -

                                                                                                At home--Lucy better--finished my shirt.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 11 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Leigh Hunt & Drum who was at Reading - for the Sessions--Lucy better--fed my Bobbies--read The Dead Letter - Office.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 12 -

                                                                                                At home--read + <head><date when="1820-01-01">Saturday 1 </date></head> + <p>At <placeName ref="#Bertram_house">home</placeName>--fed my <name ref="#robin" + >Bobbie</name>s--read <title ref="#Ivanhoe">Ivanhoe--very fine.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 2 +

                                                                                                At home--fed my Bobbies --read Wright's & Cobbett's trial with Mr. Wright's + excellent preface--Molly + married to + Whim.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 3 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss Brooke--fed my bobbies--wrote to Mrs. + Dickinson.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tues 4 +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--fed my Bobbies--read the + Ec: & B.C. reviews & <persName + ref="#HallamH">Hallam</persName>'s View of Europe in the Middle + Ages--good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 5 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss Brooke & finished my letter to + Miss Nooth--Col. Boscawen called--walked with Drum--fed my bobbies.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 6 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Eliza Webb with H. + Hayward's + bridecake--went + to Reading with Drum--called on the Newbery's & Joliffes--home to + dinner--pleasant morning--read the Edinburgh + Review.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 7 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon & Mrs. Dickinson--wrote to Mr. + Haydon, Mrs. Dickinson + & Miss Eliza Webb--read the + MiniatureUnidentified. May refer to an early 19th c. + periodical of that title, or Davenport's The Original of the + Miniature.--fed my Bobbies--worked my shirt.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 8 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Rowden & Miss Webb--read Clarissa.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 9 +

                                                                                                Heard from Mr. Haydon--wrote to Miss James, Mrs. + Rowden & Miss + Webb--poor Lucy had a bad + fall on the ice in the yard--poor dear.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 10 +

                                                                                                At home--Lucy better--finished my shirt.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 11 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Leigh Hunt & Drum who was at Reading for the Sessions--Lucy better--fed my + Bobbies--read The Dead + Letter Office.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 12 +

                                                                                                At home--read Clarissa.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 13 -

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 14 -

                                                                                                At home--fed my Bobbies--heard from Miss - James--finished Clarissa--very fine.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 15 -

                                                                                                Heard from Miss Webb--wrote to - Mrs. Dickinson--Drum ill--at home.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Sunday 16 -

                                                                                                Mrs. Dickinson sent for me to Farley Hill--I went--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 17 -

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--heard from Drum & Granny--Mr. - Bocket & Mr. - Stephenson called--looked over Mr. Dickinson's fine prints--pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 18 -

                                                                                                Mr. & Mrs. - Dickinson brought me home--read <persName - ref="#Knox_Robt">Knox</persName>'s Captivity in Ceylon--Drum better.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 19 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Haydon & Mrs. - Hofland--Drum went to - London.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 20 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson about taking Hannah Rapley--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 21 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--Mr. - Harley came to see the house--very pleasant--heard from Mrs. Rowden.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 22 -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum came home--heard from Mary - Webb--went firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to Miss - Hawkes & Mrs. Rowden.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 23 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland & Miss Hawkes--wrote to Miss - Webb, Mrs. Dickinson, - Mrs. Waterton, Mrs. Hofland & Miss - James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 24 -

                                                                                                At home--fed my Bobbies--wrote to Sir - William--Hannah Rapley went at - my recommendation to live with Mrs. - Dickinson.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - 1820 -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 25 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James--fed my Bobbies--read Petrarque et Laura by - Madame de Genlis--pretty good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 26 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James--fed my Bobbies--got my mourning ready for the Duke of Kent--read the Hermit in London--very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 27 -

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham--found Mr. Webb better--Eliza not - well--Mrs. Hayward's little girl - very pretty. Came home to dinner--read - Country Neighbours--famous.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 28 -

                                                                                                At home--fed my bobbies--wrote to Miss - Webb--read a sketch of my Friend's - Family--sad Methodistical stuff--Miss - Burney's Country - Neighbours--very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sat.29th -

                                                                                                At home--fed my bobbies--went firtopping--knocked my - eye--Marmion very amiable poor dear love - pitiedme & loved me very much. The - King died this evening.

                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Sunday 30th -

                                                                                                At home--fed my bobbies--heard from Sir - William--wrote to Sir William - Elford--read Country - Neighbours--very good indeed--Heard of the King's Death.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 31st -

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping--picked up a great many & got a great deal of furse stumps--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--wrote to Sir William - Elford.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 13 +

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 14 +

                                                                                                At home--fed my Bobbies--heard from Miss + James--finished Clarissa--very + fine.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 15 +

                                                                                                Heard from Miss Webb--wrote to + Mrs. Dickinson--Drum ill--at home.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Sunday 16 +

                                                                                                Mrs. Dickinson sent for me to + Farley Hill--I went--a very + pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 17 +

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--heard from Drum & Granny--Mr. + Bocket & Mr. + Stephenson called--looked over Mr. Dickinson's fine prints--pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 18 +

                                                                                                Mr. & Mrs. + Dickinson brought me home--read <persName + ref="#Knox_Robt">Knox</persName>'s Captivity in Ceylon--Drum better.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 19 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Haydon & Mrs. + Hofland--Drum went to + London.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 20 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson about taking Hannah Rapley--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 21 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--Mr. + Harley came to see the house--very pleasant--heard from Mrs. Rowden.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 22 +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum came home--heard from Mary + Webb--went firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to Miss + Hawkes & Mrs. + Rowden.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 23 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland & Miss Hawkes--wrote to Miss + Webb, Mrs. Dickinson, + Mrs. Waterton, Mrs. Hofland & Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 24 +

                                                                                                At home--fed my Bobbies--wrote to Sir + William--Hannah Rapley went + at my recommendation to live with Mrs. + Dickinson.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + 1820 +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 25 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James--fed my Bobbies--read Petrarque et Laura + by Madame de Genlis--pretty good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 26 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James--fed my Bobbies--got my mourning ready for the Duke of Kent--read the Hermit in London--very good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 27 +

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham--found Mr. Webb better--Eliza not well--Mrs. + Hayward's little + girl very pretty. Came + home to dinner--read Country Neighbours--famous.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 28 +

                                                                                                At home--fed my bobbies--wrote to Miss + Webb--read a sketch of my + Friend's Family--sad Methodistical stuff--Miss Burney's Country + Neighbours--very good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sat.29th +

                                                                                                At home--fed my bobbies--went firtopping--knocked my + eye--Marmion very amiable poor dear + love pitiedme & loved me very much. The King died this evening.

                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Sunday 30th +

                                                                                                At home--fed my bobbies--heard from Sir + William--wrote to Sir William + Elford--read Country + Neighbours--very good indeed--Heard of the King's Death.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 31st +

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping--picked up a great many & got a great deal of furse stumps--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--wrote to Sir + William Elford.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                - - Feby 1820 -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 1st -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss Webb--went with dear Drum into Reading to buy a new bombazine gown--bought a very nice one for - 2s. 9d. a yard--called on the Brookes--Newberys--Joliffes--the Institution - & Mrs. Havell's--came home to dinner--a very pleasant morning.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 2nd -

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping--got a great many--fed my Bobbies--read Spence's Anecdotes--very - good indeed--& wrote another Postscript to Sir - William Elford--read likewise the - Eclectic & British - Reviews.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 3rd -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--got a great many--fed my Bobbies - in the Plantations--read The Man in the Moon famous & the Memoirs of the <persName - ref="#Wilhelmina_Prussia1709">Margravine of Bareith</persName>

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 4th -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--got a great many indeed--fed my bobbies in the Plantations--wrote to Miss - Webb--poor Molly grows - big.From pregnancy.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 5th -

                                                                                                At home--new trimmed my old - bombazine--heard from Eliza Webb--read - Anastasius.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 6th -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Palmer enclosing my letter to Sir William--rode with Drum to Farley - Hill--saw Mrs. - Dickinson--Mrs. - AllinghamMr. Rigby & the Miss - Parfitts--came home to - dinner--a pleasant morning--read Anastasius--very - good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 7th -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mrs. Hofland--Lucy finished my new black bombazine gown--Drum went coursing, killed 4 hares & a rabbit--readAnastasius--very fine indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Feby 1820 -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 8th -

                                                                                                Sent a hare to Mrs. - Hofland--gave one to Mrs. - Havell--went firtopping--got a great - many--read Anastasius.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 9th -

                                                                                                Went firtopping & wooding - with Granny & Lucy in the plantation - by poor Mossy's grave--got a great quantity - of wood & firtops--read - <persName ref="#Windham_Wm">Windham</persName>'s - speeches.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 10th -

                                                                                                Went to Reading with Drum--called on the Brookes, Newberys, Tuppens & Valpys--dined at the Jolliffes--Mrs. Maddison, - Harry Marsh & Mr. Sherwood came in the evening--excellent - dinner--very pleasant day--corrected some proofs of Mrs. Jolliffe's little - Tales--came home at night.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Friday 11th -

                                                                                                Read a tolerable Poem called Hacho or the spell of St. - Wilten--went firtopping--wrote to Miss Webb--Poor dear Mossy's grave planted with flowers by Drum & George--God bless him poor dear!

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 12th -

                                                                                                Went firtopping--snowdrops - out.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 13th -

                                                                                                's grave--read Delphine--not good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 14th -

                                                                                                Went wooding & firtopping in - the lower plantation--got a great - deal--Moses killed 3 hares & two rabbits dear love! Moll a great pet.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 15th -

                                                                                                Wrote to Miss James--sent her a hare--went wooding with Drum & the pets--read Delphine--much too dismal--planted some sweet Williams on dear Mossy's - grave.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 16th -

                                                                                                Heard from Miss Eliza Webb, Miss James & Mrs. - Hofland--wrote to Sir William - Elford--read the First Volume - of the Tales of Fancy containing the Shipwreck by Miss Burney--good--& <persName ref="#Windham_Wm">Windham</persName>'s - Speeches good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - February 1820 -
                                                                                                - Thursday the 17th 1820 -

                                                                                                Wrote to Eliza Webb--went into Reading with Drum--called at the Jolliffes--Newberys--Sherwoods--Whites--Valpys (witnessed the dear - Drs. - Will)--saw Mr. - Dundas who sent off my letter to Sir - William, & a great many people. Came home to dinner & read - <persName ref="#NeckerdeS_A">Mme. Necker de - Saussure</persName>'s Notice sur la caractere et les ecrits de Madame de - Staël--which is good enough.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 18th -

                                                                                                At home--went wooding with dear Granny in the - lower Plantation--got a great - deal--read the Eskdale Herdboy (good) & - wrote to Mrs. Hofland.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 19th -

                                                                                                At home--went wooding with dear Granny in the - lower Plantation--wrote to - Miss James & Mrs. Dickinson--read <persName ref="#Windham_Wm">Windham</persName>'s - Speeches--very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 20th -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum went to Town in the snow--heard from Mrs. - Dickinson--wrote to Mrs. - Dickinson--read Dudley--very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 21st -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum in London--went firtopping--fed my Bobbies--read Dudley.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 22nd -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Miss - James--fed my Bobbies--wrote to dear - Drum & Miss Rogers for Miss - James--read Dudley.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Feby 1820 - -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 23rd -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--went firtopping - with Molly in the plantations--fed my Bobbies--read Nourjahad old but - pretty.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 24th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Miss - Rogers--wrote to Mrs. - Dickinson (to tell her of the birth of Mrs. Woodburn's boy) & - to Miss James--read <persName ref="#Riley_James">Riley</persName>'s - narrative of the Loss of the Brig - Commerce + Feby 1820 +

                                                                                                + Tuesday 1st +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss Webb--went with dear Drum into Reading to buy a new bombazine gown--bought a very nice one for + 2s. 9d. a yard--called on the Brookes--Newberys--Joliffes--the Institution & Mrs. + Havell's--came home + to dinner--a very pleasant morning.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 2nd +

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping--got a great many--fed my Bobbies--read Spence's + Anecdotes--very good indeed--& wrote another Postscript to + Sir William Elford--read likewise + the Eclectic & British Reviews.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 3rd +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--got a great many--fed my Bobbies in the Plantations--read The Man in the + Moon famous & the Memoirs + of the <persName ref="#Wilhelmina_Prussia1709">Margravine of + Bareith</persName>

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 4th +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--got a great many indeed--fed my bobbies in the Plantations--wrote to Miss + Webb--poor Molly grows + big.From pregnancy.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 5th +

                                                                                                At home--new trimmed my old + bombazine--heard from Eliza Webb--read + Anastasius.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 6th +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Palmer enclosing my letter to Sir William--rode with Drum to Farley + Hill--saw Mrs. + Dickinson--Mrs. + AllinghamMr. Rigby & the + Miss Parfitts--came home to dinner--a pleasant morning--read Anastasius--very good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 7th +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mrs. Hofland--Lucy finished my new black bombazine gown--Drum went coursing, killed 4 hares & a rabbit--readAnastasius--very fine indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Feby 1820 +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 8th +

                                                                                                Sent a hare to Mrs. + Hofland--gave one to Mrs. + Havell--went firtopping--got a great + many--read Anastasius.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 9th +

                                                                                                Went firtopping & wooding + with Granny & Lucy in the plantation by poor Mossy's grave--got a great quantity of wood & firtops--read <persName ref="#Windham_Wm">Windham</persName>'s + speeches.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 10th +

                                                                                                Went to Reading with Drum--called on the Brookes, Newberys, Tuppens & Valpys--dined at the Jolliffes--Mrs. Maddison, + Harry Marsh & Mr. Sherwood came in the evening--excellent + dinner--very pleasant day--corrected some proofs of Mrs. Jolliffe's little Tales--came home at night.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Friday 11th +

                                                                                                Read a tolerable Poem called Hacho or the spell of St. + Wilten--went firtopping--wrote to Miss Webb--Poor dear Mossy's grave planted with flowers by Drum & + George--God bless him poor dear!

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 12th +

                                                                                                Went firtopping--snowdrops + out.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 13th +

                                                                                                's grave--read Delphine--not good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 14th +

                                                                                                Went wooding & firtopping + in the lower plantation--got a + great deal--Moses killed 3 hares & two rabbits dear + love! Moll a great pet.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 15th +

                                                                                                Wrote to Miss James--sent her a hare--went wooding with + Drum & the pets--read Delphine--much too dismal--planted some sweet Williams on dear Mossy's grave.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 16th +

                                                                                                Heard from Miss Eliza Webb, Miss James & Mrs. Hofland--wrote to Sir William + Elford--read the First + Volume of the Tales of Fancy containing the Shipwreck by Miss Burney--good--& <persName ref="#Windham_Wm">Windham</persName>'s + Speeches good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + February 1820 +
                                                                                                + Thursday the 17th 1820 +

                                                                                                Wrote to Eliza Webb--went into + Reading with Drum--called at the Jolliffes--Newberys--Sherwoods--Whites--Valpys (witnessed the + dear Drs. + Will)--saw Mr. + Dundas who sent off my letter to Sir William, & a great many people. Came home to dinner + & read <persName ref="#NeckerdeS_A">Mme. Necker + de Saussure</persName>'s Notice sur la caractere et les ecrits de Madame + de Staël--which is good enough.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 18th +

                                                                                                At home--went wooding with dear Granny in + the lower Plantation--got a + great deal--read the Eskdale Herdboy + (good) & wrote to Mrs. Hofland.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 19th +

                                                                                                At home--went wooding with dear Granny in + the lower Plantation--wrote to + Miss James & Mrs. Dickinson--read <persName ref="#Windham_Wm">Windham</persName>'s + Speeches--very good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 20th +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum went to Town in the snow--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--wrote to Mrs. + Dickinson--read Dudley--very + good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 21st +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum in London--went firtopping--fed my Bobbies--read Dudley.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 22nd +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Miss + James--fed my Bobbies--wrote to dear + Drum & Miss Rogers for Miss James--read Dudley.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Feby 1820 + +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 23rd +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--went firtopping + with Molly in the plantations--fed my Bobbies--read Nourjahad old but + pretty.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 24th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Miss + Rogers--wrote to Mrs. + Dickinson (to tell her of the birth of Mrs. Woodburn's boy) & to Miss + James--read <persName + ref="#Riley_James">Riley</persName>'s narrative of the Loss of the Brig + Commerce--interesting - but Munchausenish.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 25th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--went firtopping - with Molly--read Coelebs Deceived poor methodistical stuff--Dear Drum came home in the Evening.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 26th -

                                                                                                At home--went wooding & firtopping--heard from Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 27th -

                                                                                                At home--went primrosing in the park & - fields with dear Drum--got a good many--read Glenfergus--famous.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 28th -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum went into Reading for the Grand Jury--went wooding - in the lower plantation with dear - Granny--fed my Bobbies--read Authentic Account of the - French Revolution--interesting.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 29th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--dear Granny went into Reading--wrote to Drum & - to Dr. Harness--fed my Bobbies--Mrs. Valpy & - the Miss Valpys called--went firtopping in the - plantation--got a great many--fed my bobbies there--read No Fiction--sad - methodistical stuff--Heard from Drum - again--who went to London from the Grand - Jury.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 25th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--went firtopping + with Molly--read Coelebs Deceived poor methodistical stuff--Dear + Drum came home in the Evening.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 26th +

                                                                                                At home--went wooding & firtopping--heard from + Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 27th +

                                                                                                At home--went primrosing in the park & + fields with dear Drum--got a good many--read Glenfergus--famous.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 28th +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum went into Reading for the Grand Jury--went wooding in the lower + plantation with dear Granny--fed my Bobbies--read Authentic Account of the French + Revolution--interesting.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 29th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--dear Granny went into Reading--wrote to Drum + & to Dr. Harness--fed my Bobbies--Mrs. + Valpy & the Miss Valpys + called--went firtopping in the plantation--got a great many--fed my + bobbies there--read No + Fiction--sad methodistical stuff--Heard from Drum again--who went to London from the Grand Jury.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                - March 1820 -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 1st -

                                                                                                At home--fed my bobbies both at the window & in the plantations--went firtopping--got a great - many--read Vicissitudes--delightful old - thing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 2nd -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--helped Granny pack the China--fed my Bobbies--got a note from Miss - James--went firtopping--dear Drum came home.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 3rd -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping, got a great many--wrote a handbill for Mr. Monck--Drum heard from Mr. - Johnson.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 4th -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--got a great many--two Bobbies I - think man & wife followed me all over the plantation & behind the house & ate bread that I threw - them in half a dozen different places--heard from Sir William Elford--Molly - brought to bed of two live puppies & two dead ones--Molly as well as can be expected poor dear.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Sunday 5th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--went to Farley Hill--came home - to dinner--wrote to Dr. Harness & - Miss James--nursed Molly.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 6th -

                                                                                                At home--went March 1820 +

                                                                                                + Wednesday 1st +

                                                                                                At home--fed my bobbies both at the window & in the plantations--went firtopping--got a great many--read Vicissitudes--delightful old thing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 2nd +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--helped Granny pack the China--fed my Bobbies--got a note from Miss + James--went firtopping--dear Drum came home.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 3rd +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping, got a great many--wrote a handbill for Mr. Monck--Drum heard from Mr. + Johnson.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 4th +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--got a great many--two Bobbies + I think man & wife followed me all over the plantation & behind the house & ate bread that I threw + them in half a dozen different places--heard from Sir William Elford--Molly + brought to bed of two live puppies & two dead ones--Molly as well as can be expected poor dear.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Sunday 5th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--went to Farley Hill--came home to dinner--wrote to Dr. Harness & Miss James--nursed Molly.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 6th +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--got a great many--fed my Bobbies--nursed Molly--read + the Eclectic & British Critic Reviews.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 7th +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Mrs. Dickinson brought to bed of a girl--went firtopping, got a great many--read the Life of Wesley (Charles + & John) stupid enough.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 8th +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping, got a good many--read <persName ref="#Leyden_John">Leyden</persName>'s Africa very + good--nursed dear Molly.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + March 1820 +
                                                                                                + Thursday 9th +

                                                                                                At home--went into Reading to the Election--called on Mrs. Jolliffe--the + Brookes--the + Tuppens-- the Valpys--dined with + Mrs. Marsh--came home at night--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 10th +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James--went firtopping--got a great many--fed my Bobbies--nursed Molly--read the - Eclectic & British Critic Reviews.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 7th -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Mrs. Dickinson brought to bed of a girl--went firtopping, got a great many--read the Life - of Wesley (Charles & - John) stupid enough.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 8th -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping, got a good many--read <persName ref="#Leyden_John">Leyden</persName>'s Africa very - good--nursed dear Molly.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - March 1820 -
                                                                                                - Thursday 9th -

                                                                                                At home--went into Reading to the Election--called on Mrs. Jolliffe--the - Brookes--the - Tuppens-- the Valpys--dined with - Mrs. Marsh--came home at night--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 10th -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James--went firtopping--got a great many--fed my bobbies.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 11th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading to the Election with dear Drum--called at the Marsh's--Tuppens--&c. Dined at the - Valpys--came home at - night--pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 12th -

                                                                                                At home--went with dear Drum to Farley - Hill--saw Mrs. Dickinson, - Mrs. Allingham & the sweet little - baby--dined at the Webbs when I met John - Wheeler--came home at - night--pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 13th -

                                                                                                At home--went to the Reading election--called - at Mrs. Bath's--sat at Lane's --went to the Hall--dined with the Valpy's--very pleasant day indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 14th -

                                                                                                At home--went to the Election--called - on Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Tuppen & Miss - Brooke--got a cook--sat at - Lane's--went to the Hall--dined at the Valpy's--very pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 15th -

                                                                                                At home--went to the Election with - Drum--heard from Miss James--called at the Anstruthers & Valpy's--saw the Members (Monck & Palmer) chaired from Mr. - Cowpers at the Crown--heard - the speeches at Mrs. Letchworth's--saw - Mr. Weylands shabby procession from - Mrs. Jolliffe's--dined with Mrs. Marsh--a delightful day--gloriously bright - & sunshiny--the Chairing the finest sight I ever beheld--upwards of ten - thousand people--all quiet & rejoicing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - March - 1820 -
                                                                                                - At home - Thursday 16th -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping, got a few--went primrosing, - got a good many--read Memoires de Napoleon <pb - n="38"/> en 1815 par <persName ref="#deChaboulon">M. Fleury de - Chaboulon</persName>--a good fellow-- but the book rather - dull.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 17th -

                                                                                                Mr. Elliot & his son came to take possession--Tom White & Captain Tuppen called--read Memoires de Napoleon--a most interesting book. At home all day with a bad cold.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 18th -

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping in the middle - Plantation--got a great many--heard from Mary Webb--read Vicissitudes--my cold a good deal better--nursed Molly.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 19th -

                                                                                                At home--cold better--went firtopping--read Shakespeare & his Times, good materials badly used--nursed - Moll & the Pups.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 20th -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mrs. Rowden, Mrs. - Dickinson & Sir - William--walked to the - Cross with dear Granny to - look at Mr. Bodys house--read Shakespeare & his Times.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 21st -

                                                                                                At home--Drum went to London--Mrs. Rowden came to - see us, dined & slept there--a very pleasant day indeed--I was delighted to - see her.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 22nd -

                                                                                                At home--took Mrs. Rowden back to - Reading--called on the Valpy's, Hawkes's, Brookes, Bulleys &c.--hired a - Cook--came back to dinner--pleasant morning.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 23rd -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--went flowering - in Mr. - Body's Fields & my - own--got a great many violets in - Mr. Bodys - fields (the first this year) & primroses yellow, white & coloured in our own--Dear Drum came home in the - evening--read Shakespeare & his - Times.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 24th -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--did not get many--Heard from Mrs. Hudswell about our old - Cook's misconduct--& from Mary - Webb--Had a quarrel with Mrs. - Howell about my Carnations which she - stole--made Drum's old Cocked Hat into a - bonnet--read <persName ref="#Comber_Thos" - >Combers</persName> Parisian Massacre--bad--& Wentworth's Account - of New South Wales--not good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - March - 1820 -
                                                                                                - Saturday 25th -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting to Davies' Meadows--got a great - many--Moses went with me a great saint - poor dear. Marmy went to Alresford dear sweet lamb, God bless - him.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 26th -

                                                                                                At home--read the Quarterly Review--played with Molly & the pups--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Monday 27th -

                                                                                                At home--Went Firtopping--got a great many--read Beaumont & FletcherCollected editions of Beaumont & Fletcher were published by Stockdale in 1811 (3 volumes) and F. - C. and J. Rivington in 1812 (14 volumes).

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 28th -

                                                                                                At home--Drum went to Town--went - violetting with Granny in Davies's & Mr. Body's - Fields--got a good many.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 29th -

                                                                                                At home--Drum in London--went - violetting about our own - place & Mr. Body's--did not get - many--then went firtopping.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 30th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham to meet Drum--came home round by Reading--went to see Grove - Cottage--did not like it--called at the Jolliffes--came back to tea.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 31st -

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny went to - Reading--went violetting Pinge wood way--got - a great many--read the New London Magazine--very - good--wrote to Mrs. Jolliffe.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                + >bobbies.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 11th +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading to the Election with dear Drum--called at the Marsh's--Tuppens--&c. Dined at the Valpys--came home at night--pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 12th +

                                                                                                At home--went with dear Drum to Farley + Hill--saw Mrs. + Dickinson, Mrs. + Allingham & the sweet little baby--dined at the Webbs when I met John + Wheeler--came home at + night--pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 13th +

                                                                                                At home--went to the Reading + election--called at Mrs. + Bath's--sat at Lane's + --went to the Hall--dined with the Valpy's--very pleasant day indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 14th +

                                                                                                At home--went to the + Election--called on Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Tuppen & Miss Brooke--got a cook--sat + at Lane's--went to the Hall--dined at the Valpy's--very pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 15th +

                                                                                                At home--went to the Election with + Drum--heard from Miss James--called at the Anstruthers & Valpy's--saw the Members (Monck & Palmer) chaired from Mr. + Cowpers at the + Crown--heard the speeches at Mrs. + Letchworth's--saw Mr. + Weylands shabby procession from Mrs. + Jolliffe's--dined with Mrs. + Marsh--a delightful day--gloriously bright & sunshiny--the + Chairing the finest sight I ever beheld--upwards of ten thousand people--all + quiet & rejoicing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + March + 1820 +
                                                                                                + At home + Thursday 16th +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping, got a few--went primrosing, + got a good many--read Memoires de Napoleon <pb + n="38"/> en 1815 par <persName ref="#deChaboulon">M. Fleury de + Chaboulon</persName>--a good fellow-- but the book rather + dull.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 17th +

                                                                                                Mr. Elliot & his son came to take possession--Tom White & Captain Tuppen called--read Memoires de Napoleon--a most interesting book. At home all day with a bad cold.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 18th +

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping in the middle + Plantation--got a great many--heard from Mary Webb--read Vicissitudes--my cold a good deal better--nursed + Molly.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 19th +

                                                                                                At home--cold better--went firtopping--read Shakespeare & his Times, good materials badly used--nursed + Moll & the Pups.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 20th +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mrs. Rowden, Mrs. + Dickinson & Sir + William--walked to the + Cross with dear Granny to + look at Mr. Bodys house--read Shakespeare & his Times.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 21st +

                                                                                                At home--Drum went to London--Mrs. Rowden came + to see us, dined & slept there--a very pleasant day indeed--I was delighted + to see her.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 22nd +

                                                                                                At home--took Mrs. Rowden back to + Reading--called on the Valpy's, Hawkes's, Brookes, Bulleys &c.--hired a + Cook--came back to dinner--pleasant morning.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 23rd +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--went flowering in Mr. Body's Fields & my own--got a great many violets in Mr. Bodys fields (the first + this year) & primroses yellow, white & + coloured in our own--Dear Drum came home in the evening--read Shakespeare & his Times.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 24th +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--did not get many--Heard from Mrs. Hudswell about our old Cook's misconduct--& from Mary Webb--Had a quarrel with Mrs. Howell about my Carnations which she stole--made Drum's old Cocked Hat into a bonnet--read <persName ref="#Comber_Thos">Combers</persName> + Parisian Massacre--bad--& Wentworth's Account of New South + Wales--not good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + March + 1820 +
                                                                                                + Saturday 25th +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting to Davies' Meadows--got a great + many--Moses went with me a great saint + poor dear. Marmy went to Alresford dear sweet lamb, God bless + him.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 26th +

                                                                                                At home--read the Quarterly Review--played with Molly & the pups--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Monday 27th +

                                                                                                At home--Went Firtopping--got a great many--read Beaumont & FletcherCollected editions of Beaumont & Fletcher were published by Stockdale in + 1811 (3 volumes) and F. C. and J. Rivington in 1812 (14 volumes).

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 28th +

                                                                                                At home--Drum went to Town--went violetting with Granny in Davies's & + Mr. + Body's Fields--got a good many.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 29th +

                                                                                                At home--Drum in London--went violetting about our + own place & Mr. + Body's--did not get many--then went firtopping.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 30th +

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham to meet Drum--came home round by Reading--went to see Grove + Cottage--did not like it--called at the Jolliffes--came back to tea.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 31st +

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny went to Reading--went violetting Pinge wood way--got a great many--read the New + London Magazine--very good--wrote to + Mrs. Jolliffe.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday April First -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting in Mr. Body's Fields & - our own--got a great many--Read <persName ref="#Mill_Chas">Mill</persName>'s History of - the Crusades very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday April Second -

                                                                                                At home--went with dear Drum to Farley - Hill--came home to - dinner--probably my last ride in the dear old dog cart--read the Edinburgh Review & began the Monastery.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday April 3rd -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Jolliffe--a great deal of packing & - moving going forward--General Cockle came - to look at the house--went firtopping I suppose for the - last time--got a good many dear loves--petted Molly--read the Monastery not - very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - April 1820 -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 4th -

                                                                                                At home--my last day I suppose at that - dear home!--Mr. Haydon sent me the New Times - with the Critique on his pictureThe review appeared in the 27 March 1820 issue.--went about - very disconsolate--firtopped a little--drew a plan of - the place--read the Monastery--a very uncomfortable melancholy - day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 5th -

                                                                                                Heard from Sir William--went firtopping--left Bertram - House & went to live at Mr. Body's Cottage at the Cross--very sorry to go--in a great - skirmish all day long--very uncomfortable indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 6th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Bertram House to fetch some things we left - there--went violetting there & in Mr. Body's - Fields--never got half so many in my life--lost poor Selim--in a great fright--but found him again--read - the Monastery--not so good as some of his - Novels.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Friday 7th -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting to Bertram - House--planted out flowers in our - garden here--Mr. Green called while I was out--read the Monastery--pretty good too.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 8th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny to James - Smith's--got very wet--wrote to Sir - William--read Walsingham old & - bad.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 9th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--took a walk with dear Granny & found some violets in a field near - here--wrote to Mary Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 10th -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Eliza Webb, Miss - James, Mr. Haydon & Dr. Harness--read the Eclectic & British Critic - Reviews & King Coal's Levée--a pretty little - thing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 11th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon & Mrs. - Hofland--finished my letter to Mr. - Haydon & Miss James & - wrote to Mrs. Hofland--signed a bond to - Dr. Harness--walked with Drum.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - April 1820 -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 12th -

                                                                                                At home--read the New Monthly Magazine--transcribed the compliment - of myself in it--dear Drum & Granny went to London--went violetting with Lucy to Mr. Body's Fields & - Bertram house--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson to go back with the Magazine.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 13th -

                                                                                                At home Dear Drum & dear Gran in London--answered - a note to Mama from Mr. Stewart & wrote him a letter of - recommendation to Mr. Woodburn. Mr. Dickinson called & dined with - me--read <persName ref="#deGenlis_Mme">Madame de - Genlis</persName>' Knights of the Swan--so so.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 14th -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from dear Granny & Mrs. - Dickinson--lost dear Selim--Drum and Granny came home in the Evening.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 15th -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting about our old fields - & Mr. - Body's--read Baldwin's - London & Blackwood's Edinburgh - Magazines--Mr. Hill took away one of - Molly's puppies--poor Molly & the other pup cried very much.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 16th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mary & Eliza Webb & Mrs. - Hayward (Mrs. H's letter - was to Papa) & Mr. Dickinson--dear Drum went to Town--Mrs. Dickinson - called with the baby--went violetting--found a new bank in a field by the hill--wrote to Mrs. Voules &Mr. Dickinson.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 17th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Pinge wood with Lucy, got a great deal of woodsorrel - & some white violets in Davies's - meadow--heard from Mrs. - Voules (to whom I sent Molly's - other pup)--had a delightful morning--read Blackwood's Magazine.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 18th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--wrote to Dr. - Harness--went to Reading - in the Cart--called on the Brookes (to condole - on Mr. Brooke's death)--Marsh's--Newberys--Tuppens & the Valpy's--came - home to dinner--read the London Magazine--Mr. Dickinson & Mr. - Liebensrood called & saw Granny.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 19th -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting sic to Mr. Body's - fields & our old - Place--got some lovely coloured & white primroses & yellow ones & heard a most beautiful nightingale in Mr. Body's lane from our Cottage--read the - Mystery.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - April 1820 -
                                                                                                - Thursday 20th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--went to Mr. - Webb's with Drum in the Cart - & got Wasp - for Mr. Haydon--dined at Wokingham & met Mr. Morris & Mrs. - Talmage--came home at - night--a pleasant day--took dear Molly who - was much admired--wrote to Mr. Haydon.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 21st -

                                                                                                At home--went to Pinge wood in the Cart with dear Drum & Luce & the pets--got a great many pansies & wood sorrel--Mr. Dickinson & the Tuppens called whilst we were - out--had a delightful morning indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 22nd -

                                                                                                At home--went flowering up the Cross - hill--got a few white violets & some primroses, & read Beaumont & Fletcher - in a very pretty meadow--read the Times papers.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 23rd -

                                                                                                At home--went with Drum to our field by the Brook--Mr. - Green called while we were out--heard from Mr. Dickinson--read the Mystery--a new novel--not very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 24th -

                                                                                                At home--went with dear Drum, Lucy - & the pets to Pinge wood--got a - quantity of cowslips, wood - sorrel & pansies--a delightful - morning--Mr. Dickinson - called.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 25th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny to Bertram - House & got primroses & cowslips--made a Cowslip - ball for Drum--read <persName - ref="#Hodgskin_Thos">Hodgkin</persName>'s travels in Germany Good - politics but middling writing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - April 1820 -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 26th -

                                                                                                At home--went cowslipping with Luce & the - pets in Mr. - Bridgwater's meadows by the brook--very pleasant - morning--read <persName ref="#Hodgskin_Thos" - >Hodgkin</persName>'s Travels--good politics.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Thursday 27th -

                                                                                                At home--went walking with dear - Granny & the pets up a lane leading - to Spencer's wood--found a field with a quantity of wild periwinkle in the hedge--very beautiful. Read - Southey's Life - of Wesley--very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 28th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Pinge wood with Drum, Lucy & the - pets--went likewise to Burghfield & - got some field Tulips--met Mr. Liebenrood & his son--Mr. - Body called--heard from Mr. - Haydon--wrote to Eliza Webb. - Read Southey's Life of Wesley--very amusing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 29th -

                                                                                                At home--went cowslipping with Granny & the - Pets in Bridgwater's meadows--Mr. Dickinson called--read Hogg's Winter Evening's - Tales--famous.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 30th -

                                                                                                At home--walked in the meadows with Drum & the Pets--read Hogg's - Tales--famous--wrote to Mr. Haydon.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday April First +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting in Mr. Body's Fields & + our own--got a great many--Read + <persName ref="#Mill_Chas">Mill</persName>'s + History of the Crusades very good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday April Second +

                                                                                                At home--went with dear Drum to Farley + Hill--came home to + dinner--probably my last ride in the dear old dog cart--read the Edinburgh Review & began the Monastery.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday April 3rd +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Jolliffe--a great deal of packing & + moving going forward--General Cockle + came to look at the house--went firtopping I suppose + for the last time--got a good many dear loves--petted Molly--read the + Monastery not very good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + April 1820 +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 4th +

                                                                                                At home--my last day I suppose at + that dear home!--Mr. Haydon sent me the New Times with the Critique on his pictureThe review appeared in the 27 March 1820 + issue.--went about very disconsolate--firtopped a little--drew a plan of the + place--read the Monastery--a + very uncomfortable melancholy day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 5th +

                                                                                                Heard from Sir William--went firtopping--left Bertram + House & went to live at Mr. Body's Cottage + at the Cross--very sorry to go--in + a great skirmish all day long--very uncomfortable indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 6th +

                                                                                                At home--went to Bertram House to fetch some things we left + there--went violetting there & in Mr. Body's + Fields--never got half so many in my life--lost poor Selim--in a great fright--but found him + again--read the Monastery--not so good as + some of his Novels.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Friday 7th +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting to Bertram + House--planted out flowers in our + garden here--Mr. Green called while I was out--read + the Monastery--pretty good too.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 8th +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear + Granny to James Smith's--got very wet--wrote to Sir William--read Walsingham old & bad.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 9th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--took a walk with dear Granny & found some violets in a field near + here--wrote to Mary Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 10th +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Eliza Webb, Miss + James, Mr. Haydon & + Dr. Harness--read the Eclectic & British Critic Reviews & King Coal's + Levée--a pretty little thing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 11th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon & Mrs. + Hofland--finished my letter to Mr. + Haydon & Miss James + & wrote to Mrs. Hofland--signed a + bond to Dr. Harness--walked with + Drum.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + April 1820 +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 12th +

                                                                                                At home--read the New Monthly Magazine--transcribed the + compliment of myself in it--dear Drum + & Granny went to London--went violetting with Lucy to + Mr. + Body's Fields & Bertram house--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson to go back with the Magazine.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 13th +

                                                                                                At home Dear Drum & dear Gran in London--answered a note to Mama from Mr. Stewart + & wrote him a letter of recommendation to Mr. + Woodburn. Mr. + Dickinson called & dined with me--read <persName ref="#deGenlis_Mme">Madame de + Genlis</persName>' Knights of the Swan--so so.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 14th +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from dear Granny & Mrs. + Dickinson--lost dear Selim--Drum and + Granny came home in the Evening.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 15th +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting about our old + fields & Mr. Body's--read Baldwin's London & Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazines--Mr. + Hill took away one of Molly's puppies--poor Molly + & the other pup cried very much.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 16th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mary & Eliza Webb & Mrs. + Hayward (Mrs. H's letter + was to Papa) & Mr. Dickinson--dear Drum went to Town--Mrs. Dickinson + called with the baby--went + violetting--found a new bank in a field by the hill--wrote to Mrs. Voules &Mr. Dickinson.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 17th +

                                                                                                At home--went to Pinge wood with Lucy, got a great deal of woodsorrel & some white violets in + Davies's meadow--heard from Mrs. Voules (to whom I sent Molly's other pup)--had a + delightful morning--read Blackwood's + Magazine.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 18th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--wrote to Dr. + Harness--went to Reading in the Cart--called on the Brookes (to condole on Mr. + Brooke's death)--Marsh's--Newberys--Tuppens & the Valpy's--came home to dinner--read the London + Magazine--Mr. + Dickinson & Mr. + Liebensrood called & saw Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 19th +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting sic to Mr. Body's + fields & our old + Place--got some lovely coloured & white primroses & yellow ones & heard a most + beautiful nightingale in Mr. Body's + lane from our + Cottage--read the Mystery.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + April 1820 +
                                                                                                + Thursday 20th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--went to Mr. + Webb's with Drum in the + Cart & got Wasp + for Mr. Haydon--dined at Wokingham & met Mr. Morris & Mrs. Talmage--came home at night--a pleasant day--took dear Molly who was much admired--wrote to Mr. Haydon.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 21st +

                                                                                                At home--went to Pinge wood in the Cart with dear Drum & Luce & the pets--got a great many pansies & wood sorrel--Mr. Dickinson & the Tuppens called whilst we were + out--had a delightful morning indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 22nd +

                                                                                                At home--went flowering up the Cross + hill--got a few white violets & some primroses, & read Beaumont & Fletcher in a very pretty + meadow--read the Times + papers.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 23rd +

                                                                                                At home--went with Drum to our field by the Brook--Mr. + Green called while we were out--heard from Mr. Dickinson--read the Mystery--a new novel--not very good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 24th +

                                                                                                At home--went with dear Drum, Lucy & the pets to Pinge + wood--got a quantity of cowslips, + wood sorrel & pansies--a delightful morning--Mr. Dickinson called.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 25th +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear + Granny to Bertram House & got primroses & cowslips--made a Cowslip + ball for Drum--read <persName + ref="#Hodgskin_Thos">Hodgkin</persName>'s travels in Germany Good + politics but middling writing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + April 1820 +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 26th +

                                                                                                At home--went cowslipping with Luce & + the pets in Mr. Bridgwater's meadows by the brook--very + pleasant morning--read <persName + ref="#Hodgskin_Thos">Hodgkin</persName>'s Travels--good + politics.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Thursday 27th +

                                                                                                At home--went walking with dear + Granny & the pets up a lane + leading to Spencer's wood--found a + field with a quantity of wild periwinkle in the hedge--very beautiful. Read + Southey's Life of Wesley--very good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 28th +

                                                                                                At home--went to Pinge wood with Drum, Lucy & the + pets--went likewise to Burghfield + & got some field Tulips--met Mr. Liebenrood & his son--Mr. + Body called--heard from Mr. + Haydon--wrote to Eliza + Webb. Read Southey's Life of Wesley--very amusing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 29th +

                                                                                                At home--went cowslipping with Granny & + the Pets in Bridgwater's meadows--Mr. Dickinson called--read Hogg's Winter Evening's + Tales--famous.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 30th +

                                                                                                At home--walked in the meadows with Drum & the Pets--read Hogg's Tales--famous--wrote + to Mr. Haydon.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday May First -

                                                                                                Went in the Cart to Reading Fair with - Drum & Lucy--called on the Brooks - Newberys, Whites, Anstruthers - &c.--dined at Dr. Valpy's & met - the Shuters, Mr. - Harris, Mr. Monk, Harry Marsh & Mr. Dickinson--a very pleasant day--came - home at night.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday May 2nd -

                                                                                                At home--went primrosing & cowslipping to Bertram House--got a great many --wrote to - Mr. Johnson. Read Hogg.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday May 3rd -

                                                                                                At home--walked with Granny & the Pets up Woodcock lane--read the Diary of an Invalid on the Continent

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday May 4th -

                                                                                                At home--called with Drum on Mr. - Body who gave me some lovely flowers--wrote to Eliza Webb--read - Bowdich's Mission to Ashantee--dull.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - May 1820 -
                                                                                                - Friday 5th -

                                                                                                At home--went walking with dear - Drum, Granny, & the Pets--Dr. - Valpy called.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 6th -

                                                                                                At home--went cowslipping in the Meadows - with dear Granny & the Pets--heard from - Mrs. Hayward with a beautiful basket - of flower roots--planted them out & wrote Mrs. Hayward--read Bonduca.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 7th -

                                                                                                Heard from Miss Webb & Mrs. Rowden--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & read Burckhardt's Travels & - walked with the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 8th -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. White & Capt. - Tuppen called--walked with Granny & the pets--read Burckhardt's Travels--wrote to - Miss Nooth

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 9th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--called at the Valpy's & dined at the White's--came home in the - evening--read Southey's Life of Wesley.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 10th -

                                                                                                At home--watered my flowers--walked with Drum & the pets--read Life of Wesley.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 11th -

                                                                                                At home--went walking with Granny & the pets--heard from Miss James--watered my flowers--read the Life of - Wesley.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 12th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Arborfield - flowering with Drum & the pets--got a great quantity of lilies--read Kempe's Campaign in Saxony in 1813--good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 13th -

                                                                                                At home--went in the meadows with dear Granny--Lucy finished my - shilling a yard gown--wrote to Mr. Green & Miss James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 14th -

                                                                                                At home--dined at Mr. Green's--met Mrs. Madison & Mrs. - Taunton--a very pleasant day--came home in the evening.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - May 1820 -
                                                                                                - Monday 15th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum & the Pets--read Mansfield Park.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 16th -

                                                                                                At home--had a most flattering letter - from Mr. MacFarlane with a ticket for - his lectures--wrote to Mr. - MacFarlane--read Mr. - Edgeworth's Life--very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 17th -

                                                                                                At home--took a long walk with dear - Granny & the pets--very - pleasant--Dr. Valpy called--read - Mr. Edgeworth's Life.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 18th -

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers (of which dear Drum gets me a profusion)--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson--read <persName - ref="#ZouchT">Dr. Zouch</persName>'s <!-- ?? missing -->--stupid. - Heard from dear Mrs. Dickinson with some - lilies of the Valley--wrote to her again.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 19th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb & Mr. MacFarlane--Mr. - Dickinson came--sat here three hours & then we went to - Reading--called at the Valpy's & the Newberys. Came home to - dinner--walked with Drum & the - pets--wrote to Miss Brooke & Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 20th -

                                                                                                At home--read the Fall of Jerusalem--very good--walked with dear - Granny & the pets--made three pen - wipers for Luce & for Granny & for - Mud--wrote to Mrs. Raggett.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Sunday 21st -

                                                                                                At home--took a walk with Drum & the pets--read the Times Newspapers & Beaumont & Fletcher - & finished my letter to Mrs. - Raggett.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - May 1820 -
                                                                                                - Monday 22nd -

                                                                                                At home--read the Fall of Jerusalem--dressed my flowers--walked with Drum, Granny, & the pets - to Whitley wood revel--saw some - wrasling - sic--awkward.

                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 23rd -

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Raggett called--went to Reading--called at the Valpys--dined at the Newberys--went - to Mr. MacFarlane's lecture in the - Evening--tired & pleased.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 24th -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. MacFarlane & sent him my PoemsCould MRM have sent McFarlane a copy of her Poems from 1811? Or are - these poems more recent?--went with dear Drum & dear Granny - --stupid. Heard from dear Mrs. Dickinson with some lilies of the Valley--wrote to her again.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 19th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb & Mr. MacFarlane--Mr. Dickinson came--sat here three hours + & then we went to Reading--called at the Valpy's + & the Newberys. Came home to dinner--walked with Drum & the pets--wrote to Miss Brooke & Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 20th +

                                                                                                At home--read the Fall of Jerusalem--very good--walked with + dear Granny & the pets--made three + pen wipers for Luce & for Granny & for + Mud--wrote to Mrs. Raggett.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Sunday 21st +

                                                                                                At home--took a walk with + Drum & the pets--read the Times Newspapers & Beaumont & Fletcher & finished my letter to Mrs. Raggett.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + May 1820 +
                                                                                                + Monday 22nd +

                                                                                                At home--read the Fall of Jerusalem--dressed my flowers--walked with Drum, Granny, & the + pets to Whitley wood revel--saw some + wrasling + sic--awkward.

                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 23rd +

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Raggett called--went to Reading--called at the Valpys--dined at the Newberys--went to Mr. + MacFarlane's lecture in the Evening--tired & pleased.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 24th +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. MacFarlane & sent him my + PoemsCould MRM have sent McFarlane a copy of her Poems from 1811? Or are + these poems more recent?--went with dear Drum & dear Granny + in - Major Stewart's Car to call on dear - Mrs. Dickinson & keep Mr. Webb's Birthday at Wokingham--met the Wheelers, Holtons, Haywards & - Mrs. Talmage--came home at - night--a delightfully pleasant day.

                                                                                                - & Mrs. + Talmage--came home at night--a + delightfully pleasant day.

                                                                                                + - -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 25th -

                                                                                                At home--planted some --read - Josephus--very - fine.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                + fine.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                - - + -
                                                                                                - Friday 26th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--read Peter's letter 2nd time.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 27th -

                                                                                                At home--read Peter's letters & our Times Newspapers--planted some China Asters--wrote to - Mrs. Hofland--dressed my flowers--walked - with Drum & the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 28th -

                                                                                                At home--very wet--never - stirred--read Sir Charles - Grandison.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 29th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum to Bertram - House--met poor dear little Fly - (the brindled bitch) going there to take refuge with us from some wicked - Reading boys who had tied a string - round her poor tail.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 30th -

                                                                                                At home--called at the Voules's with dear Drum--came home to dinner--Mr. - MacFarlane drank tea with us in the evening--very pleasant.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 31st -

                                                                                                At home--went with Drum to Reading--called on the Brookes, - Newberys, Whites, &c.--came home to dinner--wrote to Miss - Brooke--dear Drum had a bad - sore throat--had a chat with Mrs. - Havell.

                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 26th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--read Peter's letter 2nd time.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 27th +

                                                                                                At home--read Peter's letters & our Times Newspapers--planted some China Asters--wrote to Mrs. Hofland--dressed my flowers--walked with Drum & + the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 28th +

                                                                                                At home--very wet--never + stirred--read Sir Charles + Grandison.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 29th +

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum to Bertram House--met poor dear little Fly (the brindled bitch) going there to take refuge with us from + some wicked Reading boys who had + tied a string round her poor tail.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 30th +

                                                                                                At home--called at the Voules's with dear Drum--came home to dinner--Mr. + MacFarlane drank tea with us in the evening--very pleasant.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 31st +

                                                                                                At home--went with Drum to Reading--called on the Brookes, Newberys, Whites, &c.--came home to dinner--wrote to Miss Brooke--dear Drum had a bad sore throat--had a chat with Mrs. Havell.

                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                - - June 1820 -
                                                                                                - Thursday 1st -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--finished my letter to Mrs. Hofland--read the Sketch Book--very - good--walked out with Lucy & the - Pets--dear Drum better.

                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Friday 2nd -

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson called & the Whites & Tuppens--walked out with Drum--read the Quarterly Review.

                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Saturday 3rd -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Dickinson & Miss James--dressed my flowers--walked with dear - Granny & the Pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 4th -

                                                                                                At home--rained all day--little - Miss Keep gave me a pretty flower to - hang up in the arcade--wrote to Mrs. Hayward--read newspapers & Reviews.

                                                                                                - - -
                                                                                                + + June 1820 +
                                                                                                + Thursday 1st +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--finished my letter to Mrs. Hofland--read the Sketch + Book--very good--walked out with Lucy & the Pets--dear Drum better.

                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Friday 2nd +

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson called & the Whites & Tuppens--walked out with Drum--read the Quarterly Review.

                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Saturday 3rd +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Dickinson & Miss James--dressed my flowers--walked with dear Granny & the Pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 4th +

                                                                                                At home--rained all day--little + Miss Keep gave me a pretty flower to hang up in the + arcade--wrote to Mrs. + Hayward--read newspapers & Reviews.

                                                                                                + + +
                                                                                                + June 1820 +
                                                                                                + Monday 5th +

                                                                                                At home--gave little Miss Keep a pretty needlebook and + pincushion--read George 3rd his [?] & Family--sad + stupid stuff--Mr. Dickinson + called--weeded my little flower Court.

                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 6th +

                                                                                                At home--went twice walking with + Drum & the pets--walked 5 + miles.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 7th +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--called at the Brookes, Valpys &Co.--saw + Mr. Nares, Mr. + MacFarlane & a great many people--came home to dinner & + walked after--pleasant day.

                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + +
                                                                                                + Thursday 8th +

                                                                                                At home--Captain + Montague called--walked with Granny, Luce & the + Pets--read London Magazine--Mr. Dickinson drank tea with us.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + June 1820 +
                                                                                                + Friday 9th +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading to Mr. MacFarlane's Lecture on the Italian Poets--very good + indeed--excellent--drank tea at Mrs. + Tuppens--very pleasant Evening.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 10th +

                                                                                                Took a long walk with Granny & the + Pets--Mrs. Dickinson came to fetch + me to Farley Hill after dinner.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 11th +

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--heard from Drum, Miss + Nooth & Mrs. Hayward--wrote to Drum--drove with Mrs. D. to Wokingham to call on the Webbs--read Classical Journal--pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 12th +

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--walked about & + read Edwards's Canons of Criticism--famous--& some reviews + & magazines.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 13th +

                                                                                                At Farley Hll--Drum & Granny came to dinner--pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 14th +

                                                                                                Drum went to Town (he had gone home to sleep). Granny & I came home before dinner in the Cart with George to drive--dressed my flowers--read the London Magazine--wrote + to Mrs. Dickinson.

                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                June 1820 -
                                                                                                - Monday 5th -

                                                                                                At home--gave little Miss Keep a pretty needlebook and - pincushion--read George 3rd his [?] & Family--sad stupid stuff--Mr. Dickinson called--weeded my little - flower Court.

                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 6th -

                                                                                                At home--went twice walking with - Drum & the pets--walked 5 - miles.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 7th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--called at the Brookes, - Valpys &Co.--saw Mr. - Nares, Mr. MacFarlane - & a great many people--came home to dinner & walked after--pleasant day.

                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - -
                                                                                                - Thursday 8th -

                                                                                                At home--Captain - Montague called--walked with Granny, Luce & the - Pets--read London Magazine--Mr. - Dickinson drank tea with us.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 15th +

                                                                                                (dear Granny's birthday) At home--heard from Drum--wrote to Drum & Mrs. + Hayward--read a very sweet Italian novel (the only Italian novel) + called Ultime Lettere de Jacopo Ortis, written by Ugo + Foscolo who is now in Eng: + writing for the Quarterly--too dismal + but good--walked with the pets--sent off little Fly (the brindled bitch) to Mrs. + Wilson.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Friday 16th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--wrote to Eliza Webb--read Morier's 2nd Journey in + Persia--Mr. MacFarlane + drank tea with us & was very pleasant.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Saturday 17th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--weeded the garden--walked with dear + Granny & the pets--read + Dubois' account of India--a curious + book.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Sunday 18th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--wrote to dear Drum--walked with dear Granny & the Pets--read + Dubois' Account of India--heard from + Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 19th +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to dear Drum--called on Mrs. Richard + Body--dressed my flowers--Dr. Valpy & Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson + called on us.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 20th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & of his having dined with Mr. Haydon--walked with dear Granny & the Pets--read the new number of + the Edinburgh Review--wrote to dear + Drum & did some work.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 21st +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Sir + William--walked to Bertram + House with Granny--Mr. Joliffe + drank tea with us--wrote to Drum & + Sir William Elford.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Thursday 22nd +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Mrs. + Dickinson--wrote to Mr. + Monck & sent off my letter to dear Sir William--walked with Granny & the Pets--dear Drum came home at night.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                June 1820 -
                                                                                                - Friday 9th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading to Mr. - MacFarlane's Lecture on the Italian Poets--very good - indeed--excellent--drank tea at Mrs. - Tuppens--very pleasant Evening.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 10th -

                                                                                                Took a long walk with Granny & the - Pets--Mrs. Dickinson came to fetch me - to Farley Hill after dinner.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 11th -

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--heard from Drum, Miss Nooth & Mrs. Hayward--wrote to Drum--drove with Mrs. D. to Wokingham - to call on the Webbs--read Classical - Journal--pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 12th -

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--walked about & read - Edwards's Canons of Criticism--famous--& some reviews & - magazines.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 13th -

                                                                                                At Farley Hll--Drum & Granny came to dinner--pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 14th -

                                                                                                Drum went to Town (he had gone home to sleep). Granny & - I came home before dinner in the Cart - with George to drive--dressed my - flowers--read the London Magazine--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson.

                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - June 1820 -
                                                                                                - Thursday 15th -

                                                                                                (dear Granny's birthday) At home--heard from Drum--wrote to Drum & - Mrs. Hayward--read a very sweet - Italian novel (the only Italian novel) called Ultime Lettere de Jacopo - Ortis, written by Ugo Foscolo who is now in - Eng: writing for the Quarterly--too dismal but good--walked with the - pets--sent off little Fly (the brindled bitch) - to Mrs. Wilson.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Friday 16th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--wrote to Eliza - Webb--read Morier's 2nd Journey in Persia--Mr. MacFarlane drank tea with us & was - very pleasant.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Saturday 17th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--weeded the garden--walked with dear - Granny & the pets--read - Dubois' account of India--a curious - book.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Sunday 18th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--wrote to dear Drum--walked with dear Granny - & the Pets--read Dubois' Account of - India--heard from Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 19th -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to dear Drum--called on Mrs. Richard - Body--dressed my flowers--Dr. - Valpy & Mr. - & Mrs. Dickinson called on us.

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                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 20th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & of his having dined with Mr. Haydon--walked with dear Granny & the Pets--read the new number of the - Edinburgh Review--wrote to dear - Drum & did some work.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 21st -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Sir - William--walked to Bertram - House with Granny--Mr. Joliffe drank tea with us--wrote to Drum & Sir - William Elford.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Thursday 22nd -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Mrs. - Dickinson--wrote to Mr. Monck - & sent off my letter to dear Sir - William--walked with Granny - & the Pets--dear Drum came home at - night.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - June 1820 -
                                                                                                - Friday 23rd -

                                                                                                At home--went into Reading in the Cart with Drum & Granny & Molly--called at - the Brookes, Tuppens, - Newberys & Valpy's--saw Mr. Edward Valpy & his - Wife--very pleasant morning--came home to dinner--wrote to Mrs. Jolliffe & Mrs. Dickinson.

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                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Saturday 24th -

                                                                                                At home--dined at the Newberys to meet the book club & Mr. Palmer (a wager dinner which Drum won of Mr. - Newbery about Fyshe's voting - with [?] on Sir Francis Burdett's motion)--a very pleasant - day--wrote to Miss Nooth--came home at night--Dr. Valpy brought a Mr. - Burgess, a great Grecian, to dine at the Newberys--he was an odd man--not at all pleasant.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Sunday 25th -

                                                                                                Wrote to Eliza Webb--dressed my - flowers--walked with Granny & the - Pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 26th -

                                                                                                At home--went into Reading with Drum--called on Mrs. Anthony - Valpy & Mrs. - Newbery--came back to dinner--packed up my things to go to London tomorrow--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson & Mrs. A. Valpy.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 27th -

                                                                                                At home--went to London with Drum in Mr. Eastaff's gig & with - Farmer Smith's mare--drove by Wokingham, where we breakfasted--then by - Egham through Windsor Park (a - most beautiful drive), & drank tea at Richmond with the James's--got to - Great Queen Street about 10 o'clock--the hottest day I - ever remember.

                                                                                                - +
                                                                                                + Saturday 24th +

                                                                                                At home--dined at the Newberys to meet the book club & Mr. Palmer (a wager dinner which Drum won of Mr. + Newbery about Fyshe's + voting with [?] on Sir + Francis Burdett's motion)--a very pleasant day--wrote to + Miss Nooth--came home at night--Dr. + Valpy brought a Mr. Burgess, a great + Grecian, to dine at the Newberys--he was an + odd man--not at all pleasant.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Sunday 25th +

                                                                                                Wrote to Eliza Webb--dressed my flowers--walked with Granny & the Pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 26th +

                                                                                                At home--went into Reading with Drum--called on Mrs. Anthony + Valpy & Mrs. + Newbery--came back to dinner--packed up my things to go to + London tomorrow--wrote to + Mrs. Dickinson & Mrs. A. Valpy.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 27th +

                                                                                                At home--went to London with Drum in Mr. Eastaff's gig & with + Farmer Smith's mare--drove by Wokingham, where we breakfasted--then by + Egham through Windsor Park (a + most beautiful drive), & drank tea at Richmond with the James's--got to + Great Queen Street about 10 o'clock--the hottest day + I ever remember.

                                                                                                + -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 28th -

                                                                                                In Town--went with the Newberys to the Insurance - Office--then with Drum to - the Exhibition (not good)--Star - Office--Sun Office--Chronicle - Office--[?]--Haydon's Pictures, - famous--British Gallery, - capital--dined at home with the Newberys & Miss Danny in Great - Queen Street--very hot day--Young Tanner came - in the evening--pleasant morning.

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                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Thursday 29th -

                                                                                                In Town--drove with Drum to call on the Perrys, - Haydon & the - Moncks--saw the Regent's Park--went in - the evening with the Newberys to see - Miss Kelly at the English Opera - House--wrote to dear Granny - & Mr. Haydon.

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                                                                                                - - - June 1820. & July This is positioned in the middle of the - previous entry in a page turn. - -
                                                                                                - Friday 30th -

                                                                                                In London--went with Drum to stay at the - James's--he went on home--walked with - Miss James, Miss Emily & Miss Newman to Lord - Dysart's--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - - +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 28th +

                                                                                                In Town--went with the Newberys to the Insurance + Office--then with Drum + to the Exhibition (not good)--Star + Office--Sun Office--Chronicle + Office--[?]--Haydon's + Pictures, famous--British Gallery, + capital--dined at home with the Newberys & Miss Danny in + Great Queen Street--very hot day--Young + Tanner came in the evening--pleasant morning.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Thursday 29th +

                                                                                                In Town--drove with Drum to call on the Perrys, + Haydon & the + Moncks--saw the Regent's + Park--went in the evening with the Newberys to see Miss Kelly at the + English Opera House--wrote to dear Granny & Mr. + Haydon.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + + June 1820. & July This is positioned in the middle of the + previous entry in a page turn. + +
                                                                                                + Friday 30th +

                                                                                                In London--went with Drum to stay at the + James's--he went on home--walked with + Miss James, Miss Emily & Miss + Newman to Lord Dysart's--a very pleasant + day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 1st - -

                                                                                                At Richmond--went to see Pope's - Place--nothing left of his but the - grotto--& walked round Strawberry - Hill--went by water--in the evening walked in the meadows to hear - music on the water--delightful day--wrote to dear Granny & heard from Mr. - Haydon.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 1st -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Sunday 2nd - -

                                                                                                At Richmond--Mr. - Haydon came & spent the day with us--read Mrs. Hofland's Tales & - Chalmers's new sermons--happy day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 3rd -

                                                                                                At Richmond--went by water to see - Hampton Court--delightful place--enchanting - Cartoons--beautiful portrait of Titian by himself--returned at 6 to dinner, & heard - from my own dear home--charming - day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 4th - -

                                                                                                At Richmond--went by water to - Kew--called on Mrs. - Nooth & went over the palace--most lovely little place with fine - books & pictures--left my dear friends there, & went home to Wokingham on the top of the Coach--dear - Granny & Drum met me there & brought me letters from Sir William Elford, Eliza Webb, Mrs. Jolliffe - & Miss James--coming home at night after a most delightful - week.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At Richmond--went to see + Pope's Place--nothing left of his but the + grotto--& walked round Strawberry + Hill--went by water--in the evening walked in the meadows to + hear music on the water--delightful day--wrote to dear Granny & heard from Mr. Haydon.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Sunday 2nd + +

                                                                                                At Richmond--Mr. + Haydon came & spent the day with us--read Mrs. Hofland's Tales & + Chalmers's new sermons--happy + day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 3rd +

                                                                                                At Richmond--went by water to see + Hampton Court--delightful place--enchanting + Cartoons--beautiful portrait of Titian by himself--returned at 6 to dinner, & heard + from my own dear home--charming + day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 4th + +

                                                                                                At Richmond--went by water to + Kew--called on Mrs. + Nooth & went over the palace--most + lovely little place with fine books & pictures--left my dear friends there, + & went home to Wokingham on the top of the Coach--dear + Granny & Drum met me there & brought me letters + from Sir William Elford, Eliza Webb, Mrs. + Jolliffe & Miss + James--coming home at + night after a most delightful week.

                                                                                                - Wednesday 5th -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James--walked with Granny & the Pets.

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                                                                                                - Thursday 6th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum, Granny & the Pets--wrote to Sir - W. Elford.

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                                                                                                - Friday 7th - -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading in the Cart with Drum & Granny--called on the Brookes, - Newberys, Mrs. - Palairet &c.--very pleasant day--came back to dinner--took a - walk with Drum, & read Mrs. Hofland's Tales of the Priory, - which are too dismal but very good.

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                                                                                                - July 1820 -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                - Saturday 8th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny--read Mrs. Hofland's Tales of the Priory--dressed my flowers--my garden very pretty--wrote to Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 9th -

                                                                                                At home--went with Drum to Mrs. - Dickinson's, met the Parfetts there--came home to dinner--walked with Drum & Granny--wrote to - Mrs. Dickinson & Mrs. Jolliffe.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 10th - -

                                                                                                At home--watered my flowers, which - are very beautiful this year in my little garden--walked with dear Granny & the Pets (poor Molly was shut up for wanting a Husband)--wrote to - Mrs. Raggett.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 11th -

                                                                                                At home--did some needlework in my - bower--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--rode - with Drum to Arborfield to see Maria--the Lime trees & the banks of the water delightful.

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                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 12th +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 12th -

                                                                                                At home--worked in the - arbour--dressed my flowers--walked with dear Drum, Granny & the - pets.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 13th -

                                                                                                Went to Reading with dear Drum--called at Mr. - Harris's &c.--came home to dinner--walked in the evening with the dear pets.

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                                                                                                - July 1820 -
                                                                                                - Friday 14th -

                                                                                                At home--Captain & Miss Tuppen & Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson - called--watered my flowers, which are very beautiful--walked with Granny.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 15th -

                                                                                                At home--sate in my dear - arbour & worked (my garden is so beautiful with - flowers)--dressed my flowers--walked with Granny & the Pets in Woodcock - Lane & saw a most brilliant glow-worm high in the bank opposite to Mr. Body's--the first I have seen this year.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 16th -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James--sate in my - Arbour--read the London - Magazine--famous--walked with Drum, Granny & the - pets--saw the glow-worm.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--worked in the + arbour--dressed my flowers--walked with dear Drum, + Granny & the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 13th +

                                                                                                Went to Reading with dear Drum--called at Mr. + Harris's &c.--came home to dinner--walked in the evening with the dear pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + July 1820 +
                                                                                                + Friday 14th +

                                                                                                At home--Captain & Miss Tuppen + & Mr. & Mrs. + Dickinson called--watered my flowers, which are very + beautiful--walked with Granny.

                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 15th +

                                                                                                At home--sate in my dear + arbour & worked (my garden is so beautiful with + flowers)--dressed my flowers--walked with Granny & the Pets in Woodcock + Lane & saw a most brilliant glow-worm high in the bank opposite to Mr. Body's--the first I have seen this year.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 16th +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James--sate in my + Arbour--read the London + Magazine--famous--walked with Drum, Granny & the + pets--saw the glow-worm.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 17th -

                                                                                                At home--worked at my - stomacher--walked with Drum & the - pets.

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                                                                                                - Tuesday 18th -

                                                                                                At home--worked all day.

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                                                                                                - Wednesday 19th -

                                                                                                At home--worked--heard from Miss James--read Hazlitt's Lectures on the age of Elizabeth--Mr. Body called & brought us some fruit--walked with Granny & the Pets.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 20th -

                                                                                                At home--Miss - Webb & Miss Wheeler - came to spend the morning--Molly & nasty - little Trim ran away & was married to - Aleen's great ugly dog--read Hazlitt's Age of Elizabeth--famous.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 17th +

                                                                                                At home--worked at my + stomacher--walked with Drum & the + pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 18th +

                                                                                                At home--worked all day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 19th +

                                                                                                At home--worked--heard from + Miss James--read Hazlitt's Lectures on the age of + Elizabeth--Mr. Body called + & brought us some fruit--walked with Granny & the Pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 20th +

                                                                                                At home--Miss + Webb & Miss Wheeler + came to spend the morning--Molly & + nasty little Trim ran away & was married to + Aleen's great ugly dog--read Hazlitt's Age of + Elizabeth--famous.

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                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Friday 21st -

                                                                                                At home--did a great deal of - work--heard from Mrs. Dickinson with a - proof, & from Mrs. A. Valpy--read the New Monthly Magazine--two excellent articles by - Mr. Talfourd--walked with Drum & Granny.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 22nd -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson - & Miss Emily James--did a great deal - of work--Mr. Dickinson - called--walked with Granny & the - Pets--Mosy very amiable.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 23rd -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss Webb, Miss Eliza Webb & Miss James--heard from Miss Webb & Eliza--dressed my flowers--walked with dear Drum & the pets.

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                                                                                                - July 1820 -
                                                                                                - Monday 24th -

                                                                                                At home--did a great deal of - work--walked with Granny & the - Pets.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 25th -

                                                                                                At home--finished the work for my - gown--poor Luce made up my white bonnet - again--walked with Drum & the - pets--found four glow-worms, three of them in my old - lane, Kibes Lane--heard from Mr. Dickinson with a proof & wrote him - an answer.

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                                                                                                - Wednesday 26th -

                                                                                                At home--dined at Mr. - Newbery's & met the Westbrooks & - Mrs. & Miss ComynComyn is given in the typescript, but the manuscript could read - Comyse or something else?--came home at night.

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                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Thursday 27th -

                                                                                                At home--read the 2nd Volume of the - Sketch Book--good--heard from Mr. - Haydon--walked with Drum - & the Pets.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 28th -

                                                                                                At home--worked at my new gown--drank - tea at Mr. Richard Body's--a pleasant - evening--saw two glow-worms as we came home--read the Sketch - Book.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 29th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss Brooke--wrote to Miss Nooth--dressed my flowers--worked--walked with Drum--Mr. May came with the indemnity to Mr. Newbery for Mama & me to sign in consequence of the infamous conduct of Dr. Harness.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 30th -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Dickinson drank tea here--walked with - Drum.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 31st -

                                                                                                At home--worked all day--the new maid - came--shan't like anybody after poor Lucy--walked with Drum & - Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Friday 21st +

                                                                                                At home--did a great deal of + work--heard from Mrs. Dickinson with + a proof, & from Mrs. A. Valpy--read the New Monthly Magazine--two excellent articles + by Mr. Talfourd--walked with + Drum & Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 22nd +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson + & Miss Emily James--did a great + deal of work--Mr. Dickinson + called--walked with Granny & the + Pets--Mosy very amiable.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 23rd +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss + Webb, Miss Eliza Webb + & Miss James--heard from + Miss Webb & Eliza--dressed my flowers--walked + with dear Drum & the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + July 1820 +
                                                                                                + Monday 24th +

                                                                                                At home--did a great deal of + work--walked with Granny & the + Pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 25th +

                                                                                                At home--finished the work for my + gown--poor Luce made up my white bonnet + again--walked with Drum & the + pets--found four glow-worms, three of them in my + old lane, Kibes Lane--heard from Mr. Dickinson with a proof & wrote + him an answer.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 26th +

                                                                                                At home--dined at Mr. + Newbery's & met the Westbrooks & + Mrs. & Miss ComynComyn is given in the typescript, but the manuscript could + read Comyse or something else?--came home at night.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Thursday 27th +

                                                                                                At home--read the 2nd Volume of + the Sketch Book--good--heard from Mr. + Haydon--walked with Drum + & the Pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 28th +

                                                                                                At home--worked at my new + gown--drank tea at Mr. Richard + Body's--a pleasant evening--saw two glow-worms as we came home--read the Sketch Book.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 29th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss Brooke--wrote to Miss Nooth--dressed my flowers--worked--walked with Drum--Mr. May came with the indemnity to + Mr. Newbery for Mama & me to sign in consequence of the infamous conduct of + Dr. Harness.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 30th +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Dickinson drank tea here--walked + with Drum.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 31st +

                                                                                                At home--worked all day--the new + maid came--shan't like anybody after poor Lucy--walked with Drum + & Granny.

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                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 1st August -

                                                                                                Worked at my gown--wrote to Mr. Haydon--walked - with Granny.

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                                                                                                - Wednesday 2nd -

                                                                                                Worked at my gown--read the London - Magazine--walked with Drum.

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                                                                                                - Thursday 3rd -

                                                                                                Mrs. Dickinson called--worked at my gown - with poor Lucy--walked with Drum.

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                                                                                                - Friday 4th -

                                                                                                Went to Reading with Drum--called at Mrs. - Valpy's &c.--pleasant morning--came home to dinner--Mr. Dickinson drank tea here.

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                                                                                                - - August 1820 -
                                                                                                - Saturday 6th -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Sherwood called--did a great deal of work--walked with - Granny.

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                                                                                                - Sunday 7th -

                                                                                                At home--read Warbeck of Wolfstein--very good--walked - with Drum--last day of Lucy's being here, poor thing!

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                                                                                                - Monday 8th -

                                                                                                At home--poor dear Lucy was married from our house at Shinfield - Church to Mr. Hill--the - wedding party Mr. & Mrs. - Hill, Mr. Goddard who gave her away, & - Charles Sweetser her brother all dined at our house, & then went off to drink tea - at her Mother's, & so home at - night to Silchester--God bless her, poor - dear thing! She lived with us twelve years--a most faithful, affectionate creature - as ever lived upon earth--we were all very fond of her, especially Drum & I--the Moncks called--walked with Drum & Granny.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 9th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--wrote to Miss James--went to dine at Coley to keep little Bligh's birthday--the - Sherwoods came in the evening--a very pleasant day.

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                                                                                                - Wednesday 10th -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mr. Haydon & Mrs. - Rowden--worked at my black gown for the poor Duchess of - York's death--poor dear Molly - was spayed--she never said a word, poor love--walked with Drum.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 10th -

                                                                                                (I have been in a mistake all through this page as to date)Mitford was indeed incorrect about most of the dates on this page from - Saturday August 5 through Wednesday August 10. Consulting a perpetual calendar, - we see that the numbers of Mitford's dates for this week were ahead by - one. Finished my gown tail--wrote to Mrs. - Rowden--Mr. Dickinson - called--walked with Drum & the - pets--poor Molly very bad.

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                                                                                                - August 1820 -
                                                                                                - Friday 11th -

                                                                                                Dressed my flowers--helped finish my gown--walked with Drum & the pets--poor little Molly very bad but very loving to me, dear little - angel--God bless her!

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 12th -

                                                                                                At home--did a great deal of - work--dear Molly better--Lucy called--did not see her--out walking with - Granny.

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                                                                                                - Sunday 13th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Mr. Dickinson & Mr. Haydon--the Dickinsons called--Molly better--walked with Drum & the pets.

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                                                                                                Saw ten glow-worms in the ditch between - Captain King's & Will - Howell's--glow-worms very plentiful - this year, especially in that place.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 14th -

                                                                                                At home--worked at my gown - trimming--walked with dear Drum.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 15th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--dear Drum went to Town--got a - Cast of Napolean & an Angola tippet from Miss - James, dear Soul, through the Valpys, but did not get a letter she sent me at the same time--hope - it is not lost--wrote to Miss - Valpy--Captain Valpy - called--worked at my gown--walked with dear Granny--saw the brightest glow-worm I - ever saw in my life in Mr. Body's - lane--as bright as a star.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 16th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum & Mr. - Haydon--worked a great deal--walked to Bertram House--looked very pretty--a great - many firtops fallen.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 17th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--worked at my gown trimming--Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson - called, wanted me to go home with them--did not go.

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                                                                                                - August 1820 -
                                                                                                - Friday 18th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham to meet dear Drum--called at the Newells - & Westbrooks--had a famous dinner at Wokingham, capital Venison pasty--saw - Mr. Fyshe Palmer--came home with - Drum in the evening--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 19th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James, Miss - Nooth, Miss Brooke & - Mrs. Jolliffe--wrote to Miss - James--did a great deal of work & walked with Granny.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 20th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--Captain - Tuppen called--wrote to Captain - Tuppen, Miss James, Miss Emily James, Miss - Nooth & Mr. Haydon--went - walking with Drum.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 21st -

                                                                                                At home--rained all day--could not - stir--did a great deal of work & read Dr. Drake's - Winter Nights--good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 22nd -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William--wrote to Miss Brooke--poor dear Luce sent me some flowers--walked with Drum.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 23rd -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--called on the Valpys (both), Mrs. Anstruther, Mrs. - Tuppen, Mrs. Marsh, &c--dined at - Mrs. Newbery's--came home in the evening--Mrs. - Dickinson & Miss Eliza - Webb called whilst I was out--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson with a proof, & - Mrs. Jolliffe.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 24th -

                                                                                                Went coursing to Mortimer Westend, where poor dear - Lucy joined us--Moses killed two hares - & a rabbit--a delightful day--came home to dinner--Harry & Mrs. Marsh called--wrote to - Sir William Elford & Eliza Webb--read the Festival of - Flora--very pretty.

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                                                                                                - August--1820 Three Mile Cross - -
                                                                                                - Friday 25th -

                                                                                                Waited at home for Lady Madelina--Mr. - Body called--Lady Mad. did - not--had a note from Mr. MacFarlane with his Poem of - the Wanderer--finished the work for my new gowns.

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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 26th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--went into Reading to call on Lady Madelina Palmer--found her very agreeable--saw a great many - people--came home with the - Rigbys--wrote to Mrs. Rigby & - Mrs. Dickinson.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Sunday 27th -

                                                                                                Mrs. Dickinson called--Lucy & Mr. - Hill dined here--poor little Anne, our Cook, went away--wrote to Mr. - MacFarlane.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 28th -

                                                                                                At home--Captain Tuppen & Mr. Wilson called--walked - about with Granny, chatted with Richard Body.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 29th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum & dear Granny & the pets to Arborfield Mill - over the tumbling bay--ducked Molly--a - charming walk--saw Mrs. & Miss Brooke - returning from Southampton, & - Richard Body--read Mrs. Graham's Residence in the Mountains - east of Rome--not good--wrote to Eliza - Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 30th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss Nooth--worked at my frill--walked with dear - Granny--wrote to Miss Nooth.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 31st -

                                                                                                At home--went coursing with dear - Drum to Mortimer Common--Moses - killed 4 hares & a rabbit--capital sport--delightful day--Mr. Dickinson & Captain - Tuppen called whilst I was out--finished my letter to Miss Nooth.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 1st August +

                                                                                                Worked at my gown--wrote to Mr. + Haydon--walked with Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 2nd +

                                                                                                Worked at my gown--read the London + Magazine--walked with Drum.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 3rd +

                                                                                                Mrs. Dickinson called--worked at my + gown with poor Lucy--walked with + Drum.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 4th +

                                                                                                Went to Reading with Drum--called at Mrs. Valpy's &c.--pleasant morning--came home to dinner--Mr. Dickinson drank tea here.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + August 1820 +
                                                                                                + Saturday 6th +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Sherwood called--did a great deal of + work--walked with Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 7th +

                                                                                                At home--read Warbeck of Wolfstein--very good--walked + with Drum--last day of Lucy's being here, poor thing!

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 8th +

                                                                                                At home--poor dear Lucy was married from our house at Shinfield + Church to Mr. Hill--the + wedding party Mr. & Mrs. + Hill, Mr. Goddard who gave her away, & + Charles Sweetser her brother all dined at our house, & then went off to drink + tea at her Mother's, + & so home at night to + Silchester--God bless her, poor + dear thing! She lived with us twelve years--a most faithful, affectionate + creature as ever lived upon earth--we were all very fond of her, especially + Drum & I--the Moncks called--walked with Drum & Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 9th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--wrote to Miss James--went to dine at Coley to keep little + Bligh's birthday--the Sherwoods came + in the evening--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 10th +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mr. Haydon & Mrs. + Rowden--worked at my black gown for the poor Duchess of + York's death--poor dear Molly was spayed--she never said a word, poor love--walked with + Drum.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 10th +

                                                                                                (I have been in a mistake all through this page as to date)Mitford was indeed incorrect about most of the dates on this page from + Saturday August 5 through Wednesday August 10. Consulting a perpetual + calendar, we see that the numbers of Mitford's dates for this week were + ahead by one. Finished my gown tail--wrote to Mrs. Rowden--Mr. Dickinson called--walked with Drum & the pets--poor Molly very bad.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + August 1820 +
                                                                                                + Friday 11th +

                                                                                                Dressed my flowers--helped finish my gown--walked with Drum & the pets--poor little Molly very bad but very loving to me, dear + little angel--God bless her!

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 12th +

                                                                                                At home--did a great deal of + work--dear Molly better--Lucy called--did not see her--out walking with + Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 13th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Mr. Dickinson & Mr. Haydon--the Dickinsons + called--Molly better--walked with + Drum & the pets.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Saw ten glow-worms in the ditch between + Captain King's & Will + Howell's--glow-worms very plentiful + this year, especially in that place.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 14th +

                                                                                                At home--worked at my gown + trimming--walked with dear Drum.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 15th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--dear Drum went to Town--got a Cast of Napolean & an Angola tippet from Miss James, dear Soul, through the Valpys, but did not get a letter she sent me at the + same time--hope it is not lost--wrote to Miss + Valpy--Captain Valpy + called--worked at my gown--walked with dear Granny--saw the brightest glow-worm I ever saw in my life in Mr. + Body's lane--as bright as a star.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 16th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum & Mr. + Haydon--worked a great deal--walked to Bertram House--looked very pretty--a great + many firtops fallen.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 17th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--worked at my gown trimming--Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson + called, wanted me to go home with them--did not go.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + August 1820 +
                                                                                                + Friday 18th +

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham to meet dear Drum--called at the Newells + & Westbrooks--had a famous dinner at Wokingham, capital Venison pasty--saw + Mr. Fyshe Palmer--came home with + Drum in the evening--wrote to + Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 19th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James, Miss + Nooth, Miss Brooke & + Mrs. Jolliffe--wrote to Miss James--did a great deal of work & walked with Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 20th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--Captain + Tuppen called--wrote to Captain + Tuppen, Miss James, + Miss Emily James, Miss Nooth & Mr. + Haydon--went walking with Drum.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 21st +

                                                                                                At home--rained all day--could not + stir--did a great deal of work & read Dr. Drake's + Winter Nights--good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 22nd +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William--wrote to Miss Brooke--poor dear Luce sent me some flowers--walked with Drum.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 23rd +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--called on the Valpys (both), Mrs. Anstruther, + Mrs. Tuppen, Mrs. Marsh, + &c--dined at Mrs. Newbery's--came home in the evening--Mrs. Dickinson & Miss Eliza Webb called whilst I was out--wrote + to Mrs. Dickinson with a proof, & + Mrs. Jolliffe.

                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 24th +

                                                                                                Went coursing to Mortimer Westend, where poor dear + Lucy joined us--Moses killed two hares + & a rabbit--a delightful day--came home to dinner--Harry & Mrs. Marsh + called--wrote to Sir William Elford + & Eliza Webb--read the + Festival of Flora--very pretty.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + August--1820 Three Mile Cross + +
                                                                                                + Friday 25th +

                                                                                                Waited at home for Lady Madelina--Mr. Body called--Lady + Mad. did not--had a note from Mr. MacFarlane + with his Poem of the Wanderer--finished the work for my new + gowns.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 26th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--went into Reading to call on Lady Madelina Palmer--found her very + agreeable--saw a great many people--came home with the Rigbys--wrote to + Mrs. Rigby & Mrs. + Dickinson.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Sunday 27th +

                                                                                                Mrs. Dickinson called--Lucy & Mr. + Hill dined here--poor little Anne, our Cook, went away--wrote to Mr. + MacFarlane.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 28th +

                                                                                                At home--Captain Tuppen & Mr. + Wilson called--walked about with Granny, chatted with Richard + Body.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 29th +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear + Drum & dear Granny & the pets to Arborfield + Mill over the tumbling bay--ducked Molly--a charming walk--saw Mrs. + & Miss Brooke returning from Southampton, & Richard Body--read Mrs. Graham's Residence in the + Mountains east of Rome--not good--wrote to Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 30th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss Nooth--worked at my frill--walked with dear + Granny--wrote to Miss Nooth.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 31st +

                                                                                                At home--went coursing with dear + Drum to Mortimer Common--Moses killed 4 hares & a rabbit--capital sport--delightful day--Mr. Dickinson & Captain Tuppen called whilst I was + out--finished my letter to Miss Nooth.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday Sept. 1st -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr.Haydon--worked at my frill--walked with Drum & Granny--wrote to Mr. Haydon.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday Sept. 1st +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr.Haydon--worked at my frill--walked with + Drum & Granny--wrote to Mr. + Haydon.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                Sept. 1820--Three Miles Cross -
                                                                                                - Saturday 2nd - -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with dear Drum & Molly--called on Mrs. A. Valpy, Dr. Valpy, Mrs. Monck, the Brookes & Mrs. Newberry--spent a very pleasant morning--came home to dinner.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 3rd -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Dickinson came to fetch me to Farley Hill--I dined there with Mr. & Mrs. Allingham, & came home at night--Peter Hunt came, poor fellow--talked of shooting himself.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 4th -

                                                                                                At home--went coursing to Silchester--found nothing, but had a delightful day among that fine scenery--drove round Tadley--went to see the old wells--dined & drank tea with Lucy--nearly upset on our way home by that restive beast Farmer Smith's mare.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 5th -

                                                                                                At home--Elizabeth went away--heard from Miss James--read Domestic Scenes--good--walked with Drum & Granny.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 6th -

                                                                                                At home--worked at my flounce--read Sintram & his companions--very fine--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & Miss Emily James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 7th -

                                                                                                At home--worked at my flounce--heard from Miss Eliza Webb & wrote to Miss James--walked with Granny & Drum & the pets--a great eclipse of the sun--very fine.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 8th -

                                                                                                At home--went coursing to Mortimer Common--very bad luck--all the hares ran away--read the London Magazine--famous!--wrote to Mr. Johnson and Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 9th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb, began the Abbot, very good--saw Hathaway transplant my flowers into pots.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 10th -

                                                                                                At home--went to St. Mary's Church with Drum & Granny--called at the Brookes--dined at Coley--pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 2nd + +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with dear Drum & Molly--called on Mrs. A. Valpy, Dr. Valpy, Mrs. + Monck, the Brookes & Mrs. + Newberry--spent a very pleasant morning--came home to dinner.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 3rd +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Dickinson came to fetch me to + Farley Hill--I dined there with + Mr. & Mrs. Allingham, & came home at night--Peter + Hunt came, poor fellow--talked of shooting himself.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 4th +

                                                                                                At home--went coursing to + Silchester--found nothing, but had + a delightful day among that fine scenery--drove round + Tadley--went to see the old + wells--dined & drank tea with Lucy--nearly upset on our way home by that restive beast + Farmer Smith's mare.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 5th +

                                                                                                At home--Elizabeth went away--heard from + Miss James--read Domestic + Scenes--good--walked with Drum & Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 6th +

                                                                                                At home--worked at my + flounce--read Sintram & his companions--very fine--wrote to + Mrs. Hofland & Miss Emily James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 7th +

                                                                                                At home--worked at my + flounce--heard from Miss Eliza Webb + & wrote to Miss James--walked with + Granny & Drum & the pets--a great eclipse of the + sun--very fine.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 8th +

                                                                                                At home--went coursing to + Mortimer Common--very bad + luck--all the hares ran away--read the London Magazine--famous!--wrote to Mr. + Johnson and Eliza + Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 9th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb, began the + Abbot, very good--saw Hathaway transplant my + flowers into pots.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 10th +

                                                                                                At home--went to St. + Mary's Church with Drum + & Granny--called at the + Brookes--dined at Coley--pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                Sept. 1820--Three Miles Cross -
                                                                                                - Monday 11th -

                                                                                                At home--read the Abbot--wrote to Miss Brooke--walked with Drum & the Pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 12th -

                                                                                                At home--worked at dear Granny's flounce--walked with Drum--read the Abbot--Mr. Dickinson called.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 13th -

                                                                                                At home--worked at dear Granny's flounce--heard from Mr. Johnson--wrote to Mr. Johnson & Sir William Elford--walked with dear Granny & the Pets--had Molly washed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 14th -

                                                                                                At home--went with Drum to Wokingham--dined there--a pleasant day--came back at night. Heard from Mr. Haydon--wrote to Mr. Haydon--read Sir Francis Darrell--good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 15th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Johnson & Miss Brooke--wrote to Miss Nooth--sent off George and Sally for telling lies of dear Granny.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 16th -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Johnson--walked with the pets--worked at Lucy's frill--Molly eat four green gages.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 17th -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Green & Mr. Dickinson called--walked with dear Drum & the pets--read Sir Francis Darrell--good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 18th -

                                                                                                At home--worked at my flounce--read Sir Francis Darrell--very good--walked with dear Drum & the pets--Maria came home.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 19th -

                                                                                                At home--worked at my flounce--Mrs. Dickinson & Miss Broughton called--walked with Drum & the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 20th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham--met Mr. Vidal & Mr. Morris--dined there & came home in the evening.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 21st -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson--went to the Fair--lunched at Miss Brooke's--dined at Dr. Valpy's--met the Matthews's, [S]almons, &c.--a pleasant day--talked a good deal to young Procter, a clever boy in the school--came home at night--very wet day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 11th +

                                                                                                At home--read the Abbot--wrote to Miss + Brooke--walked with Drum + & the Pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 12th +

                                                                                                At home--worked at dear Granny's flounce--walked with Drum--read the Abbot--Mr. Dickinson + called.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 13th +

                                                                                                At home--worked at dear Granny's flounce--heard from Mr. Johnson--wrote to Mr. Johnson & Sir William Elford--walked with dear Granny & the Pets--had Molly washed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 14th +

                                                                                                At home--went with Drum to Wokingham--dined there--a pleasant day--came back at night. + Heard from Mr. Haydon--wrote to Mr. Haydon--read Sir + Francis Darrell--good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 15th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Johnson & Miss Brooke--wrote to Miss + Nooth--sent off George and + Sally for telling lies of dear Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 16th +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Johnson--walked with the pets--worked at + Lucy's frill--Molly eat four green gages.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 17th +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Green & Mr. + Dickinson called--walked with dear Drum & the pets--read Sir + Francis Darrell--good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 18th +

                                                                                                At home--worked at my + flounce--read Sir Francis Darrell--very + good--walked with dear Drum & the + pets--Maria came home.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 19th +

                                                                                                At home--worked at my + flounce--Mrs. Dickinson & + Miss Broughton called--walked + with Drum & the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 20th +

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham--met Mr. + Vidal & Mr. Morris--dined there & + came home in the evening.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 21st +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson--went to the + Fair--lunched at Miss + Brooke's--dined at Dr. + Valpy's--met the Matthews's, + [S]almons, &c.--a pleasant + day--talked a good deal to young Procter, a clever boy in + the school--came home at + night--very wet day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                Sept. 1820--Three Miles Cross -
                                                                                                - Friday 22nd -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--wrote to Miss Brooke & Eliza Webb--worked at my flounce--walked with Drum & the pets--read Madamemoiselle de Tournon [?].

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 23rd -

                                                                                                At home--worked at my flounce in my Arbour--read Mademoiselle de Tournon [?], pretty enough but dismal--walked with Drum.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 24th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James & Sir W. Elford--wrote to Mr. Johnson, & began a letter to Miss James--walked with Drum & the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 25th -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Dickinson called--walked with dear Granny--finished my letter to Miss James--read Beaumont & Fletcher.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 26th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Eliza Webb & Miss Valpy--Mrs. Dickinson called--went with her to call on Mrs. Philip Crowther at Whitley Cottage--she was too ill to see me--but saw her husband, a pleasant man. Walked with Granny--worked at my flounce.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 27th -

                                                                                                At home--finished my flounce & trimming--Mr. Body called--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Eliza Webb & Mr. Haydon--Mr. Haydon's dogs Daphne & Wasp came from Town to board at Wail [?].

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 28th -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Greene called--went with dear Drum to Reading--bought my stuff gown--came home to dinner--bought some other little things for myself & dear Granny--God bless my own dear generous boy.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 29th -

                                                                                                At home--walked out with dear Granny--the Moncks & Mrs. Dickinson called--dressed my flowers.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 30th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon, Miss Webb & Miss Valpy--wrote to Sir William Elford--walked to our old Place--read Keat's Poems, very fine--sate out of doors all the morning.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - +
                                                                                                + Friday 22nd +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--wrote to Miss Brooke & Eliza + Webb--worked at my flounce--walked with Drum & the pets--read + Madamemoiselle de Tournon [?].

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 23rd +

                                                                                                At home--worked at my flounce in + my Arbour--read Mademoiselle de Tournon + [?], pretty enough but dismal--walked with Drum.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 24th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James & Sir W. Elford--wrote to Mr. + Johnson, & began a letter to Miss + James--walked with Drum + & the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 25th +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Dickinson called--walked with dear + Granny--finished my letter to + Miss James--read Beaumont + & Fletcher.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 26th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Eliza Webb & Miss Valpy--Mrs. + Dickinson called--went with her to call on Mrs. Philip Crowther at Whitley + Cottage--she was too ill to see me--but saw her husband, a + pleasant man. Walked with Granny--worked + at my flounce.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 27th +

                                                                                                At home--finished my flounce & + trimming--Mr. Body called--heard + from Eliza Webb--wrote to Eliza Webb & Mr. + Haydon--Mr. Haydon's dogs + Daphne & + Wasp came from Town to board at Wail [?].

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 28th +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Greene called--went with dear Drum to Reading--bought my stuff gown--came home to dinner--bought some other little + things for myself & dear Granny--God + bless my own dear generous boy.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 29th +

                                                                                                At home--walked out with dear + Granny--the Moncks & Mrs. Dickinson called--dressed my flowers.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 30th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon, Miss + Webb & Miss + Valpy--wrote to Sir William + Elford--walked to our old + Place--read Keat's Poems, very fine--sate out of + doors all the morning.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                October 1820 -- Three Mile Cross
                                                                                                Sunday October 1st -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--wrote to Mr. Haydon--had a charming walk with Drum & Granny & the Pets.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--wrote to Mr. Haydon--had a charming walk with Drum & Granny & the Pets.

                                                                                                Monday October 2nd -

                                                                                                At home--went coursing with dear Drum & the pets to Mortimer Common--very beautiful day--enjoyed the scenery very much, but had no sport.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--went coursing with dear + Drum & the pets to Mortimer Common--very beautiful + day--enjoyed the scenery very much, but had no sport.

                                                                                                Tuesday October 3rd -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with Drum & Granny--heard from Miss James & Miss Newman--called at Coley--at Mrs. Brooke's, Mrs. Newbery's & the Valpy's--came home to dinner--a pleasant morning.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with Drum & Granny--heard + from Miss James & Miss + Newman--called at Coley--at Mrs. Brooke's, + Mrs. Newbery's & the Valpy's--came home + to dinner--a pleasant morning.

                                                                                                Wednesday 4th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--made dear Granny a turban--walked with dear Granny.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--made dear Granny a turban--walked with dear Granny.

                                                                                                Thursday 5th -

                                                                                                At home--went to dine with Mrs. Dickinson--met Mr. Bonviese [?], Mr. Howley, Miss Broughton & young St. John--a very disagreeable day--saw a fine glow-worm as we came home at night.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--went to dine with + Mrs. Dickinson--met Mr. + Bonviese [?], Mr. Howley, Miss Broughton & young St. + John--a very disagreeable day--saw a fine glow-worm as we came home at night.

                                                                                                Friday 6th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Coley to write & dine--heard from Mrs. Hofland & Miss James--wrote to Miss Brooke--came home at night after a pleasant day.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--went to Coley to write & dine--heard from + Mrs. Hofland & Miss James--wrote to Miss Brooke--came home at night after a pleasant day.

                                                                                                Saturday 7th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss Nooth--wrote to Mrs. Hofland, Miss James & Miss Newman--Mr. Philip Crowther called, & Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson--walked with dear Granny & my Molly, & took dear Mr. Haydon's dogs--read Advice to Julia, a so so Poem.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss Nooth--wrote to Mrs. Hofland, Miss James + & Miss Newman--Mr. Philip + Crowther called, & Mr. & Mrs. + Dickinson--walked with dear Granny & my Molly, + & took dear Mr. Haydon's dogs--read + Advice to Julia, a so so Poem.

                                                                                                Sunday 8th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham-dined there--came back at night--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham-dined there--came back at + night--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                Monday 9th -

                                                                                                At home--dear Granny & Drum went to Winchester--I staid at home--walked with the pets--wrote to Miss Nooth.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--dear Granny & Drum went to Winchester--I staid at home--walked with the pets--wrote to Miss Nooth.

                                                                                                October 1820 Three Mile Cross
                                                                                                Tuesday 10th -

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny at Winchester--heard from Drum & Mr. Haydon--wrote to Drum & Mr. Haydon--walked with the Pets.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny at Winchester--heard from Drum & Mr. Haydon--wrote + to Drum & Mr. Haydon--walked with the Pets.

                                                                                                Wednesday 11th -

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny still at Winchester--had a presant of pears from Mr. Dickinson--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson--heard from Miss Emily James & Miss Brooke--the Dickinsons called--wrote to Miss Emily James, Miss Brooke & Granny--read the Edinburgh Review.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny still at Winchester--had a presant of pears + from Mr. Dickinson--wrote to + Mrs. Dickinson--heard from + Miss Emily James & Miss Brooke--the Dickinsons + called--wrote to Miss Emily James, + Miss Brooke & Granny--read the Edinburgh Review.

                                                                                                Thursday 12th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Granny & Mrs. Jolliffe--wrote to dear Granny--dear Drum came home--read the Quarterly Review.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Granny & Mrs. Jolliffe--wrote to dear + Granny--dear Drum came home--read the Quarterly + Review.

                                                                                                Friday 13th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum & all the pets--saw a hornet's nest--Dr. Valpy & Mr. Jolliffe called--wrote to dear Granny.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear + Drum & all the pets--saw a hornet's nest--Dr. + Valpy & Mr. Jolliffe called--wrote to + dear Granny.

                                                                                                Saturday 14th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--went with Miss Brooke to Coley--dined at Mrs. Newbery's--came home after tea & found dear, dear Luce who had come to see us--God bless her, dear love.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--went with Miss Brooke to Coley--dined at Mrs. Newbery's--came + home after tea & found + dear, dear Luce who had come to see + us--God bless her, dear love.

                                                                                                Sunday 15th -

                                                                                                At home--Luce breakfasted & dined with us--went away in the Evening--took a walk with Drum--wrote to Mrs. Monck.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--Luce breakfasted & dined with us--went away + in the Evening--took a walk with Drum--wrote to Mrs. + Monck.

                                                                                                Monday 16th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Granny--wrote to dear Granny & Miss James & Mrs. Dickinson & Mrs. Jolliffe--walked with Molly, & read the Simple Story

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Granny--wrote to dear Granny & Miss James + & Mrs. Dickinson & + Mrs. Jolliffe--walked with Molly, & read the Simple Story

                                                                                                Tuesday 17th -

                                                                                                At home--dear Granny still at Winchester--Drum at the Quarter Sessions--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--dear Granny still at Winchester--Drum at the Quarter Sessions--heard from + Mrs. Dickinson--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson.

                                                                                                October 1820--Three Mile Cross
                                                                                                Wednesday 18th -

                                                                                                At home--dear Granny still at Winchester--Drum at the Quarter Sessions--read the Old Manor House--heard from Granny.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--dear Granny still at Winchester--Drum at the Quarter Sessions--read the + Old Manor House--heard from Granny.

                                                                                                Thursday 19th -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum went to Hook to meet John Woodburn & I hope dear Granny--Captain Montagu called--The Dickinsons took me to Dr. Valpy's dance--met Mr. Talfourn--danced & talked with him--he was very delightful--a most pleasant evening.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum went to Hook to + meet John Woodburn & I hope dear Granny--Captain Montagu + called--The Dickinsons took me to Dr. Valpy's dance--met Mr. + Talfourn--danced & talked with him--he was very delightful--a + most pleasant evening.

                                                                                                Friday 20th -

                                                                                                Heard from dear Granny & Mr. Hazlitt--dear Granny & Drum came home from Winchester--so happy to see them! Wrote to Mr. Haydon & sent a brace of pheasants.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Heard from dear Granny & Mr. Hazlitt--dear Granny & Drum came + home from Winchester--so happy to see them! Wrote + to Mr. Haydon & sent a brace of pheasants.

                                                                                                Saturday 21st -

                                                                                                At home--dear Granny fell down & hurt her hand--heard from Mrs. Raggett--wrote to Mrs. Raggett--Mrs. Dickinson called with the baby.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--dear Granny fell down & hurt her hand--heard from + Mrs. Raggett--wrote to Mrs. + Raggett--Mrs. Dickinson + called with the baby.

                                                                                                Sunday 22nd -

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum & the pets--read Hazlitt's Age of Elizabeth again, & made some extracts from it--famous.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum & the pets--read Hazlitt's Age of Elizabeth + again, & made some extracts from it--famous.

                                                                                                Monday 23rd -

                                                                                                At home--worked at Miss James's collar & frill--walked with dear Granny--read the Missionary--very romantic.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--worked at Miss James's collar & frill--walked with + dear Granny--read the + Missionary--very romantic.

                                                                                                Tuesday 24th -

                                                                                                At home--confined with a very bad cold--expected Mrs. Raggett, who did not come--wrote to Miss Brooke--finished Miss James's butterfly collar--read Waverley.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--confined with a very bad + cold--expected Mrs. Raggett, who did not come--wrote to + Miss Brooke--finished Miss James's butterfly collar--read + Waverley.

                                                                                                Wednesday 25th -

                                                                                                At home--my cold better--expected Mrs. Raggett, who did not come--heard from Mr. Haydon--worked at Miss James's collar & frill.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--my cold better--expected + Mrs. Raggett, who did not come--heard from Mr. Haydon--worked at Miss James's collar & frill.

                                                                                                Thursday 26th -

                                                                                                At home--my cold almost well--expected Mrs. Raggett, who did not come--trimmed my black bonnet--worked at Miss James's collar.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--my cold almost + well--expected Mrs. Raggett, who did not come--trimmed my + black bonnet--worked at Miss James's + collar.

                                                                                                October & November 1820--Three Mile Cross
                                                                                                Friday 27th -

                                                                                                At home--finished Miss James's frill & collar--my cold got pretty well.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--finished Miss James's frill & collar--my cold got + pretty well.

                                                                                                Saturday 28th -

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Raggett came--took me into Reading & to Coley, returned to dine with us, & took me to sleep with her & Miss Hollis at Farley Hill--Mrs. Dickinson went out to Mr. Stephenson's before we came, & did not return till we were in bed, with which Mrs. R. was sorely affronted.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. + Raggett came--took me into Reading & to Coley, returned to dine with us, & took me to sleep with + her & Miss Hollis at Farley Hill--Mrs. + Dickinson went out to Mr. Stephenson's + before we came, & did not return till we were in bed, with which + Mrs. R. was sorely affronted.

                                                                                                Sunday 29th -

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--saw Miss Emily Stevenson & Lady Cecil Percy--was asked to go to their house in the evening--did not go--wrote to Granny--heard from Granny, Miss Brooke & Miss James--read <persName ref="#Milton">Milton</persName>'s Sonnets & the last number of the New Monthly Mag:--good--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--saw Miss + Emily Stevenson & Lady Cecil Percy--was + asked to go to their house in the evening--did not go--wrote to Granny--heard from Granny, Miss Brooke + & Miss James--read <persName ref="#Milton">Milton</persName>'s + Sonnets & the last number of the New Monthly Mag:--good--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                Monday 30th -

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--Mr. & Mrs. Shaw Lefevre called--Mrs. S.L. very uncivil to me--Mr. & Mrs. Monck & Mr. & Mrs. Rigby came to dinner--a pleasant day--the Moncks brought me home at night.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--Mr. & + Mrs. Shaw Lefevre called--Mrs. S.L. very + uncivil to me--Mr. & Mrs. + Monck & Mr. & Mrs. Rigby came to + dinner--a pleasant day--the Moncks + brought me home at night.

                                                                                                Tuesday 31st -

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum & the pets--read Mrs. Opie's Tales of the Heart--middling.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum & the pets--read Mrs. Opie's Tales of the + Heart--middling.

                                                                                                Wednesday Nov. 1st -

                                                                                                Wrote to Miss James with her frill & letters--walked with deart Granny.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Wrote to Miss James with her frill & + letters--walked with deart Granny.

                                                                                                Thursday 2nd -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson took me by appointment to dine at Mrs. Monck's--met the R.Valpys, H. Symonds's, [?]ckers & Monsieur Simon--came home at night--a very pleasant day--sent away my frill & collars to dear Miss James.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson + took me by appointment to dine at Mrs. + Monck's--met the R.Valpys, H. + Symonds's, [?]ckers & Monsieur + Simon--came home at + night--a very pleasant day--sent away my frill & collars to dear Miss James.

                                                                                                Three Mile/November 1820/Cross
                                                                                                Friday 3rd -

                                                                                                At home--walked with Granny & Mary to Mrs. Davies's--read the Reviews.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with Granny & Mary to + Mrs. Davies's--read the Reviews.

                                                                                                Saturday 4th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read the Vampyre, very stupid--wrote to Mr. Haydon.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear + Granny & the pets--read the + Vampyre, very stupid--wrote to Mr. + Haydon.

                                                                                                Sunday 5th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--read the Monthly Review.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear + Drum & the pets--read the + Monthly Review.

                                                                                                Monday 6th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--called at the Brookes, Valpys &c.--saw a great many people--came home to dinner--ordered new boots & shoes.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--called at the + Brookes, Valpys + &c.--saw a great many people--came home to dinner--ordered new boots & shoes.

                                                                                                Tuesday 7th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny--Mr. Body called--read the London Magazine--Caplital--Tentamen, good--Essays by a Gentleman who has left his logings--so so.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear + Granny--Mr. Body called--read the London + Magazine--Caplital--Tentamen, good--Essays by a + Gentleman who has left his logings--so so.

                                                                                                Wednesday 8th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny--heard from dear Miss James--wrote to Mary Webb--worked at the additional breadth for Miss James's frill.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear + Granny--heard from dear Miss James--wrote to Mary Webb--worked at the additional + breadth for Miss James's frill.

                                                                                                Thursday 9th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read the New Monthly Magazine (Talfourd's Articles)--finished Miss James's frill.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read the New Monthly Magazine (Talfourd's Articles)--finished Miss James's frill.

                                                                                                Friday 10th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon & Eliza Webb--went coursing with Drum to Aldermaston & Tadley--sent a hare to Mr. Talfourd--wrote to Eliza Webb, Mrs. Hayward & Miss James.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon & Eliza + Webb--went coursing with Drum to Aldermaston & + Tadley--sent a hare to Mr. Talfourd--wrote to Eliza Webb, Mrs. Hayward & Miss + James.

                                                                                                Saturday 11th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read Talfourd's beautiful articles in the New Monthly--very fine indeed--wrote to Sir William Elford.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear + Granny & the pets--read Talfourd's beautiful articles in the New Monthly--very fine indeed--wrote to + Sir William Elford.

                                                                                                Sunday 12th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--walked with dear Drum & the Pets to Farmer Davies's--read [?]ellingford--a tolerable novel.Although the journal entry is not clear on the first capital letter, it could be a P and the second letter appears to be a lower-case e. Possibly Mitford is reading Sarah Green’s Percival Ellingford: or the Reformist. A Novel. In Two Volumes. By Mrs. Green, Author of Good Men of Modern Date, Deception, Festival of St. Jago, &c., first published 1810 with a second edition in 1816.. Check to see if this is mentioned in her letters?

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--walked with dear Drum & the Pets to Farmer Davies's--read + [?]ellingford--a tolerable novel.Although + the journal entry is not clear on the first capital letter, it could be a + P and the second letter appears to be a lower-case e. + Possibly Mitford is reading Sarah Green’s Percival + Ellingford: or the Reformist. A Novel. In Two Volumes. By Mrs. + Green, Author of Good Men of Modern Date, Deception, Festival of St. + Jago, &c., first published 1810 with a second edition in + 1816.. Check to see if this is mentioned in her letters?

                                                                                                Three November 1820 Mile Cross
                                                                                                Monday 13th -

                                                                                                At home--began working Mama's frill--Drum went out coursing & took little Molly, who caught a pheasant by the tail & was lifted off the ground by it. She kept hold, but the feathers came out of its tail & it escaped.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--began working Mama's frill--Drum went out coursing & took little Molly, who caught a pheasant by the tail & was lifted off the ground by it. She kept + hold, but the feathers came out of its tail & it escaped.

                                                                                                Tuesday 14th -

                                                                                                At home--worked at dear Granny's frill--walked up the Avenue with dear Molly--finished & sent off my letter to Sir Willy [sic]--read the Fool of Quality--an old thing.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--worked at dear Granny's frill--walked up the + Avenue with dear Molly--finished & sent off my letter to Sir Willy [sic]--read the Fool of + Quality--an old thing.

                                                                                                Wednesday 15th -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum's birthday--worked at dear Granny's frill--went walking with dear Granny --read the Fool of Quality--dined all three very happily together--God send us many happy returns, especially dear Drum & Granny, God bless them--Mr. Dickinson called--did not see him.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum's birthday--worked at dear Granny's frill--went walking with dear Granny --read the Fool of + Quality--dined all three very happily together--God send us many happy + returns, especially dear Drum & + Granny, God bless them--Mr. Dickinson called--did not see + him.

                                                                                                Thursday 16th -

                                                                                                At home--read the Fool of Quality--walked with Moll & Granny--Mr. Body called.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--read the Fool of + Quality--walked with Moll + & Granny--Mr. Body called.

                                                                                                Friday 17th -

                                                                                                Mr. Body called--in the Evening Three Mile Cross was illuminated in honour of the Queen (a sad [?] ), as Reading had been the night before--we were very gay, so were Body, Lowten & Wheatley--the Cross looked very pretty--the Bodys called in the evening--all was quiet.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Mr. Body called--in the Evening + Three Mile Cross was + illuminated in honour of the Queen (a sad [?] ), as + Reading had been the night + before--we were very gay, so were Body, Lowten & + Wheatley--the Cross looked very pretty--the Bodys called + in the evening--all was quiet.

                                                                                                Saturday 18th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--called at Mrs. Brooke's, Mrs. Monck's, Mr. Green's, &c.--dined at Mrs. Newbery's & met John Bulley--came home at night--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--called at Mrs. Brooke's, Mrs. + Monck's, Mr. Green's, + &c.--dined at Mrs. Newbery's & met John + Bulley--came home at + night--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                Sunday 19th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham with Molly & dear Drum--met Miss Wheeler--a very pleasant day--came home at night--the Dickinsons & Mr. Philip Crowther called.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham with Molly & dear Drum--met Miss Wheeler--a very + pleasant day--came home at night--the Dickinsons & Mr. Philip Crowther + called.

                                                                                                Monday 20th -

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson called--walked out--read Mrs. Rowden's Methodietical Mythology & Biography.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson called--walked out--read Mrs. Rowden's Methodietical + Mythology & Biography.

                                                                                                Tuesday 21st -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss Webb & Mrs. Rigby (about a nursery maid)--walked with dear Granny & Molly--worked at dear Granny's frill--heard from Elisa Webb--read Fleury's Memoire de Napoleon.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss Webb & Mrs. Rigby (about a nursery maid)--walked + with dear Granny & Molly--worked at dear Granny's frill--heard from Elisa + Webb--read Fleury's Memoire de Napoleon.

                                                                                                Wednesday 22nd -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--wrote to Elisa Webb--finished dear Granny's frill--began knitting a dog's collar.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--wrote to Elisa Webb--finished dear Granny's + frill--began knitting a dog's collar.

                                                                                                Thursday 23rd -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James--knotted Mrs. Newbery's shirt--finished Maria's collar--walked with dear Drum & the Pets--Drum dined at Brown's last evening

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James--knotted Mrs. Newbery's shirt--finished Maria's + collar--walked with dear Drum & the Pets--Drum dined at Brown's last + evening

                                                                                                Friday 24th @@ -6877,27 +7449,35 @@ Publisher: London : [publisher not identified], 1786.
                                                                                                Saturday 25th -

                                                                                                At home--worked at dear Granny's manchettes--walked with dear Granny--heard from Eliza Webb--read Beaumont & Fletcher.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--worked at dear Granny's manchettes--walked with dear Granny--heard + from Eliza Webb--read Beaumont & Fletcher.

                                                                                                Sunday 26th -

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson called--Walked with dear Drum--wrote to poor Mr. Jolliffe--read Blackwood's magazine.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson called--Walked with dear Drum--wrote to poor Mr. + Jolliffe--read Blackwood's magazine.

                                                                                                Monday 27th -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum went to Ilsley--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read Turner's Tour in Normandy--worked at dear Granny's manchettes, & wrote to Sir William.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum went to Ilsley--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read + Turner's Tour in Normandy--worked at dear Granny's manchettes, & wrote to + Sir William.

                                                                                                Tuesday 28th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny & the Pets--finished dear Granny's double manchettes--read Turner's Tour through Normandy, pretty good--finished my letter to Sir W. Elford.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny & the Pets--finished dear Granny's double + manchettes--read Turner's Tour through Normandy, pretty good--finished my + letter to Sir W. Elford.

                                                                                                Wednesday 29th -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum came back from Ilsley, where Marmy ran capitally but lost the Cup.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum came back from Ilsley, where Marmy ran capitally but lost + the Cup.

                                                                                                Thursday 30th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny & Molly--read Horatia Perry's Marriage to a Mr. Crawford in the Bengal Service.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny & Molly--read Horatia Perry's Marriage to + a Mr. Crawford in the Bengal Service.

                                                                                                Friday Dec. 1st @@ -6909,39 +7489,56 @@ Publisher: London : [publisher not identified], 1786.
                                                                                                Sunday 3rd -

                                                                                                At home--read the Reviews and the London Magazine--Capital--walked with dear Drum & the Pets--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--read the Reviews and the London Magazine--Capital--walked with dear + Drum & the Pets--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                                Monday 4th -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Crowther called--packed up my things to go to London--read Letters intended for the Post not for the press--middling.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Crowther called--packed up my things to go to London--read Letters + intended for the Post not for the press--middling.

                                                                                                Tuesday 5th -

                                                                                                Went with dear Drum to London(Mr. Newbery's, 33 Great Queen Street, which we ahd all to ourselves)--heard from Miss Nooth--saw Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Went with dear Drum to London(Mr. Newbery's, 33 Great Queen Street, which we + ahd all to ourselves)--heard from Miss Nooth--saw Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                Wednesday 6th -

                                                                                                In London--went to the Insurance office at Black friar's bridge--wrote to dear Granny & Mrs. Newbery--went to the Play--Convent Garden--Wallace & the Warlock, both by young Walker--liked MacCready's acting very much.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                In London--went to the Insurance office at Black friar's bridge--wrote to dear + Granny & Mrs. Newbery--went to the Play--Convent Garden--Wallace & the + Warlock, both by young Walker--liked MacCready's acting very much.

                                                                                                Thursday 7th -

                                                                                                In London--Talfourd breakfested with us & was very agreeable--walked to the Perry's & to Haydon's, where I saw his beautiful new picture & a very sweet young woman copying it--wrote to Granny--went to the play--Drury Lane--saw Julius Caesar & the Spoilt Child--liked Booth very well.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                In London--Talfourd breakfested with us & was very agreeable--walked to the + Perry's & to Haydon's, where I saw his beautiful new picture & a very + sweet young woman copying it--wrote to Granny--went to the play--Drury + Lane--saw Julius Caesar & the Spoilt Child--liked Booth very well.

                                                                                                Friday 8th -

                                                                                                In London--heard from Granny--wrote to granny, Mary Webb & Mrs. Rowden--Marquis Chabannes called--went to Drury Lane--saw Wild Oats (famous, especially Miss Kelly, Knight, Elliston & Munden), & Giovanni in London.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                In London--heard from Granny--wrote to granny, Mary Webb & Mrs. + Rowden--Marquis Chabannes called--went to Drury Lane--saw Wild Oats (famous, + especially Miss Kelly, Knight, Elliston & Munden), & Giovanni in + London.

                                                                                                Saturday 9th -

                                                                                                In London--wrote to Granny & Mrs. Newbery--(Miss Bently has called yesterday)--Bought dear Granny a Cloak--called on Mr. Wright & Miss Morrell--dined at Mr. Perry's, met the Gillies, Bells & Mr. [?]--a very pleasant evening.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                In London--wrote to Granny & Mrs. Newbery--(Miss Bently has called + yesterday)--Bought dear Granny a Cloak--called on Mr. Wright & Miss + Morrell--dined at Mr. Perry's, met the Gillies, Bells & Mr. [?]--a very + pleasant evening.

                                                                                                Sunday 10th -

                                                                                                Came hame--found dear Granny & the pets well--had a charming letter from Haydon.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Came hame--found dear Granny & the pets well--had a charming letter from + Haydon.

                                                                                                - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William Elford--went to Reading with Drum--called on the Newberys & Brookes--had a long conversation with Mr. Milman--don't like him--came home to dinner with Drum--wrote to Sir W. Elford.

                                                                                                + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William Elford--went to Reading with Drum--called on + the Newberys & Brookes--had a long conversation with Mr. Milman--don't like + him--came home to dinner with Drum--wrote to Sir W. Elford.

                                                                                                @@ -6949,71 +7546,6 @@ Publisher: London : [publisher not identified], 1786. -
                                                                                                - - - - - - Peddicord - Amber - M. - Research Assistant - - - Green Scholar University of - Pittsburgh-Greensburg - - - Amber Peddicord has sorted image files and encoded different editions of - Mitford's letter manuscripts and the published versions of those letters. She - is assisting the editing team in completing and checking the encoding of - Mitford’s correspondence in 1822. She is currently working toward B.A.'s in - English Literature and Communication at the University of - Pittsburgh-Greensburg, as well as a Digital Studies Certificate. She graduates in spring 2021. - - - - - Ricks - Savannah - R. - Research Assistant - - - - - - - Cameron - Tyler - EA. - Research Assistant - - - - - - - Akam - Tyler - S. - Research Assistant - - - - - -
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                                                                                                @@ -7293,7 +7825,7 @@ Publisher: London : [publisher not identified], 1786. Prolific and renowned Spanish writer of the Baroque period, active from 1580 into the 17th century. Important playwright whose works were - translated and adapted for English theater from 1660. + translated and adapted for English theater from 1660. @@ -8143,7 +8675,8 @@ Publisher: London : [publisher not identified], 1786. Brooke Frances - Novelist and playwright. Not related to the Brooke family who were nonliterary local friends of MRM. + Novelist and playwright. Not related to the Brooke family who + were nonliterary local friends of MRM. @@ -8263,7 +8796,11 @@ Publisher: London : [publisher not identified], 1786. Porteous John - Captain of the city guard of Edinburgh, attacked and killed by a lynch mob for ordering guards should fire into an unruly crowd during a public execution. Associated with the Porteous riots, and written about by Sir Walter Scott in The Heart of Midlothian. + Captain of the city guard of Edinburgh, attacked and killed + by a lynch mob for ordering guards should fire into an unruly crowd during a + public execution. Associated with the Porteous riots, and written about by + Sir Walter Scott in The Heart of + Midlothian. @@ -8404,7 +8941,8 @@ Publisher: London : [publisher not identified], 1786. Laird of Boghall - Mentioned in criminal trials volume with Porteous. + Mentioned in criminal trials volume with Porteous. @@ -8426,7 +8964,8 @@ Publisher: London : [publisher not identified], 1786. Anne Plumptre - Sister of Annabella Plumptre. The sisters translated German writings. + Sister of Annabella + Plumptre. The sisters translated German writings. @@ -8437,7 +8976,8 @@ Publisher: London : [publisher not identified], 1786. Annabella Plumptre - Sister of Anne Plumptre. The sisters translated German writings. + Sister of Anne + Plumptre. The sisters translated German writings. @@ -9248,10 +9788,9 @@ Publisher: London : [publisher not identified], 1786. Edinburgh Constable and co. 1818 - Mitford records that she don't like it - much--too dismal.In Journal - Saturday 27 MARCH - 1819. + Mitford records that she don't like it much--too + dismal.In Journal Saturday 27 MARCH 1819. @@ -9568,16 +10107,6 @@ Publisher: London, 1820. sad methodistical stuff --> - - - Manuscript sermons - - Unpublished manuscript sermons by Mitford's grandfather. Mitford - owns a copy, which she loans to Charles - Knyvett. - - From 124643082de6f30a911336879eabd5b73d3a5818 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: ebeshero Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2023 12:19:37 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] repaired teiHeader with latest from master branch --- 1819-1823MRMJournal.xml | 12929 ++++++++++++++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 6251 insertions(+), 6678 deletions(-) diff --git a/1819-1823MRMJournal.xml b/1819-1823MRMJournal.xml index 4909827..42830c2 100644 --- a/1819-1823MRMJournal.xml +++ b/1819-1823MRMJournal.xml @@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ schematypens="http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/schematron"?> Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License - + - - + + Reading Central Library @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ schematypens="http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/schematron"?> transcript of which this is a copy is in the possession of the Public Library, Reading, Berks, England. A photostat copy of the MS is also available at that library. Copyright presumably rests with the British Museum. July 1955. + when="1955-07">July 1955.

                                                                                                @@ -243,39 +243,39 @@ schematypens="http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/schematron"?> ref="#Dickinson_Charles">Mr. D's reading--Count Ugolino--

                                                                                                - + -
                                                                                                - - Manchester House - Exmouth. - - Sonnet - - Farley Hill +
                                                                                                + + Manchester House + Exmouth. + + Sonnet + + Farley Hill Jany 1st 1819. To Mrs. Dickinson - - - Banquet & song & dance & revelry! + rend="superscript">st 1819. To Mrs. Dickinson + + + Banquet + & song & dance & revelry! Auspicious year born in so fair a light Of gaiety & beauty! Happy night - Sacred to social pleasure--& to Thee + Sacred to social pleasure--& to Thee Its dear dispenser--of festivity The festive Queen--the moving spirit bright Of music & the dance--of all delight The gentle Mistress bountiful & free! Oh happy night! and oh suceeding day Far happier when 'mid converse & repose - Handel's sweet strains came sweetened, & the - lay + Handel's sweet strains came sweetened, & the lay Divine of that old Florentine arose Dante; & Genius flung his torch-like ray O'er the dark tale of Ugolino's woes. - + M. R. M. -
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                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 1 - -

                                                                                                At home. Went out Firtopping with Mossy--Mossy was very - amiable--so was Miranda in the - Evening--read Junius & the British Critic Review.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                Aubrey's Lives said to be in the Ashmolean Collection 1819

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 2 - -

                                                                                                At home all day. Helped trim my new - gown and read the Eclectic Review & - played with Miranda.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 11 - -

                                                                                                Walked about Farley Hill--Mrs. Dick. brought me & Mrs. Hofland - home & dined with us--Mrs. H. went away at night. Heard from Sir W. Elford & Miss James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 12 - -

                                                                                                Read Burke & Mitford - is likely reading the Rivington edition, - published beginning in 1801.wrote to Mr. Williams & Miss Eliza Webb--at home all day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 13 - -

                                                                                                Went to Reading--called on Mrs. - Tuppen--the Brookes--Mrs. - Boyd--Mrs. Newbery & - the Valpy's--saw a great many people & - hired a Cook.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 14 - -

                                                                                                Wrote to Mrs. Clarke--& - Miss Ogbourn & Miss James. At home all day--fed the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 15 - -

                                                                                                Mr. Williams called on me--went primrosing got the little basket full--wrote to - Sir William Elford--Forsyth's Italy--charmed with it.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                On this day (Monday the 15th) Papa saw a pheasant's nest with 4 eggs, which was found by one of Lord Braybrooke's people at Billingbear whilst a party were coursing in - the park--very early indeed. 1819 -

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                --Cheap place for India Shawls 78 Oxford Street--1819

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 16 - -

                                                                                                All day at home--read Forsyth's Italy--trimmed my black bonnet helped to contrive dear Granny's spencer--played with the Pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 17 - -

                                                                                                All day at home. Read Dr. Aikin's Translation of - the Memoirs of Huet--very entertaining--played with the Pets. Helped - to trim dear Granny's spencer.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 18 - -

                                                                                                Called on Mrs. Dickinson--Cut - Drum's hair--finished reading Huet's Memoirs & began Emma. Had a note from Miss - Valpy.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 19 - -

                                                                                                At home all day. Received a letter - from Mrs. Hofland--finished Emma--the - puppy a great pet.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 20 - -

                                                                                                Went primrosing--Got the Sheffield - Iris - from Mrs. Hofland with some verses from - her to me--very pretty. Read Sir Robert - Wilson's Egypt.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 21 - -

                                                                                                Dear Drum went into Hampshire. Jeremy brought me violets & primroses--Wrote to - Eliza Webb & Mrs. Hofland--at home all day--fed the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 22 - -

                                                                                                Went Firtopping--fed the Pets--Mayfly, Miranda & a - new little bitch called Fly given us by - young farmer Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 23 - -

                                                                                                Went Firtopping in the Plantations--fed the Pets--at home all day. primroses very - plentiful in the Plantations.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 24 - -

                                                                                                Heard from Miss Nooth--went to look for - violets --could not find any--then went Firtopping till I was driven in by the - snow. - Read Sir R. Wilson's Egypt.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 25 - -

                                                                                                Heard from Eliza Webb. - Staid - Stayed - at home all day--read the - Collectanea Curiosa--very amusing--dear - Drum & the pets came back from - Overton.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 26 - -

                                                                                                At home all day--read the Collectanea Curiosa--wrote to Miss Nooth. Nell went to Mr. - Piles--poor love I hope she will be comfortable.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 27 - -

                                                                                                At home all day--Had a delightful - letter from Sir William Elford - enclosing some lozenges of his own making. Wrote to Sir W. E. & Miss James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 28 - -

                                                                                                Heard from Mr. Haydon--wrote to Pen Valpy & Eliza Webb--heard from Mary - Webb--went primrosing with dear - Drum --read the Eclectic Review & the British Critic. Both stupid.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 1 + +

                                                                                                At home. Went out Firtopping with Mossy--Mossy was very amiable--so was Miranda in the Evening--read Junius & the British Critic Review.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Aubrey's Lives said to be in the Ashmolean Collection 1819

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 2 + +

                                                                                                At home all day. Helped trim my new + gown and read the Eclectic Review & played + with Miranda.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 11 + +

                                                                                                Walked about Farley Hill--Mrs. Dick. brought me & Mrs. Hofland + home & dined with us--Mrs. H. went away at night. Heard from Sir W. Elford & Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 12 + +

                                                                                                Read Burke & Mitford is + likely reading the Rivington edition, + published beginning in 1801.wrote to Mr. Williams & Miss Eliza Webb--at home all day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 13 + +

                                                                                                Went to Reading--called on Mrs. + Tuppen--the Brookes--Mrs. + Boyd--Mrs. Newbery & + the Valpy's--saw a great many people & + hired a Cook.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 14 + +

                                                                                                Wrote to Mrs. Clarke--& + Miss Ogbourn & Miss James. At home all day--fed the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 15 + +

                                                                                                Mr. Williams called on me--went primrosing got the little basket full--wrote to + Sir William Elford--Forsyth's Italy--charmed with it.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                On this day (Monday the 15th) Papa saw a pheasant's nest with 4 eggs, which was found by one of Lord Braybrooke's people at Billingbear whilst a party were coursing in + the park--very early indeed. 1819 +

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                --Cheap place for India Shawls 78 Oxford Street--1819

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 16 + +

                                                                                                All day at home--read Forsyth's Italy--trimmed my black bonnet helped to contrive dear Granny's spencer--played with the Pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 17 + +

                                                                                                All day at home. Read Dr. Aikin's Translation of the + Memoirs of Huet--very entertaining--played with the Pets. Helped to + trim dear Granny's spencer.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 18 + +

                                                                                                Called on Mrs. Dickinson--Cut Drum's hair--finished reading Huet's Memoirs & began Emma. Had a note from Miss + Valpy.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 19 + +

                                                                                                At home all day. Received a letter + from Mrs. Hofland--finished Emma--the puppy + a great pet.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 20 + +

                                                                                                Went primrosing--Got the + Sheffield + Iris + from Mrs. Hofland with some verses from her + to me--very pretty. Read Sir Robert Wilson's + Egypt.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 21 + +

                                                                                                Dear Drum went into Hampshire. Jeremy brought me violets & primroses--Wrote to + Eliza Webb & Mrs. Hofland--at home all day--fed the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 22 + +

                                                                                                Went Firtopping--fed the Pets--Mayfly, Miranda & a new + little bitch called Fly given us by young + farmer Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 23 + +

                                                                                                Went Firtopping in the Plantations--fed the Pets--at home all day. primroses very + plentiful in the Plantations.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 24 + +

                                                                                                Heard from Miss Nooth--went to look for violets --could not find any--then went Firtopping till I was driven in by the + snow. + Read Sir R. Wilson's Egypt.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 25 + +

                                                                                                Heard from Eliza Webb. + Staid + Stayed + at home all day--read the + Collectanea Curiosa--very amusing--dear + Drum & the pets came back from + Overton.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 26 + +

                                                                                                At home all day--read the Collectanea Curiosa--wrote to Miss Nooth. Nell went to Mr. Piles--poor + love I hope she will be comfortable.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 27 + +

                                                                                                At home all day--Had a delightful + letter from Sir William Elford enclosing + some lozenges of his own making. Wrote to Sir W. + E. & Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 28 + +

                                                                                                Heard from Mr. Haydon--wrote to Pen Valpy & Eliza Webb--heard from Mary + Webb--went primrosing with dear + Drum --read the Eclectic Review & the British Critic. Both stupid.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Monday 1 - -

                                                                                                At home all day. Heard from - Pen Valpy--read the Monthly Magazine--Fed the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 2 - -

                                                                                                At home. Heard from Miss James--wrote to Mary Webb & Pen Valpy. Sent off my letter to Sir W. E. & finished a letter to - Miss James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 3 - -

                                                                                                At home. Sent off my letter to - Miss James--went Firtopping--read the Monthly - Magazine, & Anecdotes of - distinguished persons.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 4 - -

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping--read Anecdotes - of distinguished persons 4 Vols--very amusing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 5 - -

                                                                                                At home--read Anecdotes of distinguished persons. Went - violetting--found none--then went Fir topping with the pretty pet Miranda.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 6 - -

                                                                                                Michael Angelo - Buonarrotti, 1474.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--went firtopping with the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 7 - -

                                                                                                Went to Farley Hill--heard Mr. Dickinson's Italian Translations--read Burdon's Materials - for thinking--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 8 - -

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--Mr. Johnson & Mr. Northmore came to dinner--a delightful - day-- Mr. Johnson talked to me very much - indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 9 - -

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--the Miss Broughtons called--nobody dined but - ourselves--in the Evening we had the 4th book of - <persName ref="#Virgil">Virgil</persName> translated by Mr. D.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 10 - -

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--dear Drum came for me & dined as did Dr. Bailley--we came back in the Evening--a - most delightfully pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Torquato Tasso, 1544. - Thursday 11 - -

                                                                                                At home--went primrosing--saw Mr. - Dearesley--read Guy - Mannering--played - with the Pets--wrote to Mrs. Hofland.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 12 - -

                                                                                                Went to Wokingham--met the - Whites & Tuppens& a large - party--Drum went out coursing with - them--I - staid - stayed - with Mary--wrote a note to - Mrs. Hayward & Miss Wheeler--came home at night. Stupid day.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                Moses beat Charles Symonds's dog which he - ran for the 1819 cup of - Champion. Moses a famous dog.

                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Monday 1 + +

                                                                                                At home all day. Heard from Pen Valpy--read the Monthly Magazine--Fed the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 2 + +

                                                                                                At home. Heard from Miss James--wrote to Mary Webb & Pen Valpy. Sent off my letter to Sir W. E. & finished a letter to Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 3 + +

                                                                                                At home. Sent off my letter to + Miss James--went Firtopping--read the Monthly Magazine, + & Anecdotes of distinguished + persons.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 4 + +

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping--read Anecdotes of + distinguished persons 4 Vols--very amusing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 5 + +

                                                                                                At home--read Anecdotes of distinguished persons. Went violetting--found none--then went Fir topping with the pretty pet Miranda.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 6 + +

                                                                                                Michael Angelo + Buonarrotti, 1474.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--went firtopping with the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 7 + +

                                                                                                Went to Farley Hill--heard Mr. Dickinson's Italian Translations--read Burdon's Materials for + thinking--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 8 + +

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--Mr. Johnson & Mr. Northmore came to dinner--a delightful day-- Mr. Johnson talked to me very much indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 9 + +

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--the Miss Broughtons called--nobody dined but + ourselves--in the Evening we had the 4th book of + <persName ref="#Virgil">Virgil</persName> translated by Mr. D.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 10 + +

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--dear Drum came for me & dined as did Dr. Bailley--we came back in the Evening--a most + delightfully pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Torquato Tasso, 1544. + Thursday 11 + +

                                                                                                At home--went primrosing--saw Mr. + Dearesley--read Guy + Mannering--played + with the Pets--wrote to Mrs. Hofland.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 12 + +

                                                                                                Went to Wokingham--met the Whites & Tuppens& a large party--Drum went out coursing with them--I + staid + stayed + with Mary--wrote a note to + Mrs. Hayward & Miss Wheeler--came home at night. Stupid day.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Moses beat Charles Symonds's dog which he + ran for the 1819 cup of Champion. + Moses a famous dog.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 13 - -

                                                                                                At home--received a very kind - letter from Miss Nooth--wrote to her--read Marriage--liked it very much--made me laugh.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 14 - -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting--found none--Mr. - Dearesley called--read Marriage--& George - Mathew's Narrative--wrote - to Miss James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Monday 15 - -

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping. Drum bought me - two new baskets for flowering--read Wanley's Wonders.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 16 - -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting to Mr. Davies's meadow--found a nice - parcel--Wrote to Sir William.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 17 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--Miss - Webb & Miss Wheeler - came to spend the day--went primrosing with - them--very pleasant day indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 18 - -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting in Mr. Pithers's fields--found none - except in the corner by the field - we sold to Mr. Dearesley. Wrote to - Mrs. Hofland.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 19 - -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Haydon sent me the Examiner--went - violetting--did not find many--read Waverley--wrote to Mr. - Haydon.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 20 - -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James & Mary Webb--finished my letter to - Miss James--read Waverley.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 21 - -

                                                                                                At home--Went primrosing in Mr. Dearesley's Copse & - violetting in our own - fields. - Read a pretty Tale called Altham & his - Wife.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 22 - -

                                                                                                At home. Went violetting in Mr. Body's Fields & - our own with dear Granny & the Pets--did not find many. Read - the Tale of my Landlord.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 23 - -

                                                                                                Wrote to Miss Webb--read - Miss Jane Taylor's Display--& began Mr. Maturin's Women--Dear - Drum went to Town--At home all day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 24 - -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting with Luce--found a - great many white & some beautiful blue violets - in a field near Pinge wood. The wood - sorrel not out yet.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 25 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--Got caught in a shower--read Wanley's Wonders.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 26 - -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting about our own - fields & Mr. - Body's - --Dear - Drum came home & brought me my superb red shawl - for a present--God bless him.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 27 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--read Mr. Maturin's Women--don't like - it much--too dismal.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 28 Mar - -

                                                                                                Raffaello Sanzio - D'Urbino, 1485.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting with dear Drum - & the pets in our own - fields & - Mr. - Body's.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Monday 29 - -

                                                                                                At home--Went to Pinge wood with dear Drum, Luce & the pets--got a few wood - anemones & quantities of violets blue - & white--Wrote to Miss Brooke.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 30 - -

                                                                                                At home--Went Firtopping with dear Mossy--Mossy very amiable - indeed poor lamb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 31 - -

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping & walking about the - place--never saw so many flowers in - my life--Miranda a great pet.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 13 + +

                                                                                                At home--received a very kind letter + from Miss Nooth--wrote to her--read Marriage--liked + it very much--made me laugh.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 14 + +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting--found none--Mr. + Dearesley called--read Marriage--& George Mathew's + Narrative--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Monday 15 + +

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping. Drum bought me two + new baskets for flowering--read Wanley's Wonders.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 16 + +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting to Mr. Davies's meadow--found a nice + parcel--Wrote to Sir William.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 17 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--Miss + Webb & Miss Wheeler + came to spend the day--went primrosing with + them--very pleasant day indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 18 + +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting in Mr. Pithers's fields--found none + except in the corner by the field we + sold to Mr. Dearesley. Wrote to Mrs. Hofland.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 19 + +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. + Haydon sent me the Examiner--went + violetting--did not find many--read Waverley--wrote to Mr. + Haydon.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 20 + +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James & Mary Webb--finished my letter to Miss James--read Waverley.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 21 + +

                                                                                                At home--Went primrosing in Mr. Dearesley's Copse & violetting in our own + fields. + Read a pretty Tale called Altham & his Wife.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 22 + +

                                                                                                At home. Went violetting in Mr. Body's Fields & + our own with dear Granny & the Pets--did not find many. Read the + Tale of my Landlord.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 23 + +

                                                                                                Wrote to Miss Webb--read Miss Jane Taylor's Display--& began Mr. + Maturin's Women--Dear Drum went to Town--At home all + day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 24 + +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting with Luce--found a + great many white & some beautiful blue violets in a + field near Pinge wood. The wood sorrel not out + yet.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 25 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--Got caught in a shower--read Wanley's Wonders.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 26 + +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting about our own + fields & Mr. + Body's + --Dear + Drum came home & brought me my superb red shawl for + a present--God bless him.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 27 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--read Mr. + Maturin's Women--don't like it + much--too dismal.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 28 Mar + +

                                                                                                Raffaello Sanzio D'Urbino, + 1485.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting with dear Drum & + the pets in our own + fields & + Mr. + Body's.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Monday 29 + +

                                                                                                At home--Went to Pinge wood with dear Drum, Luce & the + pets--got a few wood anemones & quantities of + violets blue & white--Wrote to Miss Brooke.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 30 + +

                                                                                                At home--Went Firtopping with dear Mossy--Mossy very amiable + indeed poor lamb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 31 + +

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping & walking about the + place--never saw so many flowers in my + life--Miranda a great pet.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 1 - -

                                                                                                At home--Frederick Slade called--went to Reading--saw a great many people--called at the Brookes - Tuppens & Newberys. Read Undine - & Dr. King's Anecdotes of his own Times.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                April 1st Subscription for half a year to Havell's Library. So good of my own dear - Drum - --1819

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 2 - -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James. Went violetting with the Pets, got quantities--wrote to Mrs. Newbery--Read the Eclectic & British Critic Reviews & Horace - Walpole's letters.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 3 - -

                                                                                                At home--walked with Granny and the Pets--heard from Mrs. Newbery--read Horace Walpole's delightful Letters to Mr. Cole & Tom Crib's Memorial to Congress--Dear Drum came home sick from Reading.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 4 - -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum quite well again--Heard from Sir W. Elford. Mr. & Mrs. Newbery - called--wrote to Mrs. Newbery & - Miss Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 5 - -

                                                                                                Went to Pinge Wood with Lucy & the Pets--Read Horace Walpole's letters to Mr. Cole--Delightful--& - Dr. Clarke's Travels .

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 6 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Rowden--Read Beppo & Mr. Roger's - Human Life--& Dr. Clarke's Travels in Sweden & Norway.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 7 - -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--saw Miss Brooke & many people--had a note from Mrs. Tuppen--read Dr. Clarke's Travels - & Holcroft's Memoirs.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 8 - -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Sir William Elford--walked with dear - Drum & the pets--read Holcroft's Memoirs which are very entertaining.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 9 - -

                                                                                                At home--Went to Wokingham with dear Drum--dined at the Webbs & called on the Wheelers--came home - at night. A pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 10 - -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting with Lucy about - our own place & Mr. - Body's--Betty - Rapley sent me some - Honeysuckle in full bloom.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 11 - -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss Nooth & Miss - James--wrote to Miss Nooth, - Miss James, Mrs. Hofland, Mrs. - Tuppen & Mr. - Maitland--read Miss - Edgeworth's Comic - Dramas--not good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 12 - -

                                                                                                At home all day--read the Lives of Hayden & Mozart & the Memoirs of the great Condé--not very good.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                Lines from Lord Byron's Parisina which exactly resemble the flower of the - wood sorrel (1819) Those lids o'er which - the violetpurplevein Wandering, leaves a tender stain Shining through - the smoothest whiteStanza X, lines 30-32: Those - lids--o'er which the violet vein / Wandering, leaves a tender stain, / - Shining through the smoothest white / That e'er did softest kiss - invite--

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 13 - -

                                                                                                At home all day--Drum went to Wokingham & attended Mr. - Palmer's grand procession to Reading--sopping wet all the morning--read Memoirs of Condé--stupid enough.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 14 - -

                                                                                                At home--Papa not well enough to take me to Reading--went to Pinge wood with Lucy. Got - a great quantity of flowers. violets almost over.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 15 - -

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny went to Reading to call on Lady M. - Palmer--read Whistlecraft's - National Poem & Cary's Dante. - Whistlecraft very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 16 - -

                                                                                                At home-- - sate - sat - waiting for - Lady M. Palmer dressed quite - fine--tiresome woman did not - come--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & read - Cary's Dante.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 17 - -

                                                                                                At home--waited again for that tiresome woman who never came--heard - from Mrs. Hofland & Mary Webb--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & finished my letter to - Mrs.Rowden--read Hazlitt's lectures - on the Comic Writers--famous.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 18 - -

                                                                                                At home--waited again in vain for - Lady M. P.--Heard from Miss James & Mrs. Rowden--read Cary's - Dante & Hazlitt's Lectures on the Comic - Writers.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 19 - -

                                                                                                At home all day--wrote to Miss James & to Miss - Webb.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                The name of Napoleone occurs in the notes to Dante as that of one of his - 1819--I find from the same authority that - Romian or Romeo signify Palmer. 1819.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 20 - -

                                                                                                At home--went to Pinge wood--Poor dear Mossy got a sad fall & was very ill--wrote - to Miss James--still expected that - tiresome woman.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 21 - - -

                                                                                                At home--poor dear Mossy very ill in the Morning but better in the - Afternoon--Still expected that tiresome Lady - Mad. who did not come.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 22 - -

                                                                                                Henry Fielding, - 1707.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--waited again for that - shocking plague Lady M. P. who never - came--Dear Mossy much better almost well. - Read Horrace Walpole's Letters to Mr. Montague.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Friday 23 - -

                                                                                                SHAKESPEARE, 1564.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--waited again for my Lady, Deuce take her--read Horace Walpole's delightful letters & - Rose's Letters from the North of Italy--very good though vulgar.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 24 - -

                                                                                                Oliver Cromwell, 1599.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--waited again for that - shocking torment Lady M. P.--never - came--read Rose's letters from the North of Italy--& - finished my letters to Miss James & - Mrs. Rowden.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 25 - -

                                                                                                At home--waited again For Lady Madaline - Palmer--dined - early--dear Drum went to the fields by Burghfield - Bridge to get me Field Tulips--God bless him, dear lamb. Wrote to Miss Nooth &--Had Miranda to tea. Great lamb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 26 - -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum went to London--I had & had - had - for two days a very bad cough--read The - Quakers & Campbell's - English Poets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 27 - -

                                                                                                At home--rather better--dear - Granny very good to me--heard from - Sir William--wrote to him & dear Drum--read Mr. - Campbell's Specimens of the - English Poets. Like it very much.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 28 - -

                                                                                                At home--rather better. Heard from - dear Drum--wrote to him--poor Mrs. - Budd of Bedford now - dead in - childbirth--Went - cowslipping - in the meadows with dear Granny, Lucy & the pets--all very amiable.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 29 - -

                                                                                                At home--much the same--Heard from - dear Drum--Went to Pinge wood with dear Granny, Lucy & the - Pets. Dear Drum came home at night.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 30 - -

                                                                                                At home--better--heard from - Miss James--walked round the place with dear Drum--read a Walk - through - Switzerland--liked - it pretty well.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 1 + +

                                                                                                At home--Frederick Slade called--went to Reading--saw a great many people--called at the Brookes + Tuppens & Newberys. Read Undine + & Dr. King's Anecdotes of his own Times.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                April 1st Subscription for half a year to Havell's Library. So good of my own dear Drum + --1819

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 2 + +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James. Went violetting with the Pets, got quantities--wrote to Mrs. Newbery--Read the Eclectic & British Critic + Reviews & Horace Walpole's letters.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 3 + +

                                                                                                At home--walked with Granny and the Pets--heard from Mrs. Newbery--read Horace Walpole's delightful Letters + to Mr. Cole & Tom Crib's Memorial to + Congress--Dear Drum came + home sick from Reading.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 4 + +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum quite well again--Heard from Sir W. Elford. Mr. & Mrs. Newbery called--wrote + to Mrs. Newbery & Miss Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 5 + +

                                                                                                Went to Pinge Wood with Lucy & the Pets--Read Horace Walpole's letters to Mr. Cole--Delightful--& Dr. + Clarke's Travels .

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 6 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Rowden--Read Beppo + & Mr. Roger's Human Life--& Dr. Clarke's + Travels in Sweden & Norway.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 7 + +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--saw Miss + Brooke & many people--had a note from Mrs. Tuppen--read Dr. + Clarke's Travels & + Holcroft's Memoirs.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 8 + +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Sir William Elford--walked with dear Drum & the pets--read Holcroft's Memoirs which are very entertaining.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 9 + +

                                                                                                At home--Went to Wokingham with dear Drum--dined at the Webbs & called on the Wheelers--came home at + night. A pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 10 + +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting with Lucy about + our own place & Mr. + Body's--Betty + Rapley sent me some Honeysuckle in full bloom.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 11 + +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss Nooth & Miss + James--wrote to Miss Nooth, + Miss James, Mrs. Hofland, Mrs. Tuppen + & Mr. Maitland--read Miss Edgeworth's Comic Dramas--not good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 12 + +

                                                                                                At home all day--read the Lives of Hayden & Mozart & the Memoirs of the great Condé--not very good.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Lines from Lord Byron's Parisina which exactly resemble the flower of the wood sorrel (1819) Those lids o'er which the violetpurplevein Wandering, leaves a tender stain Shining through + the smoothest whiteStanza X, lines 30-32: Those + lids--o'er which the violet vein / Wandering, leaves a tender stain, / + Shining through the smoothest white / That e'er did softest kiss + invite--

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 13 + +

                                                                                                At home all day--Drum went to Wokingham & attended Mr. + Palmer's grand procession to Reading--sopping wet all the morning--read Memoirs of Condé--stupid enough.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 14 + +

                                                                                                At home--Papa not well enough to take me to Reading--went to Pinge + wood with Lucy. Got a great + quantity of flowers. violets + almost over.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 15 + +

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny went to + Reading to call on Lady M. Palmer--read Whistlecraft's National + Poem & Cary's Dante. Whistlecraft very good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 16 + +

                                                                                                At home-- + sate + sat + waiting for + Lady M. Palmer dressed quite fine--tiresome woman did not come--wrote to + Mrs. Rowden & read Cary's Dante.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 17 + +

                                                                                                At home--waited again for that tiresome woman who never came--heard from + Mrs. Hofland & Mary Webb--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & finished my letter to Mrs.Rowden--read Hazlitt's lectures on the Comic + Writers--famous.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 18 + +

                                                                                                At home--waited again in vain for + Lady M. P.--Heard from Miss James & Mrs. + Rowden--read Cary's Dante & Hazlitt's Lectures on the Comic + Writers.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 19 + +

                                                                                                At home all day--wrote to Miss James & to Miss + Webb.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                The name of Napoleone occurs in the notes to Dante as that of one of his + 1819--I find from the same authority that + Romian or Romeo signify Palmer. 1819.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 20 + +

                                                                                                At home--went to Pinge wood--Poor dear Mossy got a sad fall & was very ill--wrote to Miss James--still expected that tiresome woman.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 21 + + +

                                                                                                At home--poor dear Mossy very ill in the Morning but better in the + Afternoon--Still expected that tiresome Lady + Mad. who did not come.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 22 + +

                                                                                                Henry Fielding, 1707.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--waited again for that + shocking plague Lady M. P. who never + came--Dear Mossy much better almost well. + Read Horrace Walpole's Letters to Mr. Montague.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Friday 23 + +

                                                                                                SHAKESPEARE, 1564.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--waited again for my Lady, Deuce take her--read Horace Walpole's delightful letters & + Rose's Letters + from the North of Italy--very good though vulgar.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 24 + +

                                                                                                Oliver Cromwell, 1599.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--waited again for that + shocking torment Lady M. P.--never + came--read Rose's letters from the North of Italy--& finished my letters to + Miss James & Mrs. Rowden.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 25 + +

                                                                                                At home--waited again For Lady Madaline + Palmer--dined + early--dear Drum went to the fields by Burghfield + Bridge to get me Field Tulips--God bless him, dear lamb. Wrote to Miss Nooth &--Had Miranda to tea. Great lamb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 26 + +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum went to London--I had & had + had + for two days a very bad cough--read The Quakers + & Campbell's English Poets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 27 + +

                                                                                                At home--rather better--dear Granny very good to me--heard from Sir William--wrote to him & + dear Drum--read Mr. Campbell's Specimens of the English Poets. Like it very + much.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 28 + +

                                                                                                At home--rather better. Heard from + dear Drum--wrote to him--poor Mrs. + Budd of Bedford now dead + in + childbirth--Went + cowslipping + in the meadows with dear Granny, Lucy + & the pets--all very amiable.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 29 + +

                                                                                                At home--much the same--Heard from + dear Drum--Went to Pinge wood with dear Granny, Lucy & the Pets. + Dear Drum came home at night.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 30 + +

                                                                                                At home--better--heard from Miss James--walked round the place with dear Drum--read a Walk + through + Switzerland--liked + it pretty well.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 1 May - -

                                                                                                Niccolò Macchiavelli, - 1469.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--better--went cowslipping - with dear Granny & the pets--read - Campbell's Specimens of the British Poets--very - good.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                Some very good extracts from a famous burlesque of Leigh - Hunt called Two papers attributed to the - Editor of the Examiner in the British Critic of last month.See Review of Two papers in - Volume 11 (1819): 325-330.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 2 May - -

                                                                                                At home--much the same--heard from - Aunt Mary--walked about - the Place with dear Granny--read the Eclectic & British - Critic Reviews.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 3 - -

                                                                                                At home--better--walked about the - place with dear Drum, dear Granny & the pets--all very amiable--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 4 - -

                                                                                                At home--much better--heard from - Eliza Webb--walked about the Place with dear Granny--read Labaume's Campaign in - Russia.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 5 - -

                                                                                                At home--much better--heard from - Miss Nooth--went round the place - flowering with dear Drum--wrote to Aunt - Mary.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 6 - -

                                                                                                At home--almost well--Mr. Parfitt & Mr. Armstrong dined here--wrote to Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 7 - -

                                                                                                At home--still better--heard from - Aunt Mary--read les Parvenus by Madame de - Genlis.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 8 - -

                                                                                                At home--quite well--Mr. Voules & Mr. - Walker called & Mr. - Dickinson--corrected some proofs for Mr. - D. - & wrote a note to Mrs. - Dickinson.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                Saturday--I made a Cowslip ball for dear Drum--& wreaths of primroses & blue bells (wild - hyacinths) - cowslips & broom for the dear Pets Mossy & Miranda--They looked very pretty indeed dear lambs.--1819 at Bertram - House poor dear Mossy

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 9 -

                                                                                                At home--quite well--wrote a note - to Mr. St. Quentin--walked with dear - Drum & the Pets. Looked over - Mr. Dickinson's Translations.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 10 -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum went to London--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read Campbell's Specimens of - English Poets. The Dearesleys - called.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 11 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--the Dearesleys called while we were at dinner & we did not see - them. Mr. Green called in the - morning & was very pleasant--read a ten - years in Tripoly.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 12 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--Capt. & Mrs. Tuppen called--heard again at night from - Drum & Miss James--Dear Drum sent some lovely lillies of the - valley--Read a ten years residence in - Tripoly very entertaining indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 13 - -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum came home--Poor Mossy was - sick--dressed the flowers--read Coleridge's Zapolya, very good--& Miss - Benger's Life of Mrs. - Hamilton--very bad.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 14 - -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James & Sir W. Elford--Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson drank tea with us--Dear Mrs. D. brought me some wild lilies of the valley.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 15 - -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--called on Mrs. Tuppen, Mrs. - Newbery, Miss Brooke, - Miss Anstruther & the Valpy's --bought some things for Granny & myself--read The Rivals--famous

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 16 - -

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham--dined there--Mr. Palmer was there--came home in the evening & read the Wheel of Fortune--middling. Dear - May Fly married at Wokingham to Warrener & Whistle.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Monday 17 - -

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--walked about the Place--read Florence - Macarthy--liked it better than the first.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 18 - -

                                                                                                At home--dear Mossy married to pretty little Fly--Heard - from Mrs. Hofland--Drum went to London. Mr. - Dickinson called.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 19 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--read a Picturesque Tour through France & Switzerland (stupid) & - Mr. O'Regan's Memoirs of Curran Do. Dear Granny's new bonnet came. At home.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 20 - -

                                                                                                At home--dressed the flowers--dear Drum came home & - brought me a pretty blue handkerchief & some lovely lilies of the valley.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Fri, 21 - -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--the may finer this year than I - ever saw it, particularly in my - lane--read from Charlotte - Smith's Young + <div type="entry" xml:id="e-115"> + <head> + <date when="1819-05-01">Saturday 1 May</date> + </head> + <p><add hand="#hunt"><persName ref="#Machiavelli">Niccolò Macchiavelli</persName>, + <date when="1469">1469</date>.</add></p> + <p>At <placeName ref="#Bertram_house">home</placeName>--better--went <name + ref="#cowslip" + >cowslip</name>ping<!--rjp: i wanted to capture the plant type and the event since it seems she doesn't do it often... but I doubt I tagged this right. LMW: done.--> + with dear <persName ref="#Russell_M">Granny</persName> & the pets--read + <persName ref="#Campbell_Thos">Campbell</persName>'s <title + ref="#Specimens_BritPoets">Specimens of the British Poets--very + good.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Some very good extracts from a famous burlesque of Leigh + Hunt called Two papers attributed to the + Editor of the Examiner in the British + Critic of last month.See + Review of Two papers in Volume 11 (1819): + 325-330.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 2 May + +

                                                                                                At home--much the same--heard from + Aunt Mary--walked about the Place with dear Granny--read the Eclectic & + British Critic Reviews.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 3 + +

                                                                                                At home--better--walked about the + place with dear Drum, dear Granny & the pets--all very amiable--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 4 + +

                                                                                                At home--much better--heard from + Eliza Webb--walked about the Place with dear Granny--read Labaume's Campaign in Russia.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 5 + +

                                                                                                At home--much better--heard from + Miss Nooth--went round the place + flowering with dear Drum--wrote to Aunt + Mary.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 6 + +

                                                                                                At home--almost well--Mr. Parfitt & Mr. Armstrong dined here--wrote to Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 7 + +

                                                                                                At home--still better--heard from + Aunt Mary--read les Parvenus by Madame de + Genlis.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 8 + +

                                                                                                At home--quite well--Mr. Voules & Mr. + Walker called & Mr. + Dickinson--corrected some proofs for Mr. + D. + & wrote a note to Mrs. + Dickinson.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Saturday--I made a Cowslip ball for dear Drum--& wreaths of primroses & blue bells (wild + hyacinths) + cowslips & broom + for the dear Pets Mossy & Miranda--They looked very pretty indeed dear + lambs.--1819 at Bertram + House poor dear Mossy

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 9 +

                                                                                                At home--quite well--wrote a note to + Mr. St. Quentin--walked with dear + Drum & the Pets. Looked over + Mr. Dickinson's Translations.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 10 +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum went to London--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read Campbell's Specimens of English + Poets. The Dearesleys called.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 11 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--the Dearesleys called while we were at dinner & we did not see them. + Mr. Green called in the morning + & was very pleasant--read a ten years in + Tripoly.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 12 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--Capt. & Mrs. Tuppen called--heard again at night from Drum & Miss + James--Dear Drum sent some + lovely lillies of the valley--Read a ten years residence in Tripoly very + entertaining indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 13 + +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum came home--Poor Mossy was + sick--dressed the flowers--read Coleridge's Zapolya, very good--& Miss + Benger's Life of Mrs. + Hamilton--very bad.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 14 + +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James & Sir + W. Elford--Mr. + & Mrs. Dickinson drank tea with us--Dear Mrs. D. brought me some wild lilies of the valley.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 15 + +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--called on Mrs. Tuppen, Mrs. Newbery, + Miss Brooke, Miss Anstruther & the Valpy's --bought some things for Granny & myself--read The + Rivals--famous

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 16 + +

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham--dined there--Mr. Palmer was there--came home in the evening & read the Wheel of Fortune--middling. Dear + May Fly married at Wokingham to Warrener & Whistle.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Monday 17 + +

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--walked about the + Place--read Florence + Macarthy--liked it better than the first.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 18 + +

                                                                                                At home--dear Mossy married to pretty little Fly--Heard + from Mrs. Hofland--Drum went to London. Mr. + Dickinson called.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 19 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--read a Picturesque Tour through France & Switzerland (stupid) & + Mr. O'Regan's Memoirs of Curran Do. Dear Granny's new bonnet came. At home.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 20 + +

                                                                                                At home--dressed the flowers--dear Drum + came home & brought me a pretty + blue handkerchief & some lovely lilies of the + valley.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Fri, 21 + +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--the may finer this year than I ever saw it, + particularly in my lane--read from Charlotte Smith's Young Philosopher--pretty but too dismal.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 22 - -

                                                                                                Alexander Pope, 1688.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William Elford & Miss Ogbourn--read Lord Byron's 6th Vol. of Poems - (<title ref="#Manfred">Manfred, the Prisoner of Chillon & the - Lament of Tasso) & the last vol of Miss Benger's Life of Mrs. Hamilton--Sir - William came in the evening.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                Sir William Elford came on the Saturday Evening to tea having left his friend - Mr. Champernowne who was to have - accompanied him ill at the Bear--he - expected him next day--but instead of him came a - note from Mr. Bulley to Drum to say that Mr. Cham: had taken an opening medicine - & could not move: so Sir William - went to him after tea. poor Mr. C. died after a very few - weeks--Dear Mrs. Dickinson - dined & slept here.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 23 - -

                                                                                                At home--Sir William Elford with us--expected his - friend Mr. Champernowne who did not - come--Mrs. Dickinson called & - dined & slept with us--Sir W. went - in the morning to see Stratfield - Saye went away in the evening

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 24 - -

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson still here on account of the - loss of her carriage horses--Drum & I dined at Wokingham to keep Mr. Webb's birthday--met - Mr. & Mrs. Holton, - two Mr. Wheelers, & - Mr. & Mrs. W. - Hayward--pleasant day. Came home at night.

                                                                                                - -

                                                                                                I came home on the 24th from Mr. Webb's we heard the nightingale smelt the bean fields & saw Glow-worms. 1819

                                                                                                - -

                                                                                                1819 Never saw the flowers so lovely as this year--the - Lilacs - horse Chestnuts - Honeysuckle & May red and white were all beautiful--they are just over--& the - laburnums - syringas - guelder roses & honeysuckles are in full perfection--the honeysuckle round the little oak in the - garden is a perfect picture--we have - had periwinkles ever since last October in - profusion.1819

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 25 - -

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson left at about 1 - o'clock--heard from Sir William - Elford--Read Fellowes's - Journey to La Trappe & La - Vendee--liked it very well--poor Mossy lame.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 26 - -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James--read Hackett's Narrative of an - expedition to South America. Wrote to Mrs. Hofland. Walked with Granny & the pets--very amiable.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 27 - -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mrs. Dickinson--cut dear Drum's hair--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson--dressed the flowers--walked with dear Drum & the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 28 - -

                                                                                                At home--walked about the - place--saw some fine foxglove out in the lane, very early--& a fine pansy, very late--the syringa coming out beautifully.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 29 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James & Miss Ogbourn--lay on a Haycock in the - West Orchard, & read Repton - on Landscape Gardening & Miss James's little - Tale of Jenny the spinner.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 30 - -

                                                                                                At home--walked about the place with dear Drum, dear Granny & the pets--wrote to Sir William--read Miss - Edgeworth's Moral Tales--very - pretty.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 31 - -

                                                                                                At home--went about the garden with dear Drum, dear Granny, & the pets--read the - Eclectic & British - Critic Reviews--wrote to Miss - James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 22 + +

                                                                                                Alexander Pope, 1688.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William Elford & Miss Ogbourn--read Lord + Byron's 6th Vol. of Poems (<title + ref="#Manfred">Manfred, the Prisoner + of Chillon & the Lament of + Tasso) & the last vol of Miss Benger's Life of Mrs. + Hamilton--Sir William came in + the evening.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Sir William Elford came on the Saturday Evening to tea having left his friend + Mr. Champernowne who was to have + accompanied him ill at the Bear--he + expected him next day--but instead of him came a + note from Mr. Bulley to Drum to say that Mr. Cham: had taken an opening medicine & could not move: so + Sir William went to him after tea. + poor Mr. + C. died after a very few weeks--Dear Mrs. Dickinson dined & slept here.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 23 + +

                                                                                                At home--Sir William Elford with us--expected his friend Mr. Champernowne who did not come--Mrs. Dickinson called & dined & slept + with us--Sir W. went in the morning to + see Stratfield Saye went away in the + evening

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 24 + +

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson still here on account of the + loss of her carriage horses--Drum & I dined at Wokingham to keep Mr. Webb's birthday--met + Mr. & Mrs. Holton, + two Mr. Wheelers, & + Mr. & Mrs. W. + Hayward--pleasant day. Came home at night.

                                                                                                + +

                                                                                                I came home on the 24th from Mr. Webb's we heard the nightingale smelt the bean fields & saw + Glow-worms. 1819

                                                                                                + +

                                                                                                1819 Never saw the flowers so lovely as this year--the + Lilacs + horse Chestnuts + Honeysuckle & May red and white were all beautiful--they are just over--& the + laburnums + syringas + guelder roses & honeysuckles are in full perfection--the honeysuckle round the little oak in the + garden is a perfect picture--we have + had periwinkles ever since last October in + profusion.1819

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 25 + +

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson left at about 1 o'clock--heard + from Sir William Elford--Read Fellowes's Journey to + La Trappe & La Vendee--liked it very well--poor Mossy lame.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 26 + +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James--read Hackett's Narrative of an expedition + to South America. Wrote to Mrs. + Hofland. Walked with Granny + & the pets--very amiable.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 27 + +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mrs. Dickinson--cut dear Drum's hair--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson--dressed the flowers--walked with dear Drum + & the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 28 + +

                                                                                                At home--walked about the place--saw + some fine foxglove out in the lane, very early--& a fine pansy, very late--the syringa + coming out beautifully.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 29 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James & Miss Ogbourn--lay on a Haycock in the + West Orchard, & read Repton + on Landscape Gardening & Miss James's little + Tale of Jenny the spinner.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 30 + +

                                                                                                At home--walked about the place with dear Drum, dear Granny & the pets--wrote to Sir + William--read Miss + Edgeworth's Moral Tales--very + pretty.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 31 + +

                                                                                                At home--went about the garden with dear Drum, dear Granny, & the + pets--read the Eclectic & British Critic Reviews--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 1 - -

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--walked in the - garden with Granny & - Mossy--read Barrow's Account of Voyages to - the North Pole--wrote to Miss - Nooth--syringa very beautiful.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 2 - -

                                                                                                At home--Papa went to Watlington to stand to Mrs. - Hayward's little girl--I wrote to Mrs. Hayward & Miss James.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                I was to have gone with Papa to - Watlington but did not go on - account of the day's looking showery & our being disappointed of a horse, 1819 Mem. To look for the - Execution of two Koromantyn negroes in Edwards' History of the West - Indies Vol 2nd page 57 2nd Edition, mentioned by Miss Edgeworth in her story The Good AuntStory from Moral Tales for Young People.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 3 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay (my own little Haycock) in the - West Orchard. Walked in the garden with Granny & the dear Pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 4 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay--went Firtopping--Drum came back from Watlington--read Mr. D'Israeli's Calamities of - Authors.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 5 - -

                                                                                                At home--Dressed the flowers--lay in the Hay--walked - about the Place with dear Drum, dear Granny & the Pets--read Blackwood's - Edinburgh Magas.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 6 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay--walked down the - lane with dear Drum - & the pets, very amiable--the wild roses - out--read Edinburgh Review & a Year & Day--pretty enough but too dismal.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Monday 7 - -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum went to Town--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read the - Quarterly Review (No. 38-39 & 40 are to be indexes) & The White Cottage--which is too dismal.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 8 - -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from dear Drum, & Granny heard from Sir - William & dear Drum. - Walked with dear Granny & the - Pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 9 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum, Mr. - Haydon & Mary - Webb. Lay in the hay--walked with - Granny wrote toMary Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 10 - -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from dear Drum--walked with the pets--Dear Drum did not come home at night but sent a note & some - most beautiful flowers--red - lilies--ranunculuses--pinks--moss roses--sweet peas & double anemones--God - bless him, dear love.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 11 - -

                                                                                                Ben Jonson, 1574

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--dressed the flowers--dear Drum came from - Town & brought me a present of - the two Peter Bells from - Mr. Taylor--both which I read & - liked very much.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 12 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--walked with dear Granny & the Pets about the Place--read Captain Ross's account of the - Polar Expedition.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 13 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--walked with Drum & Mossy--Read - Capt. Ross's Polar Expedition--stupid--the Captain very timid--did nothing but christen - every rock & hillock he saw after some great person or other--Lord Melville, Mr. - Croker & so forth.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 14 - -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--called on Miss Brooke, Mrs. - Tuppen, Mrs. - Newbery--& bought Granny a - new gown & some other things at Marsh's--

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 15 - -

                                                                                                Dear Granny's Birthday--at home--Dressed my flowers--lay in the hay--wrote to Mr. Bacon & Miss - Brooke.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 16 - -

                                                                                                At home--Went to Reading--bought the materials for a new - bonnet at Marsh's--saw the Brookes &c--a very pleasant morning - indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - - Thursday 17 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard yesterday from Miss - James & Mrs. - Hofland--lay today in the hay--walked with - Drum, Granny & the pets--read the Heart - of Midlothian & the Criminal - Trials to illustrate it of Porteous--Wilson--Nichol - Muschet--&c--very curious.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Friday 18 - -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Dickinson & Miss Allin--read Heart of Midlothian--walked in the - garden with dear Drum, - dear Granny & the Pets. Wrote to - Mary Webb too!

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 19 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay & helped haymake--walked - in the garden with dear Drum & the pets--read Tour to Alet--liked it pretty well.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 20 - -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum & Granny went into Hampshire--walked about the - place--lay in the Hay--read Shaw's Travels very learned & curious.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 21 - -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum & Granny in Hampshire--lay in the hay--saw to the - haymaking--wrote to dear Granny - Mrs. Hofland & Miss James--read the - Beggar Girl famous.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 22 - -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum & dear Granny still out--expected the Miss Webbs who did not - come--finished my letter to Miss James - & wrote a note to Mr. Palmer. Got the - hay in good order--lay in the hay.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 23 - -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum & dear Granny still out--heard from dear Drum & Eliza - Webb--wrote to dear Drum. - Lay in the Hay--Luce & I drank tea together very comfortably.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 24 - -

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny still out--heard from dear Granny--Luce made my white - bonnet--read the Beggar Girl--had Mossy all day--he was very amiable poor lamb - indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 25 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Sir - William--dear Drum & - Granny came home--dear Granny not quite well--God bless her.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 26 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--wrote to Eliza Webb & Mrs. Dickinson. Read the New Tales of my Landlord.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 27 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--read the new Tales of my Landlord--dear Granny better.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 28 - -

                                                                                                At home--was so showery & could - not go to Wokingham--Did some of - my flowers--fed my pets--Mossy very amiable--dear Granny better.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 29 - -

                                                                                                At home--got flowers--lay in the hay--read Fuseli's lectures - on Painting--wrote to Sir William - Elford--dear Granny quite - well.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 30 - -

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum & the Pets--sent off my letters to - Mrs. Dickinson & Sir William Elford with note to Mr. D. & Mr. - Palmer.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 1 + +

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--walked in the + garden with Granny & + Mossy--read Barrow's Account of Voyages to the + North Pole--wrote to Miss + Nooth--syringa very beautiful.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 2 + +

                                                                                                At home--Papa went to Watlington to + stand to Mrs. Hayward's little + girl--I wrote to Mrs. + Hayward & Miss James.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                I was to have gone with Papa to Watlington but did not go on account of the day's + looking showery & our being disappointed of a horse, + 1819 Mem. To look for the Execution of two Koromantyn + negroes in Edwards' History of the West Indies Vol 2nd page 57 2nd Edition, + mentioned by Miss Edgeworth in her + story The Good AuntStory from Moral Tales for Young People.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 3 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay (my own little Haycock) in the West Orchard. Walked in the garden with Granny & the dear Pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 4 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay--went Firtopping--Drum came back from Watlington--read Mr. + D'Israeli's Calamities of + Authors.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 5 + +

                                                                                                At home--Dressed the flowers--lay in the Hay--walked + about the Place with dear Drum, dear Granny & the Pets--read Blackwood's + Edinburgh Magas.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 6 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay--walked down the lane with + dear Drum & the pets, very + amiable--the wild roses out--read Edinburgh Review & a + Year & Day--pretty enough but too dismal.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Monday 7 + +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum went to Town--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read the + Quarterly Review (No. 38-39 & 40 are to be indexes) & The White Cottage--which is too dismal.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 8 + +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from dear Drum, & Granny heard from Sir + William & dear Drum. + Walked with dear Granny & the Pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 9 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum, Mr. + Haydon & Mary + Webb. Lay in the hay--walked with Granny wrote toMary Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 10 + +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from dear Drum--walked with the pets--Dear Drum did not come home at night but sent a note & some most beautiful flowers--red lilies--ranunculuses--pinks--moss roses--sweet peas + & double anemones--God bless + him, dear love.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 11 + +

                                                                                                Ben Jonson, 1574

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--dressed the flowers--dear Drum came from + Town & brought me a present of + the two Peter Bells from + Mr. Taylor--both which I read & liked + very much.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 12 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--walked with dear Granny & the Pets about the Place--read Captain Ross's account of the Polar + Expedition.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 13 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--walked with Drum & + Mossy--Read Capt. Ross's Polar + Expedition--stupid--the Captain very + timid--did nothing but christen every rock & hillock he saw after some great + person or other--Lord Melville, Mr. Croker & so forth.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 14 + +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--called on Miss Brooke, Mrs. Tuppen, + Mrs. Newbery--& bought Granny a new gown & some other things at + Marsh's--

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 15 + +

                                                                                                Dear Granny's Birthday--at home--Dressed my flowers--lay in the hay--wrote to Mr. Bacon & Miss + Brooke.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 16 + +

                                                                                                At home--Went to Reading--bought the materials for a new bonnet + at Marsh's--saw the + Brookes &c--a very pleasant morning indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + + Thursday 17 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard yesterday from Miss James & + Mrs. Hofland--lay today in the hay--walked with Drum, Granny & the + pets--read the Heart of Midlothian & the Criminal Trials to illustrate it of + Porteous--Wilson--Nichol + Muschet--&c--very curious.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Friday 18 + +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Dickinson & Miss Allin--read Heart + of Midlothian--walked in the + garden with dear Drum, dear + Granny & the Pets. Wrote to Mary Webb too!

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 19 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay & helped haymake--walked in the garden with dear Drum & the pets--read Tour to + Alet--liked it pretty well.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 20 + +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum & Granny went into Hampshire--walked about the + place--lay in the Hay--read Shaw's Travels + very learned & curious.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 21 + +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum & Granny in Hampshire--lay in the hay--saw to the haymaking--wrote to dear Granny + Mrs. Hofland & Miss James--read the + Beggar Girl famous.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 22 + +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum & dear Granny still out--expected the Miss Webbs who did not + come--finished my letter to Miss James + & wrote a note to Mr. Palmer. Got the + hay in good order--lay in the hay.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 23 + +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum & dear Granny still out--heard from dear Drum & Eliza Webb--wrote + to dear Drum. Lay in the Hay--Luce & I drank tea + together very comfortably.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 24 + +

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny still + out--heard from dear Granny--Luce made my white bonnet--read the Beggar Girl--had Mossy all day--he was very amiable poor lamb indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 25 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Sir + William--dear Drum & + Granny came home--dear Granny not quite well--God bless her.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 26 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--wrote to Eliza Webb & Mrs. Dickinson. Read the New Tales of my Landlord.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 27 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--read the new Tales of my Landlord--dear Granny better.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 28 + +

                                                                                                At home--was so showery & could + not go to Wokingham--Did some of my + flowers--fed my pets--Mossy very amiable--dear Granny better.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 29 + +

                                                                                                At home--got flowers--lay in the hay--read Fuseli's lectures on + Painting--wrote to Sir William + Elford--dear Granny quite + well.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 30 + +

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum & the Pets--sent off my letters to + Mrs. Dickinson & Sir William Elford with note to Mr. D. & Mr. + Palmer.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 1 - -

                                                                                                At home --heard from Miss Nooth--went to Reading & Wokingham--called on Miss - Brooke & Mrs. - Newell--dined with the Webbs--met - Mr. Carter there--very pleasant - day--came home at night.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                1819 The friends to whom we sent my Poems were Miss Harley--the Miss Holdens, Miss - Deverell--Mrs. Woodburn - & Miss At the same time sent a spaniel Puppy to John Holden - which we got from Mr. Webb and our own pretty little bitch Miranda, alias Miss - Mouse, to be kept for us by Mrs. Hunt of Arlesford. God bless her pretty - love--she's a great beauty.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 2 - -

                                                                                                At home--read the British Critic & Eclectic Reviews--so cold & wet that we had a - fire--cleared up rather in the Evening & walked with dear Drum. Sent some of my Poems to Hampshire friends Woodburns - Holdens &c.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 3 - -

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--heard from Miss - James--read Camilla--Walked with - Granny - Lucy & Mossy about our own place.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 4 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay--read Zuma by Madame de Genlis--stupid--Mr. John Deverell came to dine & sleep--he - stupid too! Walked in the evening with him & Drum & the pets--the pets very amiable.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 5 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in Hay with Mossy - Marmy & Moses--read an Autumn near the - Rhine--wrote to Mary - Webb--Mr. Deverell went - away.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 6 - -

                                                                                                At home--began a letter to - Miss James--had Mossy--read Lord - Molesworth's account of Denmark in - 1693 & Miss Aikin's - Memoirs of Queen Elizabeth--Mossy very amiable.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 7 - -

                                                                                                At home--read Miss Aikin's Memoirs of - Queen Elizabeth--walked with Drum & the pets--Mossy - very amiable.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 8 - -

                                                                                                At home--read Miss Aikin's Memoirs of - Queen Elizabeth--dressed my flowers--walked about the - place with the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 9 - -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Elliott & Mr. Spurling came here & settled to take to the place at Michaelmas--they both behaved very well--Harry Marsh came to meet them & dined - here--heard from Miss James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 10 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--walked about the - place with Drum - Granny & the pets--read Lord Byron's Mazeppa - liked it very much.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 11 - -

                                                                                                At home--went with dear Granny to Wokingham--found them all dismal on account of Mr. Webb's operation which is to be performed - Tuesday--came home to dinner--lay in the hay.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 12 - -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--made a great many calls changed my - books--a pleasant morning--Came home to dinner--lay in my hay--finished - my letter to Miss James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 13 - -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum & Granny went to Lockinge--dressed my flowers--lay in - the hay--walked down the - lane with Luce & saw a - beautiful glowworm on a weed in the ditch.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 14 - -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum and Granny at Lockinge--lay - in the hay--walked in the - hayfield--a little bird by my hay has been very tame for the two last days--read - Colonel FitzClarence's Indian Journal.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 15 - -

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny still out--laid in the hay--my little robin kept - eating close to me--walked in the - hayfield. Betty Rapley - dined here--heard from Miss Eliza - Webb--read the + <div type="entry" xml:id="e-176"> + <head> + <date when="1819-07-01">Thursday 1 </date> + </head> + <p>At <placeName ref="#Bertram_house">home</placeName> --heard from <persName + ref="#Nooth_C">Miss Nooth</persName>--went to <placeName ref="#Reading_city" + >Reading</placeName> & <placeName ref="#Wokingham_city" + >Wokingham</placeName>--called on <persName ref="#Brooke_Miss">Miss + Brooke</persName> & <persName ref="#Newell_Mrs">Mrs. + Newell</persName>--dined with <orgName ref="#Webbs">the Webbs</orgName>--met + <persName ref="#Carter_Mr">Mr. Carter</persName> there--very pleasant day--came + <placeName ref="#Bertram_house">home</placeName> at night.</p> + <p><add hand="#MRM">1819</add> The friends to whom we sent my Poems were <persName + ref="#Harley_Miss">Miss Harley</persName>--the <orgName ref="#Holden_Misses" + >Miss Holdens</orgName>, <persName ref="#Deverell_Miss">Miss + Deverell</persName>--<persName ref="#Woodburn_Mrs">Mrs. Woodburn</persName> + & Miss <unclear/> At the same time sent a spaniel Puppy to John Holden which + we got from Mr. Webb and our own pretty little bitch Miranda, alias Miss Mouse, to + be kept for us by Mrs. Hunt of Arlesford. God bless her pretty love--she's a great + beauty.</p> + </div> + <div type="entry" xml:id="e-177"> + <head> + <date when="1819-07-02">Friday 2 </date> + </head> + <p>At <placeName ref="#Bertram_house">home</placeName>--read the <title + ref="#BritishCritic_per">British Critic & Eclectic Reviews--so cold & wet that we had a fire--cleared up + rather in the Evening & walked with dear Drum. Sent some of my Poems + to Hampshire friends Woodburns + Holdens &c.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 3 + +

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--heard from Miss + James--read Camilla--Walked with + Granny + Lucy & Mossy about our own place.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 4 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay--read Zuma by Madame de Genlis--stupid--Mr. John Deverell came to dine & sleep--he + stupid too! Walked in the evening with him & Drum & the pets--the pets very amiable.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 5 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in Hay with Mossy + Marmy & Moses--read an Autumn near the + Rhine--wrote to Mary + Webb--Mr. Deverell went + away.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 6 + +

                                                                                                At home--began a letter to Miss James--had Mossy--read Lord + Molesworth's account of Denmark in + 1693 & Miss Aikin's Memoirs of Queen Elizabeth--Mossy very amiable.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 7 + +

                                                                                                At home--read Miss Aikin's Memoirs of + Queen Elizabeth--walked with Drum & the pets--Mossy + very amiable.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 8 + +

                                                                                                At home--read Miss Aikin's Memoirs of + Queen Elizabeth--dressed my flowers--walked + about the place with the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 9 + +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Elliott & Mr. + Spurling came here & settled to take to the place at Michaelmas--they both behaved very well--Harry Marsh came to meet them & dined here--heard from + Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 10 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--walked about the place + with Drum + Granny & the pets--read Lord Byron's Mazeppa + liked it very much.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 11 + +

                                                                                                At home--went with dear Granny to Wokingham--found them all dismal on account of Mr. Webb's operation which is to be performed + Tuesday--came home to dinner--lay in the hay.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 12 + +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--made a great many calls changed my books--a pleasant + morning--Came home to dinner--lay in + my hay--finished my letter to Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 13 + +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum & Granny went to Lockinge--dressed my flowers--lay in the + hay--walked down the + lane with Luce & saw a + beautiful glowworm on a weed in the ditch.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 14 + +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum and Granny at Lockinge--lay in + the hay--walked in the + hayfield--a little bird by my hay has been very tame for the two last days--read Colonel FitzClarence's Indian Journal.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 15 + +

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny still + out--laid in the hay--my little + robin kept eating close to me--walked in the hayfield. Betty Rapley dined here--heard from Miss Eliza Webb--read the Magazines.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 16 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--Drum & Granny came - home--very glad to get them--lay in the hay--walked - down the lane--read the Monthly & European Magazines--pretty good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 17 - -

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--lay in the hay--read - Sir Joshua Reynold's worksAlthough various editions of Reynolds's works appeared during - Mitford's lifetime, it seems likely that she reads the 1819 3-volume - collection, The Literary Works of Sir Joshua - Reynolds.--fed my tame - robin--began a letter to Miss - Nooth. Twice caught in the rain & obliged to change my - things.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 18 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--read Crabbe's - Tales of the Hall liked them--wrote to - Miss Brooke & Mrs. Rowden--walked down the lane with dear Drum & pets. Mossy - very amiable.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 19 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay--read Crabbe's - Tales of the Hall--walked with Drum & Granny & the Pets backward & forward to the white gate.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 20 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--dear Mossy not - well--Bobby brought a relation to eat - bread - crums - crumbs - both of - them very - amiable--dear - Mossy better in the Evening--read - Reynolds's works.Although various - editions of Reynolds's works appeared during Mitford's lifetime, it seems - likely that she reads the 1819 3-volume collection, The Literary Works of Sir Joshua - Reynolds.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 21 - -

                                                                                                At home--Poor dear Drum taken very ill--giddy & sick--sent - for Mr. Sherwood who bled & - physicked him. Dear Drum better in the - Evening--Mossy quite well to - day--read.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 22 - -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum much better--God bless him--dressed my - flowers--lay in the hay--walked in the wood--dear - Drum brought me some fine Jasmine from Mr. - Davies.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 23 - -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum's throat very bad--sent for Mr. Harris who came to see him--dear Drum better in the Evening--lay in the Hay--read Traits of - Nature. Walked with the Pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 24 - -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum much better. Heard from Mrs. Dickinson - Mrs. Rowden & Miss Harley--lay in the hay--Marmy very ill--wrote to - Mrs. Rowden--finished my letter to - Miss Nooth--began one to Sir William.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Sunday 25 - -

                                                                                                At home--finished my letter to - Sir William & sent off that of - Mrs. Rowden's--dined at Wokingham--dear Mr. Webb much better--a very pleasant day--came - home by Reading to get a parcel for Miss James containing two long letters from her - & Mrs. Hofland a pretty handkerchief - bordered with roses & Professor - Brown's book on cause & - effect--Marmy quite well.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 26 - -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to the Miss Webbs & sent them - some apples amp; French - beans--lay in the hay--read De Rance & ZeneideStory included in Zuma collection. by Madame de - Genlis--the - first very bad the other pretty--wrote to Mrs. - Dickinson.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Tuesday 27 - -

                                                                                                At home--called on Mrs. Voules with dear Drum--lay in the hay--read Professor Brown on - Cause & Effect--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 28 - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William--wrote to Sir William & Miss James--dressed my flowers--walked with dear Drum - and the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Thursday 29 - -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Haydon. Called at Farley Hill--Mr. - D. just gone out--dined at Wokingham--very pleasant day--had a wandering band to play to - us--we drank tea in the shrubbery--Came home at night.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Friday 30 - -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay with Mossy & - talked to my Bobby -- Bobby very amiable--I think he'll soon talk too! - Read Miss Plumptre's Tales--very amusing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Saturday 31 -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay till it thundered--heard from Mr. Dickinson (with a proof of Cyllenius) & from Mrs. Rowden--corrected the proof & wrote to - Mr. Dickinson--read Lord Byron's Don - Juan good but wicked.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 16 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--Drum & Granny came + home--very glad to get them--lay in the hay--walked down + the lane--read the Monthly & European + Magazines--pretty good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 17 + +

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--lay in the hay--read + Sir Joshua Reynold's worksAlthough various editions of Reynolds's works appeared during + Mitford's lifetime, it seems likely that she reads the 1819 3-volume + collection, The Literary Works of Sir Joshua + Reynolds.--fed my tame + robin--began a letter to Miss + Nooth. Twice caught in the rain & obliged to change my + things.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 18 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--read Crabbe's Tales of the Hall liked them--wrote to Miss Brooke & Mrs. + Rowden--walked down the lane + with dear Drum & pets. Mossy very amiable.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 19 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay--read Crabbe's Tales of the Hall--walked with Drum & Granny & the Pets backward & forward to the white gate.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 20 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--dear Mossy not + well--Bobby brought a relation to eat + bread + crums + crumbs + both of + them very + amiable--dear + Mossy better in the Evening--read + Reynolds's works.Although various + editions of Reynolds's works appeared during Mitford's lifetime, it seems + likely that she reads the 1819 3-volume collection, The Literary Works of Sir Joshua + Reynolds.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 21 + +

                                                                                                At home--Poor dear Drum taken very ill--giddy & sick--sent for + Mr. Sherwood who bled & physicked + him. Dear Drum better in the + Evening--Mossy quite well to + day--read.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 22 + +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum much better--God bless him--dressed my flowers--lay in the hay--walked in + the wood--dear Drum brought me some fine + Jasmine from Mr. Davies.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 23 + +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum's throat very bad--sent for Mr. Harris who came to see him--dear Drum better in the Evening--lay in the Hay--read Traits of + Nature. Walked with the Pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 24 + +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum much better. Heard from Mrs. Dickinson + Mrs. Rowden & Miss Harley--lay in the hay--Marmy very ill--wrote to + Mrs. Rowden--finished my letter to + Miss Nooth--began one to Sir William.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Sunday 25 + +

                                                                                                At home--finished my letter to + Sir William & sent off that of + Mrs. Rowden's--dined at Wokingham--dear Mr. Webb much better--a very pleasant day--came home by Reading to get a parcel for Miss + James containing two long letters from her & Mrs. Hofland a pretty handkerchief bordered with + roses & Professor Brown's book on cause & effect--Marmy quite well.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 26 + +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to the Miss Webbs & sent them some + apples amp; French + beans--lay in the hay--read De Rance & ZeneideStory included in Zuma + collection. by Madame de + Genlis--the + first very bad the other pretty--wrote to Mrs. + Dickinson.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Tuesday 27 + +

                                                                                                At home--called on Mrs. Voules with dear Drum--lay in the hay--read Professor Brown on Cause & Effect--wrote to Miss + James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 28 + +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William--wrote to Sir William & Miss James--dressed my flowers--walked + with dear Drum and the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Thursday 29 + +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Haydon. Called at Farley Hill--Mr. D. + just gone out--dined at Wokingham--very pleasant day--had a wandering band to play to us--we + drank tea in the shrubbery--Came home + at night.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Friday 30 + +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay with Mossy & talked to my + Bobby -- Bobby very amiable--I think he'll soon talk too! Read Miss Plumptre's Tales--very amusing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Saturday 31 +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay till it thundered--heard from Mr. Dickinson (with a proof of Cyllenius) & from Mrs. + Rowden--corrected the proof & wrote to Mr. Dickinson--read Lord Byron's Don Juan good but + wicked.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 1 -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--read the - Sicilian--wrote to Mrs. Havell - & Pen Valpy--walked in the - evening with dear Drum & the - pets--all the pets very amiable especially Mossy & Marmy.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 2 -

                                                                                                At home--was engaged to have gone - to Wokingham to see some strolling - players but not quite well so - staid - stayed - at home--wrote to - Mary Webb--heard from - Mary Webb--lay in the hay--Bobby very - amiable--walked with dear Drum - Moll & Mossy, dear Mossy.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 3 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mary Webb--dressed my flowers--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--read - Headlong Hall famous--Journal of a soldier of the 71st stupid - enough & the Eclectic Review not much - better.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 4 -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay with my pets, all of them--very amiable particularly - Mossy - Marmy & Bobby--read the British - Critic pretty good--walked with dear Drum - Mossy & Molly.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 5 -

                                                                                                At home--Went to Wokingham--saw Miss H. Knyvett there from the Isle of Wight-dined & drank tea there - & came back in the evening--a very pleasant day indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 6 -

                                                                                                At home--Ducked the Pets combed them--went - Firtopping--in the evening walked with Drum & was hailed to my great joy by - Jack the drole boy - who lived at Mr. - Body's 2 years ago & then went to London.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 7 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & Mrs. Hofland & began a letter to Miss James--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--read Evelina--walked with dear Granny.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 8 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--lay in the Hay--read Salame's - account of the expedition to Algiers. - good--walked with dear Drum--wrote to - Mr. Haydon & Miss James --Mossy & Bobby very - amiable.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 9 -

                                                                                                Isaac Walton, 1593. - John Dryden, 1631.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum not well--pared Apricots for jam--lay in the hay--read - Madame de Staël's - private life of M. Necker & his - Miscellanies--& Evelyn's - Memoirs very entertaining.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 10 -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum much better--lay in the hay--read Evelyn's Memoirs & Independence--Mr. - Dickinson drank tea with us & was very pleasant.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 11 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson - & Miss Ogbourn. Drum & Granny out all the morning at Wokingham & Reading--lay in my hay & read - Independence. & Dressed my flowers.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 12 -

                                                                                                At home--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--poor - dear Mossy not well--read Leighton Priory--walked with dear Drum & the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 13 -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--Bobby very - amiable--Mossy dear lamb rather better - today--dear Granny sat out of doors with - me--read Leighton Priory.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 14 -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--Bobby very - amiable--Mossy better--sent off my - letters to Mrs. Rowden - Miss James & Mr. Haydon which I had written a week ago--read the Mysterious Wife.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 15 -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--all my pets well & amiable--read Mrs. Brunton's Emmeline & her life--& the life - of James Hardy Vaux written by himself - --walked - with dear Drum down the lane.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 16 -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay - Bobby & Mossy very amiable--finished reading Evelyn's Memoirs--very - entertaining--Jacob Newbery - called--walked between the house - & the white gate.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 17 -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--read Schlegelon - Literature - Drum & Mossy--wrote to Mrs. - Dickinson.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 18 -

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--dear Drum brought me some beauties as he often does, God bless - him--lay in the hay - Bobby very amiable--a blackbird came to eat at Bobby's board.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 19 -

                                                                                                At home--rode to Reading--dear Drum gave me my grey cloth gown shifts & petticoats God - bless him--made calls--Dr. Valpy gave - me Opie's Lectures--very pleasant morning.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 1 +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--read the Sicilian--wrote to + Mrs. Havell & Pen Valpy--walked in the evening with dear + Drum & the pets--all the pets very + amiable especially Mossy & Marmy.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 2 +

                                                                                                At home--was engaged to have gone to + Wokingham to see some strolling + players but not quite well so + staid + stayed + at home--wrote to Mary Webb--heard from Mary Webb--lay in the hay--Bobby very amiable--walked + with dear Drum + Moll & Mossy, dear Mossy.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 3 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mary Webb--dressed my flowers--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--read Headlong Hall famous--Journal of a + soldier of the 71st stupid enough & the Eclectic Review not much better.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 4 +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay with my pets, all of them--very amiable particularly Mossy + Marmy & Bobby--read the British + Critic pretty good--walked with dear Drum + Mossy & Molly.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 5 +

                                                                                                At home--Went to Wokingham--saw Miss H. Knyvett there from the Isle + of Wight-dined & drank tea there & came back in the + evening--a very pleasant day indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 6 +

                                                                                                At home--Ducked + the Pets combed them--went Firtopping--in the evening + walked with Drum & was hailed to my + great joy by Jack the drole boy + who lived at Mr. + Body's 2 years ago & then went to London.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 7 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & Mrs. + Hofland & began a letter to Miss + James--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--read Evelina--walked with dear Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 8 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--lay in the Hay--read Salame's + account of the expedition to Algiers. + good--walked with dear Drum--wrote to + Mr. Haydon & Miss James --Mossy & + Bobby very amiable.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 9 +

                                                                                                Isaac Walton, 1593. + John Dryden, 1631.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum not well--pared Apricots for jam--lay in the hay--read + Madame de Staël's + private life of M. Necker & his + Miscellanies--& Evelyn's Memoirs very entertaining.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 10 +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum much better--lay in the hay--read Evelyn's Memoirs & Independence--Mr. + Dickinson drank tea with us & was very pleasant.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 11 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson + & Miss Ogbourn. Drum & Granny out all the morning at Wokingham & Reading--lay in my hay & read Independence. & Dressed my flowers.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 12 +

                                                                                                At home--lay in my hay--Bobby very amiable--poor + dear Mossy not well--read Leighton Priory--walked with dear Drum & the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 13 +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--Bobby very + amiable--Mossy dear lamb rather better + today--dear Granny sat out of doors with + me--read Leighton Priory.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 14 +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--Bobby very + amiable--Mossy better--sent off my + letters to Mrs. Rowden + Miss James & Mr. Haydon which I had written a week ago--read the Mysterious Wife.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 15 +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--all my pets well & amiable--read Mrs. Brunton's Emmeline & her + life--& the life of James Hardy Vaux + written by himself + --walked + with dear Drum down the lane.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 16 +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay + Bobby & Mossy very amiable--finished reading Evelyn's Memoirs--very + entertaining--Jacob Newbery + called--walked between the house & + the white gate.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 17 +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--read Schlegelon Literature + Drum & Mossy--wrote to Mrs. + Dickinson.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 18 +

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--dear Drum + brought me some beauties as he often does, God bless him--lay in the hay + Bobby very amiable--a blackbird came to eat at Bobby's + board.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 19 +

                                                                                                At home--rode to Reading--dear Drum gave me my grey cloth gown shifts & petticoats God bless + him--made calls--Dr. Valpy gave me + Opie's Lectures--very pleasant morning.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 20 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--lay in the hay--Mossy very amiable--the - blackbird came again--read Opie's Lectures & the Mysterious - Wife.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 21 -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--dined at Dr. Valpy's--poor dear darling Mossy was found dead about eleven o'clock after - eating an excellent breakfast. God in Heaven bless him dear love.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Sunday 22 -

                                                                                                At home--buried my own dear darling - beloved pet Mossy--God bless him--I shall - never have such another darling again. God bless him sweet dear darling--I am - sure he is happy beloved lamb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 23 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote an account of my own dear lamented Mossy & some - verses on his death to put up with his hair dear angelic Saint--I - shall never forget him & never love anything like him--as long as I - live--God bless him sweet Angel.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 24 -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. White & Captain - Tuppen called--Mrs. T. - sent me a card on the death of my angel Mossy--we had today some of the same pudding boiled which I had - given to the dear saint on Friday--I miss him more & more sweet Angel.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 25 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mary Webb & Mr. Dickinson--lay in my hay--worked trimming--read Lord John Russell's life of Lord - Russell pretty good--Miss my poor dear darling Mossy more & more.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 26 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mary Webb--Mr. - Rainy came to see the - place--lay in the hay--fed my Bobby--Dear Drum went to Alresford--poor Solomon - buried--Miss my own dear sainted Mossy - more & more.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 27 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--lay in my hay had all my birds--dressed my flowers--Drum still in - HampshireVisiting Alresford.--Miss my own Mossy more & more.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 28 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--began my worked shirt--lay in the hay--fed my great Bobby--read Napoleon peint par - lui-même--missed my own dear darling Mossy more than ever.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 29 -

                                                                                                John Locke, 1632.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mary Webb--dear Drum came home--lay in my hay--read Thaddeus of Warsaw--Missed my own dearest - darling pet Mossy more & more.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 30 -

                                                                                                At home--worked my shirt--read - Burnet's History of his own Times--walked with Drum & Molly--missed - my own dear Darling Mossy more & - more.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 31 -

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham with dear Drum--dined there--a very pleasant day - indeed--saw the Wheelers, Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. Bullard & Mrs. - Falmore --Came home at night.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 20 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--lay in the hay--Mossy very amiable--the + blackbird came again--read Opie's Lectures + & the Mysterious Wife.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 21 +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--dined at Dr. Valpy's--poor dear darling Mossy was found dead about eleven o'clock after + eating an excellent breakfast. God in Heaven bless him dear love.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Sunday 22 +

                                                                                                At home--buried my own dear darling + beloved pet Mossy--God bless him--I shall + never have such another darling again. God bless him sweet dear darling--I am sure + he is happy beloved lamb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 23 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote an account of my own dear lamented Mossy & some + verses on his death to put up with his hair dear angelic Saint--I shall + never forget him & never love anything like him--as long as I live--God bless + him sweet Angel.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 24 +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. + White & Captain Tuppen + called--Mrs. T. sent me a card on the + death of my angel Mossy--we had today some + of the same pudding boiled which I had given to the dear saint on Friday--I miss + him more & more sweet Angel.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 25 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mary Webb & Mr. Dickinson--lay in my hay--worked trimming--read Lord John + Russell's life of Lord Russell + pretty good--Miss my poor dear darling Mossy + more & more.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 26 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mary Webb--Mr. + Rainy came to see the + place--lay in the hay--fed my Bobby--Dear Drum went to Alresford--poor Solomon + buried--Miss my own dear sainted Mossy more + & more.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 27 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--lay in my hay + had all my birds--dressed my flowers--Drum still in HampshireVisiting Alresford.--Miss my own Mossy more & more.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 28 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--began my worked shirt--lay in the hay--fed my great Bobby--read Napoleon peint par + lui-même--missed my own dear darling Mossy more than ever.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 29 +

                                                                                                John Locke, 1632.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mary Webb--dear Drum came home--lay in my hay--read Thaddeus of Warsaw--Missed my own dearest + darling pet Mossy more & more.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 30 +

                                                                                                At home--worked my shirt--read + Burnet's History of his own Times--walked with Drum & Molly--missed my + own dear Darling Mossy more & more.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 31 +

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham with dear Drum--dined there--a very pleasant day + indeed--saw the Wheelers, Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. + Bullard & Mrs. + Falmore --Came home at night.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 1 -

                                                                                                At home--went filberding with dear Drum, - Granny & Luce--got a good many--read the Eclectic Review--missed dear Mossy very much indeed, sweet saint!

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Thursday 2 -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay--went Filberding with dear - Drum, Granny & Luce--read - the British Critic & Burnet's History - of his own Times--missed my own dear Mossy more & more.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 3 -

                                                                                                At home--worked my shirt--dressed - my flowers (only my little basket)--read Burnet's History & Peter’s Letters to - his Kinfolk. Missed my own darling very much indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 1 +

                                                                                                At home--went filberding with dear Drum, + Granny & Luce--got a good many--read the Eclectic + Review--missed dear Mossy very + much indeed, sweet saint!

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Thursday 2 +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the Hay--went Filberding with dear Drum, Granny & Luce--read the + British Critic & Burnet's History of + his own Times--missed my own dear Mossy more & more.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 3 +

                                                                                                At home--worked my shirt--dressed my + flowers (only my little basket)--read Burnet's History + & Peter’s Letters to his Kinfolk. + Missed my own darling very much indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 4 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mr. Haydon & Eliza - Webb--finished my shirt--read Peter’s Letters to his Kinfolk very good--Missed my own sainted - Mossy very much indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 5 -

                                                                                                At home--finished Peter’s Letters--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & Miss James--walked with Drum & the pets--missed my own dear Mossy more than ever, sweet saint.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 6 -

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--fed my bobbies--read Peter’s letters--walked with Granny & Drum & the Pets. Missed my poor dear darling Mossy all day long--sweet saint.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 7 -

                                                                                                At home--went filberding--lay in the hay--worked some of - Lucy's shirts--read Raymond--walked with Drum & Moll--& - missed my own dear Mossy all the whole - day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 8 -

                                                                                                Ludovico Giovanni - Ariosto, 1474

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--lay in my hay--walked with poor Luce--read Raymond & the Soldier Boy--Missed my own dear dear Mossy more than ever.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 9 -

                                                                                                At home--dined at Farley Hill--came home soon in the evening--a very pleasant - day--read a Number of the New Monthly - Magazine.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 10 -

                                                                                                At home--sat in my hay--worked at Lucy's - shirt--copied some of Wordsworth's - Poetry from Peter's Letters - &c--& read Percival--a stupid old Novel. - Missed my own dear Mossy very much indeed - all day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 11 -

                                                                                                At home--sat in my hay--worked at Lucy's - shirt--fed my Bobbys--& all my pets (only missed - so much my own dear Mossy)--finished - Burnet's History & read a little tol - lol tale called

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 12 -

                                                                                                At home--sat in my hay--read the Edinburgh - Review & Hans Egede Saabye's - Journal in Greenland--Mrs. Dickinson called--walked with dear - Drum & the pets--wrote to - Sir William--missed my own dear - sainted Mossy more & more every - day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Monday 13 -

                                                                                                At home-- - sate - sat - in my hay--worked Lucy's shirt--fed my Bobbies--read - Miss Edgeworth's Harrington.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 14 Sept. -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading saw a great many people & made - some calls--came home to - dinner--lay in my hay & read Rennell - on scepticism--Missed my own Mossy more & more.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 15 -

                                                                                                At home--finished Lucy's shirt--read Nicholls's Illustrations of the - Literary History of the last Century - --very - amusing--Missed my own beloved Mossy very - much indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 16 -

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--finished my letter to Sir William--walked with dear Drum--read Mr. - Nicholls's Literary History - Vol 3rd. Missed my own dear Mossy more - than ever.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 17 -

                                                                                                At home--went to the Music Meeting - very tired indeed though the music was said to be good--came home to dinner--read the Quarterly Review & wrote another - half sheet to Sir William Elford.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 18 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Sir William--lay in my hay--worked at my shirt--fed my bobbies--read the - Quarterly Review--missed my own beloved Mossy very much indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 19 -

                                                                                                At home--went filberding & cobnuttingRegional name for the nuts of the hazel. with Drum--Mr. Green - called & was very pleasant--walked down the lane with Drum & the pets--Molly - put up a partridge & Marmy caught it. Saw a most beautiful butterfly in the grounds--missed my own dear - Mossy very much indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 20 -

                                                                                                At home--went apple gathering--got a great many--almost cleared - both the garden and Orchard--Luce & George & - Granny hard at work all day--read - Mr. Heude's Journey overland from India.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 21 -

                                                                                                At home--expected Mrs. Raggett all day who never came though I - gave up Reading Fair & an - engagement at Dr. Valpy's to see - her--walked with dear Granny.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 22 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mary Webb--went apple gathering--visited dear Mossy's grave dear Angel--a doves - pretty feather lay just over his dear head--read Ormsby's Letters from the - Continent.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 23 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James--read the - shipwreck of a French ship the Medusa--horrible. Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. Greenwell dined & slept with us--a - pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Friday 24 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss Webb--went into Reading with Mama - Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. Greenwell--made calls & shopped. - Mrs. R. gave me a very pretty - gown--came home to dinner--they - slept here--another pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 25 -

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. Greenwell went home--Mrs. Greenwell a very pleasant woman & - very like Sir William Elford - --walked - in the garden with Granny & Slops.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 26 -

                                                                                                At home--rode over to Wokingham to see Mr. Webb found him just after he had undergone - another operation but tolerable considering--dear Mrs. Dickinson drank tea with us--very - pleasant day--missed my own poor dear Mossy very much always--Molly is a nice bitch but not like poor dear Mossy.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 27 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James to send with a hare tomorrow & began a letter to Sir William-- read the Quarterly - Review.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 28 -

                                                                                                At home all day--could not go to - Reading for the rain--played with - Slops--read the Pilgrim of the Cross--missed my own dear saint - Mossy very much indeed sweet - Angel.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 29 -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with Drum to be measured for my new gown--heard from Mary Webb--read Branford pretty good--& the Edinburgh Review famous.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 30 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Johnson--heard from Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. Greenwell--walked with dear Granny & Slops--read the Miser - Married--a clever thing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 4 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mr. Haydon & Eliza + Webb--finished my shirt--read Peter’s Letters to his Kinfolk very good--Missed my own sainted + Mossy very much indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 5 +

                                                                                                At home--finished Peter’s Letters--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & Miss + James--walked with Drum + & the pets--missed my own dear Mossy + more than ever, sweet saint.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 6 +

                                                                                                At home--lay in the hay--fed my bobbies--read Peter’s letters--walked with Granny & Drum & the Pets. Missed my poor dear darling Mossy all day long--sweet saint.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 7 +

                                                                                                At home--went filberding--lay in the hay--worked some of + Lucy's shirts--read Raymond--walked with Drum + & Moll--& missed my own dear + Mossy all the whole day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 8 +

                                                                                                Ludovico Giovanni Ariosto, + 1474

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--lay in my hay--walked with poor Luce--read + Raymond & the + Soldier Boy--Missed my own dear dear Mossy more than ever.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 9 +

                                                                                                At home--dined at Farley Hill--came home soon in the evening--a very pleasant + day--read a Number of the New Monthly + Magazine.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 10 +

                                                                                                At home--sat in my hay--worked at Lucy's + shirt--copied some of Wordsworth's + Poetry from Peter's Letters + &c--& read Percival--a stupid old Novel. + Missed my own dear Mossy very much indeed + all day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 11 +

                                                                                                At home--sat in my hay--worked at Lucy's shirt--fed + my Bobbys--& all my pets (only missed so much my own + dear Mossy)--finished Burnet's History & read a little tol + lol tale called

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 12 +

                                                                                                At home--sat in my hay--read the Edinburgh Review + & Hans Egede Saabye's Journal in Greenland--Mrs. Dickinson called--walked with dear + Drum & the pets--wrote to Sir William--missed my own dear sainted + Mossy more & more every day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Monday 13 +

                                                                                                At home-- + sate + sat + in my hay--worked Lucy's shirt--fed my Bobbies--read + Miss Edgeworth's Harrington.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 14 Sept. +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading saw a great many people & made some + calls--came home to dinner--lay in my + hay & read Rennell + on scepticism--Missed my own Mossy more & more.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 15 +

                                                                                                At home--finished Lucy's shirt--read Nicholls's Illustrations of the + Literary History of the last Century + --very + amusing--Missed my own beloved Mossy very + much indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 16 +

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--finished my letter to Sir William--walked with dear Drum--read Mr. + Nicholls's Literary History Vol + 3rd. Missed my own dear Mossy more than + ever.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 17 +

                                                                                                At home--went to the Music Meeting + very tired indeed though the music was said to be good--came home to dinner--read the Quarterly Review & wrote another half + sheet to Sir William Elford.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 18 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Sir William--lay in my hay--worked at my shirt--fed my bobbies--read the Quarterly + Review--missed my own beloved Mossy very much indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 19 +

                                                                                                At home--went filberding & cobnuttingRegional name for the nuts of the hazel. with + Drum--Mr. Green called & was very pleasant--walked down the lane with Drum & the pets--Molly + put up a partridge & Marmy caught it. Saw a most beautiful butterfly in the grounds--missed my own dear Mossy very much indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 20 +

                                                                                                At home--went apple gathering--got a great many--almost cleared both the garden and Orchard--Luce & + George & Granny hard at work all day--read Mr. + Heude's Journey overland from + India.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 21 +

                                                                                                At home--expected Mrs. Raggett all day who never came though I gave + up Reading Fair & an engagement at + Dr. Valpy's to see her--walked with + dear Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 22 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mary Webb--went apple gathering--visited dear Mossy's grave dear Angel--a doves pretty + feather lay just over his dear head--read Ormsby's Letters from the + Continent.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 23 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James--read the + shipwreck of a French ship the Medusa--horrible. Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. Greenwell dined & slept with us--a pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Friday 24 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss Webb--went into Reading with Mama + Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. Greenwell--made calls & shopped. + Mrs. R. gave me a very pretty + gown--came home to dinner--they slept + here--another pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 25 +

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. + Greenwell went home--Mrs. + Greenwell a very pleasant woman & very like Sir William Elford + --walked + in the garden with Granny & Slops.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 26 +

                                                                                                At home--rode over to Wokingham to see Mr. Webb found him just after he had undergone another operation + but tolerable considering--dear Mrs. + Dickinson drank tea with us--very pleasant day--missed my own poor + dear Mossy very much always--Molly is a nice bitch but not like poor dear + Mossy.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 27 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James to send with a hare tomorrow & began a letter to Sir + William-- read the Quarterly + Review.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 28 +

                                                                                                At home all day--could not go to + Reading for the rain--played with + Slops--read the Pilgrim of the Cross--missed my own dear saint Mossy very much indeed sweet Angel.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 29 +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with Drum to be measured for my new gown--heard from Mary Webb--read Branford pretty good--& the Edinburgh Review famous.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 30 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Johnson--heard from Mrs. Raggett & Mrs. Greenwell--walked with dear Granny & Slops--read the Miser Married--a clever thing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 1 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mary Webb--wrote to Mary Webb--began my shirt (having given - the one I worked for myself to Mrs. - Raggett)--walked in the garden--read the Miser - Married.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 2 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland & Miss James--worked at my shirt--walked with Molly--dressed my flowers--finished my letter to Sir - William Elford--read Ellesmere.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 3 -

                                                                                                At home--went to Farley Hill where I saw the Parfitts & the Rigby's--read Mr. - Northmore's Poem of - Washington & the Eclectic - & British Critic Reviews--Missed my - own dear saint Mossy more than ever sweet - Angel! God bless him!

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 4 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & began a letter to Miss James--read Ellesmere--& played with little Molly - Slops.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 1 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mary Webb--wrote to Mary Webb--began my shirt (having given the + one I worked for myself to Mrs. + Raggett)--walked in the garden--read the Miser + Married.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 2 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland & Miss + James--worked at my shirt--walked with Molly--dressed my flowers--finished my + letter to Sir William Elford--read Ellesmere.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 3 +

                                                                                                At home--went to Farley Hill where I saw the Parfitts & the + Rigby's--read Mr. + Northmore's Poem of + Washington & the Eclectic & + British Critic Reviews--Missed my own + dear saint Mossy more than ever sweet Angel! + God bless him!

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 4 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & began a letter to Miss James--read Ellesmere--& played with little Molly + Slops.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 5 -

                                                                                                At home--finished & sent off my - letter to Miss James & Mrs. Hofland. Worked at my shirt--walked in the - garden with Slops & Granny--read - the new letters of Lady - Russell--interesting.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 6 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mr. Johnson--went to Reading--called at Mr. Brookes--Newbery's--Garrards--Valpys--Institution & Miss - Warwicke--Came home - to dinner--saw many people--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 7 -

                                                                                                At home--rode to Farley Hill--dined there & came - home at night--a very pleasant - day indeed--Drum was with me & dear - Granny at home.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 8 -

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--walked in the garden--sent a pattern to Mrs. - Newbery--wrote to Miss - Webb & Mrs. - Dickinson--read Nicholls's - Illustrations of Literature--amusing - enough.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 9 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--got my new gown home--packed up my - things to go to Marlow--read Nicholls's Illustrations of Literature.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 10 -

                                                                                                Went to Mr. Johnson's at Seymour Court - Marlow--called in our way at Mr. Wakefield's--got to Seymour Court to dinner with the family - (Mr. & Miss Johnson - & Miss Biggs)--spent a delightful - day--the country & the Place most - beautiful & our friends most kind & hospitable.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Mon. 11 -

                                                                                                At Seymour Court--Walked out with - Miss Johnson & Miss Biggs--wrote to Mrs. Payn & dear Granny--a great deal of conversation--a very pleasant day - indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 12 -

                                                                                                At Seymour Court--saw many curious - books on the laws & Constitution--the - laws of Alfred--votes - of Parliament &c &c. Walked to - the Thames--saw the paper - Mill very curious indeed--very - pleasant day--read the Way to Keep him going - to bed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 13 -

                                                                                                At Seymour Court--Came home to dinner--called in the way at - Mr. Payns & Mr. Wakefields--very pleasant ride--found dear - Granny quite well & a letter from - Aunt Mary--read Dr. Leyden's Poet. - remains.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 14 -

                                                                                                At Seymour Court--heard from Sir William--went to Wokingham--dined there & met Miss Jeremy & James Wheeler--came home at night--a pleasant day--read - Dr. Leyden's Poetical Remains--very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 15 -

                                                                                                At home--walked to the Cross with dear Granny & Slops--eat some bad mushrooms & - was very sick indeed all the afternoon. Got better in the evening & wrote - to Mr. Johnson & Miss Valpy.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Saturday 16 -

                                                                                                At home--pretty well again--heard - from Miss Ogbourn & Mrs. Newbery--wrote to Sir William& Mrs. Raggett--read Sir Robert - Howard's life of Richard - 2nd--a most curious book.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 17 -

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum & the pets--read Morland--wrote to Aunt Mary & Mrs. - Rowden--Dear Drum's & - Granny's Wedding day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 18 -

                                                                                                At home--Drum went to London--walked out with Granny & Slops--met Mr. - Talfourd who was coming to call here--walked back with us but did - not come in as Mr. Champion was waiting - to take him home--he was exceedingly pleasant--Read Lord Bolingbroke's political - Tracts--famous.

                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 5 +

                                                                                                At home--finished & sent off my + letter to Miss James & Mrs. Hofland. Worked at my shirt--walked in the + garden with Slops & Granny--read the + new letters of Lady + Russell--interesting.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 6 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mr. Johnson--went to Reading--called at Mr. Brookes--Newbery's--Garrards--Valpys--Institution & Miss + Warwicke--Came home to + dinner--saw many people--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 7 +

                                                                                                At home--rode to Farley Hill--dined there & came home at night--a very pleasant day + indeed--Drum was with me & dear + Granny at home.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 8 +

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers--walked in the garden--sent a pattern to Mrs. + Newbery--wrote to Miss + Webb & Mrs. + Dickinson--read Nicholls's Illustrations of Literature--amusing enough.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 9 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--got my new gown home--packed up my + things to go to Marlow--read Nicholls's Illustrations + of Literature.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 10 +

                                                                                                Went to Mr. Johnson's at Seymour Court + Marlow--called in our way at Mr. Wakefield's--got to Seymour Court to dinner with the family (Mr. & Miss Johnson & + Miss Biggs)--spent a delightful day--the + country & the Place most beautiful + & our friends most kind & hospitable.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Mon. 11 +

                                                                                                At Seymour Court--Walked out with + Miss Johnson & Miss Biggs--wrote to Mrs. Payn & dear Granny--a great deal of conversation--a very pleasant day indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 12 +

                                                                                                At Seymour Court--saw many curious books + on the laws & Constitution--the laws of + Alfred--votes of + Parliament &c &c. Walked to the + Thames--saw the paper + Mill very curious indeed--very pleasant + day--read the Way to Keep him going to bed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 13 +

                                                                                                At Seymour Court--Came home to dinner--called in the way at + Mr. Payns & Mr. Wakefields--very pleasant ride--found dear + Granny quite well & a letter from + Aunt Mary--read Dr. Leyden's Poet. + remains.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 14 +

                                                                                                At Seymour Court--heard from Sir William--went to Wokingham--dined there & met Miss Jeremy & James Wheeler--came home at night--a pleasant day--read Dr. Leyden's Poetical + Remains--very good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 15 +

                                                                                                At home--walked to the Cross with dear Granny & Slops--eat some bad mushrooms & + was very sick indeed all the afternoon. Got better in the evening & wrote to + Mr. Johnson & Miss Valpy.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Saturday 16 +

                                                                                                At home--pretty well again--heard from + Miss Ogbourn & Mrs. Newbery--wrote to Sir William& Mrs. Raggett--read Sir Robert + Howard's life of Richard 2nd--a + most curious book.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 17 +

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum & the pets--read Morland--wrote to Aunt + Mary & Mrs. Rowden--Dear + Drum's & Granny's Wedding day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 18 +

                                                                                                At home--Drum went to London--walked out with Granny & Slops--met Mr. Talfourd who was coming to call + here--walked back with us but did not come in as Mr. + Champion was waiting to take him home--he was exceedingly + pleasant--Read Lord Bolingbroke's political Tracts--famous.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 19 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Aunt Mary--Mrs. - Dickinson called to tea & took me with her to a dance at - the Valpys--very delightful evening with - Talfourd & Miss Brook--only - unluckily missed dear Drum who had been - there in his way from Town & went - away just before I got there.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 20 -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum gave me a beautiful new cloak which he - brought from Town--read Lord Bolingbroke's Remarks on English History published under - the name of Humphrey Oldcastle--famous.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 21 -

                                                                                                At home--It rained in the - morning--could not go to Wokingham - with dear Drum--read Jones's Peninsular - War a sad uncandid military book--& old Richardson's delightful Essay on Painting.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 22 -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--called on the Brookes - Newberys & Valpys--a very pleasant morning indeed--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Eliza Webb--read Mr. Lawrence's suppressed lectures lent to me by James - Wheeler--When at Reading called likewise on Mrs.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 23 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James--walked in the garden with Granny & Molly--dressed my flowers--read - Lawrence's Lectures--famous.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 24 -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum's cold was so bad that we could not go to - Wokingham so - staid - stayed - at home--Mr. Green & Harry Marsh called & - staid - stayed - two hours & were both of them exceedingly agreeable.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 25 -

                                                                                                At home--walked with Granny & Slopsto the - Cross--read the Edinburgh - MagazineAlthough Mitford does not indicate which - volume she read, it is likely she reads one the new series volumes (1817, 1818, - 1819), published by Constable starting in 1817, rather than the old series, started in - 1785. & Age & Youth by - La Fontaine--a pretty thing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 26 -

                                                                                                At home--Went to Reading to White Knights to the Duke's saleAuction of the estate at White - Knights and its contents, necessitated by the Duke's bankruptcy. - & then with the Webbs home to dinner to - meet James Wheeler & Miss Jeremy--came home at night--met a great many people at - the sale--a pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 27 -

                                                                                                At home--had a very bad cold - indeed--did not stir out--read Black woods Edinburgh - Magazine--famous--& Mrs. - Radcliffe's old novel the - Italian.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 28 -

                                                                                                At home--Called at the Liebenroods & went round by Reading--saw a great many people--a very - pleasant day--my cold better.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 29 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James & Mary Webb. Read The Insane World stupid and frantical--& - Sir R. C. Hoare's Continuation of Eustace's - Tour--Humdrum--Drum killed 5 - hares at Tilehurst.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 30 0ct. -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Eliza Webb--read some of the Pamphleteer & the 3rd Series of Tales of my Landlord.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 31 -

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson called & brought me some - flowers--read Manners--a pretty thing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 19 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Aunt + Mary--Mrs. Dickinson + called to tea & took me with her to a dance at the + Valpys--very delightful evening with Talfourd & Miss + Brook--only unluckily missed dear Drum who had been there in his way from + Town & went away just before I + got there.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 20 +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum gave me a beautiful new cloak which he + brought from Town--read Lord Bolingbroke's Remarks on English History published under the name of Humphrey + Oldcastle--famous.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 21 +

                                                                                                At home--It rained in the + morning--could not go to Wokingham + with dear Drum--read Jones's Peninsular + War a sad uncandid military book--& old Richardson's delightful Essay on Painting.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 22 +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--called on the Brookes + Newberys & Valpys--a very pleasant morning indeed--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Eliza Webb--read Mr. + Lawrence's suppressed lectures lent to me by James + Wheeler--When at Reading + called likewise on Mrs.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 23 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James--walked in the garden with Granny & Molly--dressed + my flowers--read Lawrence's Lectures--famous.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 24 +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum's cold was so bad that we could not go to + Wokingham so + staid + stayed + at home--Mr. Green & Harry Marsh called & + staid + stayed + two hours & were both of them exceedingly agreeable.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 25 +

                                                                                                At home--walked with Granny & Slopsto the + Cross--read the Edinburgh + MagazineAlthough Mitford does not indicate which + volume she read, it is likely she reads one the new series volumes (1817, 1818, 1819), + published by Constable starting in 1817, rather than the old series, started in 1785. + & Age & Youth by La Fontaine--a pretty thing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 26 +

                                                                                                At home--Went to Reading to White + Knights to the Duke's saleAuction of the estate at White Knights + and its contents, necessitated by the Duke's bankruptcy. & then with + the Webbs home to dinner to meet James Wheeler & Miss Jeremy--came home at night--met a great many people at the sale--a pleasant + day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 27 +

                                                                                                At home--had a very bad cold + indeed--did not stir out--read Black woods Edinburgh + Magazine--famous--& Mrs. + Radcliffe's old novel the + Italian.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 28 +

                                                                                                At home--Called at the Liebenroods & went round by Reading--saw a great many people--a very + pleasant day--my cold better.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 29 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James & Mary Webb. Read The Insane World stupid and frantical--& Sir R. C. Hoare's Continuation of + Eustace's Tour--Humdrum--Drum + killed 5 hares at Tilehurst.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 30 0ct. +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Eliza Webb--read some of the Pamphleteer & the 3rd Series of Tales of my Landlord.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 31 +

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson called & brought me some + flowers--read Manners--a pretty thing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 1 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Eliza Webb--began to cut out my gray cloth - gown--read Manners--a pretty thing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 2 -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping got a great many--read the - Pamphleteer & the Eclectic - & British Critic Reviews.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 3 -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Greene called & was very pleasant--read an Etymology of old Sayings proverbs - &c--& some of the Monthly - Magazine.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 4 -

                                                                                                At home--went with dear Drum to Reading & Wokingham--dined there & came back at night--a very - pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 5 -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Merry sent me Mr. Talfourd's M.S. Petition--very fine. Walked with - Granny & Moll--read the Monthly & European Magazines.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 6 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Mr. Haydon--went firtopping--got a great - many--read Harold the Exile, very stupid & - dismal.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 7 -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Granny had not been well this week--was better - today dear love--walked down the lane, - with Luce & Molly. Wrote to Mary Webb. Missed my poor Mossy very much.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Monday 8 -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum went to London--went firtopping got a good - many--Lucy finished my pretty gray - cloth gown--read Harcourt.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 9 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from dear Drum--wrote to dear Drum--went firtopping--got a great many. Wrote to Sir William Elford.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 10 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--Mrs. - Dickinson came & took me to Reading & then back with her to Legh's Travels in - Egypt & wrote to Mrs. - Dickinson.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 1 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Eliza Webb--began to cut out my gray cloth + gown--read Manners--a pretty thing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 2 +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping got a great many--read the + Pamphleteer & the Eclectic & + British Critic Reviews.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 3 +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Greene called & was very pleasant--read an Etymology of old Sayings proverbs + &c--& some of the Monthly + Magazine.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 4 +

                                                                                                At home--went with dear Drum to Reading & Wokingham--dined there & came back at night--a very pleasant + day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 5 +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Merry sent me Mr. Talfourd's M.S. Petition--very fine. Walked with Granny & Moll--read the + Monthly & European Magazines.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 6 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Mr. + Haydon--went firtopping--got a great + many--read Harold the Exile, very stupid & + dismal.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 7 +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Granny had not been well this week--was better + today dear love--walked down the lane, with + Luce & Molly. Wrote to Mary + Webb. Missed my poor Mossy + very much.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Monday 8 +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum went to London--went firtopping got a good + many--Lucy finished my pretty gray cloth + gown--read Harcourt.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 9 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from dear Drum--wrote to dear Drum--went firtopping--got a great many. + Wrote to Sir William Elford.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 10 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--Mrs. + Dickinson came & took me to Reading & then back with her to Legh's Travels in + Egypt & wrote to Mrs. + Dickinson.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 12 -

                                                                                                At home--read Walpole's Letters to Mr. - Montagu--charming--wrote some more of my letter to Sir William Elford. Had the Piles a - little.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 13 -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping did not get so many as usual--read Legh's Travels in - Egypt & <persName ref="#Hazlitt_Wm" - >Hazlitt</persName>'s Lectures on Poetry--heard from Aunt - Mary.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 14 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--called with dear Drum at Farley - Hill--a very pleasant morning--came home to dinner--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & finished my letter to - Sir W. Elford.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 15 -

                                                                                                Dear Drum's birthday--he went to our - County Meeting about the Manchester - business & seconded the - resolutions--I went firtopping--did not get many--Heard - from Miss James. Read Corinne.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 16 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Haydon & Mrs. - Rowden--wrote to Miss - James & Col. - Anstruther--Mr. Johnson - dined and slept here & was very agreeable indeed--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 17 -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Johnson went home after breakfast--worked a little of my shirt - yesterday--read Purity of heart or the Ancient - Costume.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 18 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Colonel Anstruther--called with dear - Drum at Farley Hill & Wokingham. Came home to dinner--a pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 19 -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping found a good many in a rabbit - hole--somebody meant to steal them--read Marriage--famous.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Saturday 20 -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--one of my Bobby's came to me - to be fed & eat so pretty! in the plantation by the white gate--did a great deal of - talking--heard from Mary - Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 21 -

                                                                                                At home--was white - haired--cut Drum's hair--read Women or Minor - Maxims--a pretty thing. Missed my own dear Mossy very much indeed--Though Molly is a trim little bitch.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 22 -

                                                                                                At home--Mary Webb & Miss Jeremy & Mr. Joliffe dined with us & the ladies slept here--Drum bought dear Granny's new Puce cloth gown--dear lamb--a very pleasant - day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 23 -

                                                                                                At home--Mary Webb & Miss Jeremy went away this morning--a very - agreeable visit--Read Letters from the Cage in - answer to Warden--famous praise of my beloved Emperor.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 24 -

                                                                                                At home--altered a gown for dear - Granny--the cloth gown finished--went - firtopping--fed my Bobby's--read an attempt to prove a - <persName ref="#Wilmot_James">Dr. Wilmot</persName> wrote <persName - ref="#Junius_pseudo">Junius</persName>.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 25 -

                                                                                                Lope Félix de Vega - Carpio, 1562.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--Granny & Drum went - to Winchester--Mr. John Elliott came to look about the house - & the timber--Bobbies came to be fed--Luce & I very - comfortable together.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 26 -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum came home having left dear Granny at Winchester--he brought our pretty little bitch Miranda to see us for a week--& she knew - us all just as well as ever.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 27 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to dear Granny--went to Reading with dear Drum--called at the Whites--Brookes--Newberys & Bulleys--dined at the Valpys--no - company but Miss Ross--a very pleasant - day--came home at night & found - a beautiful purse a present from Miss - Harley.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 28 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss Harley--Miss Webb--Mrs. Dickinson--Mr. Palmer & dear Granny--could not go with Drum to Wokingham - on account of the frost. Read Sense & - Sensibility--very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 29 -

                                                                                                Sir Philip Sydney, - .

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum went to Ilsley--dear Granny still - at Winchester--did some - tatting--read Sense & Sensibility--wrote - to the --had a great many bobbies eating at - my board.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 30 -

                                                                                                Jonathan Swift, 1667.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Granny--wrote to dear Granny--did some tatting--read <persName ref="#Symmon_Chas">Symmon</persName>'s Life of - Milton--very good--Luce & - Molly very amiable--want Granny.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 12 +

                                                                                                At home--read Walpole's Letters to Mr. + Montagu--charming--wrote some more of my letter to Sir William Elford. Had the Piles a little.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 13 +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping did not get so many as usual--read Legh's Travels in Egypt + & <persName ref="#Hazlitt_Wm" + >Hazlitt</persName>'s Lectures on Poetry--heard from Aunt + Mary.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 14 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--called with dear Drum at Farley + Hill--a very pleasant morning--came home to dinner--wrote to Mrs. + Rowden & finished my letter to Sir + W. Elford.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 15 +

                                                                                                Dear Drum's birthday--he went to our + County Meeting about the Manchester + business & seconded the resolutions--I + went firtopping--did not get many--Heard from Miss James. Read Corinne.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 16 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Haydon & Mrs. + Rowden--wrote to Miss James + & Col. Anstruther--Mr. Johnson dined and slept here & was very + agreeable indeed--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 17 +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Johnson went home after + breakfast--worked a little of my shirt yesterday--read Purity of heart or the Ancient Costume.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 18 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Colonel Anstruther--called with dear Drum at Farley + Hill & Wokingham. + Came home to dinner--a pleasant + day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 19 +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping found a good many in a rabbit + hole--somebody meant to steal them--read Marriage--famous.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Saturday 20 +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--one of my Bobby's came to me to + be fed & eat so pretty! in the plantation by the white gate--did a great deal of talking--heard + from Mary Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 21 +

                                                                                                At home--was white + haired--cut Drum's hair--read Women or Minor + Maxims--a pretty thing. Missed my own dear Mossy very much indeed--Though Molly is a trim little bitch.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 22 +

                                                                                                At home--Mary Webb & Miss Jeremy & Mr. Joliffe dined with us & the ladies slept here--Drum bought dear Granny's new Puce cloth gown--dear lamb--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 23 +

                                                                                                At home--Mary Webb & Miss Jeremy went away this morning--a very + agreeable visit--Read Letters from the Cage in answer + to Warden--famous praise of my + beloved Emperor.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 24 +

                                                                                                At home--altered a gown for dear + Granny--the cloth gown finished--went + firtopping--fed my Bobby's--read an attempt to prove a + <persName ref="#Wilmot_James">Dr. Wilmot</persName> wrote <persName + ref="#Junius_pseudo">Junius</persName>.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 25 +

                                                                                                Lope Félix de Vega + Carpio, 1562.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--Granny & Drum went to + Winchester--Mr. John Elliott came to look about the house + & the timber--Bobbies came to be fed--Luce & I very + comfortable together.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 26 +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum came home having left dear Granny + at Winchester--he brought our pretty + little bitch Miranda to see us for a + week--& she knew us all just as well as ever.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 27 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to dear Granny--went to Reading with dear Drum--called at the Whites--Brookes--Newberys + & Bulleys--dined at the Valpys--no company but Miss + Ross--a very pleasant day--came home at night & found a beautiful purse a present from + Miss Harley.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 28 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss Harley--Miss Webb--Mrs. + Dickinson--Mr. Palmer & + dear Granny--could not go with Drum to Wokingham on account of the frost. Read Sense & Sensibility--very good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 29 +

                                                                                                Sir Philip Sydney, + .

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum went to Ilsley--dear Granny still at + Winchester--did some + tatting--read Sense & Sensibility--wrote to + the --had a great many bobbies eating at my + board.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 30 +

                                                                                                Jonathan Swift, 1667.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Granny--wrote to dear Granny--did some tatting--read <persName ref="#Symmon_Chas">Symmon</persName>'s Life of + Milton--very good--Luce & + Molly very amiable--want Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 1 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson - came & dined here--dear Drum came - home in the evening--a very - pleasant day--wrote in the morning to Drum at night to Granny.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 2 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from dear Granny - Mr. Johnson, & Sir Williamwith an excellent letter enclosed - from Lord Ashburton to Mr. Waristoun which I transcribed. Wrote to dear - Granny--read the Eclectic & British Critic Reviews.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 3 -

                                                                                                Luigi Pulci, 1431.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--Captain Tuppen came to course with Drum--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson, Mr. - Johnson, Mrs. Hofland, - & dear Granny--read Memoirs of the <persName ref="#Martyn_H">Rev. H. - Martyn</persName>. Methodistical.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 4 -

                                                                                                At home--Sent a hare & some beetroot with my note - to Mrs. Dickinson--Heard from dear - Granny & Mary Webb--wrote to Sir William--read memoirs of <persName ref="#Martyn_H">H. Martyn</persName>.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 5 -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--Luce washed Molly who looked like a little snowball sweet love--wrote to - Granny--read Decision--rather methodistical but clever & interesting.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 6 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Palmer--heard from dear Granny--went firtopping--got a great many--a sweet dear little Bobby came to me to be fed & ate as I threw - it to him sweet lamb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 7 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mrs. Dickinson--went Fir topping--begin to get scarce--fed my Bobbies under the trees--read Florence Macarthy.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 8 -

                                                                                                Milton, 1608.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James--went + Wednesday 1 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson + came & dined here--dear Drum came + home in the evening--a very + pleasant day--wrote in the morning to Drum + at night to Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 2 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from dear Granny + Mr. Johnson, & Sir Williamwith an excellent letter enclosed + from Lord Ashburton to Mr. Waristoun which I transcribed. Wrote to dear + Granny--read the Eclectic & British Critic Reviews.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 3 +

                                                                                                Luigi Pulci, 1431.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--Captain Tuppen came to course with Drum--wrote to Mrs. + Dickinson, Mr. Johnson, + Mrs. Hofland, & dear Granny--read Memoirs of + the <persName ref="#Martyn_H">Rev. H. Martyn</persName>. + Methodistical.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 4 +

                                                                                                At home--Sent a hare & some beetroot with my note to + Mrs. Dickinson--Heard from dear + Granny & Mary Webb--wrote to Sir William--read memoirs of <persName ref="#Martyn_H">H. Martyn</persName>.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 5 +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--Luce washed Molly who looked + like a little snowball sweet love--wrote to Granny--read Decision--rather + methodistical but clever & interesting.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 6 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Palmer--heard from dear Granny--went firtopping--got a great many--a sweet dear little Bobby came to me to be fed & ate as I threw it + to him sweet lamb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 7 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mrs. Dickinson--went Fir topping--begin to get scarce--fed my Bobbies under the trees--read Florence Macarthy.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 8 +

                                                                                                Milton, 1608.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James--went firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to Mr. Haydon & Granny--read Life of <persName + ref="#PrincessCharlotte">Princess Charlotte</persName> by Booth--a catch penny thing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 9 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Granny--wrote to Mary Webb & the + Butcher--went firtopping--fed a great many + Bobbies dear lambs.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 10 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Fyshe Palmer--fed my Bobbies a great many poor dears came to the board at the Window to eat + it being a snow--Wrote to dear Granny & + Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Saturday 11 +

                                                                                                At home--sent dear Miss Morse to Mr. + Haydon--heard from Mary + Webb & Granny--fed a great + many Bobbies & other birds off my board.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 12 +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--fed a great many bobbies & other birds--read + Blackwood's Magazine--famous--& the Life of + <unclear>Sand</unclear>--pretty well.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 13 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Granny & Mr. + Johnson--went with dear Drum + to Reading--called at the Brookes--Whites--Newberys & Valpys--came home to dinner--a pleasant day--fed my bobbies.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 14 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--called at the Dickinsons--came home to + dinner--read Clan Albyn--a pretty thing only too + Highlandish--fed my dear bobbies & a great many + others--poor lambs.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 15 +

                                                                                                At home--dear Granny came back in great trim from Winchester--God bless her!--fed my poor + Bobbies & other birds.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 16 +

                                                                                                At home--my Birthday--went Firtopping with Drum + & the Pets--fed my Bobbies both at the window & + in the Plantations--the dear Bobbies very tame sweet loves eat as I threw bread to + them.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 17 +

                                                                                                At home--received the Statesman from Mr. + Johnson with a peppering of Frank + Cowslade--curled Granny's + Wigs--fed my Bobby's--poor Jessy Cliff brought us a present of a very fine pig--wrote to Mary + Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 18 +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--fed my Bobbies--read The Carib Chief by Horace + Twiss--a tolerable Tragedy--& <persName ref="#Franklin_Ben">Dr. Franklin</persName>'s + Correspondence--famous.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 19 +

                                                                                                At home--fed my Bobbies--read <persName + ref="#Franklin_Ben">Dr. Franklin</persName>'s Correspondence which + is excellent--& <persName ref="#Dodington_Geo" + >Bubb Doddington</persName>'s Diary which is Corruption itself.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 20 +

                                                                                                Sir Isaac Newton, 1647.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping with Molly & the + other Pets--read <persName ref="#Quillinan_Ed">Mr. + Quillinan</persName>'s Sacrifice of Isabel--an elegant Poem--very + short.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 21 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--worked at my shirt--fed my Bobbies at the Window--read Mordaunt--an excellent old Novel.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 22 +

                                                                                                At home. Heard from Miss James--went firtopping--fed a charming Bobby in the + plantation--read Memoirs of the <persName ref="#Graham_DofMontrose">Marquis + of Montrose</persName>a very great man & great poet!--did some + tatting.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Thursday 23 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mary Webb & Heard from Miss Nooth--went firtopping--Mr. Dickinson + called--wrote to Mary Webb & + lent Charles Knyvett six of <persName ref="#Russell_Richard">Dr. + Russell</persName>'s sermons.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 24 +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to - Mr. Haydon & Granny--read Life of <persName ref="#PrincessCharlotte">Princess - Charlotte</persName> by Booth--a catch penny thing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 9 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Granny--wrote to Mary Webb & the Butcher--went firtopping--fed a - great many Bobbies dear lambs.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 10 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Fyshe Palmer--fed my Bobbies a great many poor dears came to the board at the Window to - eat it being a snow--Wrote to dear Granny - & Miss James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Saturday 11 -

                                                                                                At home--sent dear Miss Morse to Mr. - Haydon--heard from Mary - Webb & Granny--fed a - great many Bobbies & other birds off my - board.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 12 -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--fed a great many bobbies & other birds--read Blackwood's Magazine--famous--& the Life of - <unclear>Sand</unclear>--pretty well.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 13 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Granny & Mr. - Johnson--went with dear Drum to Reading--called at the Brookes--Whites--Newberys & Valpys--came home to - dinner--a pleasant day--fed my bobbies.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 14 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--called at the Dickinsons--came home to dinner--read Clan - Albyn--a pretty thing only too Highlandish--fed my dear bobbies & a great many others--poor lambs.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 15 -

                                                                                                At home--dear Granny came back in great trim from Winchester--God bless her!--fed my poor - Bobbies & other birds.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 16 -

                                                                                                At home--my Birthday--went Firtopping with Drum & the Pets--fed my Bobbies - both at the window & in the Plantations--the dear Bobbies very - tame sweet loves eat as I threw bread to them.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 17 -

                                                                                                At home--received the Statesman from Mr. Johnson with a peppering of Frank Cowslade--curled Granny's Wigs--fed my Bobby's--poor - Jessy Cliff brought us a present of - a very fine pig--wrote to Mary Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 18 -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--fed my Bobbies--read The Carib Chief by Horace - Twiss--a tolerable Tragedy--& <persName ref="#Franklin_Ben">Dr. Franklin</persName>'s - Correspondence--famous.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 19 -

                                                                                                At home--fed my Bobbies--read <persName - ref="#Franklin_Ben">Dr. Franklin</persName>'s Correspondence - which is excellent--& <persName - ref="#Dodington_Geo">Bubb Doddington</persName>'s Diary which is - Corruption itself.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 20 -

                                                                                                Sir Isaac Newton, 1647.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping with Molly & - the other Pets--read <persName - ref="#Quillinan_Ed">Mr. Quillinan</persName>'s Sacrifice of - Isabel--an elegant Poem--very short.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 21 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--worked at my shirt--fed my Bobbies at the Window--read Mordaunt--an excellent old Novel.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 22 -

                                                                                                At home. Heard from Miss James--went firtopping--fed a charming Bobby in the - plantation--read Memoirs of the <persName ref="#Graham_DofMontrose" - >Marquis of Montrose</persName>a very great man & great - poet!--did some tatting.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Thursday 23 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mary Webb & Heard from Miss Nooth--went firtopping--Mr. - Dickinson called--wrote to Mary Webb & lent Charles - Knyvett six of <persName - ref="#Russell_Richard">Dr. Russell</persName>'s sermons.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 24 -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to - Miss James--read Clarkson's History of the Abolition of the slave trade. Good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 25 -

                                                                                                At home--received a proof sheet from Mr. Dickinson, corrected it & wrote - a note to him. Walked with dear Drum--fed my bobbies--read the Munster Cottage boy Middling.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 26 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William--went Firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to - Mr. Johnson--read the Munster Cottage Boy.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 27 -

                                                                                                At home--walked out with Drum & my pets--fed my Bobbies--read Rhoda--pretty - good but too dismal--Molly a sweet - lamb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 28 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--fed my bobbies--wrote to Sir William - Elford & Miss Nooth--read - Queenhoo Hall--good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 29 -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum in the Snow--fed my bobbies--worked at my shirt--read M. - Visconti's Catalogue of pictures - &c in the Louvre.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 30 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from - --went to Reading with - Drum--called at Mr. Harris's, the - Rowdens, Brookes, Marshes, Whites, Newbery's & - Miss James--read Clarkson's History of the Abolition of the slave trade. Good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 25 +

                                                                                                At home--received a proof sheet from Mr. Dickinson, corrected it & wrote a + note to him. Walked with dear Drum--fed my + bobbies--read the Munster + Cottage boy Middling.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 26 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William--went Firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to Mr. Johnson--read the + Munster Cottage Boy.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 27 +

                                                                                                At home--walked out with Drum & my pets--fed my Bobbies--read Rhoda--pretty + good but too dismal--Molly a sweet lamb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 28 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--fed my bobbies--wrote to Sir William + Elford & Miss Nooth--read + Queenhoo Hall--good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 29 +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum in the Snow--fed my bobbies--worked at my shirt--read M. + Visconti's Catalogue of pictures &c + in the Louvre.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 30 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from --went + to Reading with Drum--called at Mr. + Harris's, the Rowdens, Brookes, Marshes, Whites, Newbery's & Jolyffe's--came home to dinner--a very pleasant - morning.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 31 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss Webb--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & Heard from Miss Nooth--fed my Bobbies--tried a pattern upon some net--wrote to Mr. Haydon.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                + ref="#Bertram_house">home to dinner--a very pleasant morning.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 31 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss Webb--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & Heard from Miss Nooth--fed my Bobbies--tried a pattern upon some net--wrote to Mr. Haydon.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                @@ -4230,3315 +4162,2888 @@ schematypens="http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/schematron"?> 1820
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 1 -

                                                                                                At home--fed my Bobbies--read Ivanhoe--very fine.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 2 -

                                                                                                At home--fed my Bobbies --read Wright's & Cobbett's trial with Mr. Wright's - excellent preface--Molly - married to - Whim.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 3 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss Brooke--fed my bobbies--wrote to Mrs. - Dickinson.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tues 4 -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--fed my Bobbies--read the - Ec: & B.C. reviews & <persName - ref="#HallamH">Hallam</persName>'s View of Europe in the Middle - Ages--good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 5 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss Brooke & finished my letter to - Miss Nooth--Col. Boscawen called--walked with Drum--fed my bobbies.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 6 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Eliza Webb with H. - Hayward's - bridecake--went - to Reading with Drum--called on the Newbery's & Joliffes--home to - dinner--pleasant morning--read the Edinburgh - Review.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 7 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon & Mrs. Dickinson--wrote to Mr. - Haydon, Mrs. Dickinson - & Miss Eliza Webb--read the - MiniatureUnidentified. May refer to an early 19th c. - periodical of that title, or Davenport's The Original of the - Miniature.--fed my Bobbies--worked my shirt.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 8 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Rowden & Miss Webb--read Clarissa.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 9 -

                                                                                                Heard from Mr. Haydon--wrote to Miss James, Mrs. - Rowden & Miss - Webb--poor Lucy had a bad - fall on the ice in the yard--poor dear.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 10 -

                                                                                                At home--Lucy better--finished my shirt.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 11 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Leigh Hunt & Drum who was at Reading for the Sessions--Lucy better--fed my - Bobbies--read The Dead - Letter Office.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 12 -

                                                                                                At home--read + <head><date when="1820-01-01">Saturday 1 </date></head> + <p>At <placeName ref="#Bertram_house">home</placeName>--fed my <name ref="#robin" + >Bobbie</name>s--read <title ref="#Ivanhoe">Ivanhoe--very fine.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 2 +

                                                                                                At home--fed my Bobbies --read Wright's & Cobbett's trial with Mr. Wright's + excellent preface--Molly married to + Whim.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 3 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss Brooke--fed my bobbies--wrote to Mrs. + Dickinson.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tues 4 +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--fed my Bobbies--read the Ec: & B.C. reviews & <persName ref="#HallamH" + >Hallam</persName>'s View of Europe in the Middle Ages--good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 5 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss Brooke & finished my letter to Miss Nooth--Col. + Boscawen called--walked with Drum--fed my bobbies.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 6 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Eliza Webb with H. Hayward's + bridecake--went to + Reading with Drum--called on the Newbery's & Joliffes--home to + dinner--pleasant morning--read the Edinburgh + Review.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 7 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon & Mrs. + Dickinson--wrote to Mr. Haydon, + Mrs. Dickinson & Miss Eliza Webb--read the MiniatureUnidentified. May refer to an early 19th c. periodical of that title, or + Davenport's The Original of the Miniature.--fed my + Bobbies--worked my shirt.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 8 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Rowden & Miss Webb--read Clarissa.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 9 +

                                                                                                Heard from Mr. Haydon--wrote to Miss James, Mrs. + Rowden & Miss + Webb--poor Lucy had a bad fall on + the ice in the yard--poor dear.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 10 +

                                                                                                At home--Lucy better--finished my shirt.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 11 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Leigh Hunt & Drum who was at Reading + for the Sessions--Lucy better--fed my Bobbies--read The Dead Letter + Office.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 12 +

                                                                                                At home--read Clarissa.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 13 -

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 14 -

                                                                                                At home--fed my Bobbies--heard from Miss - James--finished Clarissa--very - fine.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 15 -

                                                                                                Heard from Miss Webb--wrote to - Mrs. Dickinson--Drum ill--at home.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Sunday 16 -

                                                                                                Mrs. Dickinson sent for me to - Farley Hill--I went--a very - pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 17 -

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--heard from Drum & Granny--Mr. - Bocket & Mr. - Stephenson called--looked over Mr. Dickinson's fine prints--pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 18 -

                                                                                                Mr. & Mrs. - Dickinson brought me home--read <persName - ref="#Knox_Robt">Knox</persName>'s Captivity in Ceylon--Drum better.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 19 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Haydon & Mrs. - Hofland--Drum went to - London.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 20 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson about taking Hannah Rapley--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 21 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--Mr. - Harley came to see the house--very pleasant--heard from Mrs. Rowden.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 22 -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum came home--heard from Mary - Webb--went firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to Miss - Hawkes & Mrs. - Rowden.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 23 -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland & Miss Hawkes--wrote to Miss - Webb, Mrs. Dickinson, - Mrs. Waterton, Mrs. Hofland & Miss James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 24 -

                                                                                                At home--fed my Bobbies--wrote to Sir - William--Hannah Rapley went - at my recommendation to live with Mrs. - Dickinson.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - 1820 -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 25 -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James--fed my Bobbies--read Petrarque et Laura - by Madame de Genlis--pretty good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 26 -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James--fed my Bobbies--got my mourning ready for the Duke of Kent--read the Hermit in London--very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 27 -

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham--found Mr. Webb better--Eliza not well--Mrs. - Hayward's little - girl very pretty. Came - home to dinner--read Country Neighbours--famous.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 28 -

                                                                                                At home--fed my bobbies--wrote to Miss - Webb--read a sketch of my - Friend's Family--sad Methodistical stuff--Miss Burney's Country - Neighbours--very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sat.29th -

                                                                                                At home--fed my bobbies--went firtopping--knocked my - eye--Marmion very amiable poor dear - love pitiedme & loved me very much. The King died this evening.

                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Sunday 30th -

                                                                                                At home--fed my bobbies--heard from Sir - William--wrote to Sir William - Elford--read Country - Neighbours--very good indeed--Heard of the King's Death.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 31st -

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping--picked up a great many & got a great deal of furse stumps--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--wrote to Sir - William Elford.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 13 +

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 14 +

                                                                                                At home--fed my Bobbies--heard from Miss + James--finished Clarissa--very fine.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 15 +

                                                                                                Heard from Miss Webb--wrote to + Mrs. Dickinson--Drum ill--at home.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Sunday 16 +

                                                                                                Mrs. Dickinson sent for me to Farley Hill--I went--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 17 +

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--heard from Drum & Granny--Mr. + Bocket & Mr. + Stephenson called--looked over Mr. Dickinson's fine prints--pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 18 +

                                                                                                Mr. & Mrs. + Dickinson brought me home--read <persName + ref="#Knox_Robt">Knox</persName>'s Captivity in Ceylon--Drum better.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 19 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Haydon & Mrs. + Hofland--Drum went to + London.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 20 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson about taking Hannah Rapley--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 21 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--Mr. + Harley came to see the house--very pleasant--heard from Mrs. Rowden.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 22 +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum came home--heard from Mary + Webb--went firtopping--fed my bobbies--wrote to Miss + Hawkes & Mrs. Rowden.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 23 +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland & Miss Hawkes--wrote to Miss + Webb, Mrs. Dickinson, + Mrs. Waterton, Mrs. Hofland & Miss + James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 24 +

                                                                                                At home--fed my Bobbies--wrote to Sir + William--Hannah Rapley went at + my recommendation to live with Mrs. + Dickinson.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + 1820 +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 25 +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss James--fed my Bobbies--read Petrarque et Laura by + Madame de Genlis--pretty good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 26 +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James--fed my Bobbies--got my mourning ready for the Duke of Kent--read the Hermit in London--very good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 27 +

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham--found Mr. Webb better--Eliza not + well--Mrs. Hayward's little girl + very pretty. Came home to dinner--read + Country Neighbours--famous.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 28 +

                                                                                                At home--fed my bobbies--wrote to Miss + Webb--read a sketch of my Friend's + Family--sad Methodistical stuff--Miss + Burney's Country + Neighbours--very good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sat.29th +

                                                                                                At home--fed my bobbies--went firtopping--knocked my + eye--Marmion very amiable poor dear love + pitiedme & loved me very much. The + King died this evening.

                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Sunday 30th +

                                                                                                At home--fed my bobbies--heard from Sir + William--wrote to Sir William + Elford--read Country + Neighbours--very good indeed--Heard of the King's Death.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 31st +

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping--picked up a great many & got a great deal of furse stumps--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--wrote to Sir William + Elford.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                - - Feby 1820 -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 1st -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss Webb--went with dear Drum into Reading to buy a new bombazine gown--bought a very nice one for - 2s. 9d. a yard--called on the Brookes--Newberys--Joliffes--the Institution & Mrs. - Havell's--came home - to dinner--a very pleasant morning.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 2nd -

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping--got a great many--fed my Bobbies--read Spence's - Anecdotes--very good indeed--& wrote another Postscript to - Sir William Elford--read likewise - the Eclectic & British Reviews.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 3rd -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--got a great many--fed my Bobbies in the Plantations--read The Man in the - Moon famous & the Memoirs - of the <persName ref="#Wilhelmina_Prussia1709">Margravine of - Bareith</persName>

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 4th -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--got a great many indeed--fed my bobbies in the Plantations--wrote to Miss - Webb--poor Molly grows - big.From pregnancy.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 5th -

                                                                                                At home--new trimmed my old - bombazine--heard from Eliza Webb--read - Anastasius.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 6th -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Palmer enclosing my letter to Sir William--rode with Drum to Farley - Hill--saw Mrs. - Dickinson--Mrs. - AllinghamMr. Rigby & the - Miss Parfitts--came home to dinner--a pleasant morning--read Anastasius--very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 7th -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mrs. Hofland--Lucy finished my new black bombazine gown--Drum went coursing, killed 4 hares & a rabbit--readAnastasius--very fine indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Feby 1820 -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 8th -

                                                                                                Sent a hare to Mrs. - Hofland--gave one to Mrs. - Havell--went firtopping--got a great - many--read Anastasius.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 9th -

                                                                                                Went firtopping & wooding - with Granny & Lucy in the plantation by poor Mossy's grave--got a great quantity of wood & firtops--read <persName ref="#Windham_Wm">Windham</persName>'s - speeches.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 10th -

                                                                                                Went to Reading with Drum--called on the Brookes, Newberys, Tuppens & Valpys--dined at the Jolliffes--Mrs. Maddison, - Harry Marsh & Mr. Sherwood came in the evening--excellent - dinner--very pleasant day--corrected some proofs of Mrs. Jolliffe's little Tales--came home at night.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Friday 11th -

                                                                                                Read a tolerable Poem called Hacho or the spell of St. - Wilten--went firtopping--wrote to Miss Webb--Poor dear Mossy's grave planted with flowers by Drum & - George--God bless him poor dear!

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 12th -

                                                                                                Went firtopping--snowdrops - out.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 13th -

                                                                                                's grave--read Delphine--not good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 14th -

                                                                                                Went wooding & firtopping - in the lower plantation--got a - great deal--Moses killed 3 hares & two rabbits dear - love! Moll a great pet.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 15th -

                                                                                                Wrote to Miss James--sent her a hare--went wooding with - Drum & the pets--read Delphine--much too dismal--planted some sweet Williams on dear Mossy's grave.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 16th -

                                                                                                Heard from Miss Eliza Webb, Miss James & Mrs. Hofland--wrote to Sir William - Elford--read the First - Volume of the Tales of Fancy containing the Shipwreck by Miss Burney--good--& <persName ref="#Windham_Wm">Windham</persName>'s - Speeches good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - February 1820 -
                                                                                                - Thursday the 17th 1820 -

                                                                                                Wrote to Eliza Webb--went into - Reading with Drum--called at the Jolliffes--Newberys--Sherwoods--Whites--Valpys (witnessed the - dear Drs. - Will)--saw Mr. - Dundas who sent off my letter to Sir William, & a great many people. Came home to dinner - & read <persName ref="#NeckerdeS_A">Mme. Necker - de Saussure</persName>'s Notice sur la caractere et les ecrits de Madame - de Staël--which is good enough.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 18th -

                                                                                                At home--went wooding with dear Granny in - the lower Plantation--got a - great deal--read the Eskdale Herdboy - (good) & wrote to Mrs. Hofland.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 19th -

                                                                                                At home--went wooding with dear Granny in - the lower Plantation--wrote to - Miss James & Mrs. Dickinson--read <persName ref="#Windham_Wm">Windham</persName>'s - Speeches--very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 20th -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum went to Town in the snow--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--wrote to Mrs. - Dickinson--read Dudley--very - good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 21st -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum in London--went firtopping--fed my Bobbies--read Dudley.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 22nd -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Miss - James--fed my Bobbies--wrote to dear - Drum & Miss Rogers for Miss James--read Dudley.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Feby 1820 - -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 23rd -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--went firtopping - with Molly in the plantations--fed my Bobbies--read Nourjahad old but - pretty.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 24th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Miss - Rogers--wrote to Mrs. - Dickinson (to tell her of the birth of Mrs. Woodburn's boy) & to Miss - James--read <persName - ref="#Riley_James">Riley</persName>'s narrative of the Loss of the Brig - Commerce + Feby 1820 +

                                                                                                + Tuesday 1st +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Miss Webb--went with dear Drum into Reading to buy a new bombazine gown--bought a very nice one for + 2s. 9d. a yard--called on the Brookes--Newberys--Joliffes--the Institution + & Mrs. Havell's--came home to dinner--a very pleasant morning.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 2nd +

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping--got a great many--fed my Bobbies--read Spence's Anecdotes--very + good indeed--& wrote another Postscript to Sir + William Elford--read likewise the + Eclectic & British + Reviews.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 3rd +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--got a great many--fed my Bobbies + in the Plantations--read The Man in the Moon famous & the Memoirs of the <persName + ref="#Wilhelmina_Prussia1709">Margravine of Bareith</persName>

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 4th +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--got a great many indeed--fed my bobbies in the Plantations--wrote to Miss + Webb--poor Molly grows + big.From pregnancy.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 5th +

                                                                                                At home--new trimmed my old + bombazine--heard from Eliza Webb--read + Anastasius.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 6th +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Palmer enclosing my letter to Sir William--rode with Drum to Farley + Hill--saw Mrs. + Dickinson--Mrs. + AllinghamMr. Rigby & the Miss + Parfitts--came home to + dinner--a pleasant morning--read Anastasius--very + good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 7th +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mrs. Hofland--Lucy finished my new black bombazine gown--Drum went coursing, killed 4 hares & a rabbit--readAnastasius--very fine indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Feby 1820 +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 8th +

                                                                                                Sent a hare to Mrs. + Hofland--gave one to Mrs. + Havell--went firtopping--got a great + many--read Anastasius.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 9th +

                                                                                                Went firtopping & wooding + with Granny & Lucy in the plantation + by poor Mossy's grave--got a great quantity + of wood & firtops--read + <persName ref="#Windham_Wm">Windham</persName>'s + speeches.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 10th +

                                                                                                Went to Reading with Drum--called on the Brookes, Newberys, Tuppens & Valpys--dined at the Jolliffes--Mrs. Maddison, + Harry Marsh & Mr. Sherwood came in the evening--excellent + dinner--very pleasant day--corrected some proofs of Mrs. Jolliffe's little + Tales--came home at night.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Friday 11th +

                                                                                                Read a tolerable Poem called Hacho or the spell of St. + Wilten--went firtopping--wrote to Miss Webb--Poor dear Mossy's grave planted with flowers by Drum & George--God bless him poor dear!

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 12th +

                                                                                                Went firtopping--snowdrops + out.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 13th +

                                                                                                's grave--read Delphine--not good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 14th +

                                                                                                Went wooding & firtopping in + the lower plantation--got a great + deal--Moses killed 3 hares & two rabbits dear love! Moll a great pet.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 15th +

                                                                                                Wrote to Miss James--sent her a hare--went wooding with Drum & the pets--read Delphine--much too dismal--planted some sweet Williams on dear Mossy's + grave.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 16th +

                                                                                                Heard from Miss Eliza Webb, Miss James & Mrs. + Hofland--wrote to Sir William + Elford--read the First Volume + of the Tales of Fancy containing the Shipwreck by Miss Burney--good--& <persName ref="#Windham_Wm">Windham</persName>'s + Speeches good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + February 1820 +
                                                                                                + Thursday the 17th 1820 +

                                                                                                Wrote to Eliza Webb--went into Reading with Drum--called at the Jolliffes--Newberys--Sherwoods--Whites--Valpys (witnessed the dear + Drs. + Will)--saw Mr. + Dundas who sent off my letter to Sir + William, & a great many people. Came home to dinner & read + <persName ref="#NeckerdeS_A">Mme. Necker de + Saussure</persName>'s Notice sur la caractere et les ecrits de Madame de + Staël--which is good enough.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 18th +

                                                                                                At home--went wooding with dear Granny in the + lower Plantation--got a great + deal--read the Eskdale Herdboy (good) & + wrote to Mrs. Hofland.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 19th +

                                                                                                At home--went wooding with dear Granny in the + lower Plantation--wrote to + Miss James & Mrs. Dickinson--read <persName ref="#Windham_Wm">Windham</persName>'s + Speeches--very good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 20th +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum went to Town in the snow--heard from Mrs. + Dickinson--wrote to Mrs. + Dickinson--read Dudley--very good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 21st +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum in London--went firtopping--fed my Bobbies--read Dudley.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 22nd +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Miss + James--fed my Bobbies--wrote to dear + Drum & Miss Rogers for Miss + James--read Dudley.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Feby 1820 + +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 23rd +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--went firtopping + with Molly in the plantations--fed my Bobbies--read Nourjahad old but + pretty.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 24th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Miss + Rogers--wrote to Mrs. + Dickinson (to tell her of the birth of Mrs. Woodburn's boy) & + to Miss James--read <persName ref="#Riley_James">Riley</persName>'s + narrative of the Loss of the Brig + Commerce--interesting - but Munchausenish.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 25th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--went firtopping - with Molly--read Coelebs Deceived poor methodistical stuff--Dear - Drum came home in the Evening.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 26th -

                                                                                                At home--went wooding & firtopping--heard from - Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 27th -

                                                                                                At home--went primrosing in the park & - fields with dear Drum--got a good many--read Glenfergus--famous.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 28th -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum went into Reading for the Grand Jury--went wooding in the lower - plantation with dear Granny--fed my Bobbies--read Authentic Account of the French - Revolution--interesting.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 29th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--dear Granny went into Reading--wrote to Drum - & to Dr. Harness--fed my Bobbies--Mrs. - Valpy & the Miss Valpys - called--went firtopping in the plantation--got a great many--fed my - bobbies there--read No - Fiction--sad methodistical stuff--Heard from Drum again--who went to London from the Grand Jury.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 25th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--went firtopping + with Molly--read Coelebs Deceived poor methodistical stuff--Dear Drum came home in the Evening.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 26th +

                                                                                                At home--went wooding & firtopping--heard from Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 27th +

                                                                                                At home--went primrosing in the park & + fields with dear Drum--got a good many--read Glenfergus--famous.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 28th +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Drum went into Reading for the Grand Jury--went wooding + in the lower plantation with dear + Granny--fed my Bobbies--read Authentic Account of the + French Revolution--interesting.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 29th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--dear Granny went into Reading--wrote to Drum & + to Dr. Harness--fed my Bobbies--Mrs. Valpy & + the Miss Valpys called--went firtopping in the + plantation--got a great many--fed my bobbies there--read No Fiction--sad + methodistical stuff--Heard from Drum + again--who went to London from the Grand + Jury.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                - March 1820 -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 1st -

                                                                                                At home--fed my bobbies both at the window & in the plantations--went firtopping--got a great many--read Vicissitudes--delightful old thing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 2nd -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--helped Granny pack the China--fed my Bobbies--got a note from Miss - James--went firtopping--dear Drum came home.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 3rd -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping, got a great many--wrote a handbill for Mr. Monck--Drum heard from Mr. - Johnson.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 4th -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--got a great many--two Bobbies - I think man & wife followed me all over the plantation & behind the house & ate bread that I threw - them in half a dozen different places--heard from Sir William Elford--Molly - brought to bed of two live puppies & two dead ones--Molly as well as can be expected poor dear.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Sunday 5th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--went to Farley Hill--came home to dinner--wrote to Dr. Harness & Miss James--nursed Molly.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 6th -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--got a great many--fed my Bobbies--nursed Molly--read - the Eclectic & British Critic Reviews.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 7th -

                                                                                                At home--Dear Mrs. Dickinson brought to bed of a girl--went firtopping, got a great many--read the Life of Wesley (Charles - & John) stupid enough.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 8th -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping, got a good many--read <persName ref="#Leyden_John">Leyden</persName>'s Africa very - good--nursed dear Molly.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - March 1820 -
                                                                                                - Thursday 9th -

                                                                                                At home--went into Reading to the Election--called on Mrs. Jolliffe--the - Brookes--the - Tuppens-- the Valpys--dined with - Mrs. Marsh--came home at night--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 10th -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James--went March 1820 +

                                                                                                + Wednesday 1st +

                                                                                                At home--fed my bobbies both at the window & in the plantations--went firtopping--got a great + many--read Vicissitudes--delightful old + thing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 2nd +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--helped Granny pack the China--fed my Bobbies--got a note from Miss + James--went firtopping--dear Drum came home.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 3rd +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping, got a great many--wrote a handbill for Mr. Monck--Drum heard from Mr. + Johnson.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 4th +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--got a great many--two Bobbies I + think man & wife followed me all over the plantation & behind the house & ate bread that I threw + them in half a dozen different places--heard from Sir William Elford--Molly + brought to bed of two live puppies & two dead ones--Molly as well as can be expected poor dear.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Sunday 5th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--went to Farley Hill--came home + to dinner--wrote to Dr. Harness & + Miss James--nursed Molly.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 6th +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--got a great many--fed my bobbies.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 11th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading to the Election with dear Drum--called at the Marsh's--Tuppens--&c. Dined at the Valpys--came home at night--pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 12th -

                                                                                                At home--went with dear Drum to Farley - Hill--saw Mrs. - Dickinson, Mrs. - Allingham & the sweet little baby--dined at the Webbs when I met John - Wheeler--came home at - night--pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 13th -

                                                                                                At home--went to the Reading - election--called at Mrs. - Bath's--sat at Lane's - --went to the Hall--dined with the Valpy's--very pleasant day indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 14th -

                                                                                                At home--went to the - Election--called on Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Tuppen & Miss Brooke--got a cook--sat - at Lane's--went to the Hall--dined at the Valpy's--very pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 15th -

                                                                                                At home--went to the Election with - Drum--heard from Miss James--called at the Anstruthers & Valpy's--saw the Members (Monck & Palmer) chaired from Mr. - Cowpers at the - Crown--heard the speeches at Mrs. - Letchworth's--saw Mr. - Weylands shabby procession from Mrs. - Jolliffe's--dined with Mrs. - Marsh--a delightful day--gloriously bright & sunshiny--the - Chairing the finest sight I ever beheld--upwards of ten thousand people--all - quiet & rejoicing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - March - 1820 -
                                                                                                - At home - Thursday 16th -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping, got a few--went primrosing, - got a good many--read Memoires de Napoleon <pb - n="38"/> en 1815 par <persName ref="#deChaboulon">M. Fleury de - Chaboulon</persName>--a good fellow-- but the book rather - dull.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 17th -

                                                                                                Mr. Elliot & his son came to take possession--Tom White & Captain Tuppen called--read Memoires de Napoleon--a most interesting book. At home all day with a bad cold.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 18th -

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping in the middle - Plantation--got a great many--heard from Mary Webb--read Vicissitudes--my cold a good deal better--nursed - Molly.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 19th -

                                                                                                At home--cold better--went firtopping--read Shakespeare & his Times, good materials badly used--nursed - Moll & the Pups.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 20th -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mrs. Rowden, Mrs. - Dickinson & Sir - William--walked to the - Cross with dear Granny to - look at Mr. Bodys house--read Shakespeare & his Times.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 21st -

                                                                                                At home--Drum went to London--Mrs. Rowden came - to see us, dined & slept there--a very pleasant day indeed--I was delighted - to see her.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 22nd -

                                                                                                At home--took Mrs. Rowden back to - Reading--called on the Valpy's, Hawkes's, Brookes, Bulleys &c.--hired a - Cook--came back to dinner--pleasant morning.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 23rd -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--went flowering in Mr. Body's Fields & my own--got a great many violets in Mr. Bodys fields (the first - this year) & primroses yellow, white & - coloured in our own--Dear Drum came home in the evening--read Shakespeare & his Times.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 24th -

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--did not get many--Heard from Mrs. Hudswell about our old Cook's misconduct--& from Mary Webb--Had a quarrel with Mrs. Howell about my Carnations which she stole--made Drum's old Cocked Hat into a bonnet--read <persName ref="#Comber_Thos">Combers</persName> - Parisian Massacre--bad--& Wentworth's Account of New South - Wales--not good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - March - 1820 -
                                                                                                - Saturday 25th -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting to Davies' Meadows--got a great - many--Moses went with me a great saint - poor dear. Marmy went to Alresford dear sweet lamb, God bless - him.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 26th -

                                                                                                At home--read the Quarterly Review--played with Molly & the pups--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Monday 27th -

                                                                                                At home--Went Firtopping--got a great many--read Beaumont & FletcherCollected editions of Beaumont & Fletcher were published by Stockdale in - 1811 (3 volumes) and F. C. and J. Rivington in 1812 (14 volumes).

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 28th -

                                                                                                At home--Drum went to Town--went violetting with Granny in Davies's & - Mr. - Body's Fields--got a good many.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 29th -

                                                                                                At home--Drum in London--went violetting about our - own place & Mr. - Body's--did not get many--then went firtopping.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 30th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham to meet Drum--came home round by Reading--went to see Grove - Cottage--did not like it--called at the Jolliffes--came back to tea.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 31st -

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny went to Reading--went violetting Pinge wood way--got a great many--read the New - London Magazine--very good--wrote to - Mrs. Jolliffe.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                + >Bobbies--nursed Molly--read the + Eclectic & British Critic Reviews.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 7th +

                                                                                                At home--Dear Mrs. Dickinson brought to bed of a girl--went firtopping, got a great many--read the Life + of Wesley (Charles & + John) stupid enough.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 8th +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping, got a good many--read <persName ref="#Leyden_John">Leyden</persName>'s Africa very + good--nursed dear Molly.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + March 1820 +
                                                                                                + Thursday 9th +

                                                                                                At home--went into Reading to the Election--called on Mrs. Jolliffe--the + Brookes--the + Tuppens-- the Valpys--dined with + Mrs. Marsh--came home at night--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 10th +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James--went firtopping--got a great many--fed my bobbies.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 11th +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading to the Election with dear Drum--called at the Marsh's--Tuppens--&c. Dined at the + Valpys--came home at + night--pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 12th +

                                                                                                At home--went with dear Drum to Farley + Hill--saw Mrs. Dickinson, + Mrs. Allingham & the sweet little + baby--dined at the Webbs when I met John + Wheeler--came home at + night--pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 13th +

                                                                                                At home--went to the Reading election--called + at Mrs. Bath's--sat at Lane's --went to the Hall--dined with the Valpy's--very pleasant day indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 14th +

                                                                                                At home--went to the Election--called + on Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Tuppen & Miss + Brooke--got a cook--sat at + Lane's--went to the Hall--dined at the Valpy's--very pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 15th +

                                                                                                At home--went to the Election with + Drum--heard from Miss James--called at the Anstruthers & Valpy's--saw the Members (Monck & Palmer) chaired from Mr. + Cowpers at the Crown--heard + the speeches at Mrs. Letchworth's--saw + Mr. Weylands shabby procession from + Mrs. Jolliffe's--dined with Mrs. Marsh--a delightful day--gloriously bright + & sunshiny--the Chairing the finest sight I ever beheld--upwards of ten + thousand people--all quiet & rejoicing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + March + 1820 +
                                                                                                + At home + Thursday 16th +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping, got a few--went primrosing, + got a good many--read Memoires de Napoleon <pb + n="38"/> en 1815 par <persName ref="#deChaboulon">M. Fleury de + Chaboulon</persName>--a good fellow-- but the book rather + dull.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 17th +

                                                                                                Mr. Elliot & his son came to take possession--Tom White & Captain Tuppen called--read Memoires de Napoleon--a most interesting book. At home all day with a bad cold.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 18th +

                                                                                                At home--went Firtopping in the middle + Plantation--got a great many--heard from Mary Webb--read Vicissitudes--my cold a good deal better--nursed Molly.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 19th +

                                                                                                At home--cold better--went firtopping--read Shakespeare & his Times, good materials badly used--nursed + Moll & the Pups.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 20th +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mrs. Rowden, Mrs. + Dickinson & Sir + William--walked to the + Cross with dear Granny to + look at Mr. Bodys house--read Shakespeare & his Times.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 21st +

                                                                                                At home--Drum went to London--Mrs. Rowden came to + see us, dined & slept there--a very pleasant day indeed--I was delighted to + see her.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 22nd +

                                                                                                At home--took Mrs. Rowden back to + Reading--called on the Valpy's, Hawkes's, Brookes, Bulleys &c.--hired a + Cook--came back to dinner--pleasant morning.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 23rd +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--went flowering + in Mr. + Body's Fields & my + own--got a great many violets in + Mr. Bodys + fields (the first this year) & primroses yellow, white & coloured in our own--Dear Drum came home in the + evening--read Shakespeare & his + Times.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 24th +

                                                                                                At home--went firtopping--did not get many--Heard from Mrs. Hudswell about our old + Cook's misconduct--& from Mary + Webb--Had a quarrel with Mrs. + Howell about my Carnations which she + stole--made Drum's old Cocked Hat into a + bonnet--read <persName ref="#Comber_Thos" + >Combers</persName> Parisian Massacre--bad--& Wentworth's Account + of New South Wales--not good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + March + 1820 +
                                                                                                + Saturday 25th +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting to Davies' Meadows--got a great + many--Moses went with me a great saint + poor dear. Marmy went to Alresford dear sweet lamb, God bless + him.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 26th +

                                                                                                At home--read the Quarterly Review--played with Molly & the pups--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Monday 27th +

                                                                                                At home--Went Firtopping--got a great many--read Beaumont & FletcherCollected editions of Beaumont & Fletcher were published by Stockdale in 1811 (3 volumes) and F. + C. and J. Rivington in 1812 (14 volumes).

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 28th +

                                                                                                At home--Drum went to Town--went + violetting with Granny in Davies's & Mr. Body's + Fields--got a good many.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 29th +

                                                                                                At home--Drum in London--went + violetting about our own + place & Mr. Body's--did not get + many--then went firtopping.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 30th +

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham to meet Drum--came home round by Reading--went to see Grove + Cottage--did not like it--called at the Jolliffes--came back to tea.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 31st +

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny went to + Reading--went violetting Pinge wood way--got + a great many--read the New London Magazine--very + good--wrote to Mrs. Jolliffe.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday April First -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting in Mr. Body's Fields & - our own--got a great many--Read - <persName ref="#Mill_Chas">Mill</persName>'s - History of the Crusades very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday April Second -

                                                                                                At home--went with dear Drum to Farley - Hill--came home to - dinner--probably my last ride in the dear old dog cart--read the Edinburgh Review & began the Monastery.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday April 3rd -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Jolliffe--a great deal of packing & - moving going forward--General Cockle - came to look at the house--went firtopping I suppose - for the last time--got a good many dear loves--petted Molly--read the - Monastery not very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - April 1820 -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 4th -

                                                                                                At home--my last day I suppose at - that dear home!--Mr. Haydon sent me the New Times with the Critique on his pictureThe review appeared in the 27 March 1820 - issue.--went about very disconsolate--firtopped a little--drew a plan of the - place--read the Monastery--a - very uncomfortable melancholy day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 5th -

                                                                                                Heard from Sir William--went firtopping--left Bertram - House & went to live at Mr. Body's Cottage - at the Cross--very sorry to go--in - a great skirmish all day long--very uncomfortable indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 6th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Bertram House to fetch some things we left - there--went violetting there & in Mr. Body's - Fields--never got half so many in my life--lost poor Selim--in a great fright--but found him - again--read the Monastery--not so good as - some of his Novels.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Friday 7th -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting to Bertram - House--planted out flowers in our - garden here--Mr. Green called while I was out--read - the Monastery--pretty good too.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 8th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear - Granny to James Smith's--got very wet--wrote to Sir William--read Walsingham old & bad.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 9th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--took a walk with dear Granny & found some violets in a field near - here--wrote to Mary Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 10th -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Eliza Webb, Miss - James, Mr. Haydon & - Dr. Harness--read the Eclectic & British Critic Reviews & King Coal's - Levée--a pretty little thing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 11th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon & Mrs. - Hofland--finished my letter to Mr. - Haydon & Miss James - & wrote to Mrs. Hofland--signed a - bond to Dr. Harness--walked with - Drum.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - April 1820 -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 12th -

                                                                                                At home--read the New Monthly Magazine--transcribed the - compliment of myself in it--dear Drum - & Granny went to London--went violetting with Lucy to - Mr. - Body's Fields & Bertram house--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson to go back with the Magazine.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 13th -

                                                                                                At home Dear Drum & dear Gran in London--answered a note to Mama from Mr. Stewart - & wrote him a letter of recommendation to Mr. - Woodburn. Mr. - Dickinson called & dined with me--read <persName ref="#deGenlis_Mme">Madame de - Genlis</persName>' Knights of the Swan--so so.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 14th -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from dear Granny & Mrs. - Dickinson--lost dear Selim--Drum and - Granny came home in the Evening.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 15th -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting about our old - fields & Mr. Body's--read Baldwin's London & Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazines--Mr. - Hill took away one of Molly's puppies--poor Molly - & the other pup cried very much.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 16th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mary & Eliza Webb & Mrs. - Hayward (Mrs. H's letter - was to Papa) & Mr. Dickinson--dear Drum went to Town--Mrs. Dickinson - called with the baby--went - violetting--found a new bank in a field by the hill--wrote to Mrs. Voules &Mr. Dickinson.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 17th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Pinge wood with Lucy, got a great deal of woodsorrel & some white violets in - Davies's meadow--heard from Mrs. Voules (to whom I sent Molly's other pup)--had a - delightful morning--read Blackwood's - Magazine.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 18th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--wrote to Dr. - Harness--went to Reading in the Cart--called on the Brookes (to condole on Mr. - Brooke's death)--Marsh's--Newberys--Tuppens & the Valpy's--came home to dinner--read the London - Magazine--Mr. - Dickinson & Mr. - Liebensrood called & saw Granny.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 19th -

                                                                                                At home--went violetting sic to Mr. Body's - fields & our old - Place--got some lovely coloured & white primroses & yellow ones & heard a most - beautiful nightingale in Mr. Body's - lane from our - Cottage--read the Mystery.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - April 1820 -
                                                                                                - Thursday 20th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--went to Mr. - Webb's with Drum in the - Cart & got Wasp - for Mr. Haydon--dined at Wokingham & met Mr. Morris & Mrs. Talmage--came home at night--a pleasant day--took dear Molly who was much admired--wrote to Mr. Haydon.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 21st -

                                                                                                At home--went to Pinge wood in the Cart with dear Drum & Luce & the pets--got a great many pansies & wood sorrel--Mr. Dickinson & the Tuppens called whilst we were - out--had a delightful morning indeed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 22nd -

                                                                                                At home--went flowering up the Cross - hill--got a few white violets & some primroses, & read Beaumont & Fletcher in a very pretty - meadow--read the Times - papers.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 23rd -

                                                                                                At home--went with Drum to our field by the Brook--Mr. - Green called while we were out--heard from Mr. Dickinson--read the Mystery--a new novel--not very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 24th -

                                                                                                At home--went with dear Drum, Lucy & the pets to Pinge - wood--got a quantity of cowslips, - wood sorrel & pansies--a delightful morning--Mr. Dickinson called.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 25th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear - Granny to Bertram House & got primroses & cowslips--made a Cowslip - ball for Drum--read <persName - ref="#Hodgskin_Thos">Hodgkin</persName>'s travels in Germany Good - politics but middling writing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - April 1820 -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 26th -

                                                                                                At home--went cowslipping with Luce & - the pets in Mr. Bridgwater's meadows by the brook--very - pleasant morning--read <persName - ref="#Hodgskin_Thos">Hodgkin</persName>'s Travels--good - politics.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Thursday 27th -

                                                                                                At home--went walking with dear - Granny & the pets up a lane - leading to Spencer's wood--found a - field with a quantity of wild periwinkle in the hedge--very beautiful. Read - Southey's Life of Wesley--very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 28th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Pinge wood with Drum, Lucy & the - pets--went likewise to Burghfield - & got some field Tulips--met Mr. Liebenrood & his son--Mr. - Body called--heard from Mr. - Haydon--wrote to Eliza - Webb. Read Southey's Life of Wesley--very amusing.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 29th -

                                                                                                At home--went cowslipping with Granny & - the Pets in Bridgwater's meadows--Mr. Dickinson called--read Hogg's Winter Evening's - Tales--famous.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 30th -

                                                                                                At home--walked in the meadows with Drum & the Pets--read Hogg's Tales--famous--wrote - to Mr. Haydon.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday April First +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting in Mr. Body's Fields & + our own--got a great many--Read <persName ref="#Mill_Chas">Mill</persName>'s History of + the Crusades very good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday April Second +

                                                                                                At home--went with dear Drum to Farley + Hill--came home to + dinner--probably my last ride in the dear old dog cart--read the Edinburgh Review & began the Monastery.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday April 3rd +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Jolliffe--a great deal of packing & + moving going forward--General Cockle came + to look at the house--went firtopping I suppose for the + last time--got a good many dear loves--petted Molly--read the Monastery not + very good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + April 1820 +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 4th +

                                                                                                At home--my last day I suppose at that + dear home!--Mr. Haydon sent me the New Times + with the Critique on his pictureThe review appeared in the 27 March 1820 issue.--went about + very disconsolate--firtopped a little--drew a plan of + the place--read the Monastery--a very uncomfortable melancholy + day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 5th +

                                                                                                Heard from Sir William--went firtopping--left Bertram + House & went to live at Mr. Body's Cottage at the Cross--very sorry to go--in a great + skirmish all day long--very uncomfortable indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 6th +

                                                                                                At home--went to Bertram House to fetch some things we left + there--went violetting there & in Mr. Body's + Fields--never got half so many in my life--lost poor Selim--in a great fright--but found him again--read + the Monastery--not so good as some of his + Novels.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Friday 7th +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting to Bertram + House--planted out flowers in our + garden here--Mr. Green called while I was out--read the Monastery--pretty good too.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 8th +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny to James + Smith's--got very wet--wrote to Sir + William--read Walsingham old & + bad.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 9th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--took a walk with dear Granny & found some violets in a field near + here--wrote to Mary Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 10th +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Eliza Webb, Miss + James, Mr. Haydon & Dr. Harness--read the Eclectic & British Critic + Reviews & King Coal's Levée--a pretty little + thing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 11th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon & Mrs. + Hofland--finished my letter to Mr. + Haydon & Miss James & + wrote to Mrs. Hofland--signed a bond to + Dr. Harness--walked with Drum.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + April 1820 +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 12th +

                                                                                                At home--read the New Monthly Magazine--transcribed the compliment + of myself in it--dear Drum & Granny went to London--went violetting with Lucy to Mr. Body's Fields & + Bertram house--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson to go back with the Magazine.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 13th +

                                                                                                At home Dear Drum & dear Gran in London--answered + a note to Mama from Mr. Stewart & wrote him a letter of + recommendation to Mr. Woodburn. Mr. Dickinson called & dined with + me--read <persName ref="#deGenlis_Mme">Madame de + Genlis</persName>' Knights of the Swan--so so.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 14th +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from dear Granny & Mrs. + Dickinson--lost dear Selim--Drum and Granny came home in the Evening.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 15th +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting about our old fields + & Mr. + Body's--read Baldwin's + London & Blackwood's Edinburgh + Magazines--Mr. Hill took away one of + Molly's puppies--poor Molly & the other pup cried very much.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 16th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mary & Eliza Webb & Mrs. + Hayward (Mrs. H's letter + was to Papa) & Mr. Dickinson--dear Drum went to Town--Mrs. Dickinson + called with the baby--went violetting--found a new bank in a field by the hill--wrote to Mrs. Voules &Mr. Dickinson.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 17th +

                                                                                                At home--went to Pinge wood with Lucy, got a great deal of woodsorrel + & some white violets in Davies's + meadow--heard from Mrs. + Voules (to whom I sent Molly's + other pup)--had a delightful morning--read Blackwood's Magazine.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 18th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--wrote to Dr. + Harness--went to Reading + in the Cart--called on the Brookes (to condole + on Mr. Brooke's death)--Marsh's--Newberys--Tuppens & the Valpy's--came + home to dinner--read the London Magazine--Mr. Dickinson & Mr. + Liebensrood called & saw Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 19th +

                                                                                                At home--went violetting sic to Mr. Body's + fields & our old + Place--got some lovely coloured & white primroses & yellow ones & heard a most beautiful nightingale in Mr. Body's lane from our Cottage--read the + Mystery.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + April 1820 +
                                                                                                + Thursday 20th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--went to Mr. + Webb's with Drum in the Cart + & got Wasp + for Mr. Haydon--dined at Wokingham & met Mr. Morris & Mrs. + Talmage--came home at + night--a pleasant day--took dear Molly who + was much admired--wrote to Mr. Haydon.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 21st +

                                                                                                At home--went to Pinge wood in the Cart with dear Drum & Luce & the pets--got a great many pansies & wood sorrel--Mr. Dickinson & the Tuppens called whilst we were + out--had a delightful morning indeed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 22nd +

                                                                                                At home--went flowering up the Cross + hill--got a few white violets & some primroses, & read Beaumont & Fletcher + in a very pretty meadow--read the Times papers.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 23rd +

                                                                                                At home--went with Drum to our field by the Brook--Mr. + Green called while we were out--heard from Mr. Dickinson--read the Mystery--a new novel--not very good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 24th +

                                                                                                At home--went with dear Drum, Lucy + & the pets to Pinge wood--got a + quantity of cowslips, wood + sorrel & pansies--a delightful + morning--Mr. Dickinson + called.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 25th +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny to Bertram + House & got primroses & cowslips--made a Cowslip + ball for Drum--read <persName + ref="#Hodgskin_Thos">Hodgkin</persName>'s travels in Germany Good + politics but middling writing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + April 1820 +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 26th +

                                                                                                At home--went cowslipping with Luce & the + pets in Mr. + Bridgwater's meadows by the brook--very pleasant + morning--read <persName ref="#Hodgskin_Thos" + >Hodgkin</persName>'s Travels--good politics.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Thursday 27th +

                                                                                                At home--went walking with dear + Granny & the pets up a lane leading + to Spencer's wood--found a field with a quantity of wild periwinkle in the hedge--very beautiful. Read + Southey's Life + of Wesley--very good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 28th +

                                                                                                At home--went to Pinge wood with Drum, Lucy & the + pets--went likewise to Burghfield & + got some field Tulips--met Mr. Liebenrood & his son--Mr. + Body called--heard from Mr. + Haydon--wrote to Eliza Webb. + Read Southey's Life of Wesley--very amusing.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 29th +

                                                                                                At home--went cowslipping with Granny & the + Pets in Bridgwater's meadows--Mr. Dickinson called--read Hogg's Winter Evening's + Tales--famous.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 30th +

                                                                                                At home--walked in the meadows with Drum & the Pets--read Hogg's + Tales--famous--wrote to Mr. Haydon.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday May First -

                                                                                                Went in the Cart to Reading Fair - with Drum & Lucy--called on the Brooks - Newberys, Whites, Anstruthers - &c.--dined at Dr. Valpy's & - met the Shuters, Mr. Harris, Mr. Monk, - Harry Marsh & Mr. Dickinson--a very pleasant day--came - home at night.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday May 2nd -

                                                                                                At home--went primrosing & cowslipping to Bertram - House--got a great many --wrote to Mr. Johnson. Read Hogg.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday May 3rd -

                                                                                                At home--walked with Granny & the Pets up Woodcock lane--read the Diary of an Invalid on the Continent

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday May 4th -

                                                                                                At home--called with Drum on Mr. - Body who gave me some lovely flowers--wrote to Eliza - Webb--read Bowdich's Mission to Ashantee--dull.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - May 1820 -
                                                                                                - Friday 5th -

                                                                                                At home--went walking with dear - Drum, Granny, & the Pets--Dr. - Valpy called.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 6th -

                                                                                                At home--went cowslipping in the Meadows - with dear Granny & the Pets--heard - from Mrs. Hayward with a beautiful - basket of flower roots--planted them out & wrote - Mrs. Hayward--read Bonduca.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 7th -

                                                                                                Heard from Miss Webb & - Mrs. Rowden--wrote to Mrs. Rowden & read Burckhardt's Travels & walked with the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 8th -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. White & Capt. - Tuppen called--walked with Granny & the pets--read Burckhardt's Travels--wrote - to Miss Nooth

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 9th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--called at the Valpy's & dined at the White's--came home in - the evening--read Southey's Life of Wesley.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 10th -

                                                                                                At home--watered my flowers--walked with Drum & the pets--read Life of Wesley.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 11th -

                                                                                                At home--went walking with - Granny & the pets--heard from - Miss James--watered my flowers--read the Life of - Wesley.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 12th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Arborfield - flowering with Drum & the pets--got a great quantity of lilies--read Kempe's Campaign in Saxony in 1813--good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 13th -

                                                                                                At home--went in the meadows with dear Granny--Lucy finished my shilling a yard - gown--wrote to Mr. Green & - Miss James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 14th -

                                                                                                At home--dined at Mr. Green's--met Mrs. Madison & Mrs. Taunton--a very pleasant day--came - home in the evening.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - May 1820 -
                                                                                                - Monday 15th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum & the Pets--read Mansfield Park.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 16th -

                                                                                                At home--had a most flattering - letter from Mr. MacFarlane with a - ticket for his lectures--wrote to Mr. - MacFarlane--read Mr. - Edgeworth's Life--very - good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 17th -

                                                                                                At home--took a long walk with - dear Granny & the pets--very - pleasant--Dr. Valpy called--read - Mr. Edgeworth's Life.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 18th -

                                                                                                At home--dressed my flowers (of which dear Drum gets me a profusion)--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson--read <persName ref="#ZouchT">Dr. Zouch</persName>'s - <!-- ?? missing -->--stupid. Heard from dear Mrs. Dickinson with some lilies of the Valley--wrote to her again.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 19th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb & Mr. MacFarlane--Mr. Dickinson came--sat here three hours - & then we went to Reading--called at the Valpy's - & the Newberys. Came home to dinner--walked with Drum & the pets--wrote to Miss Brooke & Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 20th -

                                                                                                At home--read the Fall of Jerusalem--very good--walked with - dear Granny & the pets--made three - pen wipers for Luce & for Granny & for - Mud--wrote to Mrs. Raggett.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Sunday 21st -

                                                                                                At home--took a walk with - Drum & the pets--read the Times Newspapers & Beaumont & Fletcher & finished my letter to Mrs. Raggett.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - May 1820 -
                                                                                                - Monday 22nd -

                                                                                                At home--read the Fall of Jerusalem--dressed my flowers--walked with Drum, Granny, & the - pets to Whitley wood revel--saw some - wrasling - sic--awkward.

                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 23rd -

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Raggett called--went to Reading--called at the Valpys--dined at the Newberys--went to Mr. - MacFarlane's lecture in the Evening--tired & pleased.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 24th -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. MacFarlane & sent him my - PoemsCould MRM have sent McFarlane a copy of her Poems from 1811? Or are - these poems more recent?--went with dear Drum & dear Granny - --stupid. + Heard from dear Mrs. Dickinson with some + lilies of the Valley--wrote to her again.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 19th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb & Mr. MacFarlane--Mr. + Dickinson came--sat here three hours & then we went to + Reading--called at the Valpy's & the Newberys. Came home to + dinner--walked with Drum & the + pets--wrote to Miss Brooke & Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 20th +

                                                                                                At home--read the Fall of Jerusalem--very good--walked with dear + Granny & the pets--made three pen + wipers for Luce & for Granny & for + Mud--wrote to Mrs. Raggett.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Sunday 21st +

                                                                                                At home--took a walk with Drum & the pets--read the Times Newspapers & Beaumont & Fletcher + & finished my letter to Mrs. + Raggett.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + May 1820 +
                                                                                                + Monday 22nd +

                                                                                                At home--read the Fall of Jerusalem--dressed my flowers--walked with Drum, Granny, & the pets + to Whitley wood revel--saw some + wrasling + sic--awkward.

                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 23rd +

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Raggett called--went to Reading--called at the Valpys--dined at the Newberys--went + to Mr. MacFarlane's lecture in the + Evening--tired & pleased.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 24th +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. MacFarlane & sent him my PoemsCould MRM have sent McFarlane a copy of her Poems from 1811? Or are + these poems more recent?--went with dear Drum & dear Granny + in - Major Stewart's Car to call on - dear Mrs. Dickinson & keep - Mr. Webb's Birthday at Wokingham--met the Wheelers, Holtons, Haywards & Mrs. - Talmage--came home at night--a - delightfully pleasant day.

                                                                                                - & + Mrs. Talmage--came home at + night--a delightfully pleasant day.

                                                                                                + - -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 25th -

                                                                                                At home--planted some --read - Josephus--very - fine.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                + fine.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                - - + -
                                                                                                - Friday 26th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--read Peter's letter 2nd time.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 27th -

                                                                                                At home--read Peter's letters & our Times Newspapers--planted some China Asters--wrote to Mrs. Hofland--dressed my flowers--walked with Drum & - the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 28th -

                                                                                                At home--very wet--never - stirred--read Sir Charles - Grandison.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 29th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum to Bertram House--met poor dear little Fly (the brindled bitch) going there to take refuge with us from - some wicked Reading boys who had - tied a string round her poor tail.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 30th -

                                                                                                At home--called at the Voules's with dear Drum--came home to dinner--Mr. - MacFarlane drank tea with us in the evening--very pleasant.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Wednesday 31st -

                                                                                                At home--went with Drum to Reading--called on the Brookes, Newberys, Whites, &c.--came home to dinner--wrote to Miss Brooke--dear Drum had a bad sore throat--had a chat with Mrs. Havell.

                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 26th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Hofland--read Peter's letter 2nd time.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 27th +

                                                                                                At home--read Peter's letters & our Times Newspapers--planted some China Asters--wrote to + Mrs. Hofland--dressed my flowers--walked + with Drum & the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 28th +

                                                                                                At home--very wet--never + stirred--read Sir Charles + Grandison.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 29th +

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum to Bertram + House--met poor dear little Fly + (the brindled bitch) going there to take refuge with us from some wicked + Reading boys who had tied a string + round her poor tail.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 30th +

                                                                                                At home--called at the Voules's with dear Drum--came home to dinner--Mr. + MacFarlane drank tea with us in the evening--very pleasant.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Wednesday 31st +

                                                                                                At home--went with Drum to Reading--called on the Brookes, + Newberys, Whites, &c.--came home to dinner--wrote to Miss + Brooke--dear Drum had a bad + sore throat--had a chat with Mrs. + Havell.

                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                - - June 1820 -
                                                                                                - Thursday 1st -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--finished my letter to Mrs. Hofland--read the Sketch - Book--very good--walked out with Lucy & the Pets--dear Drum better.

                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Friday 2nd -

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson called & the Whites & Tuppens--walked out with Drum--read the Quarterly Review.

                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Saturday 3rd -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Dickinson & Miss James--dressed my flowers--walked with dear Granny & the Pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 4th -

                                                                                                At home--rained all day--little - Miss Keep gave me a pretty flower to hang up in the - arcade--wrote to Mrs. - Hayward--read newspapers & Reviews.

                                                                                                - - -
                                                                                                - June 1820 -
                                                                                                - Monday 5th -

                                                                                                At home--gave little Miss Keep a pretty needlebook and - pincushion--read George 3rd his [?] & Family--sad - stupid stuff--Mr. Dickinson - called--weeded my little flower Court.

                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 6th -

                                                                                                At home--went twice walking with - Drum & the pets--walked 5 - miles.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 7th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--called at the Brookes, Valpys &Co.--saw - Mr. Nares, Mr. - MacFarlane & a great many people--came home to dinner & - walked after--pleasant day.

                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - - -
                                                                                                - Thursday 8th -

                                                                                                At home--Captain - Montague called--walked with Granny, Luce & the - Pets--read London Magazine--Mr. Dickinson drank tea with us.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - June 1820 -
                                                                                                - Friday 9th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading to Mr. MacFarlane's Lecture on the Italian Poets--very good - indeed--excellent--drank tea at Mrs. - Tuppens--very pleasant Evening.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 10th -

                                                                                                Took a long walk with Granny & the - Pets--Mrs. Dickinson came to fetch - me to Farley Hill after dinner.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 11th -

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--heard from Drum, Miss - Nooth & Mrs. Hayward--wrote to Drum--drove with Mrs. D. to Wokingham to call on the Webbs--read Classical Journal--pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 12th -

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--walked about & - read Edwards's Canons of Criticism--famous--& some reviews - & magazines.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 13th -

                                                                                                At Farley Hll--Drum & Granny came to dinner--pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 14th -

                                                                                                Drum went to Town (he had gone home to sleep). Granny & I came home before dinner in the Cart with George to drive--dressed my flowers--read the London Magazine--wrote - to Mrs. Dickinson.

                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                + + June 1820 +
                                                                                                + Thursday 1st +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--finished my letter to Mrs. Hofland--read the Sketch Book--very + good--walked out with Lucy & the + Pets--dear Drum better.

                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Friday 2nd +

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson called & the Whites & Tuppens--walked out with Drum--read the Quarterly Review.

                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Saturday 3rd +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Dickinson & Miss James--dressed my flowers--walked with dear + Granny & the Pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 4th +

                                                                                                At home--rained all day--little + Miss Keep gave me a pretty flower to + hang up in the arcade--wrote to Mrs. Hayward--read newspapers & Reviews.

                                                                                                + + +
                                                                                                June 1820 -
                                                                                                - Thursday 15th -

                                                                                                (dear Granny's birthday) At home--heard from Drum--wrote to Drum & Mrs. - Hayward--read a very sweet Italian novel (the only Italian novel) - called Ultime Lettere de Jacopo Ortis, written by Ugo - Foscolo who is now in Eng: - writing for the Quarterly--too dismal - but good--walked with the pets--sent off little Fly (the brindled bitch) to Mrs. - Wilson.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Friday 16th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--wrote to Eliza Webb--read Morier's 2nd Journey in - Persia--Mr. MacFarlane - drank tea with us & was very pleasant.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Saturday 17th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--weeded the garden--walked with dear - Granny & the pets--read - Dubois' account of India--a curious - book.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Sunday 18th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--wrote to dear Drum--walked with dear Granny & the Pets--read - Dubois' Account of India--heard from - Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 19th -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to dear Drum--called on Mrs. Richard - Body--dressed my flowers--Dr. Valpy & Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson - called on us.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 20th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & of his having dined with Mr. Haydon--walked with dear Granny & the Pets--read the new number of - the Edinburgh Review--wrote to dear - Drum & did some work.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 21st -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Sir - William--walked to Bertram - House with Granny--Mr. Joliffe - drank tea with us--wrote to Drum & - Sir William Elford.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Thursday 22nd -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Mrs. - Dickinson--wrote to Mr. - Monck & sent off my letter to dear Sir William--walked with Granny & the Pets--dear Drum came home at night.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 5th +

                                                                                                At home--gave little Miss Keep a pretty needlebook and + pincushion--read George 3rd his [?] & Family--sad stupid stuff--Mr. Dickinson called--weeded my little + flower Court.

                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 6th +

                                                                                                At home--went twice walking with + Drum & the pets--walked 5 + miles.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 7th +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--called at the Brookes, + Valpys &Co.--saw Mr. + Nares, Mr. MacFarlane + & a great many people--came home to dinner & walked after--pleasant day.

                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + + +
                                                                                                + Thursday 8th +

                                                                                                At home--Captain + Montague called--walked with Granny, Luce & the + Pets--read London Magazine--Mr. + Dickinson drank tea with us.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                June 1820 -
                                                                                                - Friday 23rd -

                                                                                                At home--went into Reading in the Cart with Drum & Granny & Molly--called - at the Brookes, Tuppens, - Newberys & Valpy's--saw Mr. Edward Valpy & his - Wife--very pleasant morning--came home to dinner--wrote to Mrs. Jolliffe & Mrs. Dickinson.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Saturday 24th -

                                                                                                At home--dined at the Newberys to meet the book club & Mr. Palmer (a wager dinner which Drum won of Mr. - Newbery about Fyshe's - voting with [?] on Sir - Francis Burdett's motion)--a very pleasant day--wrote to - Miss Nooth--came home at night--Dr. - Valpy brought a Mr. Burgess, a great - Grecian, to dine at the Newberys--he was an - odd man--not at all pleasant.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Sunday 25th -

                                                                                                Wrote to Eliza Webb--dressed my flowers--walked with Granny & the Pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 26th -

                                                                                                At home--went into Reading with Drum--called on Mrs. Anthony - Valpy & Mrs. - Newbery--came back to dinner--packed up my things to go to - London tomorrow--wrote to - Mrs. Dickinson & Mrs. A. Valpy.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 27th -

                                                                                                At home--went to London with Drum in Mr. Eastaff's gig & with - Farmer Smith's mare--drove by Wokingham, where we breakfasted--then by - Egham through Windsor Park (a - most beautiful drive), & drank tea at Richmond with the James's--got to - Great Queen Street about 10 o'clock--the hottest day - I ever remember.

                                                                                                - & Mrs. Hayward--wrote to Drum--drove with Mrs. D. to Wokingham + to call on the Webbs--read Classical + Journal--pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 12th +

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--walked about & read + Edwards's Canons of Criticism--famous--& some reviews & + magazines.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 13th +

                                                                                                At Farley Hll--Drum & Granny came to dinner--pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 14th +

                                                                                                Drum went to Town (he had gone home to sleep). Granny & + I came home before dinner in the Cart + with George to drive--dressed my + flowers--read the London Magazine--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson.

                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + June 1820 +
                                                                                                + Thursday 15th +

                                                                                                (dear Granny's birthday) At home--heard from Drum--wrote to Drum & + Mrs. Hayward--read a very sweet + Italian novel (the only Italian novel) called Ultime Lettere de Jacopo + Ortis, written by Ugo Foscolo who is now in + Eng: writing for the Quarterly--too dismal but good--walked with the + pets--sent off little Fly (the brindled bitch) + to Mrs. Wilson.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Friday 16th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--wrote to Eliza + Webb--read Morier's 2nd Journey in Persia--Mr. MacFarlane drank tea with us & was + very pleasant.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Saturday 17th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum--weeded the garden--walked with dear + Granny & the pets--read + Dubois' account of India--a curious + book.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Sunday 18th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--wrote to dear Drum--walked with dear Granny + & the Pets--read Dubois' Account of + India--heard from Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 19th +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to dear Drum--called on Mrs. Richard + Body--dressed my flowers--Dr. + Valpy & Mr. + & Mrs. Dickinson called on us.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 20th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & of his having dined with Mr. Haydon--walked with dear Granny & the Pets--read the new number of the + Edinburgh Review--wrote to dear + Drum & did some work.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 21st +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Sir + William--walked to Bertram + House with Granny--Mr. Joliffe drank tea with us--wrote to Drum & Sir + William Elford.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Thursday 22nd +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Mrs. + Dickinson--wrote to Mr. Monck + & sent off my letter to dear Sir + William--walked with Granny + & the Pets--dear Drum came home at + night.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + June 1820 +
                                                                                                + Friday 23rd +

                                                                                                At home--went into Reading in the Cart with Drum & Granny & Molly--called at + the Brookes, Tuppens, + Newberys & Valpy's--saw Mr. Edward Valpy & his + Wife--very pleasant morning--came home to dinner--wrote to Mrs. Jolliffe & Mrs. Dickinson.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Saturday 24th +

                                                                                                At home--dined at the Newberys to meet the book club & Mr. Palmer (a wager dinner which Drum won of Mr. + Newbery about Fyshe's voting + with [?] on Sir Francis Burdett's motion)--a very pleasant + day--wrote to Miss Nooth--came home at night--Dr. Valpy brought a Mr. + Burgess, a great Grecian, to dine at the Newberys--he was an odd man--not at all pleasant.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Sunday 25th +

                                                                                                Wrote to Eliza Webb--dressed my + flowers--walked with Granny & the + Pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 26th +

                                                                                                At home--went into Reading with Drum--called on Mrs. Anthony + Valpy & Mrs. + Newbery--came back to dinner--packed up my things to go to London tomorrow--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson & Mrs. A. Valpy.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 27th +

                                                                                                At home--went to London with Drum in Mr. Eastaff's gig & with + Farmer Smith's mare--drove by Wokingham, where we breakfasted--then by + Egham through Windsor Park (a + most beautiful drive), & drank tea at Richmond with the James's--got to + Great Queen Street about 10 o'clock--the hottest day I + ever remember.

                                                                                                + -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 28th -

                                                                                                In Town--went with the Newberys to the Insurance - Office--then with Drum - to the Exhibition (not good)--Star - Office--Sun Office--Chronicle - Office--[?]--Haydon's - Pictures, famous--British Gallery, - capital--dined at home with the Newberys & Miss Danny in - Great Queen Street--very hot day--Young - Tanner came in the evening--pleasant morning.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Thursday 29th -

                                                                                                In Town--drove with Drum to call on the Perrys, - Haydon & the - Moncks--saw the Regent's - Park--went in the evening with the Newberys to see Miss Kelly at the - English Opera House--wrote to dear Granny & Mr. - Haydon.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - - June 1820. & July This is positioned in the middle of the - previous entry in a page turn. - -
                                                                                                - Friday 30th -

                                                                                                In London--went with Drum to stay at the - James's--he went on home--walked with - Miss James, Miss Emily & Miss - Newman to Lord Dysart's--a very pleasant - day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - - +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 28th +

                                                                                                In Town--went with the Newberys to the Insurance + Office--then with Drum to + the Exhibition (not good)--Star + Office--Sun Office--Chronicle + Office--[?]--Haydon's Pictures, + famous--British Gallery, + capital--dined at home with the Newberys & Miss Danny in Great + Queen Street--very hot day--Young Tanner came + in the evening--pleasant morning.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Thursday 29th +

                                                                                                In Town--drove with Drum to call on the Perrys, + Haydon & the + Moncks--saw the Regent's Park--went in + the evening with the Newberys to see + Miss Kelly at the English Opera + House--wrote to dear Granny + & Mr. Haydon.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + + June 1820. & July This is positioned in the middle of the + previous entry in a page turn. + +
                                                                                                + Friday 30th +

                                                                                                In London--went with Drum to stay at the + James's--he went on home--walked with + Miss James, Miss Emily & Miss Newman to Lord + Dysart's--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 1st +
                                                                                                + + Saturday 1st + +

                                                                                                At Richmond--went to see Pope's + Place--nothing left of his but the + grotto--& walked round Strawberry + Hill--went by water--in the evening walked in the meadows to hear + music on the water--delightful day--wrote to dear Granny & heard from Mr. + Haydon.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                At Richmond--went to see - Pope's Place--nothing left of his but the - grotto--& walked round Strawberry - Hill--went by water--in the evening walked in the meadows to - hear music on the water--delightful day--wrote to dear Granny & heard from Mr. Haydon.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Sunday 2nd + +

                                                                                                At Richmond--Mr. + Haydon came & spent the day with us--read Mrs. Hofland's Tales & + Chalmers's new sermons--happy day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + Monday 3rd +

                                                                                                At Richmond--went by water to see + Hampton Court--delightful place--enchanting + Cartoons--beautiful portrait of Titian by himself--returned at 6 to dinner, & heard + from my own dear home--charming + day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 4th + +

                                                                                                At Richmond--went by water to + Kew--called on Mrs. + Nooth & went over the palace--most lovely little place with fine + books & pictures--left my dear friends there, & went home to Wokingham on the top of the Coach--dear + Granny & Drum met me there & brought me letters from Sir William Elford, Eliza Webb, Mrs. Jolliffe + & Miss James--coming home at night after a most delightful + week.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Sunday 2nd - -

                                                                                                At Richmond--Mr. - Haydon came & spent the day with us--read Mrs. Hofland's Tales & - Chalmers's new sermons--happy - day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - Monday 3rd -

                                                                                                At Richmond--went by water to see - Hampton Court--delightful place--enchanting - Cartoons--beautiful portrait of Titian by himself--returned at 6 to dinner, & heard - from my own dear home--charming - day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 4th - -

                                                                                                At Richmond--went by water to - Kew--called on Mrs. - Nooth & went over the palace--most - lovely little place with fine books & pictures--left my dear friends there, - & went home to Wokingham on the top of the Coach--dear - Granny & Drum met me there & brought me letters - from Sir William Elford, Eliza Webb, Mrs. - Jolliffe & Miss - James--coming home at - night after a most delightful week.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                + Wednesday 5th +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James--walked with Granny & the Pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 6th +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum, Granny & the Pets--wrote to Sir + W. Elford.

                                                                                                - Wednesday 5th -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James--walked with Granny & the Pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 6th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear - Drum, Granny & the Pets--wrote to Sir W. Elford.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 7th + +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading in the Cart with Drum & Granny--called on the Brookes, + Newberys, Mrs. + Palairet &c.--very pleasant day--came back to dinner--took a + walk with Drum, & read Mrs. Hofland's Tales of the Priory, + which are too dismal but very good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + July 1820 +
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 7th - -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading in the Cart with Drum & Granny--called on the Brookes, - Newberys, Mrs. - Palairet &c.--very pleasant day--came back to dinner--took a - walk with Drum, & read Mrs. Hofland's Tales of the - Priory, which are too dismal but very good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - July 1820 -
                                                                                                - - Saturday 8th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear - Granny--read Mrs. Hofland's Tales of the - Priory--dressed my flowers--my garden - very pretty--wrote to Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 9th -

                                                                                                At home--went with Drum to Mrs. - Dickinson's, met the Parfetts there--came home to dinner--walked with Drum & Granny--wrote - to Mrs. Dickinson & Mrs. Jolliffe.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 10th - -

                                                                                                At home--watered my flowers, which are very beautiful this year in my - little garden--walked with dear Granny - & the Pets (poor Molly was shut up - for wanting a Husband)--wrote to Mrs. - Raggett.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 11th -

                                                                                                At home--did some needlework in my - bower--heard from Mrs. - Dickinson--rode with Drum to - Arborfield to see - Maria--the Lime trees - & the banks of the water delightful.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 12th +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 12th -

                                                                                                At home--worked in the - arbour--dressed my flowers--walked with dear Drum, - Granny & the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 13th -

                                                                                                Went to Reading with dear Drum--called at Mr. - Harris's &c.--came home to dinner--walked in the evening with the dear pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - July 1820 -
                                                                                                - Friday 14th -

                                                                                                At home--Captain & Miss Tuppen - & Mr. & Mrs. - Dickinson called--watered my flowers, which are very - beautiful--walked with Granny.

                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 15th -

                                                                                                At home--sate in my dear - arbour & worked (my garden is so beautiful with - flowers)--dressed my flowers--walked with Granny & the Pets in Woodcock - Lane & saw a most brilliant glow-worm high in the bank opposite to Mr. Body's--the first I have seen this year.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 16th -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James--sate in my - Arbour--read the London - Magazine--famous--walked with Drum, Granny & the - pets--saw the glow-worm.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--worked in the + arbour--dressed my flowers--walked with dear Drum, Granny & the + pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 13th +

                                                                                                Went to Reading with dear Drum--called at Mr. + Harris's &c.--came home to dinner--walked in the evening with the dear pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + July 1820 +
                                                                                                + Friday 14th +

                                                                                                At home--Captain & Miss Tuppen & Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson + called--watered my flowers, which are very beautiful--walked with Granny.

                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 15th +

                                                                                                At home--sate in my dear + arbour & worked (my garden is so beautiful with + flowers)--dressed my flowers--walked with Granny & the Pets in Woodcock + Lane & saw a most brilliant glow-worm high in the bank opposite to Mr. Body's--the first I have seen this year.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 16th +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James--sate in my + Arbour--read the London + Magazine--famous--walked with Drum, Granny & the + pets--saw the glow-worm.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 17th -

                                                                                                At home--worked at my - stomacher--walked with Drum & the - pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 18th -

                                                                                                At home--worked all day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 19th -

                                                                                                At home--worked--heard from - Miss James--read Hazlitt's Lectures on the age of - Elizabeth--Mr. Body called - & brought us some fruit--walked with Granny & the Pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 20th -

                                                                                                At home--Miss - Webb & Miss Wheeler - came to spend the morning--Molly & - nasty little Trim ran away & was married to - Aleen's great ugly dog--read Hazlitt's Age of - Elizabeth--famous.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 17th +

                                                                                                At home--worked at my + stomacher--walked with Drum & the + pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 18th +

                                                                                                At home--worked all day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 19th +

                                                                                                At home--worked--heard from Miss James--read Hazlitt's Lectures on the age of Elizabeth--Mr. Body called & brought us some fruit--walked with Granny & the Pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 20th +

                                                                                                At home--Miss + Webb & Miss Wheeler + came to spend the morning--Molly & nasty + little Trim ran away & was married to + Aleen's great ugly dog--read Hazlitt's Age of Elizabeth--famous.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Friday 21st -

                                                                                                At home--did a great deal of - work--heard from Mrs. Dickinson with - a proof, & from Mrs. A. Valpy--read the New Monthly Magazine--two excellent articles - by Mr. Talfourd--walked with - Drum & Granny.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 22nd -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson - & Miss Emily James--did a great - deal of work--Mr. Dickinson - called--walked with Granny & the - Pets--Mosy very amiable.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 23rd -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss - Webb, Miss Eliza Webb - & Miss James--heard from - Miss Webb & Eliza--dressed my flowers--walked - with dear Drum & the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - July 1820 -
                                                                                                - Monday 24th -

                                                                                                At home--did a great deal of - work--walked with Granny & the - Pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 25th -

                                                                                                At home--finished the work for my - gown--poor Luce made up my white bonnet - again--walked with Drum & the - pets--found four glow-worms, three of them in my - old lane, Kibes Lane--heard from Mr. Dickinson with a proof & wrote - him an answer.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 26th -

                                                                                                At home--dined at Mr. - Newbery's & met the Westbrooks & - Mrs. & Miss ComynComyn is given in the typescript, but the manuscript could - read Comyse or something else?--came home at night.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Thursday 27th -

                                                                                                At home--read the 2nd Volume of - the Sketch Book--good--heard from Mr. - Haydon--walked with Drum - & the Pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 28th -

                                                                                                At home--worked at my new - gown--drank tea at Mr. Richard - Body's--a pleasant evening--saw two glow-worms as we came home--read the Sketch Book.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 29th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss Brooke--wrote to Miss Nooth--dressed my flowers--worked--walked with Drum--Mr. May came with the indemnity to - Mr. Newbery for Mama & me to sign in consequence of the infamous conduct of - Dr. Harness.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 30th -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Dickinson drank tea here--walked - with Drum.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 31st -

                                                                                                At home--worked all day--the new - maid came--shan't like anybody after poor Lucy--walked with Drum - & Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Friday 21st +

                                                                                                At home--did a great deal of + work--heard from Mrs. Dickinson with a + proof, & from Mrs. A. Valpy--read the New Monthly Magazine--two excellent articles by + Mr. Talfourd--walked with Drum & Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 22nd +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson + & Miss Emily James--did a great deal + of work--Mr. Dickinson + called--walked with Granny & the + Pets--Mosy very amiable.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 23rd +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss Webb, Miss Eliza Webb & Miss James--heard from Miss Webb & Eliza--dressed my flowers--walked with dear Drum & the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + July 1820 +
                                                                                                + Monday 24th +

                                                                                                At home--did a great deal of + work--walked with Granny & the + Pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 25th +

                                                                                                At home--finished the work for my + gown--poor Luce made up my white bonnet + again--walked with Drum & the + pets--found four glow-worms, three of them in my old + lane, Kibes Lane--heard from Mr. Dickinson with a proof & wrote him + an answer.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 26th +

                                                                                                At home--dined at Mr. + Newbery's & met the Westbrooks & + Mrs. & Miss ComynComyn is given in the typescript, but the manuscript could read + Comyse or something else?--came home at night.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Thursday 27th +

                                                                                                At home--read the 2nd Volume of the + Sketch Book--good--heard from Mr. + Haydon--walked with Drum + & the Pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 28th +

                                                                                                At home--worked at my new gown--drank + tea at Mr. Richard Body's--a pleasant + evening--saw two glow-worms as we came home--read the Sketch + Book.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 29th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss Brooke--wrote to Miss Nooth--dressed my flowers--worked--walked with Drum--Mr. May came with the indemnity to Mr. Newbery for Mama & me to sign in consequence of the infamous conduct of Dr. Harness.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 30th +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Dickinson drank tea here--walked with + Drum.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 31st +

                                                                                                At home--worked all day--the new maid + came--shan't like anybody after poor Lucy--walked with Drum & + Granny.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 1st August -

                                                                                                Worked at my gown--wrote to Mr. - Haydon--walked with Granny.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 2nd -

                                                                                                Worked at my gown--read the London - Magazine--walked with Drum.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 3rd -

                                                                                                Mrs. Dickinson called--worked at my - gown with poor Lucy--walked with - Drum.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 4th -

                                                                                                Went to Reading with Drum--called at Mrs. Valpy's &c.--pleasant morning--came home to dinner--Mr. Dickinson drank tea here.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - - August 1820 -
                                                                                                - Saturday 6th -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Sherwood called--did a great deal of - work--walked with Granny.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 7th -

                                                                                                At home--read Warbeck of Wolfstein--very good--walked - with Drum--last day of Lucy's being here, poor thing!

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 8th -

                                                                                                At home--poor dear Lucy was married from our house at Shinfield - Church to Mr. Hill--the - wedding party Mr. & Mrs. - Hill, Mr. Goddard who gave her away, & - Charles Sweetser her brother all dined at our house, & then went off to drink - tea at her Mother's, - & so home at night to - Silchester--God bless her, poor - dear thing! She lived with us twelve years--a most faithful, affectionate - creature as ever lived upon earth--we were all very fond of her, especially - Drum & I--the Moncks called--walked with Drum & Granny.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 9th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--wrote to Miss James--went to dine at Coley to keep little - Bligh's birthday--the Sherwoods came - in the evening--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 10th -

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mr. Haydon & Mrs. - Rowden--worked at my black gown for the poor Duchess of - York's death--poor dear Molly was spayed--she never said a word, poor love--walked with - Drum.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 10th -

                                                                                                (I have been in a mistake all through this page as to date)Mitford was indeed incorrect about most of the dates on this page from - Saturday August 5 through Wednesday August 10. Consulting a perpetual - calendar, we see that the numbers of Mitford's dates for this week were - ahead by one. Finished my gown tail--wrote to Mrs. Rowden--Mr. Dickinson called--walked with Drum & the pets--poor Molly very bad.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - August 1820 -
                                                                                                - Friday 11th -

                                                                                                Dressed my flowers--helped finish my gown--walked with Drum & the pets--poor little Molly very bad but very loving to me, dear - little angel--God bless her!

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 12th -

                                                                                                At home--did a great deal of - work--dear Molly better--Lucy called--did not see her--out walking with - Granny.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 13th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Mr. Dickinson & Mr. Haydon--the Dickinsons - called--Molly better--walked with - Drum & the pets.

                                                                                                -

                                                                                                Saw ten glow-worms in the ditch between - Captain King's & Will - Howell's--glow-worms very plentiful - this year, especially in that place.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 14th -

                                                                                                At home--worked at my gown - trimming--walked with dear Drum.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 15th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--dear Drum went to Town--got a Cast of Napolean & an Angola tippet from Miss James, dear Soul, through the Valpys, but did not get a letter she sent me at the - same time--hope it is not lost--wrote to Miss - Valpy--Captain Valpy - called--worked at my gown--walked with dear Granny--saw the brightest glow-worm I ever saw in my life in Mr. - Body's lane--as bright as a star.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 16th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum & Mr. - Haydon--worked a great deal--walked to Bertram House--looked very pretty--a great - many firtops fallen.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 17th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--worked at my gown trimming--Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson - called, wanted me to go home with them--did not go.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - August 1820 -
                                                                                                - Friday 18th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham to meet dear Drum--called at the Newells - & Westbrooks--had a famous dinner at Wokingham, capital Venison pasty--saw - Mr. Fyshe Palmer--came home with - Drum in the evening--wrote to - Miss James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 19th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James, Miss - Nooth, Miss Brooke & - Mrs. Jolliffe--wrote to Miss James--did a great deal of work & walked with Granny.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 20th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--Captain - Tuppen called--wrote to Captain - Tuppen, Miss James, - Miss Emily James, Miss Nooth & Mr. - Haydon--went walking with Drum.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 21st -

                                                                                                At home--rained all day--could not - stir--did a great deal of work & read Dr. Drake's - Winter Nights--good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 22nd -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William--wrote to Miss Brooke--poor dear Luce sent me some flowers--walked with Drum.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 23rd -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--called on the Valpys (both), Mrs. Anstruther, - Mrs. Tuppen, Mrs. Marsh, - &c--dined at Mrs. Newbery's--came home in the evening--Mrs. Dickinson & Miss Eliza Webb called whilst I was out--wrote - to Mrs. Dickinson with a proof, & - Mrs. Jolliffe.

                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 24th -

                                                                                                Went coursing to Mortimer Westend, where poor dear - Lucy joined us--Moses killed two hares - & a rabbit--a delightful day--came home to dinner--Harry & Mrs. Marsh - called--wrote to Sir William Elford - & Eliza Webb--read the - Festival of Flora--very pretty.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - August--1820 Three Mile Cross - -
                                                                                                - Friday 25th -

                                                                                                Waited at home for Lady Madelina--Mr. Body called--Lady - Mad. did not--had a note from Mr. MacFarlane - with his Poem of the Wanderer--finished the work for my new - gowns.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 26th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--went into Reading to call on Lady Madelina Palmer--found her very - agreeable--saw a great many people--came home with the Rigbys--wrote to - Mrs. Rigby & Mrs. - Dickinson.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Sunday 27th -

                                                                                                Mrs. Dickinson called--Lucy & Mr. - Hill dined here--poor little Anne, our Cook, went away--wrote to Mr. - MacFarlane.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 28th -

                                                                                                At home--Captain Tuppen & Mr. - Wilson called--walked about with Granny, chatted with Richard - Body.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 29th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear - Drum & dear Granny & the pets to Arborfield - Mill over the tumbling bay--ducked Molly--a charming walk--saw Mrs. - & Miss Brooke returning from Southampton, & Richard Body--read Mrs. Graham's Residence in the - Mountains east of Rome--not good--wrote to Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 30th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss Nooth--worked at my frill--walked with dear - Granny--wrote to Miss Nooth.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 31st -

                                                                                                At home--went coursing with dear - Drum to Mortimer Common--Moses killed 4 hares & a rabbit--capital sport--delightful day--Mr. Dickinson & Captain Tuppen called whilst I was - out--finished my letter to Miss Nooth.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 1st August +

                                                                                                Worked at my gown--wrote to Mr. Haydon--walked + with Granny.

                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday Sept. 1st -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr.Haydon--worked at my frill--walked with - Drum & Granny--wrote to Mr. - Haydon.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sept. 1820--Three Miles Cross -
                                                                                                - Saturday 2nd - -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with dear Drum & Molly--called on Mrs. A. Valpy, Dr. Valpy, Mrs. - Monck, the Brookes & Mrs. - Newberry--spent a very pleasant morning--came home to dinner.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 3rd -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Dickinson came to fetch me to - Farley Hill--I dined there with - Mr. & Mrs. Allingham, & came home at night--Peter - Hunt came, poor fellow--talked of shooting himself.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 4th -

                                                                                                At home--went coursing to - Silchester--found nothing, but had - a delightful day among that fine scenery--drove round - Tadley--went to see the old - wells--dined & drank tea with Lucy--nearly upset on our way home by that restive beast - Farmer Smith's mare.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 5th -

                                                                                                At home--Elizabeth went away--heard from - Miss James--read Domestic - Scenes--good--walked with Drum & Granny.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 6th -

                                                                                                At home--worked at my - flounce--read Sintram & his companions--very fine--wrote to - Mrs. Hofland & Miss Emily James.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 7th -

                                                                                                At home--worked at my - flounce--heard from Miss Eliza Webb - & wrote to Miss James--walked with - Granny & Drum & the pets--a great eclipse of the - sun--very fine.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 8th -

                                                                                                At home--went coursing to - Mortimer Common--very bad - luck--all the hares ran away--read the London Magazine--famous!--wrote to Mr. - Johnson and Eliza +

                                                                                                + Wednesday 2nd +

                                                                                                Worked at my gown--read the London + Magazine--walked with Drum.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 3rd +

                                                                                                Mrs. Dickinson called--worked at my gown + with poor Lucy--walked with Drum.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 4th +

                                                                                                Went to Reading with Drum--called at Mrs. + Valpy's &c.--pleasant morning--came home to dinner--Mr. Dickinson drank tea here.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + + August 1820 +
                                                                                                + Saturday 6th +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Sherwood called--did a great deal of work--walked with + Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 7th +

                                                                                                At home--read Warbeck of Wolfstein--very good--walked + with Drum--last day of Lucy's being here, poor thing!

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 8th +

                                                                                                At home--poor dear Lucy was married from our house at Shinfield + Church to Mr. Hill--the + wedding party Mr. & Mrs. + Hill, Mr. Goddard who gave her away, & + Charles Sweetser her brother all dined at our house, & then went off to drink tea + at her Mother's, & so home at + night to Silchester--God bless her, poor + dear thing! She lived with us twelve years--a most faithful, affectionate creature + as ever lived upon earth--we were all very fond of her, especially Drum & I--the Moncks called--walked with Drum & Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 9th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--wrote to Miss James--went to dine at Coley to keep little Bligh's birthday--the + Sherwoods came in the evening--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 10th +

                                                                                                At home--Heard from Mr. Haydon & Mrs. + Rowden--worked at my black gown for the poor Duchess of + York's death--poor dear Molly + was spayed--she never said a word, poor love--walked with Drum.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 10th +

                                                                                                (I have been in a mistake all through this page as to date)Mitford was indeed incorrect about most of the dates on this page from + Saturday August 5 through Wednesday August 10. Consulting a perpetual calendar, + we see that the numbers of Mitford's dates for this week were ahead by + one. Finished my gown tail--wrote to Mrs. + Rowden--Mr. Dickinson + called--walked with Drum & the + pets--poor Molly very bad.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + August 1820 +
                                                                                                + Friday 11th +

                                                                                                Dressed my flowers--helped finish my gown--walked with Drum & the pets--poor little Molly very bad but very loving to me, dear little + angel--God bless her!

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 12th +

                                                                                                At home--did a great deal of + work--dear Molly better--Lucy called--did not see her--out walking with + Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 13th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Mr. Dickinson & Mr. Haydon--the Dickinsons called--Molly better--walked with Drum & the pets.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Saw ten glow-worms in the ditch between + Captain King's & Will + Howell's--glow-worms very plentiful + this year, especially in that place.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 14th +

                                                                                                At home--worked at my gown + trimming--walked with dear Drum.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 15th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--dear Drum went to Town--got a + Cast of Napolean & an Angola tippet from Miss + James, dear Soul, through the Valpys, but did not get a letter she sent me at the same time--hope + it is not lost--wrote to Miss + Valpy--Captain Valpy + called--worked at my gown--walked with dear Granny--saw the brightest glow-worm I + ever saw in my life in Mr. Body's + lane--as bright as a star.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 16th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Drum & Mr. + Haydon--worked a great deal--walked to Bertram House--looked very pretty--a great + many firtops fallen.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 17th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum--worked at my gown trimming--Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson + called, wanted me to go home with them--did not go.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + August 1820 +
                                                                                                + Friday 18th +

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham to meet dear Drum--called at the Newells + & Westbrooks--had a famous dinner at Wokingham, capital Venison pasty--saw + Mr. Fyshe Palmer--came home with + Drum in the evening--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 19th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James, Miss + Nooth, Miss Brooke & + Mrs. Jolliffe--wrote to Miss + James--did a great deal of work & walked with Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 20th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--Captain + Tuppen called--wrote to Captain + Tuppen, Miss James, Miss Emily James, Miss + Nooth & Mr. Haydon--went + walking with Drum.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 21st +

                                                                                                At home--rained all day--could not + stir--did a great deal of work & read Dr. Drake's + Winter Nights--good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 22nd +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William--wrote to Miss Brooke--poor dear Luce sent me some flowers--walked with Drum.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 23rd +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--called on the Valpys (both), Mrs. Anstruther, Mrs. + Tuppen, Mrs. Marsh, &c--dined at + Mrs. Newbery's--came home in the evening--Mrs. + Dickinson & Miss Eliza + Webb called whilst I was out--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson with a proof, & + Mrs. Jolliffe.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 24th +

                                                                                                Went coursing to Mortimer Westend, where poor dear + Lucy joined us--Moses killed two hares + & a rabbit--a delightful day--came home to dinner--Harry & Mrs. Marsh called--wrote to + Sir William Elford & Eliza Webb--read the Festival of + Flora--very pretty.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + August--1820 Three Mile Cross + +
                                                                                                + Friday 25th +

                                                                                                Waited at home for Lady Madelina--Mr. + Body called--Lady Mad. did + not--had a note from Mr. MacFarlane with his Poem of + the Wanderer--finished the work for my new gowns.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 26th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--went into Reading to call on Lady Madelina Palmer--found her very agreeable--saw a great many + people--came home with the + Rigbys--wrote to Mrs. Rigby & + Mrs. Dickinson.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Sunday 27th +

                                                                                                Mrs. Dickinson called--Lucy & Mr. + Hill dined here--poor little Anne, our Cook, went away--wrote to Mr. + MacFarlane.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 28th +

                                                                                                At home--Captain Tuppen & Mr. Wilson called--walked + about with Granny, chatted with Richard Body.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 29th +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum & dear Granny & the pets to Arborfield Mill + over the tumbling bay--ducked Molly--a + charming walk--saw Mrs. & Miss Brooke + returning from Southampton, & + Richard Body--read Mrs. Graham's Residence in the Mountains + east of Rome--not good--wrote to Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 9th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb, began the - Abbot, very good--saw Hathaway transplant my - flowers into pots.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 10th -

                                                                                                At home--went to St. - Mary's Church with Drum - & Granny--called at the - Brookes--dined at Coley--pleasant day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 30th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss Nooth--worked at my frill--walked with dear + Granny--wrote to Miss Nooth.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 31st +

                                                                                                At home--went coursing with dear + Drum to Mortimer Common--Moses + killed 4 hares & a rabbit--capital sport--delightful day--Mr. Dickinson & Captain + Tuppen called whilst I was out--finished my letter to Miss Nooth.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday Sept. 1st +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr.Haydon--worked at my frill--walked with Drum & Granny--wrote to Mr. Haydon.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                Sept. 1820--Three Miles Cross -
                                                                                                - Monday 11th -

                                                                                                At home--read the Abbot--wrote to Miss - Brooke--walked with Drum - & the Pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 12th -

                                                                                                At home--worked at dear Granny's flounce--walked with Drum--read the Abbot--Mr. Dickinson - called.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 13th -

                                                                                                At home--worked at dear Granny's flounce--heard from Mr. Johnson--wrote to Mr. Johnson & Sir William Elford--walked with dear Granny & the Pets--had Molly washed.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 14th -

                                                                                                At home--went with Drum to Wokingham--dined there--a pleasant day--came back at night. - Heard from Mr. Haydon--wrote to Mr. Haydon--read Sir - Francis Darrell--good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 15th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Johnson & Miss Brooke--wrote to Miss - Nooth--sent off George and - Sally for telling lies of dear Granny.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 16th -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Johnson--walked with the pets--worked at - Lucy's frill--Molly eat four green gages.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 17th -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Green & Mr. - Dickinson called--walked with dear Drum & the pets--read Sir - Francis Darrell--good.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 18th -

                                                                                                At home--worked at my - flounce--read Sir Francis Darrell--very - good--walked with dear Drum & the - pets--Maria came home.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 19th -

                                                                                                At home--worked at my - flounce--Mrs. Dickinson & - Miss Broughton called--walked - with Drum & the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 20th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham--met Mr. - Vidal & Mr. Morris--dined there & - came home in the evening.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 21st -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson--went to the - Fair--lunched at Miss - Brooke's--dined at Dr. - Valpy's--met the Matthews's, - [S]almons, &c.--a pleasant - day--talked a good deal to young Procter, a clever boy in - the school--came home at - night--very wet day.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 2nd + +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with dear Drum & Molly--called on Mrs. A. Valpy, Dr. Valpy, Mrs. Monck, the Brookes & Mrs. Newberry--spent a very pleasant morning--came home to dinner.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 3rd +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Dickinson came to fetch me to Farley Hill--I dined there with Mr. & Mrs. Allingham, & came home at night--Peter Hunt came, poor fellow--talked of shooting himself.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 4th +

                                                                                                At home--went coursing to Silchester--found nothing, but had a delightful day among that fine scenery--drove round Tadley--went to see the old wells--dined & drank tea with Lucy--nearly upset on our way home by that restive beast Farmer Smith's mare.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 5th +

                                                                                                At home--Elizabeth went away--heard from Miss James--read Domestic Scenes--good--walked with Drum & Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 6th +

                                                                                                At home--worked at my flounce--read Sintram & his companions--very fine--wrote to Mrs. Hofland & Miss Emily James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 7th +

                                                                                                At home--worked at my flounce--heard from Miss Eliza Webb & wrote to Miss James--walked with Granny & Drum & the pets--a great eclipse of the sun--very fine.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 8th +

                                                                                                At home--went coursing to Mortimer Common--very bad luck--all the hares ran away--read the London Magazine--famous!--wrote to Mr. Johnson and Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 9th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb, began the Abbot, very good--saw Hathaway transplant my flowers into pots.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 10th +

                                                                                                At home--went to St. Mary's Church with Drum & Granny--called at the Brookes--dined at Coley--pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                Sept. 1820--Three Miles Cross -
                                                                                                - Friday 22nd -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--wrote to Miss Brooke & Eliza - Webb--worked at my flounce--walked with Drum & the pets--read - Madamemoiselle de Tournon [?].

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 23rd -

                                                                                                At home--worked at my flounce in - my Arbour--read Mademoiselle de Tournon - [?], pretty enough but dismal--walked with Drum.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Sunday 24th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James & Sir W. Elford--wrote to Mr. - Johnson, & began a letter to Miss - James--walked with Drum - & the pets.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Monday 25th -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Dickinson called--walked with dear - Granny--finished my letter to - Miss James--read Beaumont - & Fletcher.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - -
                                                                                                - Tuesday 26th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Eliza Webb & Miss Valpy--Mrs. - Dickinson called--went with her to call on Mrs. Philip Crowther at Whitley - Cottage--she was too ill to see me--but saw her husband, a - pleasant man. Walked with Granny--worked - at my flounce.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Wednesday 27th -

                                                                                                At home--finished my flounce & - trimming--Mr. Body called--heard - from Eliza Webb--wrote to Eliza Webb & Mr. - Haydon--Mr. Haydon's dogs - Daphne & - Wasp came from Town to board at Wail [?].

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Thursday 28th -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Greene called--went with dear Drum to Reading--bought my stuff gown--came home to dinner--bought some other little - things for myself & dear Granny--God - bless my own dear generous boy.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Friday 29th -

                                                                                                At home--walked out with dear - Granny--the Moncks & Mrs. Dickinson called--dressed my flowers.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                -
                                                                                                - Saturday 30th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon, Miss - Webb & Miss - Valpy--wrote to Sir William - Elford--walked to our old - Place--read Keat's Poems, very fine--sate out of - doors all the morning.

                                                                                                -
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 11th +

                                                                                                At home--read the Abbot--wrote to Miss Brooke--walked with Drum & the Pets.

                                                                                                - +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 12th +

                                                                                                At home--worked at dear Granny's flounce--walked with Drum--read the Abbot--Mr. Dickinson called.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 13th +

                                                                                                At home--worked at dear Granny's flounce--heard from Mr. Johnson--wrote to Mr. Johnson & Sir William Elford--walked with dear Granny & the Pets--had Molly washed.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 14th +

                                                                                                At home--went with Drum to Wokingham--dined there--a pleasant day--came back at night. Heard from Mr. Haydon--wrote to Mr. Haydon--read Sir Francis Darrell--good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 15th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Johnson & Miss Brooke--wrote to Miss Nooth--sent off George and Sally for telling lies of dear Granny.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 16th +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mr. Johnson--walked with the pets--worked at Lucy's frill--Molly eat four green gages.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 17th +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Green & Mr. Dickinson called--walked with dear Drum & the pets--read Sir Francis Darrell--good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 18th +

                                                                                                At home--worked at my flounce--read Sir Francis Darrell--very good--walked with dear Drum & the pets--Maria came home.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 19th +

                                                                                                At home--worked at my flounce--Mrs. Dickinson & Miss Broughton called--walked with Drum & the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 20th +

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham--met Mr. Vidal & Mr. Morris--dined there & came home in the evening.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 21st +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson--went to the Fair--lunched at Miss Brooke's--dined at Dr. Valpy's--met the Matthews's, [S]almons, &c.--a pleasant day--talked a good deal to young Procter, a clever boy in the school--came home at night--very wet day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sept. 1820--Three Miles Cross +
                                                                                                + Friday 22nd +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon--wrote to Miss Brooke & Eliza Webb--worked at my flounce--walked with Drum & the pets--read Madamemoiselle de Tournon [?].

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 23rd +

                                                                                                At home--worked at my flounce in my Arbour--read Mademoiselle de Tournon [?], pretty enough but dismal--walked with Drum.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 24th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James & Sir W. Elford--wrote to Mr. Johnson, & began a letter to Miss James--walked with Drum & the pets.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 25th +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Dickinson called--walked with dear Granny--finished my letter to Miss James--read Beaumont & Fletcher.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 26th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Eliza Webb & Miss Valpy--Mrs. Dickinson called--went with her to call on Mrs. Philip Crowther at Whitley Cottage--she was too ill to see me--but saw her husband, a pleasant man. Walked with Granny--worked at my flounce.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 27th +

                                                                                                At home--finished my flounce & trimming--Mr. Body called--heard from Eliza Webb--wrote to Eliza Webb & Mr. Haydon--Mr. Haydon's dogs Daphne & Wasp came from Town to board at Wail [?].

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 28th +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Greene called--went with dear Drum to Reading--bought my stuff gown--came home to dinner--bought some other little things for myself & dear Granny--God bless my own dear generous boy.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 29th +

                                                                                                At home--walked out with dear Granny--the Moncks & Mrs. Dickinson called--dressed my flowers.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saturday 30th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon, Miss Webb & Miss Valpy--wrote to Sir William Elford--walked to our old Place--read Keat's Poems, very fine--sate out of doors all the morning.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                October 1820 -- Three Mile Cross
                                                                                                Sunday October 1st -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--wrote to Mr. Haydon--had a charming walk with Drum & Granny & the Pets.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--wrote to Mr. Haydon--had a charming walk with Drum & Granny & the Pets.

                                                                                                Monday October 2nd -

                                                                                                At home--went coursing with dear - Drum & the pets to Mortimer Common--very beautiful - day--enjoyed the scenery very much, but had no sport.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--went coursing with dear Drum & the pets to Mortimer Common--very beautiful day--enjoyed the scenery very much, but had no sport.

                                                                                                Tuesday October 3rd -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with Drum & Granny--heard - from Miss James & Miss - Newman--called at Coley--at Mrs. Brooke's, - Mrs. Newbery's & the Valpy's--came home - to dinner--a pleasant morning.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with Drum & Granny--heard from Miss James & Miss Newman--called at Coley--at Mrs. Brooke's, Mrs. Newbery's & the Valpy's--came home to dinner--a pleasant morning.

                                                                                                Wednesday 4th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--made dear Granny a turban--walked with dear Granny.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--made dear Granny a turban--walked with dear Granny.

                                                                                                Thursday 5th -

                                                                                                At home--went to dine with - Mrs. Dickinson--met Mr. - Bonviese [?], Mr. Howley, Miss Broughton & young St. - John--a very disagreeable day--saw a fine glow-worm as we came home at night.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--went to dine with Mrs. Dickinson--met Mr. Bonviese [?], Mr. Howley, Miss Broughton & young St. John--a very disagreeable day--saw a fine glow-worm as we came home at night.

                                                                                                Friday 6th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Coley to write & dine--heard from - Mrs. Hofland & Miss James--wrote to Miss Brooke--came home at night after a pleasant day.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--went to Coley to write & dine--heard from Mrs. Hofland & Miss James--wrote to Miss Brooke--came home at night after a pleasant day.

                                                                                                Saturday 7th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss Nooth--wrote to Mrs. Hofland, Miss James - & Miss Newman--Mr. Philip - Crowther called, & Mr. & Mrs. - Dickinson--walked with dear Granny & my Molly, - & took dear Mr. Haydon's dogs--read - Advice to Julia, a so so Poem.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss Nooth--wrote to Mrs. Hofland, Miss James & Miss Newman--Mr. Philip Crowther called, & Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson--walked with dear Granny & my Molly, & took dear Mr. Haydon's dogs--read Advice to Julia, a so so Poem.

                                                                                                Sunday 8th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham-dined there--came back at - night--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham-dined there--came back at night--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                Monday 9th -

                                                                                                At home--dear Granny & Drum went to Winchester--I staid at home--walked with the pets--wrote to Miss Nooth.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--dear Granny & Drum went to Winchester--I staid at home--walked with the pets--wrote to Miss Nooth.

                                                                                                October 1820 Three Mile Cross
                                                                                                Tuesday 10th -

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny at Winchester--heard from Drum & Mr. Haydon--wrote - to Drum & Mr. Haydon--walked with the Pets.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny at Winchester--heard from Drum & Mr. Haydon--wrote to Drum & Mr. Haydon--walked with the Pets.

                                                                                                Wednesday 11th -

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny still at Winchester--had a presant of pears - from Mr. Dickinson--wrote to - Mrs. Dickinson--heard from - Miss Emily James & Miss Brooke--the Dickinsons - called--wrote to Miss Emily James, - Miss Brooke & Granny--read the Edinburgh Review.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--Drum & Granny still at Winchester--had a presant of pears from Mr. Dickinson--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson--heard from Miss Emily James & Miss Brooke--the Dickinsons called--wrote to Miss Emily James, Miss Brooke & Granny--read the Edinburgh Review.

                                                                                                Thursday 12th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Granny & Mrs. Jolliffe--wrote to dear - Granny--dear Drum came home--read the Quarterly - Review.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Drum & Granny & Mrs. Jolliffe--wrote to dear Granny--dear Drum came home--read the Quarterly Review.

                                                                                                Friday 13th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear - Drum & all the pets--saw a hornet's nest--Dr. - Valpy & Mr. Jolliffe called--wrote to - dear Granny.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum & all the pets--saw a hornet's nest--Dr. Valpy & Mr. Jolliffe called--wrote to dear Granny.

                                                                                                Saturday 14th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--went with Miss Brooke to Coley--dined at Mrs. Newbery's--came - home after tea & found - dear, dear Luce who had come to see - us--God bless her, dear love.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--went with Miss Brooke to Coley--dined at Mrs. Newbery's--came home after tea & found dear, dear Luce who had come to see us--God bless her, dear love.

                                                                                                Sunday 15th -

                                                                                                At home--Luce breakfasted & dined with us--went away - in the Evening--took a walk with Drum--wrote to Mrs. - Monck.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--Luce breakfasted & dined with us--went away in the Evening--took a walk with Drum--wrote to Mrs. Monck.

                                                                                                Monday 16th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Granny--wrote to dear Granny & Miss James - & Mrs. Dickinson & - Mrs. Jolliffe--walked with Molly, & read the Simple Story

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from dear Granny--wrote to dear Granny & Miss James & Mrs. Dickinson & Mrs. Jolliffe--walked with Molly, & read the Simple Story

                                                                                                Tuesday 17th -

                                                                                                At home--dear Granny still at Winchester--Drum at the Quarter Sessions--heard from - Mrs. Dickinson--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--dear Granny still at Winchester--Drum at the Quarter Sessions--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson.

                                                                                                October 1820--Three Mile Cross
                                                                                                Wednesday 18th -

                                                                                                At home--dear Granny still at Winchester--Drum at the Quarter Sessions--read the - Old Manor House--heard from Granny.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--dear Granny still at Winchester--Drum at the Quarter Sessions--read the Old Manor House--heard from Granny.

                                                                                                Thursday 19th -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum went to Hook to - meet John Woodburn & I hope dear Granny--Captain Montagu - called--The Dickinsons took me to Dr. Valpy's dance--met Mr. - Talfourn--danced & talked with him--he was very delightful--a - most pleasant evening.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum went to Hook to meet John Woodburn & I hope dear Granny--Captain Montagu called--The Dickinsons took me to Dr. Valpy's dance--met Mr. Talfourn--danced & talked with him--he was very delightful--a most pleasant evening.

                                                                                                Friday 20th -

                                                                                                Heard from dear Granny & Mr. Hazlitt--dear Granny & Drum came - home from Winchester--so happy to see them! Wrote - to Mr. Haydon & sent a brace of pheasants.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Heard from dear Granny & Mr. Hazlitt--dear Granny & Drum came home from Winchester--so happy to see them! Wrote to Mr. Haydon & sent a brace of pheasants.

                                                                                                Saturday 21st -

                                                                                                At home--dear Granny fell down & hurt her hand--heard from - Mrs. Raggett--wrote to Mrs. - Raggett--Mrs. Dickinson - called with the baby.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--dear Granny fell down & hurt her hand--heard from Mrs. Raggett--wrote to Mrs. Raggett--Mrs. Dickinson called with the baby.

                                                                                                Sunday 22nd -

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum & the pets--read Hazlitt's Age of Elizabeth - again, & made some extracts from it--famous.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum & the pets--read Hazlitt's Age of Elizabeth again, & made some extracts from it--famous.

                                                                                                Monday 23rd -

                                                                                                At home--worked at Miss James's collar & frill--walked with - dear Granny--read the - Missionary--very romantic.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--worked at Miss James's collar & frill--walked with dear Granny--read the Missionary--very romantic.

                                                                                                Tuesday 24th -

                                                                                                At home--confined with a very bad - cold--expected Mrs. Raggett, who did not come--wrote to - Miss Brooke--finished Miss James's butterfly collar--read - Waverley.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--confined with a very bad cold--expected Mrs. Raggett, who did not come--wrote to Miss Brooke--finished Miss James's butterfly collar--read Waverley.

                                                                                                Wednesday 25th -

                                                                                                At home--my cold better--expected - Mrs. Raggett, who did not come--heard from Mr. Haydon--worked at Miss James's collar & frill.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--my cold better--expected Mrs. Raggett, who did not come--heard from Mr. Haydon--worked at Miss James's collar & frill.

                                                                                                Thursday 26th -

                                                                                                At home--my cold almost - well--expected Mrs. Raggett, who did not come--trimmed my - black bonnet--worked at Miss James's - collar.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--my cold almost well--expected Mrs. Raggett, who did not come--trimmed my black bonnet--worked at Miss James's collar.

                                                                                                October & November 1820--Three Mile Cross
                                                                                                Friday 27th -

                                                                                                At home--finished Miss James's frill & collar--my cold got - pretty well.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--finished Miss James's frill & collar--my cold got pretty well.

                                                                                                Saturday 28th -

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. - Raggett came--took me into Reading & to Coley, returned to dine with us, & took me to sleep with - her & Miss Hollis at Farley Hill--Mrs. - Dickinson went out to Mr. Stephenson's - before we came, & did not return till we were in bed, with which - Mrs. R. was sorely affronted.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Raggett came--took me into Reading & to Coley, returned to dine with us, & took me to sleep with her & Miss Hollis at Farley Hill--Mrs. Dickinson went out to Mr. Stephenson's before we came, & did not return till we were in bed, with which Mrs. R. was sorely affronted.

                                                                                                Sunday 29th -

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--saw Miss - Emily Stevenson & Lady Cecil Percy--was - asked to go to their house in the evening--did not go--wrote to Granny--heard from Granny, Miss Brooke - & Miss James--read <persName ref="#Milton">Milton</persName>'s - Sonnets & the last number of the New Monthly Mag:--good--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--saw Miss Emily Stevenson & Lady Cecil Percy--was asked to go to their house in the evening--did not go--wrote to Granny--heard from Granny, Miss Brooke & Miss James--read <persName ref="#Milton">Milton</persName>'s Sonnets & the last number of the New Monthly Mag:--good--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                Monday 30th -

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--Mr. & - Mrs. Shaw Lefevre called--Mrs. S.L. very - uncivil to me--Mr. & Mrs. - Monck & Mr. & Mrs. Rigby came to - dinner--a pleasant day--the Moncks - brought me home at night.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At Farley Hill--Mr. & Mrs. Shaw Lefevre called--Mrs. S.L. very uncivil to me--Mr. & Mrs. Monck & Mr. & Mrs. Rigby came to dinner--a pleasant day--the Moncks brought me home at night.

                                                                                                Tuesday 31st -

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum & the pets--read Mrs. Opie's Tales of the - Heart--middling.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with Drum & the pets--read Mrs. Opie's Tales of the Heart--middling.

                                                                                                Wednesday Nov. 1st -

                                                                                                Wrote to Miss James with her frill & - letters--walked with deart Granny.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Wrote to Miss James with her frill & letters--walked with deart Granny.

                                                                                                Thursday 2nd -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson - took me by appointment to dine at Mrs. - Monck's--met the R.Valpys, H. - Symonds's, [?]ckers & Monsieur - Simon--came home at - night--a very pleasant day--sent away my frill & collars to dear Miss James.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. & Mrs. Dickinson took me by appointment to dine at Mrs. Monck's--met the R.Valpys, H. Symonds's, [?]ckers & Monsieur Simon--came home at night--a very pleasant day--sent away my frill & collars to dear Miss James.

                                                                                                Three Mile/November 1820/Cross
                                                                                                Friday 3rd -

                                                                                                At home--walked with Granny & Mary to - Mrs. Davies's--read the Reviews.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with Granny & Mary to Mrs. Davies's--read the Reviews.

                                                                                                Saturday 4th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear - Granny & the pets--read the - Vampyre, very stupid--wrote to Mr. - Haydon.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read the Vampyre, very stupid--wrote to Mr. Haydon.

                                                                                                Sunday 5th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear - Drum & the pets--read the - Monthly Review.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum & the pets--read the Monthly Review.

                                                                                                Monday 6th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--called at the - Brookes, Valpys - &c.--saw a great many people--came home to dinner--ordered new boots & shoes.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading--called at the Brookes, Valpys &c.--saw a great many people--came home to dinner--ordered new boots & shoes.

                                                                                                Tuesday 7th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear - Granny--Mr. Body called--read the London - Magazine--Caplital--Tentamen, good--Essays by a - Gentleman who has left his logings--so so.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny--Mr. Body called--read the London Magazine--Caplital--Tentamen, good--Essays by a Gentleman who has left his logings--so so.

                                                                                                Wednesday 8th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear - Granny--heard from dear Miss James--wrote to Mary Webb--worked at the additional - breadth for Miss James's frill.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny--heard from dear Miss James--wrote to Mary Webb--worked at the additional breadth for Miss James's frill.

                                                                                                Thursday 9th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read the New Monthly Magazine (Talfourd's Articles)--finished Miss James's frill.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read the New Monthly Magazine (Talfourd's Articles)--finished Miss James's frill.

                                                                                                Friday 10th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon & Eliza - Webb--went coursing with Drum to Aldermaston & - Tadley--sent a hare to Mr. Talfourd--wrote to Eliza Webb, Mrs. Hayward & Miss - James.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Haydon & Eliza Webb--went coursing with Drum to Aldermaston & Tadley--sent a hare to Mr. Talfourd--wrote to Eliza Webb, Mrs. Hayward & Miss James.

                                                                                                Saturday 11th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear - Granny & the pets--read Talfourd's beautiful articles in the New Monthly--very fine indeed--wrote to - Sir William Elford.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read Talfourd's beautiful articles in the New Monthly--very fine indeed--wrote to Sir William Elford.

                                                                                                Sunday 12th -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--walked with dear Drum & the Pets to Farmer Davies's--read - [?]ellingford--a tolerable novel.Although - the journal entry is not clear on the first capital letter, it could be a - P and the second letter appears to be a lower-case e. - Possibly Mitford is reading Sarah Green’s Percival - Ellingford: or the Reformist. A Novel. In Two Volumes. By Mrs. - Green, Author of Good Men of Modern Date, Deception, Festival of St. - Jago, &c., first published 1810 with a second edition in - 1816.. Check to see if this is mentioned in her letters?

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Eliza Webb--walked with dear Drum & the Pets to Farmer Davies's--read [?]ellingford--a tolerable novel.Although the journal entry is not clear on the first capital letter, it could be a P and the second letter appears to be a lower-case e. Possibly Mitford is reading Sarah Green’s Percival Ellingford: or the Reformist. A Novel. In Two Volumes. By Mrs. Green, Author of Good Men of Modern Date, Deception, Festival of St. Jago, &c., first published 1810 with a second edition in 1816.. Check to see if this is mentioned in her letters?

                                                                                                Three November 1820 Mile Cross
                                                                                                Monday 13th -

                                                                                                At home--began working Mama's frill--Drum went out coursing & took little Molly, who caught a pheasant by the tail & was lifted off the ground by it. She kept - hold, but the feathers came out of its tail & it escaped.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--began working Mama's frill--Drum went out coursing & took little Molly, who caught a pheasant by the tail & was lifted off the ground by it. She kept hold, but the feathers came out of its tail & it escaped.

                                                                                                Tuesday 14th -

                                                                                                At home--worked at dear Granny's frill--walked up the - Avenue with dear Molly--finished & sent off my letter to Sir Willy [sic]--read the Fool of - Quality--an old thing.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--worked at dear Granny's frill--walked up the Avenue with dear Molly--finished & sent off my letter to Sir Willy [sic]--read the Fool of Quality--an old thing.

                                                                                                Wednesday 15th -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum's birthday--worked at dear Granny's frill--went walking with dear Granny --read the Fool of - Quality--dined all three very happily together--God send us many happy - returns, especially dear Drum & - Granny, God bless them--Mr. Dickinson called--did not see - him.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum's birthday--worked at dear Granny's frill--went walking with dear Granny --read the Fool of Quality--dined all three very happily together--God send us many happy returns, especially dear Drum & Granny, God bless them--Mr. Dickinson called--did not see him.

                                                                                                Thursday 16th -

                                                                                                At home--read the Fool of - Quality--walked with Moll - & Granny--Mr. Body called.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--read the Fool of Quality--walked with Moll & Granny--Mr. Body called.

                                                                                                Friday 17th -

                                                                                                Mr. Body called--in the Evening - Three Mile Cross was - illuminated in honour of the Queen (a sad [?] ), as - Reading had been the night - before--we were very gay, so were Body, Lowten & - Wheatley--the Cross looked very pretty--the Bodys called - in the evening--all was quiet.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Mr. Body called--in the Evening Three Mile Cross was illuminated in honour of the Queen (a sad [?] ), as Reading had been the night before--we were very gay, so were Body, Lowten & Wheatley--the Cross looked very pretty--the Bodys called in the evening--all was quiet.

                                                                                                + Three / November 1820 / Mile Cross
                                                                                                Saturday 18th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--called at Mrs. Brooke's, Mrs. - Monck's, Mr. Green's, - &c.--dined at Mrs. Newbery's & met John - Bulley--came home at - night--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--called at Mrs. Brooke's, Mrs. Monck's, Mr. Green's, &c.--dined at Mrs. Newbery's & met John Bulley--came home at night--a very pleasant day.

                                                                                                Sunday 19th -

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham with Molly & dear Drum--met Miss Wheeler--a very - pleasant day--came home at night--the Dickinsons & Mr. Philip Crowther - called.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--went to Wokingham with Molly & dear Drum--met Miss Wheeler--a very pleasant day--came home at night--the Dickinsons & Mr. Philip Crowther called.

                                                                                                Monday 20th -

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson called--walked out--read Mrs. Rowden's Methodietical - Mythology & Biography.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson called--walked out--read Mrs. Rowden's Methodietical Mythology & Biography.

                                                                                                Tuesday 21st -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss Webb & Mrs. Rigby (about a nursery maid)--walked - with dear Granny & Molly--worked at dear Granny's frill--heard from Elisa - Webb--read Fleury's Memoire de Napoleon.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss Webb & Mrs. Rigby (about a nursery maid)--walked with dear Granny & Molly--worked at dear Granny's frill--heard from Eliza Webb--read Fleury's Memoire de Napoleon.

                                                                                                Wednesday 22nd -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--wrote to Elisa Webb--finished dear Granny's - frill--began knitting a dog's collar.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--wrote to Eliza Webb--finished dear Granny's frill--began knitting a dog's collar.

                                                                                                Thursday 23rd -

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James--knotted Mrs. Newbery's shirt--finished Maria's - collar--walked with dear Drum & the Pets--Drum dined at Brown's last - evening

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Miss James--knotted Mrs. Newbery's shirt--finished Maria's collar--walked with dear Drum & the Pets--Drum dined at Brown's last evening

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                Friday 24th -

                                                                                                At home--began Granny's manchettes--read Beaumont & Fletcher.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--began Granny's manchettes--read Beaumont & Fletcher.

                                                                                                Saturday 25th -

                                                                                                At home--worked at dear Granny's manchettes--walked with dear Granny--heard - from Eliza Webb--read Beaumont & Fletcher.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--worked at dear Granny's manchettes--walked with dear Granny--heard from Eliza Webb--read Beaumont & Fletcher.

                                                                                                Sunday 26th -

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson called--Walked with dear Drum--wrote to poor Mr. - Jolliffe--read Blackwood's magazine.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--Mrs. Dickinson called--Walked with dear Drum--wrote to poor Mr. Jolliffe--read Blackwood's magazine.

                                                                                                + Three Mile Cross--November & December 1820
                                                                                                Monday 27th -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum went to Ilsley--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read - Turner's Tour in Normandy--worked at dear Granny's manchettes, & wrote to - Sir William.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum went to Ilsley--walked with dear Granny & the pets--read Turner's Tour in Normandy--worked at dear Granny's manchettes, & wrote to Sir William.

                                                                                                Tuesday 28th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny & the Pets--finished dear Granny's double - manchettes--read Turner's Tour through Normandy, pretty good--finished my - letter to Sir W. Elford.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny & the Pets--finished dear Granny's double manchettes--read Turner's Tour through Normandy, pretty good--finished my letter to Sir W. Elford.

                                                                                                Wednesday 29th -

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum came back from Ilsley, where Marmy ran capitally but lost - the Cup.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum came back from Ilsley, where Marmy ran capitally but lost the Cup.

                                                                                                Thursday 30th -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny & Molly--read Horatia Perry's Marriage to - a Mr. Crawford in the Bengal Service.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny & Molly--read Horatia Perry's Marriage to a Mr. Crawford in the Bengal Service.

                                                                                                Friday Dec. 1st -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny & Molly--wrote to Miss Bentley.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny & Molly--wrote to Miss Bentley.

                                                                                                Saturday Dec. 2nd -

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny & Molly--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny & Molly--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                                Sunday 3rd -

                                                                                                At home--read the Reviews and the London Magazine--Capital--walked with dear - Drum & the Pets--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--read the Reviews and the London Magazine--Capital--walked with dear Drum & the Pets--wrote to Miss James.

                                                                                                Monday 4th -

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Crowther called--packed up my things to go to London--read Letters - intended for the Post not for the press--middling.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Crowther called--packed up my things to go to London--read Letters intended for the Post not for the press--middling.

                                                                                                Tuesday 5th -

                                                                                                Went with dear Drum to London(Mr. Newbery's, 33 Great Queen Street, which we - ahd all to ourselves)--heard from Miss Nooth--saw Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Went with dear Drum to London(Mr. Newbery's, 33 Great Queen Street, which we had all to ourselves)--heard from Miss Nooth--saw Eliza Webb.

                                                                                                Wednesday 6th -

                                                                                                In London--went to the Insurance office at Black friar's bridge--wrote to dear - Granny & Mrs. Newbery--went to the Play--Convent Garden--Wallace & the - Warlock, both by young Walker--liked MacCready's acting very much.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                In London--went to the Insurance office at Black friar's bridge--wrote to dear Granny & Mrs. Newbery--went to the Play--Convent Garden--Wallace & the Warlock, both by young Walker--liked MacCready's acting very much.

                                                                                                + Three / December 1820--Mile Cross
                                                                                                Thursday 7th -

                                                                                                In London--Talfourd breakfested with us & was very agreeable--walked to the - Perry's & to Haydon's, where I saw his beautiful new picture & a very - sweet young woman copying it--wrote to Granny--went to the play--Drury - Lane--saw Julius Caesar & the Spoilt Child--liked Booth very well.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                In London--Talfourd breakfested with us & was very agreeable--walked to the Perry's & to Haydon's, where I saw his beautiful new picture & a very sweet young woman copying it--wrote to Granny--went to the play--Drury Lane--saw Julius Caesar & the Spoilt Child--liked Booth very well.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                Friday 8th -

                                                                                                In London--heard from Granny--wrote to granny, Mary Webb & Mrs. - Rowden--Marquis Chabannes called--went to Drury Lane--saw Wild Oats (famous, - especially Miss Kelly, Knight, Elliston & Munden), & Giovanni in - London.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                In London--heard from Granny--wrote to granny, Mary Webb & Mrs. Rowden--Marquis Chabannes called--went to Drury Lane--saw Wild Oats (famous, especially Miss Kelly, Knight, Elliston & Munden), & Giovanni in London.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                Saturday 9th -

                                                                                                In London--wrote to Granny & Mrs. Newbery--(Miss Bently has called - yesterday)--Bought dear Granny a Cloak--called on Mr. Wright & Miss - Morrell--dined at Mr. Perry's, met the Gillies, Bells & Mr. [?]--a very - pleasant evening.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                In London--wrote to Granny & Mrs. Newbery--(Miss Bently has called yesterday)--Bought dear Granny a Cloak--called on Mr. Wright & Miss Morrell--dined at Mr. Perry's, met the Gillies, Bells & Mr. [?]--a very pleasant evening.

                                                                                                Sunday 10th -

                                                                                                Came hame--found dear Granny & the pets well--had a charming letter from - Haydon.

                                                                                                +

                                                                                                Came home--found dear Granny & the pets well--had a charming letter from Haydon.

                                                                                                - -

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William Elford--went to Reading with Drum--called on - the Newberys & Brookes--had a long conversation with Mr. Milman--don't like - him--came home to dinner with Drum--wrote to Sir W. Elford.

                                                                                                + Monday 11th +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny--Miss Clark called--read the History of New York--a clever piece of fun.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 12th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Sir William Elford--went to Reading with Drum--called on the Newberys & Brookes--had a long conversation with Mr. Milman--don't like him--came home to dinner with Drum--wrote to Sir W. Elford.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 13th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Dickinson--wrote to Mrs. Dickinson & Miss Booth--walked with Drum--read Blackwood's Magazine.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 14th +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mr. Dickinson--Dr. Bailey called--walked with dear Granny & Daphne--wrote to Mr. Haydon & Mr. Dickinson.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 15th +

                                                                                                At home--we all went to Reading--heard from Miss James & Mrs. Jolliffe--called on the Brookes, Greenes & Anstruthers--dined at Mr. Newbery's & signed the Annuity deeds--came home at night--met Mr. Plowden & Mrs. Newton, who was very pleasant--wrote to Mrs. Jolliffe.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Three Dec. 1820 Mile Cross +
                                                                                                + Saterday 16th +

                                                                                                At home--my birthday--heard from Mrs. Dickinson, Eliza Webb & Mrs. Blackall Symonds--wrote to Mr. Symonds--wrote to Mr. Dickinson, Mrs. B. Symonds, Miss Brooke & Miss James.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 17th +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. Dickinson called--went to dine at Wokingham--came back at night--very pleasant day.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 18th +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mrs. Rowden--walked with dear Granny & Moll--read Fraser's account of the Himala Mountains--tol lol.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 19th +

                                                                                                At home--went to Reading with dear Drum--called at the Brooke's, Symonds's, Newbery's &c.--came home to dinner--a pleasant morning--wrote to Mary Webb.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 20th +

                                                                                                At home--from Mrs. Rowden--dear Drum went into Hampshire--walked out with dear Molly--the Dickinsons called--began Fiesco--God grant I may make money of it.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 21st +

                                                                                                At home--wrote to Mrs. Rowden--heard from Mr. Haydon--walked with Granny--wrote at Fiesco.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 22nd +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Miss James--walked with Molly--went on with Fiesco--Drumstill out.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Saterday 23rd +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny--worked at Fiesco--dear Drum still away.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 24th +

                                                                                                At home--dear Drum came home loaded with good things from Overton--walked with Molly--read Myself & my Friend--good.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Monday 25th +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Drum--Met Mr. Dickinson--worked at Fiesco.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Tuesday 26th +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny--sent off my letter to Mrs. Rowden--worked at Fiesco.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Wednesday 27th +

                                                                                                At home--Mr. & Mrs. Richard Body called--walked with Drum & the Pets--Mrs. Dickinson called in her way to Mr. Simonds's Ball--worked at Fiesco.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Thursday 28th +

                                                                                                At home--walked with dear Granny & the Pets--worked at Fiesco.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Friday 29th +

                                                                                                At home--Walked with dear Granny--wrote to Eliza Webb & Miss Brooke--dear Luce came to see us, dined & slept, & brought a beautiful bottle of elder wine, dear lamb--heard from Miss Brooke & wrote her another note.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + January 1821 Three Mile Cross--December 1820 +
                                                                                                + Saterday 30th +

                                                                                                At home--dear Luce breakfasted & went away--Mr. Dickinson called--we called on Mr. & Mrs. Richard Body--worked at Fiesco.

                                                                                                +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                + Sunday 31st +

                                                                                                At home--heard from Mrs. Rowden with her little books--read the Quarterly--walked with Drum & the pets--worked at Fiesco.

                                                                                                @@ -7546,6 +7051,71 @@ Publisher: London : [publisher not identified], 1786. +
                                                                                                + + + + + + Peddicord + Amber + M. + Research Assistant + + + Green Scholar University of + Pittsburgh-Greensburg + + + Amber Peddicord has sorted image files and encoded different editions of + Mitford's letter manuscripts and the published versions of those letters. She + is assisting the editing team in completing and checking the encoding of + Mitford’s correspondence in 1822. She is currently working toward B.A.'s in + English Literature and Communication at the University of + Pittsburgh-Greensburg, as well as a Digital Studies Certificate. She graduates in spring 2021. + + + + + Ricks + Savannah + R. + Research Assistant + + + + + + + Cameron + Tyler + EA. + Research Assistant + + + + + + + Akam + Tyler + S. + Research Assistant + + + + + +
                                                                                                +
                                                                                                @@ -7825,7 +7395,7 @@ Publisher: London : [publisher not identified], 1786. Prolific and renowned Spanish writer of the Baroque period, active from 1580 into the 17th century. Important playwright whose works were - translated and adapted for English theater from 1660. + translated and adapted for English theater from 1660. @@ -8675,8 +8245,7 @@ Publisher: London : [publisher not identified], 1786. Brooke Frances - Novelist and playwright. Not related to the Brooke family who - were nonliterary local friends of MRM. + Novelist and playwright. Not related to the Brooke family who were nonliterary local friends of MRM. @@ -8796,11 +8365,7 @@ Publisher: London : [publisher not identified], 1786. Porteous John - Captain of the city guard of Edinburgh, attacked and killed - by a lynch mob for ordering guards should fire into an unruly crowd during a - public execution. Associated with the Porteous riots, and written about by - Sir Walter Scott in The Heart of - Midlothian. + Captain of the city guard of Edinburgh, attacked and killed by a lynch mob for ordering guards should fire into an unruly crowd during a public execution. Associated with the Porteous riots, and written about by Sir Walter Scott in The Heart of Midlothian. @@ -8941,8 +8506,7 @@ Publisher: London : [publisher not identified], 1786. Laird of Boghall - Mentioned in criminal trials volume with Porteous. + Mentioned in criminal trials volume with Porteous. @@ -8964,8 +8528,7 @@ Publisher: London : [publisher not identified], 1786. Anne Plumptre - Sister of Annabella - Plumptre. The sisters translated German writings. + Sister of Annabella Plumptre. The sisters translated German writings. @@ -8976,8 +8539,7 @@ Publisher: London : [publisher not identified], 1786. Annabella Plumptre - Sister of Anne - Plumptre. The sisters translated German writings. + Sister of Anne Plumptre. The sisters translated German writings. @@ -9788,9 +9350,10 @@ Publisher: London : [publisher not identified], 1786. Edinburgh Constable and co. 1818 - Mitford records that she don't like it much--too - dismal.In Journal Saturday 27 MARCH 1819. + Mitford records that she don't like it + much--too dismal.In Journal + Saturday 27 MARCH + 1819. @@ -10107,6 +9670,16 @@ Publisher: London, 1820. sad methodistical stuff --> + + + Manuscript sermons + + Unpublished manuscript sermons by Mitford's grandfather. Mitford + owns a copy, which she loans to Charles + Knyvett. + +