RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1854. CUL-DAR242[.18]. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua, corrections by John van Wyhe 3.2019. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with the permission of Richard Darwin Keynes. See the introduction to Emma Darwin's diaries here. All of the diaries are also available in a single file here, which has the latest corrections.
Introduction by Christine Chua:
The Darwins enjoyed a busy social life in 1854, having guests every other week with some staying up to a week. There was dancing, music, dining out, and they must have also read a great deal as Mrs Darwin listed many fun and interesting books for the children. Her own choice of books was quite admirable. She noted the opening of the Great Exhibition on 10 June.
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[Printed Title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1854
Guizots life of Cromwell
DIAMOND
Youth &c of Helen Tyrell
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[Printed January 1854 excised]
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Em. J.
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X
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X
E & L. [illeg]
ball
X
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X
13 – 16 – 6
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[Printed June 1854]
Miss Th went
[Printed July 1854]
7th week
Jane Gibbs 6£
9th week
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[Printed August 1854]
10
11
12
13
14 Maria 7
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15 Ch. iron & rhub
16
17
18
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[Printed October 1854]
19 G & Etty in bed
G & g. Steel wine
G. quite well
20
[Printed November 1854]
Back G
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[Printed December 1854]
G. left off back
[Printed page] List of Bankers
1 – 15 12 2 [2] 7
140 [divided by] 12 [=] 12 –
January 1854
Leith Hill came 31st
Sunday, 1 January 1854
Monday, 2 January 1854
Cumberland T. came from Hartfield
Tuesday, 3 January 1854
Swelled face
Wednesday, 4 January 1854
Thursday, 5 January 1854
Xmas Tree
Friday, 6 January 1854
Mrs Fry's party
Saturday, 7 January 1854
Snow & Erny went
January 1854
Sunday, 8 January 1854
Monday, 9 January 1854
All the party went
Etty with Joyce & W. to Cumberland T.
Tuesday, 10 January 1854
Wednesday, 11 January 1854
Thursday, 12 January 1854
Friday, 13 January 1854
Saturday, 14 January 1854
January 1854
[15 January - 21 January 1854 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 22 January 1854
Monday, 23 January 1854
Hope's fever
Tuesday, 24 January 1854
Wednesday, 25 January 1854
Thursday, 26 January 1854
Friday, 27 January 1854
Saturday, 28 January 1854
January – February 1854
Sunday, 29 January 1854
Monday, 30 January 1854
Tuesday, 31 January 1854
Wednesday, 1 February 1854
dined at High Elms
[2 February – 8 February 1854 not microfilmed]
Thursday, 9 February 1854
3rd lesson
Friday, 10 February 1854
Saturday, 11 February 1854
February 1854
Sunday, 12 February 1854
Monday, 13 February 1854
Tuesday, 14 February 1854
Miss Martin
Wednesday, 15 February 1854
Thursday, 16 February 1854
Friday, 17 February 1854
W. went to school
Saturday, 18 February 1854
Mrs Norman dinner
Ld overstone K. Bruce
February 1854
Sunday, 19 February 1854
Monday, 20 February 1854
Tuesday, 21 February 1854
Wednesday, 22 February 1854
Thursday, 23 February 1854
C. Etty Lenny & I went to London.
E. 4 teeth out
Friday, 24 February 1854
Called on Ellen T.
Daguerre.
Saturday, 25 February 1854
came home
March 1854
[26 February – 4 March 1854 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 5 March 1854
Monday, 6 March 1854
Tuesday, 7 March 1854
Wednesday, 8 March 1854
Cath came from Hastings
G & F. went to Hartfield
Thursday, 9 March 1854
Friday, 10 March 1854
Saturday, 11 March 1854
March 1854
Sunday, 12 March 1854
Franky ill.
Monday, 13 March 1854
C. & I went to Hartfield
Tuesday, 14 March 1854
Wednesday, 15 March 1854
Thursday, 16 March 1854
Friday, 17 March 1854
C. went home.
Saturday, 18 March 1854
March 1854
Sunday, 19 March 1854
Monday, 20 March 1854
Came home with G. & Franky
Tuesday, 21 March 1854
Wednesday, 22 March 1854
Thursday, 23 March 1854
Friday, 24 March 1854
Saturday, 25 March 1854
March – April 1854
Sunday, 26 March 1854
Monday, 27 March 1854
Tuesday, 28 March 1854
Wednesday, 29 March 1854
went to London Etty & Lizzy
Thursday, 30 March 1854
dined at 17 Al. Smith
Friday, 31 March 1854
headache
Saturday, 1 April 1854
came home
April 1854
[2 April – 8 April 1854 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 9 April 1854
Monday, 10 April 1854
Snow came
Tuesday, 11 April 1854
Wednesday, 12 April 1854
F & Ellen Tollet
At Fanny
Thursday, 13 April 1854
Snow went to Hartfield
Friday, 14 April 1854
Saturday, 15 April 1854
Eras came
April 1854
Sunday, 16 April 1854
Lip bad no L.
Monday, 17 April 1854
Lip bad no L
Tuesday, 18 April 1854
very bad.
Ellen went
Wednesday, 19 April 1854
Thursday, 20 April 1854
Friday, 21 April 1854
all the party went
lovely weather for a week.
Saturday, 22 April 1854
better
April – May 1854
[23 April – 29 April 1854 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 30 April 1854
Monday, 1 May 1854
In hand £7 - 10
came to London
boots & shoes £1 - 2
cab 2 – 6
Robinson 10 – 6
Tuesday, 2 May 1854
Wednesday, 3 May 1854
came home
Thursday, 4 May 1854
Friday, 5 May 1854
Saturday, 6 May 1854
Susan Mary H & Jessie
Wm Fox came
May 1854
Sunday, 7 May 1854
Monday, 8 May 1854
went
rain came
Tuesday, 9 May 1854
Wednesday, 10 May 1854
[Pame]
Thursday, 11 May 1854
Friday, 12 May 1854
went to Westerham
home by Knockholt
Saturday, 13 May 1854
dined at the Lubbocks
May 1854
Sunday, 14 May 1854
Monday, 15 May 1854
Tuesday, 16 May 1854
went to the dancing & Bromley
Wednesday, 17 May 1854
Ch went to London [line crossed out]
Thursday, 18 May 1854
Friday, 19 May 1854
Saturday, 20 May 1854
went to Hartfield
May 1854
Sunday, 21 May 1854
Monday, 22 May 1854
came home from Hartfield
Tuesday, 23 May 1854
went to dancing
Wednesday, 24 May 1854
Ch went to London
Thursday, 25 May 1854
Friday, 26 May 1854
Saturday, 27 May 1854
went to town with Etty to Mr Robinson
May 1854
Sunday, 28 May 1854
Monday, 29 May 1854
Tuesday, 30 May 1854
Wednesday, 31 May 1854
came to L H. P. tickets 13/6 fly 13/
June 1854
Thursday, 1 June 1854
bad headache
Friday, 2 June 1854
rain all day. Miss Thorley went
Saturday, 3 June 1854
Cold N E wind
June 1854
Sunday, 4 June 1854
Ditto bright
Monday, 5 June 1854
Ditto
came home
Tuesday, 6 June 1854
horridly cold
Wednesday, 7 June 1854
Thursday, 8 June 1854
Leith Hill Etty & Cath came
Friday, 9 June 1854
Susan came
Saturday, 10 June 1854
Opening Crystal Pal
June 1854
Sunday, 11 June 1854
Monday, 12 June 1854
Henry Parker & [Cryst.] Harrisons [line crossed out]
Tuesday, 13 June 1854
Wednesday, 14 June 1854
L. H. P. went
Thursday, 15 June 1854
Robt Parker came
Friday, 16 June 1854
Saturday, 17 June 1854
June 1854
Sunday, 18 June 1854
Monday, 19 June 1854
Henry Parker
Harrisons
Tuesday, 20 June 1854
Wednesday, 21 June 1854
Cath & Henry P. went to Devonshire
Thursday, 22 June 1854
Friday, 23 June 1854
Saturday, 24 June 1854
June 1854
Sunday, 25 June 1854
Monday, 26 June 1854
Tuesday, 27 June 1854
Wednesday, 28 June 1854
dined at Kelsey
Col & Mrs Yorke
Mr & Mrs Jo. Y.
June – July 1854
Thursday, 29 June 1854
Friday, 30 June 1854
Saturday, 1 July 1854
Cumberland T. & Farrers came
July 1854
Sunday, 2 July 1854
Monday, 3 July 1854
Tuesday, 4 July 1854
Farrers went
Wednesday, 5 July 1854
Thursday, 6 July 1854
Friday, 7 July 1854
Ras came with F & Hens.
Saturday, 8 July 1854
July 1854
7th wk
Sunday, 9 July 1854
Monday, 10 July 1854
Tuesday, 11 July 1854
death of Emma B.
Wednesday, 12 July 1854
I very bad
Thursday, 13 July 1854
Cumberland T went to L. H. P.
Ch & I to Hartfield
Friday, 14 July 1854
Saturday, 15 July 1854
came home
July 1854
8th
Sunday, 16 July 1854
Monday, 17 July 1854
Tuesday, 18 July 1854
Wednesday, 19 July 1854
Thursday, 20 July 1854
Friday, 21 July 1854
Saturday, 22 July 1854
very hot
July 1854
9th
Sunday, 23 July 1854
hot
Monday, 24 July 1854
hot
lay out under trees
Tuesday, 25 July 1854
Wednesday, 26 July 1854
Thursday, 27 July 1854
Friday, 28 July 1854
Saturday, 29 July 1854
July - August 1854
10th
Sunday, 30 July 1854
Monday, 31 July 1854
Tuesday, 1 August 1854
Wednesday, 2 August 1854
[3 August – 11 August 1854 excised]
Saturday, 12 August 1854
Willy & Etty to Dover
Mrs Thorley & Sarah
[13 August – 15 August 1854 excised]
Wednesday, 16 August 1854
Thursday, 17 August 1854
12
Friday, 18 August 1854
Sarah Th. went
Saturday, 19 August 1854
August 1854
13th wk
Sunday, 20 August 1854
Monday, 21 August 1854
Tuesday, 22 August 1854
Wednesday, 23 August 1854
Thursday, 24 August 1854
Willy went to Rugby.
Friday, 25 August 1854
Saturday, 26 August 1854
August 1854
Sunday, 27 August 1854
14th
Monday, 28 August 1854
Tuesday, 29 August 1854
Miss Th. Etty & Lizzy to Mrs Kirk
Wednesday, 30 August 1854
August - September 1854
Thursday, 31 August 1854
Friday, 1 September 1854
Saturday, 2 September 1854
September 1854
[3 September – 9 September 1854 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 10 September 1854
Monday, 11 September 1854
G began to be unwell
Tuesday, 12 September 1854
Wednesday, 13 September 1854
Thursday, 14 September 1854
Friday, 15 September 1854
Saturday, 16 September 1854
September 1854
Sunday, 17 September 1854
Monday, 18 September 1854
Tuesday, 19 September 1854
Wednesday, 20 September 1854
Eliz. came from Hartfield
Thursday, 21 September 1854
Friday, 22 September 1854
Chalk iron & rhub to G. did not do good.
Saturday, 23 September 1854
October 1854
[24 September – 30 September 1854 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 1 October 1854
Monday, 2 October 1854
Gi & Etty in bed
Eliz went
Tuesday, 3 October 1854
Wednesday, 4 October 1854
G. pulse very weak in evg.
Thursday, 5 October 1854
Friday, 6 October 1854
Saturday, 7 October 1854
October 1854
Sunday, 8 October 1854
Monday, 9 October 1854
went to Leith Hill with all but Horace
met Langtons & Eliz.
Tuesday, 10 October 1854
G: played all day & bad at night
Williams lunched.
Wednesday, 11 October 1854
Do –
Thursday, 12 October 1854
very languid all day
Friday, 13 October 1854
better
Saturday, 14 October 1854
better
came home
October 1854
Sunday, 15 October 1854
very well
Monday, 16 October 1854
Do
Tuesday, 17 October 1854
Languid
wakeful at night
I went to London to shops
Wednesday, 18 October 1854
Thursday, 19 October 1854
Friday, 20 October 1854
Saturday, 21 October 1854
dined at Holwood
baddish
October 1854
Sunday, 22 October 1854
very bad night after [play] music
Monday, 23 October 1854
Langtons & Eliz went
Ch. & I to London
walked twice
Tuesday, 24 October 1854
well all day
walked 2.
Wednesday, 25 October 1854
well all day
Thursday, 26 October 1854
Lyells Hooker & dinner party
very uncomf in afternoon
good night
Friday, 27 October 1854
good day & night
Saturday, 28 October 1854
Lyells went
Ditto
uncomf afternoon
good night
October - November 1854
Sunday, 29 October 1854
Monday, 30 October 1854
Tuesday, 31 October 1854
Wednesday, 1 November 1854
very uncomf afternoon & bad night
bath
Thursday, 2 November 1854
came to town
Cumberland dined
good night
Friday, 3 November 1854
swords 8d
Lizzy – 2 – 6✓
Lenny – 1 – 0✓
[illeg] 1 – 0✓
cart 1 – 6✓
work 1 – 6✓
bag 5 – 6 ✓
shawl 7 – 6✓
box 2 -6
books 8 – 0✓
[illeg] hat 6
came home
good night
Saturday, 4 November 1854
November 1854
Sunday, 5 November 1854
uncomf ev.
good night
Monday, 6 November 1854
F. F & Amy came
Started up once
Tuesday, 7 November 1854
Started up once
Wednesday, 8 November 1854
Eliz came
Thursday, 9 November 1854
Friday, 10 November 1854
Saturday, 11 November 1854
November 1854
[12 November - 18 November 1854 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 19 November 1854
Monday, 20 November 1854
Tuesday, 21 November 1854
Wednesday, 22 November 1854
1st dancing lesson
Thursday, 23 November 1854
Friday, 24 November 1854
Saturday, 25 November 1854
November 1854
Sunday, 26 November 1854
Monday, 27 November 1854
Tuesday, 28 November 1854
Wednesday, 29 November 1854
November - December 1854
Thursday, 30 November 1854
Friday, 1 December 1854
Saturday, 2 December 1854
Willy came home
children went to Hartfield & Aunt S.
December 1854
[3 December – 9 December 1854 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 10 December 1854
Monday, 11 December 1854
Tuesday, 12 December 1854
Wednesday, 13 December 1854
Lenny came home unwell from At S.
Thursday, 14 December 1854
Friday, 15 December 1854
Franky came home unwell
Saturday, 16 December 1854
December 1854
Sunday, 17 December 1854
Monday, 18 December 1854
Tuesday, 19 December 1854
Wednesday, 20 December 1854
Thursday, 21 December 1854
Friday, 22 December 1854
Franky's fit
Saturday, 23 December 1854
December 1854
Sunday, 24 December 1854
Monday, 25 December 1854
Tuesday, 26 December 1854
Wednesday, 27 December 1854
Thursday, 28 December 1854
Mr Grogan 10 Stockbridge Terrace Regents Park.
Friday, 29 December 1854
Miss Ward 40 Albion St Hyde Park Sq.
Saturday, 30 December 1854
December 1854
Sunday, 31 December 1854
Franky got up
Swan & Edgar 4 -12/8
Shoes 6/6 –
Do 6/6
Cab 6/
Soup & 2/9
Smith's bill 1 – 2 – 0
Emily 1 – 2 – 0
[Printed January 1854]
Duvé 37 Maddox Regent St
Music Rapt. Jan.
Qual. an. 2/
[Pensei Silas] 3/
Nocturne Ravina 2/
[Printed February 1854]
Australian notes
Hewitts.
Lord Carlisles Diary
English prisoners in Russia
English woman in Russia
A month before Sebastopol
[Printed March 1854]
Grace Greenwood's Tour in Europe
[Printed June 1854]
John Crockford
Pub. of Critic will receive . P.O. orders
Twofold slavery of N.A Marshall Hall
Joan of Arc Ld Mahon
Mc Doner Abbot
[Printed July, August 1854 excised]
[Printed September 1854]
Theodolph of Iceland
The Birth day –
New nursery songs
Little folks books No 7
Mrs Follen 1/
Funny Rhymes No 1
Nursery Heroines No 3
Books [crossed out] Heroes No 2
5 Tales from Arab.
6 Aladdin & Sinbad.
Books for young reading
amusing tales Mrs Myrtle
[Printed October 1854]
Mudie
Hide & Seek
Rhemie Miller
B. Tulip
Clara Morrison
Matzi Shipwrecks
Sunny memories
Vivea
Crewe Rise
Edin Rev
[Printed November 1854]
Merino wool Brodie 7/
Shadows of the clouds
Kate Vernon
Pride of life
Christoph Schmidt
Rose de Tannebourg
Les Petits Coutes
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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