RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1868. CUL-DAR242[.32]. Transcribed by Christine Chua, edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua, corrections by John van Wyhe 4.2019. RN2

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:

Down House was busy during 1868 with many visitors, including Mr and Mrs Alfred Russel Wallace in September. Darwin seemed to be in relatively good health. Like the year before, he suffered a few headaches but nothing serious was noted.


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[Printed Title] Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1868

Mae m

Mrs K.

Tom Taylor's Esq

Lavender Sweep

Clapham London.

Sorensen Boxes

13 Brook [crossed out] St Duke St

11 st – 3

16 – 6

Lady C Legge Roger

Camille de Rodea

Jules Margotin

January 1868

[1 January – 18 January 1868 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 19 January 1868

Monday, 20 January 1868

Tuesday, 21 January 1868

Wednesday, 22 January 1868

L. Lud. came

Thursday, 23 January 1868

Friday, 24 January 1868

H. E. D. London

Saturday, 25 January 1868

Boys from school.

January 1868

Sunday, 26 January 1868

Monday, 27 January 1868

Tuesday, 28 January 1868

Penny Reading

Wednesday, 29 January 1868

L. Lud. went

January – February 1868

Thursday, 30 January 1868

Friday, 31 January 1868

Saturday, 1 February 1868

February 1868

Sunday, 2 February 1868

Peggy died

Monday, 3 February 1868

called at Holwood & Ravensbourne

Tuesday, 4 February 1868

Called on Mr H Lub

Wednesday, 5 February 1868

Thursday, 6 February 1868

Friday, 7 February 1868

Saturday, 8 February 1868

February 1868

Sunday, 9 February 1868

Monday, 10 February 1868

Tuesday, 11 February 1868

Wednesday, 12 February 1868

Thursday, 13 February 1868

Friday, 14 February 1868

Saturday, 15 February 1868

Eliz came

February 1868

Sunday, 16 February 1868

Monday, 17 February 1868

Tuesday, 18 February 1868

Wednesday, 19 February 1868

Eliz. went

Thursday, 20 February 1868

George went to Cambridge

Friday, 21 February 1868

Came to L.H P.

Saturday, 22 February 1868

marriage

February 1868

Sunday, 23 February 1868

bright day

went to church

Monday, 24 February 1868

went home

Tuesday, 25 February 1868

G. from Cambridge

Wednesday, 26 February 1868

Thursday, 27 February 1868

Friday, 28 February 1868

Saturday, 29 February 1868

Boys from school

March 1868

Sunday, 1 March 1868

Monday, 2 March 1868

Tuesday, 3 March 1868   

Came to Q.A –

Wednesday, 4 March 1868

Went to Garrick

Thursday, 5 March 1868

Friday, 6 March 1868

Called on Mrs Hux

Saturday, 7 March 1868

Mond Pop –

Schubert Octette

March 1868

Sunday, 8 March 1868 

Tollets dined

Monday, 9 March 1868

drove out

Amy Crofton

Tuesday, 10 March 1868

Wednesday, 11 March 1868

Came to No. 4.

Thursday, 12 March 1868

Friday, 13 March 1868

Miss Thorleys dined

Saturday, 14 March 1868

Influenza began

March 1868

Sunday, 15 March 1868 

in bed

Monday, 16 March 1868

Do

Tuesday, 17 March 1868

Do

Wednesday, 18 March 1868

partly up

Thursday, 19 March 1868

down

Friday, 20 March 1868

Saturday, 21 March 1868

Sat concert!!

March 1868

Sunday, 22 March 1868

Hensleigh Allen & Ernest dined.

Monday, 23 March 1868

did Shopping

Tuesday, 24 March 1868

called on Mrs G. Allen

Wednesday, 25 March 1868

called on Mrs Mack

Thursday, 26 March 1868

Friday, 27 March 1868

Saturday, 28 March 1868

Mr Farrer & Lushingtons

March - April 1868

Sunday, 29 March 1868

Called on Mrs W. & Miss Shipley

Monday, 30 March 1868

headache

Tuesday, 31 March 1868

dined at No 1

Miss Cobbe

Wednesday, 1 April 1868

Came home

Thursday, 2 April 1868

Friday, 3 April 1868

girls came home

Saturday, 4 April 1868

Hope G. & F. came

April 1868

[5 April – 11 April 1868 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 12 April 1868

Monday, 13 April 1868

Tuesday, 14 April 1868

Wednesday, 15 April 1868

Thursday, 16 April 1868

At Eliz came

Called at Oakley & Holwood

Friday, 17 April 1868

Normans called

Elinor Do

Miss Thompson

Miss Thorley came

Saturday, 18 April 1868

Huxleys came

April 1868

Sunday, 19 April 1868

rain & wet

Monday, 20 April 1868

Tuesday, 21 April 1868

Wednesday, 22 April 1868

Miss Th. went

Thursday, 23 April 1868

Friday, 24 April 1868

Saturday, 25 April 1868

April 1868

Sunday, 26 April 1868

Monday, 27 April 1868

Tuesday, 28 April 1868

Wednesday, 29 April 1868

Horace went

April – May 1868

Thursday, 30 April 1868

Hor

Friday, 1 May 1868

Saturday, 2 May 1868

fine & hot

May 1868

Sunday, 3 May 1868

Lovely day.

Mr Innes

Carters & Mr Dicey

Monday, 4 May 1868

Huxleys went

girls to Pyt House

Tuesday, 5 May 1868

Bitter cold

Wednesday, 6 May 1868

fine to end of week

Thursday, 7 May 1868

Camilla came

Friday, 8 May 1868

Saturday, 9 May 1868

Girls from Pyt H.

May 1868

Sunday, 10 May 1868

Monday, 11 May 1868

Tuesday, 12 May 1868

Wednesday, 13 May 1868

Thursday, 14 May 1868

Friday, 15 May 1868

Lizzy to London for Plas Mawr

Saturday, 16 May 1868

May 1868

Sunday, 17 May 1868

Monday, 18 May 1868

Tuesday, 19 May 1868

S. E. W. came

Wednesday, 20 May 1868

Camilla went

Thursday, 21 May 1868

Friday, 22 May 1868

Saturday, 23 May 1868

rain all day

Erny & Eva

May 1868

Sunday, 24 May 1868

rain all day

Monday, 25 May 1868

Em. T. came

Tuesday, 26 May 1868

Holwood

Lovely weather

Wednesday, 27 May 1868

Em went

Thursday, 28 May 1868

Friday, 29 May 1868

Hen to Cum. T.

Thunder –

Saturday, 30 May 1868

June 1868

Sunday, 31 May 1868

fine

Monday, 1 June 1868

fine

Tuesday, 2 June 1868

fine

Wednesday, 3 June 1868

fine

Thursday, 4 June 1868

Lizzy & Hen home

rain

Friday, 5 June 1868

fine

Saturday, 6 June 1868

Clem came

June 1868

Sunday, 7 June 1868

Blazing hot

Monday, 8 June 1868

Blazing hot

John D. W.

came

Tuesday, 9 June 1868

Blazing hot

Wednesday, 10 June 1868

Blazing hot

to Knockholt

Thursday, 11 June 1868

drove to Lady C. Legge

Friday, 12 June 1868

Saturday, 13 June 1868

June 1868

Sunday, 14 June 1868

Monday, 15 June 1868

Tuesday, 16 June 1868

Langtons came

Wednesday, 17 June 1868

Thursday, 18 June 1868

Friday, 19 June 1868

Saturday, 20 June 1868

Swettenham

Lenny & Horace

Shower of rain

June 1868

Sunday, 21 June 1868

Lenny went.

Monday, 22 June 1868

Tuesday, 23 June 1868

Wednesday, 24 June 1868

Thursday, 25 June 1868

Friday, 26 June 1868

Saturday, 27 June 1868

Gordon came

June – July 1868

Sunday, 28 June 1868

Monday, 29 June 1868

Wednesday, 30 June 1868

Rowland came

Thursday, 1 July 1868

Alfred came

Thursday, 2 July 1868

F. & G. went also Rowland & Alfred

Friday, 3 July 1868

Saturday, 4 July 1868

July 1868

Sunday, 5 July 1868

Monday, 6 July 1868

Tuesday, 7 July 1868

Wednesday, 8 July 1868

Thursday, 9 July 1868

H. & Jessie came

Friday, 10 July 1868

Saturday, 11 July 1868

F. Hensleigh & the girls came

Thunder storm

July 1868

Sunday, 12 July 1868

Monday, 13 July 1868

Tuesday, 14 July 1868

Wednesday, 15 July 1868

Thursday, 16 July 1868

went to London

very hot

Friday, 17 July 1868

Came to Freshwater

T. Appleton called

Saturday, 18 July 1868

We called on Longfellow

July 1868

Sunday, 19 July 1868

Tennyson called

Monday, 20 July 1868

Cap. Speedy & little Prince

Tuesday, 21 July 1868

Wednesday, 22 July 1868

Thursday, 23 July 1868

Friday, 24 July 1868

F. & Hen came

Saturday, 25 July 1868

July 1868

Sunday, 26 July 1868

Monday, 27 July 1868

Went to Alum Bay.

one horse

Tuesday, 28 July 1868

Lenny came

Wednesday, 29 July 1868

Pony

July – August 1868

Thursday, 30 July 1868

Horace came

Friday, 31 July 1868

drove to Pony – call on [crossed out]

Needles

one horse

Saturday, 1 August 1868

Wm came

walk in valley

Call on Mrs Cotton

one horse

August 1868

Sunday, 2 August 1868

W went to S.

went in evg to Mrs C.

Monday, 3 August 1868

Brook

2 horse

Tuesday, 4 August 1868

White pony

Wednesday, 5 August 1868

Went to Mrs Crozier

Charming place

Thursday, 6 August 1868

Rain

Friday, 7 August 1868

Nice walk –

2 horse

Alum Bay

W. came

Saturday, 8 August 1868

August 1868

Sunday, 9 August 1868

Monday, 10 August 1868

Tennyson at Mrs C.

Tuesday, 11 August 1868

Wednesday, 12 August 1868

Boys 2 horses for ride

Thursday, 13 August 1868

Rain

walk on Down

Mrs C. dined

Friday, 14 August 1868

Saturday, 15 August 1868

August 1868

Sunday, 16 August 1868

Rain-

Monday, 17 August 1868

Rain

Tuesday, 18 August 1868

Do –

Wednesday, 19 August 1868

Rain all day

Thursday, 20 August 1868

rain

slept at Southampton

Friday, 21 August 1868

came home

headache

Saturday, 22 August 1868

Rain all day

G. & Lenny came

Do

August 1868

Sunday, 23 August 1868

Monday, 24 August 1868

Tuesday, 25 August 1868

Wednesday, 26 August 1868

Thursday, 27 August 1868

Friday, 28 August 1868

Horners & Mme Pertz

Saturday, 29 August 1868

Lenny & Frank.

Horner & Mrs Pertz. went –

August - September 1868

Sunday, 30 August 1868

Monday, 31 August 1868

Col. Moulinié 

Hen went abroad

Lubbocks called

Tuesday, 1 September 1868

Wednesday, 2 September 1868

drove in park

called at Raven

Thursday, 3 September 1868

Friday, 4 September 1868

Saturday, 5 September 1868

75

Lenny

Horace

Party to Knole with Norton

September 1868

Sunday, 6 September 1868

76

Nortons lunch

Monday, 7 September 1868

Tuesday, 8 September 1868

Wednesday, 9 September 1868

Thursday, 10 September 1868

Friday, 11 September 1868

Saturday, 12 September 1868

Mr & Mrs Wallace

Mr Blyth & J. Weir

September 1868

Sunday, 13 September 1868

fine -

Monday, 14 September 1868

went

Horace to. Southwold

Tuesday, 15 September 1868

G. F. & Liz. To L.H P.

Wednesday, 16 September 1868

Mr Flower

Dr Duncan

Mr Gwyn Jeffries called

Thursday, 17 September 1868

Friday, 18 September 1868

G. F & Liz from L. H. P.

showers

Saturday, 19 September 1868

Rain

September 1868

Sunday, 20 September 1868

Monday, 21 September 1868

Amy C

Tuesday, 22 September 1868

Wednesday, 23 September 1868

Lunched at W. Wickham

Thursday, 24 September 1868

Beautiful day

Friday, 25 September 1868

Saturday, 26 September 1868

Col. & Mrs Crofton

October 1868

[27 September - 3 October 1868 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 4 October 1868

Monday, 5 October 1868

Tuesday, 6 October 1868

Called on Nortons & High Elms.

Wednesday, 7 October 1868

Thursday, 8 October 1868

Hensleigh came to Eliz.

Harry

Friday, 9 October 1868

Harry came

Saturday, 10 October 1868

fine

Lenny –

October 1868

Sunday, 11 October 1868

Monday, 12 October 1868

Tuesday, 13 October 1868

Kempsons came

Wednesday, 14 October 1868

headache

Thursday, 15 October 1868

in bed_

Friday, 16 October 1868

Saturday, 17 October 1868

K's went to Eliz

October 1868

Sunday, 18 October 1868

Monday, 19 October 1868

Tuesday, 20 October 1868

Wednesday, 21 October 1868

Thursday, 22 October 1868

Friday, 23 October 1868

Saturday, 24 October 1868

Hookers & Grays

El. To dinner & Nortons

Tyndall

Frank 10

October 1868

Sunday, 25 October 1868

Sir J & Lady L. to dinner

Monday, 26 October 1868

Tuesday, 27 October 1868

Lucy Wheler came

Wednesday, 28 October 1868

Mr C Norton & Grace to dinner

Thursday, 29 October 1868

Friday, 30 October 1868

Party all went

Saturday, 31 October 1868

Lucy W. went

November 1868

Sunday, 1 November 1868

Monday, 2 November 1868

Tuesday, 3 November 1868

Wednesday, 4 November 1868

Thursday, 5 November 1868

Friday, 6 November 1868

Saturday, 7 November 1868

Went to Eras.

Opera Ugonotti

November 1868

Sunday, 8 November 1868

Mr Haweis

Monday, 9 November 1868

Headache

Tuesday, 10 November 1868

Wednesday, 11 November 1868

Thursday, 12 November 1868

Friday, 13 November 1868

Saturday, 14 November 1868

party at Lyells

G. & Lenny

November 1868

Sunday, 15 November 1868

Monday, 16 November 1868

came home

Tuesday, 17 November 1868

girls to Leavington

Wednesday, 18 November 1868

Thursday, 19 November 1868

Mr Woolner

Friday, 20 November 1868

Saturday, 21 November 1868

girls came home

November 1868

Sunday, 22 November 1868

Monday, 23 November 1868

Tuesday, 24 November 1868

Wednesday, 25 November 1868

Thursday, 26 November 1868

Friday, 27 November 1868

Saturday, 28 November 1868

Mrs Woolner

Effie & Lushes & Wm

November - December 1868

Sunday, 29 November 1868

Monday, 30 November 1868

All went

Penny Read

Tuesday, 1 December 1868

Wednesday, 2 December 1868

Thursday, 3 December 1868

Friday, 4 December 1868

Saturday, 5 December 1868

December 1868

Sunday, 6 December 1868

Monday, 7 December 1868

Tuesday, 8 December 1868

Horace came

Wednesday, 9 December 1868

Thursday, 10 December 1868

Friday, 11 December 1868

Lenny came

Saturday, 12 December 1868

December 1868

Sunday, 13 December 1868

Monday, 14 December 1868

Tuesday, 15 December 1868

Lizzy went to Royston

Frank came

Wednesday, 16 December 1868

G & Hen. went to Wales

Thursday, 17 December 1868

Friday, 18 December 1868

Saturday, 19 December 1868

December 1868

[20 December – 26 December 1868 not microfilmed]

Sunday, 27 December 1868

Monday, 28 December 1868

Called at High Elms

Storm all day

Tuesday, 29 December 1868

Wednesday, 30 December 1868

Thursday, 31 December 1868

Sat called on Mrs H Lub


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