RECORD: Emma Darwin's diary for: 1878. CUL-DAR242[.42]. 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. 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:
Apart from a rheumatic complaint and a short bout of feeling poorly in August, Darwin appeared to be well enough to receive a number of people throughout 1878. Most notably Lord and Lady Arthur Russell. The last known correspondence between them was 19 May 1873 when Lord Russell sent Darwin a note on distinct races of carp etc. in the hope that Darwin would use it in future edition of Variation. [He did, see Variation, 2d ed. vol. 2, p. 222. JvW]
[title page]
Harwood's Diamond Diary with An Almanack for 1878
January 1878
Tuesday, 1 January 1878
Wednesday, 2 January 1878
Thursday, 3 January 1878
Friday, 4 January 1878
Rose went
Saturday, 5 January 1878
I. & M. Huxley & Cooksons [Marian Huxley, later Collier]
January 1878
Sunday, 6 January 1878
Monday, 7 January 1878
all went
Tuesday, 8 January 1878
Wednesday, 9 January 1878
Thursday, 10 January 1878
Friday, 11 January 1878
Saturday, 12 January 1878
January 1878
Sunday, 13 January 1878
Monday, 14 January 1878
Tuesday, 15 January 1878
Wednesday, 16 January 1878
Thursday, 17 January 1878
came to 6. Q. A
5/. Mina
5/. Pearce for Dr
Friday, 18 January 1878
Saturday, 19 January 1878
wrote G H D
January 1878
Sunday, 20 January 1878
Monday, 21 January 1878
Tuesday, 22 January 1878
Wednesday, 23 January 1878
Came home
Thursday, 24 January 1878
wr. F. W. & Laura
Friday, 25 January 1878
Saturday, 26 January 1878
Dyers & F. Balfour
January 1878
Sunday, 27 January 1878
Monday, 28 January 1878
Dyers & F. Balfour went
Tuesday, 29 January 1878
Wednesday, 30 January 1878
January – February 1878
Thursday, 31 January 1878
called on Mrs Lovegrove
Friday, 1 February 1878
Lecture
Saturday, 2 February 1878
B. went to Basset
February 1878
Sunday, 3 February 1878
Monday, 4 February 1878
Tuesday, 5 February 1878
Wednesday, 6 February 1878
Thursday, 7 February 1878
Car. W came
Friday, 8 February 1878
Hooker to dinner
Leo came
Saturday, 9 February 1878
C. W. went
Sir J Hooker came
February 1878
Sunday, 10 February 1878
Monday, 11 February 1878
Bessy returned
Tuesday, 12 February 1878
Hookers went
Wednesday, 13 February 1878
Thursday, 14 February 1878
Caroline W came [line erased]
wr. G.
rain
Friday, 15 February 1878
Hooker to dinner
Leo came [2 lines erased]
Saturday, 16 February 1878
Caroline went [line erased]
February 1878
Sunday, 17 February 1878
!!
Monday, 18 February 1878
wr. G.
beaut w –
!!
Tuesday, 19 February 1878
!!
Wednesday, 20 February 1878
Thursday, 21 February 1878
Friday, 22 February 1878
Saturday, 23 February 1878
February 1878
Sunday, 24 February 1878
Monday, 25 February 1878
Tuesday, 26 February 1878
Wednesday, 27 February 1878
came to London
February - March 1878
Thursday, 28 February 1878
Friday, 1 March 1878
ch. Maple 3 – 0. 9
Saturday, 2 March 1878
March 1878
Sunday, 3 March 1878
Monday, 4 March 1878
went to Bry Sq
Tuesday, 5 March 1878
came home
Wednesday, 6 March 1878
Thursday, 7 March 1878
Friday, 8 March 1878
Saturday, 9 March 1878
March 1878
Sunday, 10 March 1878
Monday, 11 March 1878
Tuesday, 12 March 1878
Wednesday, 13 March 1878
Thursday, 14 March 1878
Friday, 15 March 1878
W. & Sara came
Saturday, 16 March 1878
Geo [crossed]
March 1878
Sunday, 17 March 1878
Geo came home
Monday, 18 March 1878
Tuesday, 19 March 1878
Wednesday, 20 March 1878
W. & Sara went
Thursday, 21 March 1878
Friday, 22 March 1878
Litches went
Geo. unwell & feverish
Frost began
Saturday, 23 March 1878
Therm 22
March 1878
Sunday, 24 March 1878
Monday, 25 March 1878
Bessy went to Bry St.
Tuesday, 26 March 1878
Wednesday, 27 March 1878
Thursday, 28 March 1878
B. came home
Friday, 29 March 1878
deep snow
wrote Caroline
Saturday, 30 March 1878
April 1878
[1 April – 13 April 1878 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 14 April 1878
Monday, 15 April 1878
Tuesday, 16 April 1878
Wednesday, 17 April 1878
Thursday, 18 April 1878
Litches came. & Leo -
Friday, 19 April 1878
Saturday, 20 April 1878
April 1878
Sunday, 21 April 1878
Monday, 22 April 1878
Camilla came
Tuesday, 23 April 1878
Litches went
Wednesday, 24 April 1878
Innes' & Hoole dined
Thursday, 25 April 1878
Camilla went
House book shd have £1 – 9 – 9 -
Friday, 26 April 1878
In hand 16.5 - 3
Saturday, 27 April 1878
came to Basset
!!!
w. George
April - May 1878
Sunday, 28 April 1878
drove on Common
!!
Monday, 29 April 1878
rain
Tuesday, 30 April 1878
Wednesday, 1 May 1878
G. went
fine
Theo came
Thursday, 2 May 1878
!!
Friday, 3 May 1878
Saturday, 4 May 1878
headache
Leo & Ho came
May 1878
Sunday, 5 May 1878
went to Church
!!!
Monday, 6 May 1878
Tuesday, 7 May 1878
Wednesday, 8 May 1878
Thursday, 9 May 1878
went to New Foust
!!
Friday, 10 May 1878
Horace came
!!
Saturday, 11 May 1878
Rheum –
!!
May 1878
Sunday, 12 May 1878
!!
Monday, 13 May 1878
came home
Tuesday, 14 May 1878
windy
Wednesday, 15 May 1878
Storm rain
Jos & Sophy came
Thursday, 16 May 1878
Friday, 17 May 1878
Saturday, 18 May 1878
Romanes came
May 1878
Sunday, 19 May 1878
Monday, 20 May 1878
Tuesday, 21 May 1878
Wednesday, 22 May 1878
Thursday, 23 May 1878
Friday, 24 May 1878
B went to L. H. P
Saturday, 25 May 1878
cold rain but sun
May 1878
Sunday, 26 May 1878
Monday, 27 May 1878
Fr returned from Wales
Tuesday, 28 May 1878
Wednesday, 29 May 1878
B went to Dilhorne
May - June 1878
Thursday, 30 May 1878
Friday, 31 May 1878
rain & cold
Saturday, 1 June 1878
Romanes came
June 1878
Sunday, 2 June 1878
Monday, 3 June 1878
Fr went to Germany
Tuesday, 4 June 1878
Wednesday, 5 June 1878
Thursday, 6 June 1878
Friday, 7 June 1878
Saturday, 8 June 1878
June 1878
Sunday, 9 June 1878
Monday, 10 June 1878
showers wind
Tuesday, 11 June 1878
rain
Wednesday, 12 June 1878
Thursday, 13 June 1878
Friday, 14 June 1878
Saturday, 15 June 1878
Litches & Theo & Carry
Tol. day
June 1878
Sunday, 16 June 1878
Tol
Monday, 17 June 1878
rain
cold
Litches went
Tuesday, 18 June 1878
Wednesday, 19 June 1878
!!
G. came
Thursday, 20 June 1878
!!
hay begun
Friday, 21 June 1878
!!
Saturday, 22 June 1878
!!
Leo & Ho -
June 1878
Sunday, 23 June 1878
great hail storm
Monday, 24 June 1878
!!
Leo & Ho went
Flowers Mrs Tees.
Tuesday, 25 June 1878
Wednesday, 26 June 1878
!!
Thursday, 27 June 1878
!!
Band of Hope
Friday, 28 June 1878
!!
Saturday, 29 June 1878
!!
Leo came
June – July 1878
Sunday, 30 June 1878
cold
Monday, 1 July 1878
Mary D. came
black weather
Tuesday, 2 July 1878
Mary D. went
Bessy to Bry. St
black weather
Wednesday, 3 July 1878
Kempsons & Harry went
Thursday, 4 July 1878
Friday, 5 July 1878
Wm & Sara
Saturday, 6 July 1878
July 1878
Sunday, 7 July 1878
Monday, 8 July 1878
Alice Hutch came
!!
Tuesday, 9 July 1878
Wm went
Wednesday, 10 July 1878
Sara went
Thursday, 11 July 1878
Louisa Lud & little Ethel
Friday, 12 July 1878
Saturday, 13 July 1878
Alice Hutch & Louisa Lud went
!!
July 1878
Sunday, 14 July 1878
Fine
Church
!
Monday, 15 July 1878
Hen came from R.bourne
!
Tuesday, 16 July 1878
Hen went
!
Wednesday, 17 July 1878
Hen went
!
Thursday, 18 July 1878
Friday, 19 July 1878
Saturday, 20 July 1878
Hookers came
!!
July 1878
Sunday, 21 July 1878
!!!
Monday, 22 July 1878
Lena & C. L – at Eliz
Hookers went
!!
Tuesday, 23 July 1878
Wednesday, 24 July 1878
weather changed
Thursday, 25 July 1878
rain & colder
Friday, 26 July 1878
Litches came
Saturday, 27 July 1878
W. E. D. came
July 1878
Sunday, 28 July 1878
!!!
Monday, 29 July 1878
Tuesday, 30 July 1878
Wednesday, 31 July 1878
August 1878
Thursday, 1 August 1878
Friday, 2 August 1878
Litches came
Saturday, 3 August 1878
W. E Ds came
August 1878
Sunday, 4 August 1878
!!!
Monday, 5 August 1878
Litches went
!!
Tuesday, 6 August 1878
W. E Ds went
Wednesday, 7 August 1878
came to L. H. P
fine.
Thursday, 8 August 1878
Mr Bowman & Sir R. Alcock
!!
Friday, 9 August 1878
Lord & Lady A Russell -
Saturday, 10 August 1878
Mrs Pennington
August 1878
Sunday, 11 August 1878
Rowland Wms
windy cold
Monday, 12 August 1878
came to Abinger
Fr & B home
rain
Tuesday, 13 August 1878
rain & wind
Mrs Grote & Trevelyan
Wednesday, 14 August 1878
wind pleasant
Mr de Vries
Thursday, 15 August 1878
came to Barlaston
Friday, 16 August 1878
bitter cold
Saturday, 17 August 1878
Hope & Godfrey came
August 1878
Sunday, 18 August 1878
!!
Monday, 19 August 1878
!!
Leo came
Tuesday, 20 August 1878
!!
Wednesday, 21 August 1878
Thursday, 22 August 1878
came home
C. poorly all but one day
Friday, 23 August 1878
came home
Fanny H v. poorly.
Saturday, 24 August 1878
better
Bessy from Margt Shaen –
[25 August – 31 August 1878 not microfilmed]
September 1878
Sunday, 1 September 1878
Monday, 2 September 1878
Tuesday, 3 September 1878
beaut weather for a fortnight
Wednesday, 4 September 1878
Thursday, 5 September 1878
Friday, 6 September 1878
Bessy went to Basset
Saturday, 7 September 1878
Wm came
September 1878
Sunday, 8 September 1878
Monday, 9 September 1878
Tuesday, 10 September 1878
Wednesday, 11 September 1878
Thursday, 12 September 1878
Friday, 13 September 1878
Saturday, 14 September 1878
Wm & Sara sailed
weather changed
September 1878
Sunday, 15 September 1878
storm
Monday, 16 September 1878
Tuesday, 17 September 1878
Wednesday, 18 September 1878
Thursday, 19 September 1878
Litches came
Friday, 20 September 1878
B. 11st 2 lb
Saturday, 21 September 1878
Laura came
September 1878
Sunday, 22 September 1878
Monday, 23 September 1878
Tuesday, 24 September 1878
fine
Wednesday, 25 September 1878
Thursday, 26 September 1878
Friday, 27 September 1878
Saturday, 28 September 1878
Salurd [crossed]
Laura went.
September – October 1878
Sunday, 29 September 1878
Monday, 30 September 1878
Ida & Tom.
Tuesday, 1 October 1878
Wednesday, 2 October 1878
Thursday, 3 October 1878
Drive to Addington
!!
Friday, 4 October 1878
Party to Moat
!!!
Saturday, 5 October 1878
Tom went
!!
F. Balfour came
October 1878
Sunday, 6 October 1878
Monday, 7 October 1878
Tuesday, 8 October 1878
Wednesday, 9 October 1878
Ida went
Thursday, 10 October 1878
B. went to Wales
Friday, 11 October 1878
Lil.
!!
Saturday, 12 October 1878
!!!
Fanny went to Q. A
October 1878
Sunday, 13 October 1878
Monday, 14 October 1878
Tuesday, 15 October 1878
Wednesday, 16 October 1878
Thursday, 17 October 1878
Friday, 18 October 1878
Litches came
Saturday, 19 October 1878
fine
October 1878
Sunday, 20 October 1878
Monday, 21 October 1878
Litches went
Tuesday, 22 October 1878
Wednesday, 23 October 1878
Drove to Burt [illeg]
Thursday, 24 October 1878
storm
Friday, 25 October 1878
Saturday, 26 October 1878
Litches
October 1878
Sunday, 27 October 1878
Monday, 28 October 1878
called on Mrs Reed & R-bourne_
Tuesday, 29 October 1878
Wednesday, 30 October 1878
October - November 1878
Thursday, 31 October 1878
Friday, 1 November 1878
Saturday, 2 November 1878
November 1878
[3 November – 16 November 1878 not microfilmed]
Sunday, 17 November 1878
Monday, 18 November 1878
Tuesday, 19 November 1878
came to Bry St
concert at Bry Sq
Wednesday, 20 November 1878
called at Q. A.
Thursday, 21 November 1878
headache
Friday, 22 November 1878
Q. A.
Saturday, 23 November 1878
called on L. Croft
November 1878
Sunday, 24 November 1878
Huxleys in mg.
Monday, 25 November 1878
Leslie Stephen to lunch
Cac. H Cheque 2.6.5 & 4.9.6
Tuesday, 26 November 1878
Gordon £5 – 10
fly 7.6
choc 6 – 6
Dulin by H E L 1.0
Wednesday, 27 November 1878
Eyland £2 -3
Thursday, 28 November 1878
Friday, 29 November 1878
Saturday, 30 November 1878
December 1878
Sunday, 1 December 1878
Monday, 2 December 1878
Tuesday, 3 December 1878
Wednesday, 4 December 1878
came home
Thursday, 5 December 1878
Jenny's death
Friday, 6 December 1878
Saturday, 7 December 1878
Huxleys & Tyndalls
December 1878
Sunday, 8 December 1878
Monday, 9 December 1878
Frost
Tuesday, 10 December 1878
Wednesday, 11 December 1878
Thursday, 12 December 1878
Friday, 13 December 1878
Saturday, 14 December 1878
December 1878
Sunday, 15 December 1878
Monday, 16 December 1878
Tuesday, 17 December 1878
Wednesday, 18 December 1878
Thursday, 19 December 1878
me 10 st 6
Bessy 11 - 6
Friday, 20 December 1878
Saturday, 21 December 1878
December 1878
Sunday, 22 December 1878
Monday, 23 December 1878
Tuesday, 24 December 1878
meet Sara for 3.12.
Wednesday, 25 December 1878
Thursday, 26 December 1878
Frost went
Friday, 27 December 1878
Saturday, 28 December 1878
fine
walked out
[29 December – 31 December 1878 not microfilmed]
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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