Diaries of Evelyn Waugh
I recently read ‘The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh‘ as edited by Michael Davie. What is shared below is a small selection of entries, often partial, which do not present the … Continue reading Diaries of Evelyn Waugh
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Diary of a whaling voyage
In the Trove archive ‘the key to Scotland’s past‘ is a diary of a whaling journal. Trove provides this introduction to the diary: ‘Whaling was very important in the 18C … Continue reading Diary of a whaling voyage
Volume II: Edington Hill
The TROVE archive for Scotland contains three volumes of hand written diaries by James Davidson of Edington Hill. The TROVE archive had not identified the diarist or recorded information about … Continue reading Volume II: Edington Hill
Diaries and the day to day
This was a fascinating episode of Free Thinking on Radio 4. Whether you keep a diary, or not, it is worth listening to. I do not keep a diary. I … Continue reading Diaries and the day to day
Silent as light
The Antiquary: “is preoccupied on every level by the relation between past and present.” Mary Midgley: “These doctrines are often bizarrely over-confident and over-simple” George Orwell in Why I Write: … Continue reading Silent as light
Diary of a house
As a young family we moved into Mossgrove, Bridge of Allan, on St Andrew’s Day, 2001. We had been looking for a new home for some time. Peter and Sian, … Continue reading Diary of a house
A schoolboy’s diary for 1850
To play this short film please click here Music credits: Always Summer – Brideshead Revisited Johnnie – The Lost Prince Collapsing Time – Dexter Britain Downtown – Crowded House, piano … Continue reading A schoolboy’s diary for 1850
Suddenly came to the top of the stair
This short film is based on a war diary written by my uncle when he was aged 8.