Linley Sambourne's Complete Diaries, 1871, 1882-1910

Complete Diaries of Linley Sambourne Years 1871, 1882 - 1910 1871 Jan 1871 Sunday 1 January - (blank) Monday 2 January - (blank) Tuesday 3 January - (blank) Wednesday 4 January - Blondin lame. Thursday 5 January - Gave reading at Town Hall. Farina in to supper. Tried Blondin on common. Friday 6 January - Rode over to see how Mrs Carr was. Dr Carr liked Blondin. Saturday 7 January - Went to Meet at Grunby Green with O.B.H. Blank day. Home early. Sunday 8 January - (blank) Monday 9 January - (blank) Tuesday 10 January - (blank) Wednesday January 11 - Dreadful snow. Out for Ride. Led Blondin home from Langley. Saw Miss Bacon. Thursday 12 January - (blank) Friday 13 January - (blank) Saturday 14 January - (blank) Sunday 15 January - At Reed’s. Lowe & Knowls brothers there. Monday 16 January - (blank) Tuesday January 17 - Out Hunting. Saw Woodward the elder from Hurlington. Wednesday 18 January - Worked. Thursday 19 January - Out Hunting. Blank day. Met Mercer etc. Alice at Aunt’s in evening. * * Friday 20 January - Mamma went to the North. Capt Bennett came to see me. Saturday 21 January - Out hunting. Met Capt Bennett. Saw Woodward for first time. Sunday 22 January - Stopped at Home. At uncle’s. Monday 23 January - (blank) Tuesday 24 January - (blank) Wednesday 25 January - (blank) Thursday 26 January - (blank) Friday 27 January - (blank) Saturday 28 January - Went to town. To see Blake. Old Masters & Drury Lane. Sunday January 29 - At Lewylby. Ledger & Turner there. Monday 30 January - No hunting. Worked. Paid Bailey. Tuesday 31 January - Had Alice photographed for Gypsey bonnet. Feb 1871 Wednesday 1 February - At Hutton & Woodward’s in evening. Thursday 2 February - Worked all day. Woodward Hutton & Dunn in in the evening. Friday 3 February - Got wet at Harefield. Called at Tollington(?). Worked in evening. Aunt not well. Saturday 4 February - Out hunting. Blank day. Went to Woodward’s in evening. Met his brother. Lost 15/- at whist.