Wrote to Hallam Tennyson C.F. & H. Hunt} Holman} SMALL CORFU 7TH DAY & I might have finished it, but I had a headache, & Mary Chester’s coming upset my morning. Did not work well. Rain & very windy evening. [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]
SMALL CORFU. 6TH DAY Rose at 6 ― but not well. Worked pretty well by fits ― & Greek at whiles. After 3 ― George Middleton came! ― a pleasure. Walked with him at 5 to Hastings’ Rail. Then to W. Scrivens’s ― & back with George S. ― They are good kind people. ― […]
Not very well. Day fine, blowing, but cool. PETRA THEATRE. No letters. ― Worked ill! ― At 6 walked to Bexhill. 7½ dined. X12 18 in all [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]
Letter from little Hallam Tennyson. PETRA THEATRE Rose at 5¾ & wrote by 6½. ― After breakfast wrote up all the Greek notes, as far as I had done them, in my new Οιδιπους κολονοι. At 12 called on Mary Chester, who wrote yesterday. A strange dream is life indeed. It seems but a few […]
Fine ― windy all day. Rose at 6. PETRA THEATRE Wrote to Col. Leake Foord, A. Seymour. Worked pretty well al day ― painting & Greek. Dined at 4. Sent off A. Seymour’s drawing. Lit my new lamp. ― [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]
Constantly fine ― lovely. Letter from Col. Leake. Wrote & Greek till 2. Walked by the cliffs to Fairlight, there by 4½. Martineaus. Staid to dine: very good[-]natured & pleasant. Holman Hunt & R.M. walked to Hastings & I home alone by 11. Wrote to Col. Leake. Ann & ― [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from […]
Very fine always. ― Rose before 6 ― & worked really hard all day ― completing PETRA THEATRE HALF DAY. A. Seymour’s Petra. Afterwards worked for an hour at the oil painting. Dined at 4. W. Scrivens called. Walked to Hastings. Tired & worn out. Letters from Foord & J. Simeon [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi […]
Rose at 5½ . ― Very warm ― some rain ― foggy. CAMPAGNA 3RD DAY. Letters from D. Fowler & Pantechnicon & Ann ― who is very happy at Ellen’s Wrote to F.L. & D. Fowler Morning dark & some rain: fine at 4 or 5. Worked pretty equally ― but latterly at woodcut drawings […]
X11 Rose late: unwell & tired all day. Did several outlines: ― ― CAMPAGNA 2ND DAY Letters from F.L. Macbean Wrote to D. Fowler F.L. & Gush Dined at 5 & walked till 9. ― Gloomy weather after 4 ― thunder: & very warm. [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. […]
o dear dear! ― Rose at 5½ & wrote till 8. Breakfast is never very pleasant at Woodberry. Ralph is a very nice boy ― dear little Mary looks unwell. ― Miss Staples seems a good governess. Long discussion with W.N. about M.A.C. ― whom he is resolved to write to. I do not think […]
