Edward Lear's Diaries

Carriage to Geneva. Letters [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]

Walk to St. Martin. The River Arve. [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]

The Col de Balme. sprain again. [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]

The Mer de Glace [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]

Walk to Chamounix. [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]

To St. Martin. [Transcribed by Marco Graziosi from Houghton Library, Harvard University, MS Eng. 797.3.]

Fine, but not clear. Breakfast at 7. Then with G., who, oddly enough, has taken to Geneva extremely ― wandered about the streets: markets: vegetables. bought raspberries, &c. ― ate them in the Focille: Botanic garden ― olives ― Synagogue: ― Cemetery. (Calvin’s grave.) ― Rhone. At 11.30. Restaurant & good lunch. Eagles: ― Bridges. […]

Clear & bright early. Fretted at the lateness of a one-horse shay. Off ― at 6 ― to Fernex [sic] ― & was there by 7.15. ― A long village street. Walked beyond, & drew the wonderfully lovely “Claude=like” landscape ― Mt. Blanc clear, ― but dimmy, very hot. G. lively & contented. Angry cow. […]

Fine & clear. Rose at 6. ― Drew half outlines at 3 places. ― Breakfast at 10. Sidney Herbert is dead: ― how many years since that dance at Salisbury? ― and at their first reception in Belgravia Sqre? At 11 came to Rail. Χωρὶς τάξιν1 ― Swiss Railway. Drunken Soldiers ― a whole regiment. […]

Did not rise till 7.30. Very lovely morning. Breakfasted at 10 ― having written up journal. Went alone down to Ouchy, & on the way saw Miss Tullok’s servant, who said she was at the Hotel, where I enquired & found she was at Church. ― Returned up to Lausanne at 12. This place is […]