Unpublished London Diaries: A Checklist of unpublished diaries by Londoners and visitors with a Select Bibliography of published diaries

A unique snapshot of London life as recorded by diarists whose interests range from high politics to housework, childbirth to deathbeds, burglaries to bowel movements.

In a city of London's complexity and size, it can be difficult to pinpoint the experience of the individual at a specific period. Diaries, however, represent a valuable approach into this elusive world. Diarists may concentrate on great events or on the comparative trivia of their everyday round, but they all convey some genui...