A very basic but extremely easy to use database of 500 diarists, from Charles Abbot to Walter Yonge, from Jikaku Daishi in Japan 838-848 ad to Deborah Bull in 1999. There's a page on the data for each, including a bio, and what's in print, where the originals are, and internet links.

I don't know about anyone else, but for me there's no substitute for diaries and letters, for researching voice and manners and mores as much as fact.

http://www.pikle.demon.co.uk/diaryjunction.html

Thanks to Grumpy Old Bookman for the link.

Emma

Emma,

You are the WW Goddess of the Month.

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PS. Please feel free to share any other such goldmines.

what a great resource, particularly if you write historical fiction. Thought i'd bump it to the top for new members like me who may have missed it.

Juliet