Thursday September 14th 1898 Malcolm takes over writing Antonia’s diary for the next four days. I have transcribed his entries in green. Here beginneth the first day of pleasure and leisure. Rose at 7:30. Breakfast 8 0 clock. Telegram from Gertrude at 9:00. Off to London at 9:57. Poor M.M.M. (Malcolm is feeling sorry forContinue reading “Post 36 – September 1899 – In which Malcolm takes the reins and Antonia buys scientific hatpins.”
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Post 35 – August and September 1899 – In which Charles Booth encourages Joseph Conrad to continue to write stories.
Charles and I went to the last Australian test match at the Oval. Fearfully hot day. It was the hottest summer since 1868. There was also a drought, leading to the 8th driest summer on record, at that time.[1] George and Malcolm came in the afternoon and Malcolm took me home via Brixton, a placeContinue reading “Post 35 – August and September 1899 – In which Charles Booth encourages Joseph Conrad to continue to write stories.”
Post 34 -July 1899 – In which Malcolm drinks some methylated spirits by mistake.
July 1899 continued Alice Pollock and Alice and Emily Fletcher brought some of the children for the day. Fred, Mary Usley, Emily, Polly, Jack Alice, Jimmy, Wally, the new child Charlotte and Deb and Mrs Broadrill. They had lunch and tea here. It was luckily a delicious hot day. The Alices and Dorothy went toContinue reading “Post 34 -July 1899 – In which Malcolm drinks some methylated spirits by mistake.”
Post 33 – June and July 1899 – In which the Booths visit St Paul’s Cray for their holidays and Antonia’s brother George has an Appendectomy performed by the surgeon who rescued the Elephant Man.
June 1899 continued Tried on clothes a good deal. Kind Ethel came over in the morning and helped me to pack. M and I met at Victoria. I brought a four wheeler crammed with luggage. So we came at last to Saint Pauls Cray Hill (their holiday home that year). Mother was very tired byContinue reading “Post 33 – June and July 1899 – In which the Booths visit St Paul’s Cray for their holidays and Antonia’s brother George has an Appendectomy performed by the surgeon who rescued the Elephant Man.”
Antonia and Mary 