In the last post I wished I could have known more about the “Dramatic Entertainment” that Fred had persuaded Janie to come to at the end of February 1879. I was delighted to have that wish granted during some searching through the British Newspaper Archive, I actually found a write up of that event in… Continue reading The Spring, clad all in gladness, Doth laugh at Winter’s sadness
Tag: 1879
The Vinegar Valentine
The winter of 1878/1879 was one of the coldest on record with snow remaining on the ground for almost 4 months. During the first part of 1879 an unsettling coolness seems to creep in between Fred and Jane. In fact the more I re-read Fred’s diary for the first half of 1879, I’ve retrospectively grown… Continue reading The Vinegar Valentine
The Diary of Fred Shepherd, aged 19 and a half…
Fred’s entries for the first three days of January 1879 are by far the longest entries he writes, taking up several pages and include lists of resolutions, a passage on personal “stocktaking”, and several tables reviewing his work attendance, study, and a breakdown of his expenditure. (I’ll split this into two posts, or it will get… Continue reading The Diary of Fred Shepherd, aged 19 and a half…
My Darling Janie 