The 1861 diary is now complete. However...(there's ALWAYS a "however" !) this was entered into WORD by dictation, so there ARE errors. Also, sometimes her writing is difficult to decipher - so there ARE errors.
If you spot any, do please let us know.
Where a word is simply too amorphous to even guess, there are "???".
Banal though they may seem, these entries may prove useful in a number of ways.
As an example, on 31st May, she writes that it was Derby Day, and "Kettledrum" won. Wikipedia agrees with the winner - but thought it was on June 1st ! So it was possible to correct Wikipedia on the strength of her say-so ;-)
Another example - she mentions reading a book. Wikipedia gave the publication date as 1862. Obviously wrong; now corrected.
