The Journal of Emily Pepys

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Pastel by Catherine Esther Gray, 1843, Journal Entry from The Journal of Emily Pepys
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Author
Emily Pepys
Month
July
Year
1844
Description

This short diary excerpt by the ten-year-old Emily Pepys was found and published in a larger collection,The Journal of Emily Pepys, for the first time by Gillian Avery in 1984. 

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Thursday, 25th July.

I had the oddest dream last night that I ever dreamt; even the remembrance of it is very extraordinary. There was a very nice pretty young lady, who I (a girl) was going to be married to! (the very idea!). I loved her and even now love her very much. It was quite a settled thing and we were to be married very soon. All of a sudden I thought of Teddy and asked Mama several times if I might be let off and after a little time I woke. I remember it all perfectly. A very foggy morning but Henry said it would be fine, but I do not think it has. It feels very thundery. This afternoon we began making our Harmonicons. I did not succeed very well, and got rather out of patience. Sent one piece to the Carpenter to plane, as that is the only thing we cannot master. Went out for about half an hour. It rained hard, this evening, so we did not go out.

Publisher
Prospect Books
Page numbers in original volume
32-33
Citation

Avery, Gillian, ed. The Journal of Emily Pepys. England: Prospect Books, 1984.