"We are weak, writing is difficult, but for my own sake I do not regret this journey..." -from the final three Diaries Of Robert Falcon Scott (p. 166/167) which are now available scanned, transcribed, and narrated in fully searchable form by the British Library.

Other books in the collection include:
• Leonardo Da Vinci's 500+ page Codex Arundel scanned in its entirety.
• William Blake's Notebook with explanatory notes (text & narration).
• Mozart's Musical Diary with explanatory notes (text & narration) and playable musical pieces.
• The original Alice's Adventures Underground scanned, transcribed, and narrated.

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posted by lemuring on Jan 30, 2012 - 19 comments

As I read Incest, I realized that something which I had always taken to be unique, the voice of Myra Breckinridge, was actually that of Anaïs in all the flowing megalomania of the diaries. - Gore Vidal, Palimpsest - pg. 108 [more inside]
posted by Joe Beese on May 6, 2009 - 12 comments

Diary Junction. "An internet resource for those interested in historical and literary diaries and diarists." Information pages on over five hundred diarists are included.
posted by jayder on Jan 12, 2008 - 3 comments

Samuel Pepy's weblog. Starting on January 1, 2003, Phil Gyford will be running Samuel Pepy's diary entries (who's he?), starting with January 1, 1660. [via Interconnected]
posted by kirkaracha on Dec 30, 2002 - 10 comments