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090    LWL Mss Vol. 65
100 1  Nevill, Dorothy, |cLady, |d1826-1913.
245 10 Journal, |f1840-1845.
300    1 |fv. (81 leaves) ; |c19 cm.
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545    Lady Dorothy Fanny Nevill (née Walpole) (1826-1913), hostess, horticulturist, and writer, was the youngest daughter of Horatio Walpole, third earl of Orford, and his wife, Mary, daughter of William Augustus Fawkener.  In 1847, she married her cousin Reginald Henry Nevill (1807-1878); their 23-acre garden at Dangstein, in west Sussex, soon became well-known in horticultural circles, particularly for its collection of exotic plants and silkworms.   She was the author of five books: Mannington and the Walpoles, Earls of Orford (1894), a book on silkworms, and three autobiographical volumes: The Reminiscences of Lady Dorothy Nevill (1906), Leaves from the Notebooks of Lady Dorothy Nevill (1907), and Under Five Reigns (1910).
520    Holograph of a diary kept by 14-year-old Dorothy Walpole, who records primarily routine social activities, both her own and those of family members, especially her mother, father, sister Rachel, and brother Horace, such as visits to and from friends; trips every Monday and Friday to the dancing academy; visits by the music master; and breakfasts, teas, and dinners with acquaintances; attendance at balls.  She visits with Jane, Charlotte, and Fanny Pepys in London; on another occasion, she accompanies her mother to the Pantheon where she buys worsteds and patterns.  She records the gifts she receives for Christmas; and, at the end of the volume, her travels through Italy, where she describes the quality of her lodgings in various towns; views paintings and churches; and declares Parma "the most horrible place I ever was in."  Elsewhere, she records several verses, including an epitaph and a poem on mortality called The common lot; as well as a prose narrative of the life of St. Dorothy.
561    Purchased from Myers, August 1943.
546    In English.
500    On title page: Journal begun May 1st 1840 Friday.
500    On verso of title page: My Journal book.  Dorothy Fanny Walpole.  May 1st 1840 Friday.
500    Pasted inside front cover: advertisement for W. Creswick, Paper Maker, 5 John Street, Oxford Street.
500    Binding: green half calf over marbled boards.
524    Lady Dorothy Nevill, Journal. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.
600 10 Nevill, Dorothy, |cLady, |d1826-1913.
600 30 Walpole family.
600 10 Orford, Horatio Walpole, Earl of, 1783-1858.
650  0 Nobility |zGreat Britain |vDiaries.
650  0 Nobility |zGreat Britain |xSocial life and customs |y19th century.
650  0 Girls |xConduct of life. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95010997
651  0 Italy |xDescription and travel. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068907
655  7 Diaries |zEngland |y18th century. |2aat
852    The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University, Farmington, CT.
902    Lewis Walpole Library |bLEWIS WALPOLE LIBRARY  (Non-Circulating) >>  LWL Mss Vol. 65|DELIM|8536570
907    2008-03-11T11:17:49.000Z