Had a little room and bed to myself the first time since being with Miss MacL. Said I was in a foolish humour from the whiskey punch. It was better not to run any risk of being too foolish. In fact I am afraid of sleeping with her on account of her cough and care […]
Category: Anne Lister’s diary June 1828
Uncut, unedited transcriptions of Anne Lister’s diary / journal entries from June 1828, when Anne toured Scotland with Sibella MacLean.
Monday 2 June 1828
Breakfast at 10¾. Sat after breakfast looking at maps & planning our tour. At 1 35 Miss McL- & I set off to walk thro’ the Trosachs to Loch Katrine. Fine wood & rock. Pretty but not tremendous. Got to the boat house at this end of the lake at 2¼. The men cutting peat. […]
Tuesday 3 June 1828
From 9 to 10½ settling my accounts. Breakfast at 10 35. Raining morning till after 11, then fair for a while, but rain again tho’ not heavy. In spite of this got into a one horse cart (seat on springs) & at 1 off over the hills to Aberfoyle. Slight view of Loch Katrine. View […]
Wednesday 4 June 1828
Readers may be disturbed or upset by what Anne Lister writes about her sexual behaviour in this journal entry. It’s important to take into account the historical and social context, as well as consider why Anne Lister may have written about events in the way she did. I would love to know readers thoughts on […]
Thursday 5 June 1828
11 5/60 12¾ Q… I had no idea she would have taken things so composedly last night but somehow she seemed to have expected extremities for when I accused her of having washed with cold water for I knew not how long, on purpose not to be not too warm (that is dry) to me, […]
Friday 6 June 1828
8 40 12 ¼ Q Two last night one this morning after having had right middle finger up. Better than she was. Better last night and this morning than before, but still hardly moist. I really had a kiss this morning and my moisture did do a little at hers. Breakfast at 9 35/60. Off […]
Saturday 7 June 1828
10 35/60 1 Q On getting into bed last night two kisses then lay talking till after three, then another kiss. She gave it me heartily and I had a pretty good one (she complained of being hurt before) and we fell asleep. I had told her (which probably excited her) of Madame Jatiau making […]
Sunday 8 June 1828
9 35/60 11 35/60 Q Two last night and the same number this morning, the latter a good one. She wetter than before and doing it with all her heart however anxious to get up in time for church. Miss McL- breakfasted before me & went to church beginning at 11. I breakfasted alone at […]
Monday 9 June 1828
4 35/60 10 Q One last night. Off from Buchanan Street Hotel at 5½. Only one coach, the Independent, goes from Glasgow to Lanark (on its way to Carlisle) at 6 a.m. Could not have inside places. Poor Miss McL-! Had not laughed so heartily for long as on seeing her mount behind the coach […]
Tuesday 10 June 1828
6 1 20/60 Q Two last night. At 7 off from Lanark, Miss McL- behind me, I on the box with the coachman of the 2 horse daily stage coach to Glasgow. At 8¼ stop to change horses at the picturesque village of Wishaw. Alight at Motherwell at 8 50/60 and walk to Hamilton in […]