I remember reading about the fact that historians love people who keep diaries, the more mundane the better. They are actively on the hunt for anyone who bothered to write down what the third spice was on everyone's tables--salt, pepper, and.......what?
I remember reading about the fact that historians love people who keep diaries, the more mundane the better. They are actively on the hunt for anyone who bothered to write down what the third spice was on everyone's tables--salt, pepper, and.......what?
That is so fascinating. Other than the banality that diary-keeping can be, are there any similarities between Boswell and your anonymous diarist?
That is a good question that I hadn't even thought to ask. Offhand, I'd say no -- but I'll have to think about it.