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I.[FROM THE DIARY OF SMITH MINOR]
II.[FROM THE DIARY OF ISEULT OF BRITTANY]
III.[FROM THE DIARY OF KING COPHETUA]
IV.[FROM THE DIARY OF FROISSART, WAR CORRESPONDENT]
V.[FROM THE DIARY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON]
VI.[FROM THE DIARY OF MARCUS AURELIUS]
VII.[FROM THE DIARY OF MRS JAMES LEE'S HUSBAND]
VIII.[FROM THE DIARY OF SHERLOCK HOLMES]
IX.[FROM THE DIARY OF THE EMPEROR TITUS]
X.[FROM THE DIARY OF HARRIET SHELLEY]
XI.[FROM THE JOURNAL INTIME OF THE EMPEROR TIBERIUS]
XII.[FROM THE DIARY OF ŒDIPUS REX]
XIII.[FROM THE DIARY OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR]
XIV.[FROM THE DIARY OF MARY, MRS JOHN MILTON]
(NÉE POWELL)
XV.[FROM THE DIARY OF MARK ANTONY]
XVI.[FROM THE DIARY OF IVAN THE TERRIBLE]
XVII.[FROM THE PRIVATE LOG OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBU]S
XVIII.[FROM THE DIARY OF THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK]
XIX.[FROM THE DIARY OF AN ENGLISH GOVERNESS]
RESIDING IN PARIS DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
XX.[FROM THE DIARY OF HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK,]
DURING HIS STAY AT ENGLAND, WHITHER HE WAS SENT
TO STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY AT OXFORD, UNDER
THE SPECIAL CARE OF POLONIUS

[I.]

FROM THE DIARY OF SMITH MINOR

ST JAMES'S SCHOOL,
September, 1884.

Sunday.—Yesterday afternoon was a half-holiday we were playing prisoners base exept four boys who were gardening with Mrs Wickham. Peel hit Bell by mistake with all his force with the pic-axe on Bell's wrist.