Since every page in this diary is fascinating and I cannot scan and place them all on my webpage at the same time, I will regularly update and change the pictures. In the meanwhile, I hope that you enjoy looking into this young woman's life and find it as thrilling as I do.
Because the handwriting is difficult to decipher and the entries are written in several different languages, all that I have been able to conclude from this is that Rosa was the daughter of a British aristocrat or diplomat posted in Belgium during the late 1820s. I will, however, try to translate and describe each page displayed as much as I can.
This is the first page of the diary. I think it is written in German. It was given to her on June 18, 1827 by someone with the initials "J.F.H."
Here is a sillhouette portrait of one of a friend or relative by the name of Emily.
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