Ponsonby introduces diary writing, then gives excerpts of diaries with commentary and context. Subjects include famous diarists like King Edward VI, Samuel Pepys, John Evelyn, John Wesley, the Ladies of Llangollen, Queen Victoria, Mary Shelley. There are also many less-well-known but still fascinating diarists included in chapters called Minor Diaries. Fanny Burney and Byron are included, as well as others in Austen's era. Second edition includes Ponsonby's new preface plus the preface from the first edition (1922). Spine label is very faded. X-library. 447 pgs. Methuen & Co. Ltd.; George H. Duran Company, London, NY. USED. $25.00