July – To an unidentified person:

“Always acknowledge a fault frankly. This will throw those in authority off their guard & give you opportunity to commit more” [MTLE 2: 87].

Sam made an entry in his notebook to purchase a second-hand copy of Arabian Nights [Gribben 26]. He also wrote “get Froude & notes,” referring to James Anthony Froude’s (1818-1894) History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 12 vols. These books aided Sam in the writing of P&P [247]. He also wrote a reminder to “get full Harper Monthly for Sue” (Crane) at a second-hand bookstore in New York [293]. He also wrote a reminder to “Bring Hume’s Henry VIII & Henry VII,” referring to David Hume’s (1711-1776) The History of England (6 vols. 1854) [340].