Category: #countdown1876

Yesterday I returned home from Dresden; I have kept no diary of my stay there, since R. was unable to accompany me. I went to see a dentist, and also to visit the Luisenstift. It made a good impression on me, and I think I shall do well to send…

Making provisions for my departure tomorrow, R. is complaining about it and making more difficult what is already difficult enough for me! But I cannot give it up, and I now close this book with its account of the fulfillment of a maternal duty.  From September 16, 1873, to October…

R. did not have a good night and has to write letters in the morning, which always upsets him. Yesterday a telegram arrived from friend Richter, announcing his engagement; we congratulate him all the more joyfully since he is said to have chosen a good and pretty girl from a…

Walked to the theater in the morning with friend Gersdorff. Said goodbye to him. He found the sight of the theater in the morning light truly magical. The unceasing activity amid all the splendors of Nature has its effect on me, and how movingly! — After lunch R. and I…

Making all sorts of provisions for my departure, letters, etc. R. works, at 1 o’clock arrival of our friend Gersdorff, who spends the rest of the day at Wahnfried. In the evening Bach preludes. — Many things discussed, a new gun with an unrestricted range has again been invented, the…