Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the Highlands from 1848 to 1861

First published in 1868, this selection from Queen Victoria's diaries records stays in Scotland from 1848 to 1861 with Prince Albert. The entries describe the purchase and building of Balmoral, expeditions on pony and foot through Deeside and the Cairngorms, visits to cottages, and the daily routine of a royal household trying to live more simply in the hills. Albert's death closes the span. The tone is private and sequential rather than analytic: weather, views, ghillies, and family occupations are noted as they occurred. The book is a royal journal of Highland travel and domestic life during those years.

Bound in red buckram blocked with an inlaid design in gold and black on cover and spine. Dark red solander box blocked in gilt on front with Victoria's crest.