The Diary of Anne Clifford, 1616-1619: A Critical Edition

Abstract

Katherine Acheson 's edition represents a significant contribution to the growing scholarship devoted to the autobiographical writings of Anne Clifford.Among the earliest of her surviving works, Clifford's diary for the years 1616-19 was written during her marriage to her first husband, Richard Sackville, third Earl of Dorset.The diary records Clifford's continued effort during this time to override the entailment of her father' s vast northern estates, and claim the inheritance for herself as his only living child.She documents her bitter disputes with not only her husband and uncle, but also the Archbishop of Canterbury and James I. The diary offers a unique record of aristocratic life, ranging in its concerns from Clifford's reading habits and needlework to her involvement in court politics.

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