Lydia Meux’s Diary (September 1891) — Pristine Facsimile
$11.00
Eleven steady-hand entries in a blue floral journal, recovered pristine from a locked desk. Lydia’s own notes and little pictures preserved.
Twelve-year-old Lydia Meux records the final month of her life (Sept. 1891) while her father’s experiments hum below the house. Her mother has “changed.” Lydia asks if mirrors have memories — “Only when they’re cracked,” Mother answers — and by the last two entries the child’s acceptance has settled in. The diary is a found artifact: blue floral covers, faint dust on the boards, and handwriting unnervingly steady throughout. All Lydia’s own marginal notes and little drawings are intact.
What’s inside
High-resolution facsimile of cover, endpapers, and all 10 entries with Lydia’s doodles and memory notes.
Clean typeset transcript (separate PDF) for easy reading.
Read Me / Handling Notes: gloves recommended; tweezers for page turns; storage guidance.
Content warnings: child in peril; implied experimental/medical horror; psychological distress.
Notes: Fictional artifact for entertainment; institutions/individuals are fictionalized.
Files to upload:
LydiaDiary-1891-Scans.pdf (the pretty blue floral facsimile with Lydia’s own notes)
LydiaDiary-1891-Transcript.pdf
LydiaDiary-ReadMe.pdf