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Beyond seeking a mental release, diarists write to preserve and retrieve memories.
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Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Samuel Pepys was, famously, an extraordinary diarist, offering a vivid first-hand account of life in Restoration England from 1660 to 1669.
—Andrew Doyle, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2026
Arnold’s own criticism often focussed on expanding horizons and recovering unknown authors, from the moralist Joseph Joubert to the diarist Eugénie de Guérin.
—Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss, the stepsister of teenage diarist Anne Frank and a tireless educator about the horrors of the Holocaust, has died.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Samuel Pepys was, famously, an extraordinary diarist, offering a vivid first-hand account of life in Restoration England from 1660 to 1669.
—Andrew Doyle, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2026
Arnold’s own criticism often focussed on expanding horizons and recovering unknown authors, from the moralist Joseph Joubert to the diarist Eugénie de Guérin.
—Colton Valentine, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss, the stepsister of teenage diarist Anne Frank and a tireless educator about the horrors of the Holocaust, has died.
—CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Diarist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diarist. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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