Diary Entry 1939

Dear Diary,

It is the 3rd of September in the year of our Lord 1939 and once again I am sorry to inform you that we The British people, under the leadership of The Right Honourable, Prime Minister Attlee, have once again declared our intentions of a military campaign against Germany. We again involved in war in Europe.

My son will soon be drafted to join the military assault on this heathen nation we find ourselves fighting, where once finished he will return to England to complete his studies. I myself will not be involved in frontline military action, as the occupation I uphold here in London is regarded by Her Majesty's Government as an 'essential service', although why that requires me to remain here to wait to be killed in my home, I can't quite fathom. Having said this it is my aim to involve myself the initiative of The Local Defence Volunteers and to aid said war effort in anyway possible.

Although I must admit that joining the military services would have caused me some fear, it is also with trepidation that I stay in London, what with all the new remote weapons that the National Socialist Party now control. This is unfortunately a sign of our times when such a clearly socialist party is allowed any control in Europe, the immediately start on violent, destructive campaigns without any hope of bipartisan consultation. When dealing with a maniacal socialist such as Chancellor Hitler, there is no hope for reconciliation and as our Lord once spoke, there is no remission for sin without the shedding of blood.

My final comment on our current predicament is that, if only our country had repelled appeasement of Chancellor Hitler by our own Prime Minister Chamberlin and instead harkened unto the words of The Right Honourable Mr Churchill, then perhaps our great nation would not face the storm that it currently does.

Give those Nazis what for.

Diary Entry 1932

Dear Diary

It is the 2nd of September in the year of our Lord 1932. Finally after many years of faithful service to The City of London's, Fidelity Fiduciary Bank, I have been noticed and commended in such a way, that results in me having ascended the ranks and being able to accept the new role of 'General Manager and Head of the Board for Fidelity Fiduciary Bank- London', where I have replaced the position, most recently held by Mr Dawes Sr. I am most pleased with the new prospects that this will provide for me and my wife in providing all that she needs and in saving for any future endeavours. My son may also benefit from such an accolade, as it provides him with more social standing once he removes himself from any Educational institute, he may attend at the time.

I also, today, had the great pleasure of meeting my new Clerk, Andrew. He and Amelia seem to already be acquainted with each other quite wonderfully, this is probably as a result of them being derived from the same cloth i.e. they are both from a class of lowers, who have improved their social standing.

Here's to the future, hurrah!

Walt Disney's depiction of The Board of Trustees for Fidelity Fiduciary Bank- City of London. Mr Dawes Sr. is sitting in the large chair. 

An painting from 1932 of Fleet Street where P.L.Travers puts the fictional bank in her book Mary Poppins. 

Diary Entry 1914

Dear Diary,

It is the 4th of August in the year of our Lord 1914 and Prime minister Asquith has just announced that, due to Germany's declaration of war on The French, we are now at arms against The Germans. I must admit that this news comes with some trepidation to The British people, however as always I can rest assured that Britain will not back down in the face of adversity, but that as always, with much work and that keen English spirit, good will once again overcome the evil that we face in our day. I myself, only wish that I was old enough to fend of The Hun personally, however diary, you can be sure that if this war is such a long and arduous battle, that it continues until my coming of age, that I will pick up my weapon and fight alongside those men, who will be shortly dispatched.

It would be untruthful for me to say that I do not fear the ramifications of this battle and that I am scared for the implications on, not only my country, but also my immediate kin. I simply must put my faith in God and trust that he will deliver my father and every Briton from the foe that lies ahead.

Give those Hun hell boys.

The Two Sides of My Leaflet

Winston Churchill

The Father would have very much admired Sir Winston Churchill, who was prime minister during his mid-30s:

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.

Playlist

Music playlist.

Green sleeves- Henry Tudor: written by King Henry VIII, I can imagine him feeling that it is a very British song.

Abide with me- Henry Francis Lyte: an old hymn, being a British Christian I imagine it would bring him comfort when in need, but that he would also like its classical, baroque undertones.

The Messiah- George Frideric Handel: another Christian, baroque Oratorio written in 1741, I can imagine the father particularly enjoying the movement 'For the Glory of The Lord'

Dies Irae (Day of Wrath)- Thomas Celano or Latino Malabranca Orsini: although not a Catholic, I find it hard to imagine that he would not enjoy this masterpiece of Gregorian composing, written in the early 13th century it is still sung today.

Flug Der Walküren (Flight of the Valkyries)- Wilhelm Richard Wagner: I can only imagine this to be a guilty secret, a piece he very much enjoys, but would admit to liking because of the connotations it held with Nazism and Anti-Semtism, although the father is probably an Anti-Semite and Racist himself.

Opus 27, Number 2 (Moonlight Sonata)- Ludwig van Beethoven: I can imagine him relaxing to this in his study whilst reading a book, whilst preparing to retire for the night and enjoying the simplistic nature of this piece.

Opus 28, Number 15 (Raindrop Prelude)- Frédéric Chopin: again I can imagine him relaxing with a glass of Port or Whiskey to this piece, whilst secretly chuckling to himself about the ease of composing whilst using enharmonic equivalents.

None of the pieces on his playlist are modern (to the era), because I feel he would not enjoy the rock and pop music he lived in. He wanted to conserve his past and part of this past is his music.

Feminism Quotes

Feminism was just coming to a fore in the 60's, I saw these quotes recently and immediately thought of the father and what and abomination he would find this movement. The suffrage movement is epitomised in the strong in impending nature of the stepdaughter.

"The women's suffrage movement is only the small edge of the wedge, if we allow women to vote it will mean the loss of social structure and the rise of every liberal cause under the sun. Women are well represented by their fathers, brothers, and husbands." - Winston Churchill.

"Feminism is a socialist, anti-family, political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians."- Pat Robertson.