The first of Heinrich Schliemann's diaries (A1) from his European travels has been recently published under the title WITHOUT HAVING SEEN THE QUEEN (Leiden: Sidestone Press, 2012). In 1846, at the age of 24, young Schliemann decided to take a long European journey to broaden his horizons, visiting England, France, and Belgium. The young Schliemann kept his diary in English, French, and Italian. After years of editing,Christo Thanos and Wout Arentzen have successfully transcribed and translated into English the first of Schliemann's diaries (there are 18 diaries in all in the Archives of the Gennadius Library); the editors also supplemented their publication with a very handy commentary. In it they draw attention to Schliemann's first visit to the newly established British Museum, where there is no mention of the Elgin marbles; Schliemann either missed them or was totally unimpressed.
It is also entertaining to read that Schliemann, in the French part of his trip, found the women far bolder and more resolute than the Russian. In fact, he was shocked that the French ladies could initiate a conversation with a man, without waiting to be addressed!
The diary is part of the Heinrich Schliemann Papers at the Archives of the Gennadius Library and a PDF copy of the original is available at the American School's website (http://www.ascsa.edu.gr/pdf/uploads/Schliemann_Diary%20A%201.pdf ). The book can be purchased from Sidestone Press at http://www.sidestone.com/books/without-having-seen-the-queen-the-1846-european-travel-journal-of-heinrich-schliemann-a-transcription-and-annotated-translation
