The Greville Memoirs, Part 2 (of 3), Volume 3 (of 3) / A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852

The journal records a series of political and social observations across a period of national governance, combining day-by-day entries on diplomatic negotiations, cabinet disputes, and parliamentary debates with portraits of leading statesmen and salon society. It traces controversies over foreign policy — notably Anglo-French relations and the Spanish marriage affair — domestic party manoeuvres, court finances, and public opinion, while noting behind-the-scenes communications, ambassadorial correspondence, and the influence of the press. Entries alternate concise reporting of events with personal judgments, producing a running chronicle of governance, diplomacy, and elite social life.