Gerard Manley Hopkins was not only one of the most gifted Victorian poets, he was a compelling diarist who used his journals for everything from daily to-do lists to the most intimate spiritual self-assessments.

Lesley Higgins's research and teaching interests include modernist and Victorian literary culture, feminist studies, editorial theory and textual studies, and poetry. She is an award-winning Professor of English at York University in Toronto, Canada. She is co-general editor of The Collected Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins, with Michael F. Suarez; and, with David Latham, co-general editor of The Collected Works of Walter Pater (forthcoming from OUP).

• Introduction


• Editorial Notes


• The Manuscripts


• Principles of Transcription and Translation


• Citing Other Works by Hopkins


• Short-titles of Poems


• Biographical Register


• Major 'Feasts' in the Church of England and Roman Catholic Calendars


• Diaries, Journals, and Notebooks


• Appendix A: Examples of Unedited Pages from C.I and C.II


• Appendix B: Architectural Terms Used by Hopkins


• Appendix C: The 'Monita' or Community Rules for St Mary's Hall