Journal to Stella is a series of intimate letters Swift wrote from London between 1710 and 1713 to Esther Johnson and her companion Rebecca Dingley in Dublin. Written in a quick, affectionate private shorthand, they describe his days among politicians and writers, his dinners, his worries about health and money, and the political events of the Tory government. Never meant for publication, they reveal a warmer and more playful Swift than his public satires and give a lively picture of London life under Queen Anne.