Flyleaf signed 'S. A. Turle'. Some pages in this volume are loose. On May 15 1888, Sophia travels by boat to Europe, arriving in Frankfurt in Germany on May 16, where she spends the next eight months having German lessons and having music lessons with a Herr Schwartz and a Miss Goodwin. She regularly practises the piano for about four hours per day, with the exception of a period in August when she has trouble with one of her hands. She continues to attend musical concerts and opera regularly. Visitors include Bertie and Mary (Mamie) Honey [cousins?] and she makes occasional day excursions with friends and family. Her brother Charlie visits with his wife Emma in late June and her brother Bob visits in mid-October.