March 11 Friday.

Jaw less swollen (iodine, mouthwash, veganin1)
Hot weather continues.
Trojan Ending.
Len to lunch: talk of forming a company for his films.
Went over Letter Book checks with Laura.
* Schuschnigg2 resigns, following a German ultimatum of invasion.
Invasion of Austria.

Editorial Notes

1Veganin: a headache-relief medicine that contains codeine and caffeine eds.
2Kurt von Schuschnigg (1897-1977); Austrian Chancellor KG

Hands Referenced

People Mentioned

  • Laura

    Riding, Laura
    (1901-91) American poet. Laura Riding (née Reichenthal; then Laura Gottschalk).

  • Len

    Lye, Len
    New Zealand painter, sculptor, and filmmaker whom LR & RG had met in London. He helped with the Seizin Press publications. WG; married to Jane Lye, son Bix. eds.

Bibliography

    • Title: Trojan Ending [dramatised version based on Laura Riding's book; later called Greeks and Trojans]
    • Author: Graves, Robert
    • Date: 1938-01
    • Title: Letter Book [became The World and Ourselves]
    • Editor: Riding, Laura