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Graves' diary manuscript includes 1546 pages including 117 enclosures: letters, clippings, photographs post cards, notes, games, etc.
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to entities in references.xml
, which contains all
people, places, organizations, and other entities referred to
throughout the project.
Pointers to the repository of facsimile images of the Graves diary.
January begins with BelisariusLaura takes 2ΒΌ hours to correct; I, 4 hours to adopt her corrections for each chapter.
Graves also writes an article on his
(later The Censored Letter,
and then Safe Receipt of a Censored Letter
) is inspired by a letter that Graves receives via A Trojan EndingA Trojan Ending
Riding, too, works late nights on the
(The World and Ourselves
Graves is not impressed with the very low mental age
of the audience; he writes that a local poet Godwin who calls himself William Blant made ambitious interruptions.
Graves and Riding also meet a Miss Hussey, a birdlike Byzantine Theologian.
Graves dismisses a dirty place with a clean face.
January sees catarrhal jaundice
- Graves describes her as very yellow.
The situation with asking for forgiveness between threats.
A subsequent letter from John ignites Graves irritation: Last time it was threats and a 'forgive me.' This time threats and 'you cruel shits!'
Graves and Riding discuss options with Mary and lawyer Patrick Hilberry, but nothing is resolved.
Also this month, the sack
from the London Press Exchange. Graves and Riding celebrate Riding's birthday with Alix left a grease-mark on the back of a chair, and a bad impression generally.
At the end of January, Alan and Beryl are married, to the great displeasure of her parents.
There is one enclosure this month: a poem to Bills.