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Proofs all day – eye-strain with it. Finished at midnight.
Beryl brought black kitten from coiffeurhair salon eds. & deflea-ed it.
Antonio & Marina Ca's Pintat came with Juan & Anita: they have a retail fruit shop at NancyFrance eds.
Antonio is an embusquéone who avoids military service i.e. a draft-dodger eds. from the war. Told us more horrors of life in M. especially about Cura: and about obligatory 1880 bathing dresses there.
Enclosure – Rules for Cambelpuk handwritten by RG
Rules for Cambelpuk
Two players, each with 8 marbles of the same colour and one of a different colour – called the 'vassals' and the 'cham' – arrange thier marbles in a squares, the Chams in the centres, facing each other at opposite ends of a solitaire board. Thus:
The object of each side is to move his pieces – along the usual lines marked on the solitaire board, in any direction, but one move or hop only at a time, alternately – in such a way that his own cham reaches 'cambelpuk'– the position originally occupied by the opposing cham. The game ends when this is accomplished, or one cham is killed. Killing is done by hopping over; but only a cham may kill a cham – as only a vassal may kill a vassal. A cham may harmlessly hop over an opposing vassal, if he pleases, or a vassal over an opposing cham; and pieces of the same side can hop over one another, harmlessly, if they please. A cham must hop over any enemy vassal, not previously next* to it: unless one of his own vassals can kill it first.
No player may repeat same two moves more than one repeat.
* next means in next square at right angles,
Sept 2 Friday
To Rennes in afternoon after a morning's housework and picking nuts in the grounds with Petit Henri.
Bought a pair of fire-dogs 35 francs, & a large mat, for 115 francs and a shabby screen for Laura (80
fr
FRANCS) to be repapered.
Anita still very sick.
Invented a game with Beryl called 'Cambelpukgame eds.' played with solitaire boardsee enclosure eds..
Laura working late on proofs. No-noGraves' cat eds. nearly killed the black kitten.
Autumn beginning: apples dominate landscape.
Enclosure – Letter to LR from Margaret RussellThursday morning24 [August]Dearest Laura.
Thank you so much for sweet note just read and your lovely letter the day before yesterday and your dear voices on the phone yesterday. How nice it was to hear you all, hope I did not jabbertoo much, I have been in solitary confine-mentconfinement so long, I am afraid I say too much when I get the opportunity, & I hate the word confinement, and perhaps in your dictionary something nice can be put in its place. I wish I too knew what to do to be right, and the best for all, there is you, who would, I know appreciate me, as I certainly should you, though I could never give poor service to anyone, and I really feel I can't go there, its so and Norman, he seems to want me to remain with him so much and has told me to get a furnished room and store his stuff, or do as I think
about two rooms and have these things, apart from his bed & lounge chairs. Oh! dear. I have never in my life felt so unsettled anywhere. I was never settled at the Wood'sMargaret Russell's previous employers eds. but, my job was secure, and it was a job and I knew it so well. She, the old girl, has asked me twice to return to her, but no, I don't want to do that either. I feel it best to see Norman settled, and he does seem to hang on to me like a drowning man to a straw, but, I am no straw, tho, poor Norman. I think it will prove itself some how if I am to remain, by finding a room or some thing soon. Last
Sat.
Saturday I was with Catherine unpacking her things, I told her she took up all the wardrobe, and where were his things going, – they must go in trunks folded up, such selfishness, not if I know it, his lovely dress suit etc and his other good clothes. Mrs. CameronNorman Cameron's mother eds. has given them some lovely chairs, each seat is different in woolen tapestry, also the huge wardrobe and a lot of silver. Two marvellous glass decanters have
arrived, he says from the neighbours, he is in bed this morning and I have just given him a hot bottle. Rushed and worried to death, and we were getting on so nicely
till
until the Russian aristocracy attacked us. Christ God knows how she wants to hang on to me when she has offended everyone else, I think Norman is more firm about that
tho'
though than she is,
tho'
although I feel pretty certain when the curtains are made, the moving done, (I have to be out of here by the 10th) I will sleep at Ivor Court? eds.
tho
though, if no where else, I must have a bed somewhere,) and their own place ready for them I too will to be told to clear out, and then the Irish & Russian clash!!! My God its a shocking life, and yet all I crave for is a regular job and peace!!! Mrs. SimmonsDorothy Simmons? eds. has just rung up, I could not say much as N. took the phone, besides some one was at her door, and some one at mine I will ring her up tomorrow
tho'
though as I did want to tell her, I had heard you on the phone. I had a feeling all along things were
not right with Catherine & you, since h? he? eds went to France he has been so different & when he told me the other morning,
Mon
Monday, it really was a shock, as the more I had thought about it, the less possible it seemed to be. It seems to me, everyone has been used,
till
until she has got him, and then, her object obtained to hell with everyone, its tragic, for before long, Norman, will be more lonely than ever. I hope and trust I will never refer to her again if I have to work for them, then I must be loyal? and respect? her, but God help me!!!
Must away now & take Jane'sJane Lye? eds. baby out instead of tomorrow. Norman does not mind being left, says he is getting up now, and going out. I wonder if he will be
O.K
okay for
Sat
Saturday morning. Catherine's last words to me on
Tues
Tuesday, get him up in plenty of time, I told her I would give him his breakfast in bed, poor boy. Its true no luck can follow them with all the upset they have given others, how strange it is, those with all the good things like she has had all her life & I do not think it has ever cost her much to live she always seems to have had her expenses paid by some or other. Taken out & about
Really must away now. Best of love to you, & CaptainRobert Graves? eds.Alan
& Beryl. all kind friends make Margaret a good soul for Christs sake AMEN.
Sept 3 Saturday
Norman's wedding day: God help him! (Ill-omened cries of screech-owl last night reminded us of him).
Lovely sun.
Proofs of my Collected Poems
Laura doing her own proofs & a long letter to Dent about Indexing.
Stacking logs in the shed.
Leonie is a success.
Margaret greatly distressed by CatherineNorman affair, has not yet made up her mind to come to us.
Enclosure – Postcard to LR and RG written by Honor Wyatt as dictated by son Julian.
Laura RidingRobert Graves,La ChevrieparBoisgervillyI et VFrance
On the pier there's lots of people fishing. The water is like green. It is very deepest. My spade and my bucket. Chocolate ices and ordinary ices. On the pier there are lovely shells stuck to the steps. It is deepest in the seagarden because boats want to swim. Now I've sent lots of words to Laura and Robert haven't I, mummy. I've sent my love to Laura and Robert too.
JulianTaken word for word to dictation. –Honor.
Sept 4 Sunday
Proofs of Poems.
Dictionary
Laura finishing proofs of World & Ourselves
Parcel of Deyá bake meats from Mulhouse – empanadasmeat-pies KG, cocoroisspinach pasties KG with spinach &bledasgreen amaranths KG & raisins, Incasalted KG biscuits – a present from Anita: nearly cried for homesickness.
Bat-hunt in outhouses: flushed 3 killed one.
Big fires going all day.
Sept 5 Monday
A bad day: day of NürnbergGermany eds. congress. All French officers on leave recalled to garrisons, & all Rennes & Montauban talking of war. Jeannine (Anita says) afraid of being killed. A rumour in Montauban that we were going too. Montauban has elected its first left deputy. The streets were full of feathers, symbolic of plucking 'the Chouans'Brittany insurgents KG.
Went over Laura's proofs with her; and Alan. Fires all day.
Got mushrooms in neighbouring fields: but not enough rain lately.
Sept 6 Tuesday
Proofs all day, with Laura & Alan, of World & Ourselves.
Chopped a little wood: otherwise nothing.
It seems Harry & Dorothy tried last minute persuasions to prevent Norman marrying – no good.
Montague's Mary has had a nervous breakdown, so that is 'off' it seems.
Sept 7 Wednesday
Proofs all day until midnight as for last 3 days.
Short ride to Montauban in rain to get screen papered, sawnoun setverbat smith's KG, tongs made etc.
Sept 8 Thursday
Proofs all day again until midnight.
I had a short break at 4 o'clock to do a little of my own Poems proofs.
Eileen Walker, friend of Beryl's, trained & walked from St JacutSt Jacut-de-la-Mer, France eds. on the coast.
A contretempsan awkward clash eds. about the black kitten: Beryl became possessive.
Sept 9 Friday
Proofs all day: only ¼ an hour's break
till
until 12.15 am.
Beryl had Eileen, fortunately.
Cold, wet weather.
Govt
Government still holding out on the Ebro: with a 5 to 1 Nationalist air superiority against
Sept 10 Saturday
Proofs all day: 20 minutes interval for sawing wood (the saw has been resharpened) only.
* At midnight Alan went to bed & Laura & I continued – finishing at 4.30 am.
Beryl had Eileen with her to keep her company: (Eileen is calling herself Isabel now.)
Gave Alan Scottish pebble brooch & two ties, reward for week's work.
British fleet mobilized
'Bleé noirbuckwheat eds.' or 'SarrazinSarrasin KG; buckwheat eds.' being cut: it is used for the galettesbiscuits KG.
Sept 11 Sunday.
* Proofs of my Collected Poems all day. Finished.
Alan, Beryl, Isabel, went to get blackberries.
Black kitten now called 'Bellamy'
Added a new poem The Fallen Sign Post to proofs, instead of Safe Receipt of a Censored Letter.
Visited the hornbeamtype of tree eds. grove with Laura: otherwise did not go out, until evening when I had a moonlight walk to Montauban station for a Calvadosliqueur eds. at the Station Inn.
Warning to Germany that England will not stand aside if Czechs attacked.
Sept 12 Monday
Bad headache all day until after supper.
In morning compiled list of addresses for World & Ourselves circulars.
In afternoon got mushrooms. But could not work or even saw wood.
Margaret can't come to us because of Leonard: Home Office do not allow.
Sept 13 Tuesday
Laura on Lives of Wives again and has slight rheumatism.
Dictionary most of day – supplementing 'change' group for specimen index.
Weather warm but overcast.
Horse chestnuts.
Leonie very satisfactory.
Sept 14 Wednesday.
Made a flapperfan KG for the wood fires & decorated it with silver paper & red paper.
Dictionary.
Alan at Damage still, working in mid-room. Beryl types in attic with Marthe as we have named the charcoal stove.
About 1
lb
pound of mushrooms from the bull-field beyond the lake. Helping Laura with blurb for World & Ourselves.
Sept 15 Thursday
* Laura's Collected Poems published.
This is the day of Chamberlain's fantastic visit to BerchtesgadenGermany eds.. There is panic in England: even Len writes that H is like the American madman who balanced 14
hrs
hours on a window ledge – & then had to jump so as not to disappoint his audience.
Dictionary.
The usual drunken postman has fallen off his bicycle.
Sept 16th Friday.
Dictionary with Alan
Found one or two more misprints by accident in Poems; so read it all through again – found many more.
Walk round the railway (under arch & back by Lake crossing) with Laura, Alan & Beryl. Aired all my clothes in the first real sun for weeks.
Mushrooms, darts, sawing, chopping, Cambelukgame eds. as usual.
Dictionary: consultation with Laura & Alan – list of words for specimen page.
Laura starting Swiss Ghost again.
Sept 17 Saturday
Dictionary: and transcopying & checking Laura's 'what have you been doing?' note? eds. and two scenes of Greeks & Trojans
Fine weather.
Beryl unwell: but nothing else notable except scrambled eggs & bacon. all
Sept 18 Sunday.
An English cake from Hotel Ouest and oysters from Anita.
Dictionary & a whole ¼ day visit from Anita, Francisca, Gabriel, Juanita. Juan was hunting at Montfort (season begins today) but ate with us at Hotel Ouest
Stories of Deyá : how J del Moli who had talked of whipping Castañer for his political views was in the same cell – & became great friends. Juan gave us a hare he had shot.
Sept 19 Monday
Dictionary all day: with L & with Alan.
Put out Laura's clothes to air in the sun: rush to get them in out of the rain.
Fantastic news of Anglo-French surrender to Hitler over Sudeten-LandCzechoslovakia eds..
The sceensscreens came, repapered.
Franco has made another unsuccessful & costly attack on the Ebro.
Sept 20 Tuesday
Dictionary all day with Alan.
Rain. Walnuts ripe in tree by kitchen.
The news of the Anglo-French surrender becomes more & more depressing & shameful.
For the last week all the letters have been about war fear of war. We are glad to be away from London
Pâté of hare made at Hotel Ouest – memorable
Laura back at Aristotlefor Lives of Wives eds. today.
Sept 21 Wednesday
Dictionary all day: rain all day
Have not written or received any personal letters for a long time, nor read any book and the routine here has grown habitual already.
I dreamed last night of SolomonGraves' dog in Deyá eds: for the first time.
Laura wrote a poemsTo The Casuists of Fame
Sept 22 Thursday
A letter at last from Honor in hospital with a curetagecurettagemedical procedure involving uteral scraping eds..
Alan & Beryl went to Rennes to get money.
(This is the day of Chamberlain's grotesque visit to GodesburgGodesberg, Germany; South-East of Bonn eds. and resignation of TchequeCzeck cabinet; and NegrinJuan Negrin,(1892-1956), Spanish Minister of Defense eds.'s decision to recall remove foreign volunteers.)
Dictionary and I wrote notes to Laura's novel-writing notes.
Sept 23 Friday
Checked some cross-copying of Wives & found Beryl had made 33 mistakes in 24
pp
pages.
Dictionary.
Habits are now:– Morning bicycle to Montauban. Work. Lunch. Postman just after lunch. Darts with Alan. Work until 5. Saw & chop wood. Change. Work
till
until supper. Cambelukgame eds. after supper. Work. Bed about midnight.
Letter of apology from John Lucy: Mary has been ill. The psychologists say he isn't mad, but madly jealous – and the cure would be for her to sleep with him again!
Enclosure – Rappel Immediat: French call-up announcement
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Sept 24 Saturday
Rain all day and notices out calling up all French reservists of category 3 i.e. 2 classes. The people calm and silent: if there's a war, best to get over with it. The Italians don't count: they are only petits soldatslittle troopers eds. (Russia has warned Poland to keep out of TchechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia)
A brave & warming letter from Eric at PragueCzechoslovakia eds.: 'the fiends will meet their fate & at the hands of their own countrymen.' I went to a dentist early at Montauban: he said toothache was only sciatic nerve – the tooth was dead. We all have twinges of rheumatism here.
Dictionary all day.
We do not expect war in any serious sense.
Sept 25 Sunday.
Knocking down walnuts from the tree – half a sack full.
Dictionary all day.
Situation better: general hardening of opinion against Germany everywhere. Czechs reported to have refused Hitler's terms.
Laura working on Aristotle for Lives of Wives, Harry's mathematics, Swiss Ghost, etc.
Cambeluk is a good game and does not repeat itself – always new situations.
Poor Anita rang up miserably.
Sept 26 Monday
Hitler's ultimatum to the Czechs expires on
Oct
October 1. It is taken less & less seriously by responsible people.
Dictated letters to Beryl: chiefly of reassurance to people in England.
Dictionary.
Conference with Laura about Swiss Ghost (rest of
Ch
Chapter VIII)
Gathered about 6
lbs
pounds of mushrooms with Alan and made ketchup – out of my head. At the last moment remembered mustard as the ingrediant lacking (vinegar, pepper, salt, sugar, lemon-peel, onions, garlic – mustard). It made about a quart – including a pint of vinegar.
(My hands stained with irremovable walnut juice.)
Léonie helped at the blé noir battagegrain harvest KG; buckwheat eds..
Sept 27 Tuesday.
Swiss Ghost: restarted, and dictionary in evening.
Wireless at 6 at Hotel Ouest packed with refugees from Paris.
Day very rainy.
Sent off revised proofs of Collected Poems.
Sept 28 Wednesday
Consternation in village at Hitler's new ultimatum to Czechs which expires at 2 pm (Then general mobilization) probably to terrorize Parliament which meets at 2.45 pm.
The Levrels came to be comforted. Cats misbehaving everywhere. Sunny day.
Dictionary & Swiss Ghost
JuanAnita & Francisca came out: we got mushrooms. Juan behaves very sensibly. At 6 he took us in a car to listen to the wireless. Chamberlain told Parliament that Hitler had been persuaded to a 24 hour postponent while he & DeladierDaladierEduoard Daladier (1884-1970), French Prime Minister eds. & Mussolini conferred with Hitler. Everyone relieved at the Hotel but our gorge rose. Fresh mobilization.
orders in the village
Sept 29 Thursday.
Dictionary and 6
pp
pages of Swiss Ghost (making 13 new
pp
pages) from Karl's notes of a trip to Como & our own memories.
Strained a lumbar muscle hitching up a cloth wire clothes-line to a fir tree (from a cypress) and cutting away branches which interfered.
5
lbs
pounds of mushrooms & made another lot of ketchup.
A fair in Montauban, where everone was drunk, Alan says.
Everyone now says 'there will be no war' and Alan heard on the wireless an account of the famous Rogues meeting at MunichGermany eds.. All they said was that the room was large & pink.
Laura finishing part of David's Furniture to show Watt.
Sept 30th Friday.
SudetenSudeten-land, Czechoslovakia eds. agreement signed – shameful.
Despairing letters written on
Wed.
Wednesday arriving from England – Jane has fled to Scotland, everyone in a gas mask or digging trenches. One can see that in the relief in the 'solution' and Hitler's relaxation of terms everyone has forgotten that even his first terms were thought monstrous. Our reputation is high in the village: we alone prophesied there would be no war... Margaret has been given notice by Catherine.
Dictionary in morning: all afternoon reading & checking Laura's Aristotlefor Lives of Wives eds.. In evening Swiss Ghost.
Did not go out.
We hear that Deyácarabineroscoast guards KG went to defend Pollensa 'against the Catalans' i.e. French.
Log Entries of Letters for September, 1938
Sept 1
Watt (Finland); N.N. with £92; refusal to autograph book.
3
Cerf with blurb; Watt with blurb. Jenny, Margaret, A.G.
4.
Schwarz; Honor; Gordon; Julian. Dorothy S; Ward; Karl; 1st set of proofs to Cassell.
5
George Buchanan
7.
Haas (for money) Watt about delay of Wives (:
till
until
Dec
December 4th)
11.
Watt about 'Ebro' publishing: Anderson about proofs.
12.
Rest of Proofs to Cassell.
13
Dorothy
16
Anderson about proofs.
22
Honor
26
Margaret, A.G., Sally, Kitty, Proof corrections to Anderson. David G.
27
Revised proofs to Anderson.
Cas PintatDeyáMajorcaSpainA grocery shop in the Clot. KG, WG.Majorca/ MallorcaMajorcaSpLargest of the Balearic Islands, located in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of Spain. R.G. and L.R. lived there, in Deyá, from 1929-1936. edsRennesRennesFrancewhere Gelat's daughter, Anita, and son-in-law, Juan Vives live; visited by RG and LR et al in 1938 eds.Château de la ChevrieMontauban-de-la-BretagneBrittanyFrancetranslating as "Venison Castle," La Chevrie was manor of an estate that RG & LR rented with Alan Hodge and Beryl Pritchard during their stay in France in 1938BoisgervillyBoisgervillyBrittanyFrancetown near Montauban, France eds.DeyáDeyáMajorcaSpTown located on the northwest coast of Majorca, on the hillside between the Teix Mountains and the sea: this was RG's home with Laura Riding from 1929 to 1936. He returned there with his family after WW II. Eds.MulhouseMulhouseFrancenear Basel eds.MontaubanMontauban-de-la-BretagneBrittanyFranceEbroTaragonaSpainThe Rio Ebre [Ebro River] travels through Taragona eds.Hotel OuestMontaubanBrittanyFranceMontfortMonfortBrittanyFranceLondonEnglandParisFranceComoComoItalyPollensaPollensaMajorcaSpTown at the north end of Majorca. WG
R.G. sometimes spells it "Pollenza." eds.DreuxlinModesteModesteDreuxlin, Modestecook and house maid at La Chevrie, France eds.LeonieLéonieservant at La Chevrie eds.BerylPritchard, Beryldaughter of Harry and Amy Pritchard, R.G.'s second wife. Formerly married to Alan Hodge. Robert and Beryl had four children: William, Lucia, Juan and Tomas. edsAntonioAntonio de Ca's PintatAntonio de Ca's PintatCarpenter. Francisco of Ca l'Abat's son. WGVivesJuanJuanVives, JuanThe Doctor's brother. Married to Gelat's daughter. Lived in Rennes, France. WGMarroigAnitaAnitaAna, AnitaMarroig. Gelat's daughter, married to Juan Vives the Doctor's brother. Live in Rennes, France. WGJordiCuraJordi, DonDon Jordi, the Priest. WGGravesRobertRobertGraves, Robert[1st person]. (1895-1985). Poet, novelist, essayist, critic, and author of his diary. eds.HenriPetit HenriHenri, le petitboy from the Chevrie farm? eds.RidingLauraLauraRiding, Laura(1901-91) American poet. Laura Riding (née Reichenthal; then Laura Gottschalk).RussellMargaretMargaretRussell, MargaretHouse-keeper L.R. & R.G. had had in London. WGCameronNormanNorman CameronCameron, NormanPoet. Built Can Torrent in 1932-1933. W.G.; m. to Elfriede, then to Catherine Vandervelde; friend and contributor to LR and RG's work eds.Vandervelde née de la RocheCatherineCatherine VanderveldeVandervelde, Catherineone of Korda's scriptwriters; friend of RG and LR, met at Denham studios; contributor to World and Ourselves; married Norman Cameron in September, 1938. eds. Diary, and Friedmann 302DorothySimmons, DorothySculptor associated with the Graves-Riding inner circle (1938-39). Married to Montague Simmons. edsLyeJaneJaneLye, JaneMarried to New Zealand artist/ film-maker Len Lye; son Bix Lye. Friends with R.G. and L.R. Visited Graves and Riding in Majorca (1930), where Jane provided secretarial assistance. eds (RPG 138).HodgeAlanAlanHodge, AlanOxford history graduate. Became close friends with LR & RG. First husband of Beryl Graves. CP & WGWyattHonorHonorWyatt, HonorJournalist. Arrived in Deyá fortuitously. Married to Gordon Glover...Son Julian. W.G. First acquainted with R.G. and L.R. early in 1934; returned to visit in 1935; continued friendship in England. eds (RPG 211).GloverJulianJulianGlover, JulianHonor & Gordon's baby. WGHarry KempKemp, HarryPoet. Met Graves and Riding through James Reeves in August 1936, just after their arrival in England. In their previous correspondence, Riding had been intrigued by his falling-out with Communism. He became associated with their circle, collaborating on various projects. (RPG 248-49)SimmonsMontagueMontague SimmondsSimmons, Montaguepoet, and civil servant in the children's branch of the Home Office; m. to Dorothy Simmons, the sculptress RPGMaryMaryMaryMontague Simmons' young love interest eds.WalkerEileen a.k.a. IsabelIsabelWalker, Eileencollege friend of Beryl Pritchard's eds.RussellLeonardLeonardRussell, Leonardson of Graves' housekeeper Margaret Russell KGChamberlainArthur NevilleChamberlainChamberlain, Neville(1869-1940) British Prime Minister in the 1930s; m. to Anne Chamberlain née Cole eds.LyeLenLenLye, LenNew 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.HitlerAdolfHitlerHitler, Adolf(1889-1945)FranciscaFranciscaFranciscaThe "Francisca" of "Laura and Francisca." eds. A young resident of Deyá; her mother Francisca Messiana helped out at Canellun. W.G. Also called Francisquita (but so were other Franciscas in the village). Later m. to Miguel Ripoll (see Friedmann 179) eds.VivesGabrielGabrielVives, Gabrielson of the Médico, Dr. Antonio Vives. eds.VivesJuanitaJuanitaVives, JuanitaJuan and Anita Ana's daughter WGMayolJuanJuan of MolíMayol, JuanOwner of the Es Molí farmhouse. Involved in a local water rights controversy with the Señor of Sa Pedrissa, the Médico and others. R.G. records the on-going confict in his diary over a span of several months in 1935. KG & eds.CastañerCastañer? Owner of a large house in the Clot. Worked in Palma? WGFrancoFranco, GeneralSpanish General; led the Nationalist forces against the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War; Spanish Head of State from 1939-1969.John LucyLucy, JohnEstranged husband of Mary Lucy; RG and LR are drawn into their marital problems. eds.LucyMaryMary LucyLucy, MaryVisited R.G. and L.R. at Ewhurst. An admirer of both Graves and Riding, but her marital problems brought tensions to their household. See diary entry January 2, 1938 (and K.G. note).TattersallEricTattersallTattersall, EricRG met on board the HMS Grenville eds. see Diary August 3 & 5, 1936LevrilMaria & MonsieurLevrilLevrilfamily who ran[?] the Grand Chevrie farm at RG & LR's rented estate in Montauban, France eds.MussoliniBenitoMussoliniMussolini, Benito(1883-1945) Fascist dictator ( "IL DUCE") of Italy from 1922-1943. eds.GoldschmidtKarlKarl/CarlGoldschmidt, KarlKarl Goldschmidt, later Kenneth Gay: Graphic artist, friend and secretary of Robert Graves and Laura Riding since 1934. R. G. spells both as Carl and Karl.ReevesDavidDavid ReevesReeves, DavidBrother of James Reeves [and Ethel Herdman] RPG 292.NicholsonNancyNancyNicholson, Nancy(1899-1977) First wife of Robert Graves; married 1918, separated 1927, divorced 1949. eds.CerfBennett AlfredCerfCerf, Bennett(1898-1971), publisher and founder of Random House eds.NicholsonJennyJennyNicholson, JennyJenny Nicholson: oldest daughter of Robert by Nancy Nicholson.GravesAmyA.G. (A.E.S.G)Graves, AmyAmy Graves, RG's Mother. WGSchwarzGeorgSwartzSchwarz, GeorgGerman Jew. Deyá neighbour. Antique dealer. Lived with Frau Emmy Strenge, his house keeper, in Can Caballo some hundred yards from Canellun. RG and LR translated his "Almost Forgotten Germany." WGGloverGordonGordonGlover, GordonMarried to Honor Wyatt. WGHutchinsonWardWardHutchinson, WardPhotographer. Contibuted to"Epilogue." W.G. R.G. often refers to "the Hutchinsons" (Ward & Dorothy) as a couple especially when they were staying on the island. eds.BuchananGeorgeGeorge BuchananBuchanan, Georgedrama critic KG; friend of RG and contributor to the World and Ourselves; wife Mary eds. Friedmann 307-8Chilver née GravesSallySallyGraves, SallyR.G.'s niece. Daughter of his half-brother Philip. KGWestKatherineKitty WestWest, Katherinewife of English journalist, [Douglas West eds.]; lived in Regent Park [at 32 York Terrace eds.] where RG and LR stayed on exile from Mallorca (1936) R.P.G.; dedicatee of LR's A Trojan Ending eds.GravesDavidDavidGraves, DavidR.G.'s second child [by Nancy Nicholson]. W.G. In RAF; killed in the war. The only one of Graves' children who might have become a poet had he lived. K.G., eds.GravesRobertGraves, RobertAuthor of the diary.GravesBeryl A.Graves, Beryl A.Second wife of Robert Graves. Transcribed the diary entries and register of letters written (hereafter, logs) from
a photocopy of the manuscript, and these 53 monthly MS Dos, ASCII files, dated 01/01/83 were sent to Chris Petter by
The Robert Graves Trust on floppy disc in 1996.GoldschmidtKarlGoldschmidt, KarlKarl Goldschmidt, d.1995, who later changed his name to Kenneth Gay,
was Robert Graves' and Laura Riding's personal secretary during the period when the diary was written. He later annotated
another printout of the diary produced from the B.A. Graves transcript, which is at the Graves Trust Archives in St. John's Oxford.
Notes by Karl Goldschmidt are denoted as KG.NealeErnestErnest NealeNeale, Ernestof Islip post office R.G.GravesWilliamGraves, WilliamSon of Robert and Beryl Graves. Helped to identify names, places and titles in Deya (1935-1936)
and with translations and other references in three ways. He left an annotated printout of the first six months of the diary in the Graves Trust
Room at St. John's College, Oxford. He also sent Chris Petter an Excel file with a list identifying names and places, principally
in the Majorcan sections of the diary, and a glossary of Spanish terms. Finally he has sent the editors answers in response to reference questions.
Notes by William Graves are identified with the initials WG.RPGRPGUnidentified person; possibly a misspelling of Robert Percival Graves (whose initials on this project are RG).J.M. Dent & SonsDent'sDent, J.M.Publishing house founded in 1888 and absorbed by Nicholson in 1988 eds.A.S. Watt & Son, Ltd.WattWatt, A.S.RG's literary agent: first mentioned in November, 1935; team includes: Alexander Strahan Watt, and W.P. Watt et al, who may have handled different aspects of Graves' extensive European publishing and distribution. The firm replaced Eric Pinker. K.G. When did Pinker go, and why? KGCassell and Company Ltd.CassellPublishers of Robert Graves' Collected Poems [1938], and the novel Count Belisarius [1938].Harrison Smith and Robert HaasHarrison SmithR.G.'s American publisher for I, Claudius and Claudius the God. eds.EditorsEditors of the Graves Diary Project.Dictionary [projected project; unfinished]Riding, Laura1935Collected Poems [1938]Graves, RobertLondon, Toronto, Melbourne & SydneyCassell and Co. LtdA481938The World and Ourselves [former title: Letter Book]Riding, Laura [contributor; with Sally Graves, Sir Edward Marsh et al]Riding, LauraLondonChatto & Windus1938-11Fallen Signpost, The [poem]Collected Poems [1938]Graves, RobertLondon, Toronto, Melbourne & SydneyCassellA481938-08-19Safe Receipt of a Censored Letter [poem: formerly "Letter from Ernest Neale" then the "Censored Letter": see diary Jan. 11-13, 1938 eds.]Robert Graves: Complete Poems, Vol. IIIGraves, RobertBeryl Graves and Dunstan WardManchesterCarcanet Presspp. 40; 450-51 (note)1995-1999Lives of Wives [prose]Riding, LauraLondon, Toronto, Melbourne & SydneyCassell and Co. Ltd.A391939Year of Damage [novel]Hodge, Alan1936-12Collected Poems [1938]Riding, LauraLondon, Toronto, Melbourne & SydneyCassell and Co. LtdA351938The Swiss Ghost [formerly The Kind Ghost] [novel]Graves, Robert/ Riding, Laura1937-04-22Trojan Ending [dramatised version based on Laura Riding's book; later called Greeks and Trojans]Graves, Robert1938-01Furniture: An Explanatory HistoryReeves, David[Riding, Laura]LondonFaber1947