March 7 Saturday .

Hot day.
Rosa came: Laura's pink & blue green thing [figure - sketch of garment resembling a shawl or cape] .
More work on Anecdotes & getting organ stuff clear for Karl.
'Gavin Douglas' came.
Laura works on Convalescent Conversations .
To Lluchalcari for tea x(me beer & sausage sandwich) where Solomon1 broke his leash trying to eat Norte, the dog there.
Worked late on Anecdotes . Finished them. No more A.F.G. until[RG] except typescript and proof ×××× [indecipherable] s.

Editorial Notes

1Graves' dog eds.

Hands Referenced

    • Annotation: ink correction
    • Character: regular
    • Ink: black

Places Mentioned

  • Llucalcari

    Llucalcari, Majorca, Sp
    Hamlet with hotel some three kilometres from Deyá on the way to Soller. WG. RG spells it "Lluchalcari" in the Diary.

People Mentioned

  • Laura

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

  • Rosa

    Rosa
    Dress maker. Also made cushions, seat covers, etc. WG

  • Karl/Carl

    Goldschmidt, Karl
    Karl 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.
  • Graves, Robert
    Author of the diary.

Bibliography

    • Title: Almost Forgotten Germany [Almost Forgotten Times]
    • Author: Schwarz, Georg
    • Editor: Trans. Graves, Robert/ Riding, Laura
    • PubPlace: Deyá & London
    • Publisher: Seizin & Constable
    • Idno: A45
    • Date: 1936
    • Title: Anecdotes of Art Dealing
    • Author: Schwarz, Georg
    • Editor: Graves, Robert
    • Date: 1936-03
    • Title: Convalescent Conversations [fiction]
    • Author: Madeleine Vara [Laura Riding]
    • PubPlace: Deyá & London
    • Publisher: Seizin & Constable
    • Date: 1936