Aug 16th Sunday.

Going over Troy Sect. [Section] 3 after Laura.
Sunny day.
Cat (Courtenay [sic: Courtney]) caught toad.
Bought Snow £30[RG] and Horse £25[RG] pictures from John.
Lucy Cook etc to tea.
Honor & Gordon & Julian.
Played with ball in garden.
After supper Charlotte Bawdon and Snake (Lloyd Thomas) came. No attempt to make conversation general.
'Troy' late.
Wrote up diary (lapsed since August 2).

Hands Referenced

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

People Mentioned

  • Laura

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

  • Honor

    Wyatt, Honor
    Journalist. 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).

  • Gordon

    Glover, Gordon
    Married to Honor Wyatt. WG

  • Aldridge

    Aldridge, John
    (1905-1983), painter and close friend and collaborator. WG m. to Lucie Brown 1940 eds.

  • Lucy Cook

    Cook, Lucy

  • Julian

    Glover, Julian
    Honor & Gordon's baby. WG

  • Charlotte Bawden

    Bawden, Charlotte
    Edward Bawden, the painter's, wife KG

  • 'Snake' Lloyd Thomas

    Thomas Lloyd, 'Snake'
    a.k.a. "Snake" eds. see Diary August 16, 1936, December 3, 1937

Bibliography

    • Title: Trojan Ending, A [novel]
    • Author: Riding, Laura
    • PubPlace: Deyá & London
    • Publisher: Seizin & Constable
    • Date: 1937