Diary of Robert Graves 1935-39 and ancillary material

Editorial Notes

Hands Referenced

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

Places Mentioned

• Deyá

  Deyá, Majorca, Sp

  Town 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.

• Canuto's

  Baker Street, London, England

  a restaurant eds.

• Belleville

  London, England

  a private nursing home where Jenny Nicholson convalesced in late 1936/ early 1937 RPG 264

People Mentioned

• J.F.

  Freeman, Dr. John

  friend of RG; married to Violet Freeman eds.

• Jenny

  Nicholson, Jenny

  Jenny Nicholson: oldest daughter of Robert by Nancy Nicholson.

• Laura

  Riding, Laura

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

• Nancy

  Nicholson, Nancy

  (1899-1977) First wife of Robert Graves; married 1918, separated 1927, divorced 1949. eds.

• Maisie

  Sommerville, Maisie

  Head of BBC Education broadcasting department. Friend of R.G. and L.R. Arranged accomodation for them when they returned to London as exiles. W.G., eds.

• W.N.

  Nicholson, Sir William

  (1872-1949) artist; Nancy Nicholson's father RPG 4

• Ward

  Hutchinson, Ward

  Photographer. 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.

• Dorothy

  Hutchinson, Dorothy

  Ward Hutchinson's wife. WG

• Kyllmann

  Kyllmann, O.K.

  of Constable's RG; also referred to as O.K. eds

• Mary

  Hale, Mary

  Welsh maid at Nottingham Place, sister Violet eds.; later, maid for RG and LR at Dorset St. "Laura pinched [her] from Kitty West" eds. KG

• Harry Kemp

  Kemp, Harry

  Poet. 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)

• 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.

• Alix Kemp

  Kemp, Alix

  Married to poet Harry Kemp. The couple shared a house with Graves and Riding in Ewhurst, Surrey (1937). eds (RPG 277); also referred to as Frau Eierman by RG eds. see Diary August 30, 1936
• Turner, Henry Watson

  Graves' dentist whose office was at 59, Wimpole Street; RG names him interchangeably: Turner-Watson, W. Turner, and Dentist eds.

• Norman Cameron

  Cameron, Norman

  Poet. 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.

• James

  Reeves, James

  Schoolmaster, writer and Poet. Friend of Jacob Bronowski. W.G./ K.G.; m. to Mary Phillips; daughter Stella born June 14, 1938 eds.

• Mary

  Reeves, Mary

  wife of James Reeves; daughter Stella born 14 June, 1938 eds.

• Dr. Wright

  Wright, Dr.

  Jenny Graves' doctor at Belleville eds.

Organizations Mentioned

• Selfridges

  Selfridges

  London department store eds.

• J. Walter Thompson

  Thompson, J. Walter

  advertising firm where Norman Cameron worked eds.