January 18 Tuesday.

Going over L's checks in Belisarius . Chapts [Chapters] 1 - 5 (exc [except]-6) finished.
Walk over Regent's Park to Mr Mills: bought a pair crystal earrings 1/61, a p[RG] butter-pat 1/-, 8 vols [volumes] of a French 1001 Nuits 2 4/- and for 10/- a very fine pair of Elizabethan ? silver earrings, of perforated silver, which twinkle when worn.
To Dentist (Mr. Trace) for advice on my wisdom tooth not yet come to the surface.
Norman to supper – had not forgotten as we expected – wants to show Laura a girl called Nella Joseph.

Editorial Notes

11 shilling, sixpence eds.
2a.k.a.Arabian Nights eds.

Hands Referenced

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

Places Mentioned

  • Regent Park

    London, England

People Mentioned

  • Laura

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

  • Mills

    Mills, Mr.
    an antique seller and friend of RG, and contributor to the Covenant of Literary Morality eds.; of Paddington Street, Marylebone KG

  • L. Trace

    Trace, L. Dr.
    Dentist who operated on RG 1937 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.

  • Nella Joseph

    Joseph, Nella
    friend of Norman Cameron's eds.
  • Graves, Robert
    Author of the diary.

Bibliography

    • Title: Count Belisarius [1938]
    • Author: Graves, Robert
    • PubPlace: London
    • Publisher: Cassell
    • Idno: A47
    • Date: 1937-07-21