Jan 24 Monday.

Took chapters 9 - 121 inclusive to Flower, and John's design for wrapper.
At Mr. Mills got a pair of bell earrings (pinchbeck) 4/-2,another butter3 press 1/-, an [sic: a] ostrich egg stand (coconut, carved, chinese) 1/6. Also gilt[RG] frame 7/6
Brought back the silver cloak-clasp with attachments fixed.
Another chapter, 13.
W[RG] Laura wrote a batch of letters.
A spring day: no heater needed in my room at night.

Editorial Notes

24 shillings eds.
3butter-pat KG

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).
  • Aldridge

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

    Flower, Desmond
    associated with Cassell publishers KG
  • Mills

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

Bibliography

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