Feb XIV1 Monday

Went over & sent off last ch [chapter] of Belisarius.
Jenny to lunch, out of work, gay, well with an enormous appetite. Her eye on L'pool Rep.2
She came with me to Mr. Mills where I bought an English carved gilt frame for a verge watch3, and the watch, 18/64 the both, also pendulum ear-rings pinchbeck 2/- and a purse with tiny garnets & seed pearls 6 d 5
Back over Park in heavy wind & snow – only Polar Bears & reindeer on view at the Zoo.
Wd. Holmes to tea. Good.
Took Solace6 to vet: she now seems better of worms.
Trojan Ending.
* Austria surrenders to Germany.

Editorial Notes

114th eds.
2Liverpool Repertory Theatre. eds.
3Verge clock KG
418 shillings, sixpence eds.
5sixpence eds.
6Graves' cat eds.

Hands Referenced

Places Mentioned

  • Regent Park

    London, England

  • Liverpool

    Liverpool, England

  • Scotsman's Zoo

    Regent's Park, London, England

People Mentioned

  • Mills

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

  • Jenny

    Nicholson, Jenny
    Jenny Nicholson: oldest daughter of Robert by Nancy Nicholson.

  • Winifred Holmes

    Holmes, Winifred
    poet KG; husband Jack Holmes eds.

Bibliography

    • Title: Trojan Ending [dramatised version based on Laura Riding's book; later called Greeks and Trojans]
    • Author: Graves, Robert
    • Date: 1938-01
    • Title: Count Belisarius [1938]
    • Author: Graves, Robert
    • PubPlace: London
    • Publisher: Cassell
    • Idno: A47
    • Date: 1937-07-21