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Graves' diary manuscript includes 1546 pages including 117 enclosures: letters, clippings, photographs post cards, notes, games, etc.
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April sees some money from I, Claudius
Despite suffering a serious infection from an insect bite earlier in the
month,
Not surprising, then, that the one poem Graves drafts this month is about
money.
He continues work on Antigua, Penny, PuceI, Claudius
) for EpilogueFocus
On the domestic front, problems continue with the parish priest, who still
refuses to move out of the The
pomegranate has died: the third one planted in that spot. I said to
This month Graves and Riding draw up their wills, but both writers
experience improved health in April. Writes Graves, Laura says I am
looking much better since I have taken daily walk
The friends celebrate Easter with an elaborate festive meal, planned and
orchestrated by Graves. Also this month, Graves re-establishes letter
contact with
Throughout April, the international political situation in Europe is a concern to Graves and Riding and their friends: Germany figures prominently in the diary, and Graves' anti-Fascist sentiments are clear.