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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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SEPTEMBER 1935

Work continues on Almost Forgotten Times and Old Soldier Sahib. Graves also does Poets and his Focus contribution. Liddell-Hart writes with good news: he agrees to Graves' plan to collaborate on the T. E. Lawrence book. The two exchange letters to discuss the timing of the project, and Liddell-Hart offers to run the idea past Lawrence's brother. Arnie Lawrence eds. Graves drafts several poems, including Labyrinth, Gulls and Such (later Gulls and Men) and A Note on Natural Affections.

This month Joän Junyer introduces Graves and Riding to Dorothy and Ward Hutchinson. Ward Hutchinson agrees to write an article on photography for Epilogue, and Riding writes to him about his poems, which she does not find particularly original or note-worthy (writes Graves, she only found two short sequences of poetry which were all right in his book. The rest merely traditional, or ornate). Despite Riding's unfavourable critique of his poetry, Hutchinson finishes the Epilogue article, which is sent off to the printer.

In the meantime, Riding continues to struggle with A Trojan Ending, and Graves reviews Sulamith Ish-Kishor's Magnificent Hadrian for the Observer, pronouncing it wretched stuff.

Graves is pleased about his renewed contact with family. His children write to thank Riding for her gift of £1one pound eds. each. Graves notes a difference in the children's tone since the Devil (Nancy Nicholson's lover, Geoffrey Phibbs) has left and married another woman. Graves writes back to the children and sends Nancy £150. Graves also writes to his brother John, indicating his hope that David will travel before he enters Oxford. Later he is clearly irritated by David's preference for Cambridge, apparently encouraged by Nancy Nicholson's comment that much the nicest people go there. Graves also hears from Honor Wyatt, who writes to tell Graves and Riding she won't be returning to Deyá this year after all.

This month Graves and Riding purchase the rights to a spring from Bernardo Colom and begin constructing a shed at C'an Torrent, Norman Cameron's former residence, which they had purchased earlier. Renovations to the Posada continue.

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. Can Torrent Deyá Majorca Sp House next to Canellun also belonging to LR & RG. Built by Norman Cameron. WG Posada, La Deyá Majorca Sp House on the Puig next to Deyá church. Originally part of the Es Molí property. It had been rented by the church for Sunday school. RG and LR bought it in February, 1935, to use as a guest house for their visitors. WG, eds. Graves Robert Robert Graves, Robert [1st person]. (1895-1985). Poet, novelist, essayist, critic, and author of his diary. eds. Liddell Hart Basil Liddell Hart Liddell Hart, Capt. Basil War-fare expert and friend of T.E. Lawrence. Collaborated with RG on a book of T.E.L'.s letters, published in 1938. See RPG p.231. WG & Eds. Lawrence T.E. T.E. Lawrence, T. E. 'Lawrence of Arabia.' Met Robert in Oxford in the early twenties. Made Robert his biographer and had him write "Lawrence and the Arabs." WG Lawrence Arnie Arnie Lawrence, A.W. (Arnie) T.E. Lawrence's brother and executor. WG Junyer Joän Joän Junyer, Joän Nephew of Sebastian Junyer. Also a good painter. W.G.; Deaf-mute Catalan painter, ex-pupil of Picasso's, who lived in his uncle's house in Lluch Alcari [Llucalcari]. K.G.; introduced Ward and Dorothy Hutchinson to RG & LR in 1935 eds. Riding Laura Laura Riding, Laura (1901-91) American poet. Laura Riding (née Reichenthal; then Laura Gottschalk). Hutchinson Dorothy Dorothy Hutchinson, Dorothy Ward Hutchinson's wife. WG Hutchinson Ward 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. Nicholson Nancy Nancy Nicholson, Nancy (1899-1977) First wife of Robert Graves; married 1918, separated 1927, divorced 1949. eds. Taylor (formerly Phibbs) Geoffrey Geoffrey Phibbs Taylor (formerly Phibbs), Geoffrey Came from Ireland to join the Graves/Riding circle in London (1929): became involved in a relationship foursome with R.G., L.R .and N.N. which resulted in a crisis and LR's dramatic suicide attempt. Lived with Nancy Nicholson and RG's children for several years. RG and LR also referred to him as the Devil. RPG Graves John John Graves, John R.G.'s brother. Visited R.G. & L.R. in 1934 with R.G.'s mother. WG Graves David David Graves, David R.G.'s second child [by Nancy Nicholson]. W.G. In RAF; killed in the war. The only one of Graves' children who might have become a poet had he lived. K.G., eds. Wyatt Honor Honor Wyatt, Honor Journalist. Arrived in Deyá fortuitously. Married to Gordon Glover...Son Julian. W.G. First acquainted with R.G. and L.R. early in 1934; returned to visit in 1935; continued friendship in England. eds (RPG 211). Colom Bernardo Bernardo Colom, Bernardo Ex Cuban, previous owner of 'Son Canals', and former owner of 'Luna land' (on the other side of the road) cf. Married to a Cuban lady. Sons: Marcos (married to Gelat's daughter Magdalena) and Pancho. KG & WG Cameron Norman 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. Graves Robert Graves, Robert Author of the diary. Graves Beryl A. Graves, Beryl A. Second wife of Robert Graves. Transcribed the diary entries and register of letters written (hereafter, logs) from a photocopy of the manuscript, and these 53 monthly MS Dos, ASCII files, dated 01/01/83 were sent to Chris Petter by The Robert Graves Trust on floppy disc in 1996. Goldschmidt Karl Goldschmidt, Karl Karl Goldschmidt, d.1995, who later changed his name to Kenneth Gay, was Robert Graves' and Laura Riding's personal secretary during the period when the diary was written. He later annotated another printout of the diary produced from the B.A. Graves transcript, which is at the Graves Trust Archives in St. John's Oxford. Notes by Karl Goldschmidt are denoted as KG. Graves William Graves, William Son of Robert and Beryl Graves. Helped to identify names, places and titles in Deya (1935-1936) and with translations and other references in three ways. He left an annotated printout of the first six months of the diary in the Graves Trust Room at St. John's College, Oxford. He also sent Chris Petter an Excel file with a list identifying names and places, principally in the Majorcan sections of the diary, and a glossary of Spanish terms. Finally he has sent the editors answers in response to reference questions. Notes by William Graves are identified with the initials WG. RP G RPG Unidentified person; possibly a misspelling of Robert Percival Graves (whose initials on this project are RG). Editors Editors of the Graves Diary Project. Almost Forgotten Germany [Almost Forgotten Times] Schwarz, Georg Trans. Graves, Robert/ Riding, Laura Deyá & London Seizin & Constable A45 1936 Old Soldier Sahib Richards, Frank Graves, Robert London, New York Faber & Faber; Harrison Smith & Robert Haas A44 1936 Poets [prose] Graves, Robert/ Riding Laura Riding, Laura Focus I, II, III, IV [newsletter] Riding, Laura Deyá Seizin 1935 Gulls and Men [poem: formerly "Gulls and Such"; see Complete Poems, Vol. II, p. 337, and note on "Fragment of a Lost Poem", p.313. DW] Collected Poems (1914-1947) Graves, Robert London,Toronto, Melbourne & Sydney Cassell A60 1948 Note on the Natural Affections, A [poem: unpublished? see diary note Sept. 22, 1935] Graves, Robert 1935-09-22 Epilogue I: A Critical Summary Riding. Laura/ Graves, Robert Deyá & London Seizin & Constable B22 1935 Trojan Ending, A [novel] Riding, Laura Deyá & London Seizin & Constable 1937 Observer, the London 1791-