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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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JULY 1936

What begins as an idyllic summer becomes increasingly violent as the civil war in Spain erupts and Palma becomes a battlefield. There are the usual anxieties about money, and mild gardening frustrations as the almond trees continue to die, but Graves enjoys swimming with Karl and Alan Hodge (who arrives for an extended stay on the 2 July), and expresses his satisfaction with the new cook Francisca, the best yet, who makes almond ice cream and cooks the joint beautifully. Relations with Schwarz and Strenge are a bit strained, as Schwarz has refused to sign the libel clause in his Almost Forgotten Germany contract, but the group still enjoys punch parties and afternoons together. An article in the Daily Chronicle makes mention of Graves and Riding, making going to a café or bar in Palma impossible, although the tone of the diary hints that Graves might be flattered by the attention, nuisance or not.

But the political situation begins to break down before mid-month. The radio announces insurrection at Melilla and Seville, and reports violence in several provinces. Writes Graves, Troops came through at night in camionsbuses eds. with cannons, shouting 'viva el Fascismo.' There are postal disruptions and radio reception is intermittent. There are sugar and coffee shortages, and Graves predicts flour and petrol shortages are not far off. Citizens begin to flee Palma for outlying villages as the city is bombed: The bombs are 'cannisters' like the sort the Germans used at Fricourt filled with scrap metal; great moralGraves probably means "morale," as in 'a bad affect on the troop's morale'? eds. effect, kill many, do little harm to property. Graves' birthday on 24 July is marked by a warship visible off the coast. Restrictions are placed on social gatherings: no one is allowed to meet in groups of three or more in public, or to listen to neighbours' radios, or to circulate unfavourable comments about the military. Fascists eat and drink in town at the shopkeepers' expense, at gunpoint. Foreigners begin to leave Majorca, but Graves and Riding indicate to family and friends their intention to stay at Canelluñ for the present at least.

Despite political upheavals, the month is a productive one. Graves continues to work on Schools, now researching the medieval school system, but towards the end of the month he loses his initiative: he writes that he could not bring myself to work on Schools and confesses a revulsion against education. He is also working feverishly on Antigua, Penny, Puce, incorporating Riding's suggestions and Harold Cooke's comments about stamps. Constable sends a telegram indicating they would be very glad to publish Antigua.

Graves goes over Honor's novel The Heathen with Riding, as well as Alan Hodge's Drama for Epilogue. Riding also charges Hodge with the task of completing Poets, and begins going over his homily on courage."Courage" eds. Graves goes over Fame and Book Advertising for Epilogue III. The printed Epilogue II arrives.

Riding is writing the final sections of A Trojan Ending, including the death of Hector, and will finish the draft before the end of the month. Graves begins a read-through. He also drafts a new poem - The Half-Penny - and re-tools several others. Riding makes a few editorial suggestions for It Has Happened Well, which is eventually retitled End of Play. Graves also reworks To Disown the Records, which is now Birthday.

There are two enclosures this month:

News clipping. Almudaina, Saturday, 25 July 1936: Noticias dadas por radio ayer,(trans.) beside which Graves has written, Typical news! News clipping. La agresión de ayer manana.(trans.)
Palma Palma Majorca Sp Capital and largest centre of Majorca. Melilla Melilla Northern Africa Spain Spanish city on the eastern coast of Morocco eds. Seville Seville Andalusia Spain Inland city in southwest of Spain eds. Fricourt the Somme France RG's battalion passed through Fricourt during the battle of the Somme in July 1916, a short time before he was wounded by a bursting shell in High Wood. (MS 52) eds. Majorca/ Mallorca Majorca Sp Largest of the Balearic Islands, located in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of Spain. R.G. and L.R. lived there, in Deyá, from 1929-1936. eds Canellun Deyá Majorca Sp Laura Riding and Robert Graves' house. Also Canellun (private) road. WG, KG Graves Robert Robert Graves, Robert [1st person]. (1895-1985). Poet, novelist, essayist, critic, and author of his diary. eds. Goldschmidt Karl Karl/Carl Goldschmidt, Karl Karl Goldschmidt, later Kenneth Gay: Graphic artist, friend and secretary of Robert Graves and Laura Riding since 1934. R. G. spells both as Carl and Karl. Hodge Alan Alan Hodge, Alan Oxford history graduate. Became close friends with LR & RG. First husband of Beryl Graves. CP & WG Francisca Francisca Francisca RG's cook from Pollensa, started work July 6 eds. see Diary July 3, 1936 Schwarz Georg Swartz Schwarz, Georg German Jew. Deyá neighbour. Antique dealer. Lived with Frau Emmy Strenge, his house keeper, in Can Caballo some hundred yards from Canellun. RG and LR translated his "Almost Forgotten Germany." WG Strenge Emmi Strenge Strenge, Frau Emmi Schwarz's house keeper and ? mistress. WG Cooke Harold Cooke Cooke, Harold stamp collector and resource for Antigua, Penny, Puce; author (Oxford database) Harold Percy Cooke? 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). 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. Constable & Co., Ltd. Constable Constable Constable Publishers. Arranged with them to print and distribute Seizin Press Epilogue and books. WG 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 Daily Chronicle/ Dia Palma, Majorca 1935-1936 Schools [an international survey of education] Graves, Robert; Riding, Laura Riding, Laura Antigua Penny Puce Graves, Robert Deyá & London Seizin & Constable A46 1936 The Heathen Wyatt, Honor Riding, Laura New York Random House 1937 Drama Epilogue III Riding, Laura/ Hodge, Alan/ Graves, Robert Riding, Laura Deyá & London Seizin & Constable 193-226 1937 Epilogue III Riding, Laura/ Graves, Robert Deyá & London Seizin & Constable 1937 Poets [prose] Graves, Robert/ Riding Laura Riding, Laura Courage [a Homelitic Study] Epilogue III Hodge, Alan Riding, Laura London & Deyá Constable & Seizin A33 1937 The Theme of Fame Epilogue III Vara, Madeleine Riding, Laura/ Graves, Robert Deyá & London Seizin & Constable 1937 Book Advertising Epilogue III Robert Graves Laura Riding Deyá & London Seizin & Constable 239 - 246 B25 1937 Epilogue II Riding, Laura & Graves, Robert Deyá & London Seizin & Constable B24 1936 Trojan Ending, A [novel] Riding, Laura Deyá & London Seizin & Constable 1937 The Halfpenny [poem] Epilogue III [also in Collected Poems (1938)] Graves, Robert Deyá & London Seizin & Constable 1937 It Has Happenend Well [became End of Play] Collected Poems Graves, Robert Riding, Laura London, Toronto, Melbourne & Sudney Cassell A48 1938 End of Play [poem; former title: It Has Happened Well] Epilogue III [also in Collected Poems (1938)] Graves, Robert Deyá & London Seizin & Constable 1937 To Disown the Once Written [poem; becomes To Disown the Records, then Birthday. Not traced. Apparently not published. D.W.] Graves, Robert 1936-07-15 Almudaina [Palma newspaper] Palma de Majorca 1936