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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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The war in Spain continues, and face of
dark-age opposition to anything good
; the month ends with the German
attack on
Continuing health problems, and Graves' uneven relationship with his family
add to the dispiriting pall.
Graves' personal financial situation is also a concern. Though we learn that
in three years I, Claudius
But despite political and personal worries, Graves and Riding hope to return
to SchoolsEpilogue IIITrojan EndingManchester GuardianTimes Literary Supplement
Graves and Riding begin to collaborate on a new book,
tentatively titled The Kind Ghost (later The Swiss GhostAntigua, Penny, Puce
Graves' excitement about his new poetry collection is evident throughout
April. At this time we see
(an older poem that Graves is trying to retrieve from memory), and
several more drafts of
and
Graves also begins
and
He completes a homily entitled
This enthusiasm for new projects is tempered by the luke-warm reception of
The Heathennot exciting enough
for the American
public; he agrees to take only 100 copies. Also disappointing is the
rejection by too
individual and personal ...words cannot be put into straitjackets.
Graves' scorn is palpable: Another example of tolerance of illiteracy for
the sake of lexicographic richness.
Throughout April Graves continues to take pleasure in his walks in the Swiss
countryside - with