Diary entries for February, 1936

Feb 1 Sat.

To Palma at 9.15.

Laura 2 hours at dentist's: new plate. Strenge & Schw. Str had had operation to ovaries. Awful lunch at Parisien Restaurant. The Regnaux Fr.: those that reign; the 'people of influence'? eds & MilPesetasnick-name for a patron of the restaurant. KG & people who stared & whispered. At Margarita Mateu's bought old thick silk MallMajorcan. KG skirt green with sheen,(900pts.) & white linen nightgown 10pts. & white damask runner 8pts., & at funny little shop where mirror came from a sort of scarf-bodice ~~for 9~~ olive-grey with ivy trimming, for 9pts.. Bought photograph album; bird cage for us & for fabrica, not much else.

Margarita to Areñal for week-end.

In evening worked on Schools.

Lemon & apricottrees. KG planted at Posada.

Feb 2 Sunday.

Schools again.

L.H. having interleaving difficulty.

Accounts from Pinker.

Sent Arnie cheque for £5 – French publication of the T.E. letter, & wrote to L.H. to comfort.

SolomonRG's bull-dog. eds said by McCormacks to have mange. Gelat & I took him to Palma where vet. said no, has burned his muzzle on some poisonous plant. gave lotion

Soller blacksmith & son came for designsfor balusters bannisters? of front flight of steps. KG.

Marryat, Trollope & Richard Graves' Spiritual Quixote came.

Supper at McCormacks. Stewed raspberries for first time since 1929 or so.

Feb 3 Monday. Catherine's birthday

Cold wind. Gelat sprinkling nitrates in garden. Enclosed letter from Mitchell.a letter of no importance, according to KG. eds Replied through Karl that no necessity for letter & that since the situation had been thus complicated I would stabilize it at non-recognition.

Going over Stealing homily with Laura.

To Posada where paths now finished and lemon & apricot planted.

Karl decided to take holiday in Palma.

Finished going over Stealing late.

Have had canary in my work room for the last few days.

Freezias & wild anemone at their best.

Enclosure – Letter to RG from David M. Mitchell

Hotel Costa D'Or Lluch-Alcari (Deyá) Mallorca España

3rd January, 1936

Robert Graves, Esq. Esquire , Deya, Mallorca.

Dear Mr. Graves,

You were, at ~~Oxford~~ Islik Islip? eds. on the occasion that you do not recall, and recently when you called on me at the fonda here, very kind to me and that is why I am writing you now although I know you do not wish to have any more to do with the foreign colony in Deya than you can help, in order to be able to get on with your very significant literary work. It is of course up to me to respect your wishes in the matter by leaving you alone now that I have decided to live for some considerable time in Deya, but there is one thing which will be rather awkward for me unless I clear it up. That is the question of whether when we meet, as we are bound to do in such a small place and have done twice already, we are going to recognize each other. I am quite prepared to respect your wishes in this matter also: I just want to know one way or the other; and I am affraid that you may already think I have deliberately ignored you, thus repaying with rudeness your kindness.

We have met twice since you came to see me at the fonda, once in the little café opposite the post office and once, last night, at the café deportive. The first time I thought that you deliberately did not notice me, and for this reason I did the same thing last night to you; but it has since occurred to me that perhaps you did not recognize me in the imperfect light of the little café, when I was too diffident to speak to you at first and only tried to catch your eye.

I shall do whatever you wish in the matter. I think you are a genius, and that you are quite right to put your work first; but I find the present uncertain position very embarassing, and would like to end it.

Yours sincerely, David M. Mitchell

Feb 4th Tuesday

Hair-cut. Liddell Hart sent new typescript & 2 letters which I answered. Cape wanted title Side & Asides of T.E.Lawrence, which I refused.

To bed with bottle & worked on typescript. Hot sun, cold wind.

One Willet Dorland came, an encyclopaedian Californian bore with roundabout introduction from Isabel. Wasn't invited to supper but taken to Sala for a drink.

Laura going over Gordon's 'Enthusiasm'.

Julie's mints finished.

Read a Murder mystery.

Jenny's first night at Cochrane Revue C.B. Cochran's Follow the Sun. eds in London.

Feb 5 Wednesday

Blazing hot day.

Sent off the L.H. stuff & letter.

Laura couldn't work, so we went for a walk – to Can Mado and ~~the~~ saw newly planted trees, then to Can Jordi & saw the millstones, then to tea at Casa Salerosa (fearfully cold there). On return Laura still couldn't work; so to village again & heard radio news, & met Medora's sister of Son Corté.

Sent off 4 Focuses, corrected, to Dorothy & Ward Hutchinson.

Vet. saw SolomonRG's bull-dog. eds again.

Black looks of Catalina: who was privately talked to by Gelat. She had been told to go for a walk to the visit village to meet Maria Font Fresc & had gone in the other direction, & then chided by Laura.

Feb 6 Thursday.

Hot day again.

Another 3 pages of Stealing added.

Still undergoing cure, which has improved but not yet cleared condition.

Old-fashioned reviews of P.of S. by Gerald Gould & Cyril Connolly

Transcribing illegible parts of Stealing

Karl turned up; better.

We hired camionbus. KG & took 15 people (Fabrica & Son Canals & the girls) to Soller to see film: La Hija de Juan Simon with Angelillo & a Spanish gipsy dancer. Back at 12.

Rereading Captain Marryat's 'The King's Own' which I read 3 or four times between Chapters? 10 & 16.

Maria Font Fresc gave us greengreen glass[?] KG fishing-ball.

Feb 7 Friday.

Cold wind, no sun. Karl back in Palma.

T.S.Eliot's books came: also Eothen.

Did Madelein Vara note to Enthusiasm.

Barker's royalty reports came: £70 more than I had estimated.

Wrote to A.G.

Parchesi at Sala with Gelat & L.

Finished King's Own: sailor crudities kills them all over for fear of sentimental ending.

Laura went through 1st ch. chapter of Antigua with me.

Feb 8 Saturday.

Bitterly cold wind.

Completed 1st Ch. Chapter of Antigua. Rosa came

Mr Richmond came trying to sell the antiques & furniture at the cottage at Biniaraix, & suggesting the McCormack's car on Wednesday. While he went to Salerosa by road I ran down the valley & up & beat him by five minutes, explaining the case to Mrs M. who said But Mrs R is coming to live in that house with her sister in 2 weeks time! She asked R. if when he came if Mrs R knew. He said no. So she called him a cad & said she wouldn't take anything from the house if he gave it to her.(R. did not know I had been there) & on his way back said that it was off because Mrs. M was aware of his difference with his wife).

Pruned the syringa at the Posada. Nicholas & Hecatecats. KG in adolescent & ineffectual love.

Feb 9th Sunday

Cold wind: but not quite so cold.

Karl returned.

Wrote to Harrison Smith, F & F, Honor etc.

Tea to Junyers, where after a long talk we saw Clotilde's pictures on the way to Barcelona Exhibition & bought one (price unknown) of two cab roix cab roig fish against young geraniums.

In the evening I translated a passage of Boethius into English, and the same passage into English from K.Alfred's Anglo-Saxon version: for Epilogue translation Translation. KG study.

At 66card-game. KG: got a double-tailor – the first ever scored.

Feb 10 Monday.

Work on Translation. Karl typing again. Then on R.G. part of T.E. book, checking typescript.

In afternoon Medora, Tia (with apples) and Medora's sister came.

Laura's Humour & Poetry. Checked it from typing & it went off to James.

Really sweet letter from Sam at Folkestone.

Juanhere refers to Gelat. KG, Magdalena & Anita to chicken-supper. Juan Gelat. KG has cleared 8 pes pesetas a day with the Sala since he started.

On T.E. again until 12.30 am.

Feb 11 Tuesday

T.E. again. Wrote to L.H. Letter from Vyvyan Richards saying sending the relevant passage soon. Laura had first part of Honor's novel – looks good.

To Can Madó where depositowater reservoir. KG is being heightened by 1 metre or so.

Hot day. No braserobrazier. KG needed.

Margarita called home by a fishy-looking letter. Cat. thinks she won't return.

Finished T.E. with a note about his Irishness.

Working on Translations again until 2 a.m. or so.

Feb 12 Wednesday. Karl's birthday.

Cureprescribed by Dr. Rovira. KG really seems effective at last after 38 days or so.

Read first chapter of Honor's Woman Who Never Livedbecame The Heathen? eds & liked it very much after L's going over.

Went through Karl's checks of Schwarz's Almost Forgotten Germany & corrected. Checked Gordon's Enthusiasm and Karl's Advertisingfor Epilogue. KG.

Sent £5.5 to Buxlon for T.E. memorial. Note to L.H. enclosing Irishness note.

Hot day; with mist from the sea swimming up & retiringthe boira . KG: eventually everything clouded over.

Laura feeling blue; doing Poetry & Philosophy Translation notes again.

Checked typescript of English & Welsh Ecc H.

Margarita wired nada grave nothing serious KG.

Feb 13 Thursday

Publication day of Moons no Fool & Mistake Somewhere.

Expected Margarita but she did not arrive.

Maria Font Frescdaughter of Sebastian the gardener. KG expects to get M's job if a vacancy occurs: difficult because she is shortsighted.

Took tin oven bought from a travelling tin smith up to Posada.

Translation all day: finished.

Letter from David, & nice ones to L & me from Joän Junyer.

CarabineroCoast-guard. KG's son had accident to head. Médico gambling in Palma: sent for & arrived 3 1/2 hours late. Trouble brewing.

Seb. transplanted scabious.

Feb 14 Friday.

Laura apparently worked until five this morning.

I read another chapter of Honor's novel The Heathen. KG & liked it very much.

Letter from one Schwartz asking about T.E. stuff for sale. I replied must get A.W.L's permission, & wrote to A.W.L. Letter to L.H. suggesting our book in 2 parts. T.E. Lawrence to His Biographer: Liddell Hart's book was published simultaneously with the same title (see Higginson A49). eds

Margarita did not return. Went to see Castañer's bancalterrace. KG at Can Renau. Election meetings tonight at Castañer's left, & ~~Medicos on~~ AlcaldeMayor eds's right.

Wrote to Mr Neale of Islip.

Laura tactfully discouraged Maria de sa Font Fresc.

Feb 15 Sat.

Margarita returned rather drunken looking with a cock & bull story. Laura dismissed her.

Maria Murciana working.

Read the rest of Honor's novel start. Also reading Eliot & taking notes.

McCormacks to lunch, then walk to Hotel where had tea.

Hot sun.

Election excitement in village: meetings: voting tomorrow.

Orange blossom out. Asphodels.

Took cuttings from Junyer's garden: snowball tree, roses, honeysuckle, a different geranium etc. Planted them.

The Mayor went to Left meeting to see that no libels were uttered. Castañer said, Señor Alcalde,Mayor eds how can you think that we would libel this beautiful village with its excellent sanitary system, admirable medical service and progressive council?

Feb 16 Election day Sunday.

Start cure again tomorrow after 4 days to make sure.

Nice letter from Ward about Focus.

Went over HonorHonor Wyatt's book, The Heathen? eds checks with Laura, & end of my Stealing and my note on Enthusiasm and Chapter II of Antigua. Mary wrote promising to attend auctionstamp auction. KG on the 18th.

Karl at Soller, which is plastered with hand-designed Socialist posters.

Laura also going over Schwarz stuff: asking me questions.

Solomon'sR.G.'s dog. eds mouth much better.

Walk, solo, to Salerosa to postpone Wednesday fixture – drive to Cala Ratxada.

Francisquita came: now eleven years old.

Feb 17 Monday

No rain; no fires last two days.

Another chapter (3) of Antigua gone through.

Faber wants to cut out tea-bucket story of O.S.S. I wrote a stinker in reply. And wrote also to R.

Checking various typings.

To Can Mado where raising of depositowater reservoir. KG parapet is 3/4 done.

Rumours of a Left Wing landslide in election: confirmed at night.

Letters to Sam & David.

Laura going over Schwarz stuff with me: frequent consultations.

Feb 18 Tuesday.

Went over A.F.G. with Laura.

Karl typed Stealing: checked.

L.H. sent original mss of T.E. stuff: replaced it with rest. Wrote to Watt that when A.L. gave permission would ask him to sell it at 10% commission at reserve £3000, 15% to £4000, 20% £5000.

Transcopied Chapter 2 of Antigua.

Gelat pleased with election: he helped get 60 Left votes which will be rewarded perhaps when Lefts are in power – a Left Governor General for example.

Made a double tailorin 66, a card game. KG after falling down on one yesterday.

Feb 19 Wednesday

To Palma at 8.30.

Engaged a girl (name?) from Andraitx. Lunch with Mrs Wyatt & Mr Marsh. Honor Wyatt's mother and her friend. KG

Tea with Str & Schw. who answered questions about his book.

Bought begonia bulbs. At Margaritas 1 lilac silk skirt & scarf 50 pes pesetas , 1 old green silk skirt & jacket 125 pts., 1 cotton dress 65 pts., 1 linen table runner, 8 linen sheets 35 pts. each, 1 silk cape scarf 10 pts., length of old curtain stuff for Mesquida 45 pts.

Liddell Hart wrote.

To bed early.

Feb 20 Thursday

Answered L.H.: long letter & also sent off typescript (perhaps for last time) registered.

Richards sent alternate passage. Faber sent a wire saying tea kettles to be retained. Wrote to both.

Went over A.F.G. points with Laura.

Apricot blossom showing, & fig leafing. Gordon sent Stamp Auction report: excused him £2 of the £8 he owes me. Thanked.

Started Jacob Faithfulby Captain Marryat. KG after finishing Newton Foster.

Karl did poster for Carnaval ball.

(Trouble in Cort Plaza; here refers to the plaza in Palma. KG yesterday: violence by police in dispersing a Left crowd: one man skull damaged, another shot through lungs. Machine guns now posted in the Plaza. Very foolish)

To the BaileDance. KG, Laura in her new old cotton

sketch of dress dress. Played cards in corner of Sala. Later, gramophone at Can Torrent, & danced.

Feb 21 Friday

Transcopied Chapter 3 of Antigua.

The hottest February day within recollection: hot south wind.

Laura tidying house to give new girl a good introduction. Dulan sent Jane Austen's Sanditon and Persian miniature by Razan of Doctor medicining a devil case. £2.2. Took it to Miguel for framing in olive wood.

Walk to McCormacks, blouse from Margarita for Laura, to Secretario to ask that Millonario's mother-in-law should stop calling her house Can Torrent (real name Ca Landresa).

Pepe's men brought a millstone from Can Jordi. Wrote a letter to D.T. correcting Connolly's inaccuracies about Seizin Books.

Peach & apricot blooming: freezias going over. Yellow creeper in flower.

Went over Books part of Advertising with Laura.

* Today completes a year of diary: which started with Chapter 3 of Antigua.

Feb 22 Sat.

Not so hot.

Worked all day on revised draft of Book Advertising without going out at all until the evening. (14 pp).

New maid Isabel came. Catalina complains of her appetite & also tells of a noviobridegroom K.G.; fiancé? eds , nephew of Printempo, who will honk for her at the gates, to take her for drives.

Laura on her feet all day with Rosa & the new maid: but doing Advertising general remarks.

A few drops of rain: nadanothing K.G..

Finished Jacob Faithful.

Feb 23 Sunday.

Went over Advertising again. Cooler today, but still no fires needed.

To SeaGraves placed this heading in the left margin. eds Bathed, only a few strokes. The first time since October, I think.

Wrote to A.G.

Miguel brought Razan picture framed in orangewood: also a hand-painted 18th century Prodigal Son in mulberry. (a present from Margarita)

Went to Bailedance. KG for a moment.

Feb 24 Monday

Hot sun, cold wind.

Checking A.F.G. with Laura all morning.

Permission ~~given~~ from Arnie to sell mss. Got this in order.

Harrison Smith gave sales particulars of Claudius – I had underestimated them.

Gelat came and we measured out dimensions of depositoreservoir. KG – 14 X 5 metres 4 metres deep.

Margarita Modista came.

To MacCormacks for supper Oxtail s. Roast beef, Plum pudding. Mrs MacC. talking about how nice money was. I made 120 cigarettes. On return to Canellun L, K & I played 40 games of 66card game. KG.

Finished Midway Adventures of a Naval Officer, or the Life of Frank Midway by Frederick Marryat? KG.

Feb 25 Shrove Tuesday

Coldish day (but no brassero brasero brasier. WG needed)

Sent T.E. letter to Kennington. Sorted saleable T.E. material.

Dictated messy letter of Laura's to Karl for T. Lit.Supp. Sebastian changed violets to bed outside my window.

Letter to L.H. about Chambers typing overcharge; about sending letters about T.E. to Arnie, & about additional T.E. letter to letter-material.

Blue grape-hyacinth out.

Sent off T.E. material to Watt – registered, uninsured. With inventory. Also letter in separate cover about reserve price, copyright reserved etc.

Baile Dance. KG: had champagne & ensaimadapastry. KG & ices at the Fabrica.

Wild peony in flower.

Feb 26 Wednesday.

Rain

Karl's German friends came.

John wrote hoping to come in September, & to give us Deyá,The Valley unless sold.

Pepé brought two remaining mill stones, one for grotto: one for Can Torrent.

Going over A.F.G. with Laura, slowly.

Feb 27 Thursday.

Rain.

Went over A.F.G. with L, up to page 108 now, making insertions.

Laura wrote to Time & Tide about persecution mania review.

Wrote to Korda asking when he would want collaboration.

Laura promised Constable Antigua by end of May.

Sent John £100 for his mother"Mrs. Lloyd": money owed for investment made in the road to the Cala. KG ; 500 still owed, & interest.

Made notes on stamp-auctions for Antigua.

Feb 28 Friday

Men came to work on Depositoreservoir. KG. A hail storm

A.F.G. with Laura.

Richards sent me 10/- (1/2 the £1 sent him by Faber for compensation of his extra work)

Liddell Hart has sent stuff to Arnie.

Feb 29th Sat.

Cold: but sunny. Showers

Worked A.F.G. with Laura all day, apart from walk to Salerosa – until 2 a.m.

Lars Porsena came: sent off copies to Tom; James; & Frank Richards.

G. told us about road about to be closed: & discussed political position in regard to it. And to water. Concerned hopeful.

Men have found a lot of good earth in excavating for depositoreservoir. KG.

Decided we can't leave here until end of August.

Palma Palma Majorca Sp Capital and largest centre of Majorca. Parisien Palma Majorca Sp Restaurant in Palma. WG Fábrica Deyá Majorca Sp Home of Juan (Gelat) and his wife, the Madora. K.G. The ground floor was a nave extended over the equivalent of two more lots. This originally was a factory with an oil press, a flour mill and a soap making machine all run by a steam engine. Gelat replaced steam by fuel-oil and installed an electricity generator. When he put in the turbine at Ca'n Madó he removed the machinery and built a Café in its place (the Sala Concordia). WG Arenal, El Arenal, El Majorca Sp Village in the bay of Palma. 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. Soller Soller Majorca Sp Town of some 10,000 inhabitants ten kilometers from Deyá. WG Hotel Costa d'Or Llucalcari Majorca Sp In Llucalcari. Went there for drinks and occasionally meals. It was the best hotel, the Fonda being rather basic. The Turismo was closed. WG Llucalcari Llucalcari Majorca Sp Hamlet with hotel some three kilometres from Deyá on the way to Soller. WG. RG spells it "Lluchalcari" in the Diary. 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. 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 Oxford England home of Oxford University eds. Islip Islip Oxfordshire England small village where Graves and Nancy Nicholson rented, then owned, a cottage named "The World's End" R.P.G. Fonda Deyá Majorca Sp Inn next to Margarita's Café. Occasionally ate there. WG Concordia Deyá Majorca Sp Salón Concordia. Gelat's café. Variously refered to as the Sala or the Salón. The village youths had shares in it. It was later called the Salón Deportivo. WG Ca'n Madó Majorca Sp Old flour mill, on the road to Palma, converted into a hydro-electric plant by Gelat. Laura bought him a generator. Part of the orchard was bought by LR & RG. WG Ca sa Salerosa Deyá Majorca Sp Literally the house of the happy one. House on the Palma side of the Deyá valley which RG & LR rented when they first arrived in Deyá in 1929 and in which they installed the Albion Press. This house was one that was often available to rent. WG During 1935 it was evidently rented by the McCormacks (See March 17, 1935) CP Son Corté Son Corté Mallorca Spain Son Canals Deyá Majorca Sp Large farm-house belonging to Bernardo Colom at the entrance to the village. WG Biniaraix Majorca Spain a small village near the north-west coast of Majorca. eds. Barcelona Catalunya Spain Located on the Mediterranean coast. eds. Folkestone England a school for the deaf attended by Sam Graves eds. Can Renau Majorca Spain Cala Ratxada Cala Ratxada Majorca Sp Village on the northeast coast of the island. WG Andraitx Andraitx Majorca Spain Also spelt Andratx. A village just inland from the western tip of Majorca; there is also a Port d'Andratx right on the coast. eds. Mesquida Deyá Majorca Sp The dining room in Canellun was called the Mesquida after a painting hanging in it. WG Can Torrent Deyá Majorca Sp House next to Canellun also belonging to LR & RG. Built by Norman Cameron. WG Canellun Deyá Majorca Sp Laura Riding and Robert Graves' house. Also Canellun (private) road. WG, KG Cala Deyá Majorca Sp Deyá's fishing cove. This is the cove near Canellun that RG refers to as "the Cala" in his diary. Eds/ WG Riding Laura Laura Riding, Laura (1901-91) American poet. Laura Riding (née Reichenthal; then Laura Gottschalk). Strenge Emmi Strenge Strenge, Frau Emmi Schwarz's house keeper and ? mistress. WG 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 Mateu Margarita Margarita Mateu Mateu, Margarita Antique dealer, mostly jewellery, in Palma. WG Margarita Margarita Margarita (chambermaid) Chambermaid from Palma. Worked with Catalina the Cook. WG 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. Pinker Eric Pinker Pinker R.G. & L.R.'s agent in London. W.G. They later changed to A.S. Watt. eds. Lawrence Arnie Arnie Lawrence, A.W. (Arnie) T.E. Lawrence's brother and executor. WG 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 McCormack Walter; Violet; Betty; Jennifer McCormacks McCormack, Walter & Violet Tenants of Ca'n Torrent. Had two daughters: Jennifer, a dancer, & Betty. Continued their friendship with Robert and Laura in England. eds. Marroig Más Juan Gelat Más, Juan Marroig Juan Marroig Mas, called Gelat: Landowner on Deyá and friend of Robert Graves and Laura Riding (L.R. & R.G.'s factotum. W.G.) Nicholson Catherine Catherine Nicholson, Catherine Catherine Nicholson: (1922- ) third of four children of Robert Graves and Nancy Nicholson. eds. Mitchell David Mitchell Mitchell, David M. Staying at the Hotel in LluchAlcari, Majorca. Sent unwelcome letter to RG. See diary enclosure: Gr01-0347-03, and reference in diary entry for Feb. 3rd, 1936. 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. Graves Robert Robert Graves, Robert [1st person]. (1895-1985). Poet, novelist, essayist, critic, and author of his diary. eds. Mayers Isabel Isabel Mayers, Isabel Laura Riding's sister. Lived in L.A. WG Glover Gordon Gordon Glover, Gordon Married to Honor Wyatt. WG Matthews Julie Julie Matthews, Julie Tom Matthews' wife. WG Nicholson Jenny Jenny Nicholson, Jenny Jenny Nicholson: oldest daughter of Robert by Nancy Nicholson. Cochran C.B. Cochran Cochran, C. B. Director of musical revues in London: RG's daughter Jenny performed as a chorus-girl in his "Follow the Sun" and "Midnight Laughter". (RPG 252-53) eds Marroig Más Madora Madora Marroig Más, Madora Gelat's wife. W.G. R.G. often spells her first name "Medora," and precedes it with "the." eds. 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. Catalina Catalina Catalina Cook from Palma employed by RG and LR; worked with Margarita, the chambermaid. W.G., eds. De sa Font Fresca Maria Maria de sa Font Fresca De sa Font Fresca, Maria Gelat's mistress (or one of them) C.P. & W.G. Sebastian the gardener's daughter (spells "Fresca" without the final "a"?) K.G. Gould Gerald Gerald Gould Gould, Gerald Fiction editor of the Observer eds.; a reviewer of L.R.'s Progress of Stories. Connolly Cyril Cyril Connolly Connolly, Cyril A reviewer of L.R.'s Progress of Stories; editor of Horizon [magazine?] eds. Eliot Thomas Stearns T.S. Eliot Eliot, T.S. Major 20th century poet; dramatist, essayist, critic. b. Missouri, U.S.A. in 1888. Became a British subject. Director of Faber and Faber, which published some works by Robert Graves. Corresponded with R.G. d. 1965. eds. Vara Madeleine Madeleine Vara Vara, Madeleine A pseudonym used by Laura Riding. eds. Graves Amy A.G. (A.E.S.G) Graves, Amy Amy Graves, RG's Mother. WG Rosa Rosa Rosa Dress maker. Also made cushions, seat covers, etc. WG Richmond Mr. Richmond Richmond, Mr. a man from Deyá eds. see Diary February 8, 1936 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). Junyers Junyer, Sebastian and Junyer, Clothilde Often referred to in the diary as "The Junyers," artists Sebastian and Clothilde Junyer spent their summers in Llucalcari. W.G., eds. Junyer Clotilde Clotilde Junyer, Clotilde Painter. Married to Sebastian. WG Reeves James James Reeves, James Schoolmaster, writer and Poet. Friend of Jacob Bronowski. W.G./ K.G.; m. to Mary Phillips; daughter Stella born June 14, 1938 eds. Graves Samuel Sam Graves, Samuel R.G.'s youngest child by Nancy Nicholson. C.P.& WG Mas Juan Marroig Juan Mas, Juan Marroig Usually refers to Gelat's son, sometimes to Gelat himself. WG Marroig Más Magdalena Magdalena Marroig Marroig Más, Magdalena Gelat's daughter. Later married Marcos Colom. WG Mas Anita Anita Mas, Anita Gelat's daughter-in-law, married to Juan Mas. WG Richards Vyvyan Vyvyan Richards, Vyvyan Old friend of T.E. Lawrence who owned a private press and helped RG and LR set up their own in Hammersmith (RPG pp.62-3) eds. Rovira Dr. Rovira Rovira, Dr. His practice was in Soller and he was used as their MD once village doctor quarrelled with Gelat. eds. 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. 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. Vives Antonio Médico Vives, Antonio Dr. The village doctor (Deyá). At odds with Gelat (water rights controversy). His brother, Juan Vives, was Gelat's son-in-law. WG Sebastian Sebastian Sebastian Gardener getting on for 80. KG Castañer Castañer ? Owner of a large house in the Clot. Worked in Palma? WG Neale Ernest Ernest Neale Neale, Ernest of Islip post office R.G. Murciana Maria Maria Murciana, Maria Member of a Murcian immigrant family [check]. WG Juñyer Sebastian Sebastian Junyer Juñyer, Sebastian Well known Catalan painter. Spent summers in Llucalcari. Visited by D.H.Lawrence and Unamuno. WG Reeves nሐhillips Mary Mary Phillips, Mary Visitor. Typed most of I, Claudius. Later married James Reeves. WG Francisca Francisca Francisca The "Francisca" of "Laura and Francisca." eds. A young resident of Deyá; her mother Francisca Messiana helped out at Canellun. W.G. Also called Francisquita (but so were other Franciscas in the village). Later m. to Miguel Ripoll (see Friedmann 179) eds. Richards Frank Richards Richards, Frank Author of Old Soldiers Never Die and Old Soldier Sahib which R.G. rewrote for him. Was in The Royal Welch Fusiliers, R.G.'s regiment. eds.; Birth name is Francis Phillip Woodruff eds. see Diary September 27, 1936 Watt Alexander Strahan Watt, A.S. Owner and director of A.S. Watt & Son, Ltd., RG's literary agent. Dulan Dulan Dulan Dealer in antique engravings, books. London? WG Miguel Miguel Miguel One of four village carpenters. Others were Miguel Junior, Francisco and Antonio de Ca's Pintat. WG Margarita Margarita Modista Margarita Modista Modista: Dress maker (in Deyá). W.G., eds. Secretario Secretario a Deyánese municipal title used by Graves eds. Millionario Millionario (rich resident of Deyá) Rich American living in Ca l'Andresa. W.G.; Basque resident of Deyá (with American wife). K.G. Salas José Pepe Salas, José Master builder. Built Canellun. Pepe is a diminutive of José. WG Isabel Isabella Isabel Live-in maid from Murcia. Her mother (Carmen) then came over with Josefa who also came to work later. WG Kennington Eric Kennington Kennington, Eric (1888-1960) Painter, friend of T. E. Lawrence. eds. Aldridge John Arthur Malcolm Aldridge Aldridge, John (1905-1983), painter and close friend and collaborator. WG m. to Lucie Brown 1940 eds. Korda Alexander Korda Korda, Alexander Director of the film version of I Claudius. Matthews Thomas S. Tom Matthews, T.S.(Tom) American journalist. Took sabbatical from TIME and arrived in Deyá in 1930. Involved from then on with L.R. and R.G. WG 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. Petter Chris G. Petter, Chris G. Project manager of text encoding and annotation. Jonathan Cape Ltd. Cape Jonathan Cape Jonathan Cape London publisher of Lawrence and the Arabs, Good-Bye to All That, No Decency Left, etc. eds. Fabrica Gelat's household including: his wife, the Madora, his daughter Magdalena, son Juan and daughter-in-law Anita. Other relations often present were Francisquito, his grandson, and Francesquita, Anita's little sister R.G., eds. Arthur Barker Ltd. Barker Arthur A.B. Barker, Arthur The English publisher of I, Claudius and Claudius the God. WG Harrison Smith and Robert Haas Harrison Smith R.G.'s American publisher for I, Claudius and Claudius the God. eds. Faber & Faber Faber Publishers of Old Soldier Sahib and Old Soldiers Never Die. WG Seizin Press Seizin Founded when Robert Graves and Laura Riding began their partnership in London. R.G. and L.R. continued to operate their own press in Deyá, but stopped printing in 1935. Seizin Press published a number of literary works in conjunction with Constable in London, including the Epilogue series, and other works by Laura Riding and their literary associates. eds A.S. Watt & Son, Ltd. Watt Watt, A.S. RG's literary agent: first mentioned in November, 1935; team includes: Alexander Strahan Watt, and W.P. Watt et al, who may have handled different aspects of Graves' extensive European publishing and distribution. The firm replaced Eric Pinker. K.G. When did Pinker go, and why? KG 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. Schools [an international survey of education] Graves, Robert; Riding, Laura Riding, Laura Stealing [a homiletic study: later titled Theft] Epilogue II, 1936 Graves, Robert Riding, Laura Deyá and London Seizin and Constable B24 1936 Enthusiasm [prose: a Homiletic Study] Epilogue II, 1936 Glover, Gordon Riding, Laura, Graves, Robert (Associate Editor) Deyá & London Seizin & Constable B24 1936-07 Focus I, II, III, IV [newsletter] Riding, Laura Deyá Seizin 1935 Progress of Stories Riding, Laura Deyá & London Seizin & Constable 1935 Antigua Penny Puce Graves, Robert Deyá & London Seizin & Constable A46 1936 Epilogue II Riding, Laura & Graves, Robert Deyá & London Seizin & Constable B24 1936 Translation [prose: unpublished?] Graves, Robert, Riding Laura 1936-02 Humour and Poetry as Related Themes Epilogue III Reeves, James Riding, Laura Deyá & London Seizin & Constable 173-190 1937-04 T.E. Lawrence to His Biographer Lawrence, T.E. Graves, Robert New York Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc. A49 1938 The Heathen Wyatt, Honor Riding, Laura New York Random House 1937 Almost Forgotten Germany [Almost Forgotten Times] Schwarz, Georg Trans. Graves, Robert/ Riding, Laura Deyá & London Seizin & Constable A45 1936 Advertising [includes four articles] Riding, Laura/ Graves, Robert/ Goldschmidt, Karl/ Cameron, Norman Riding, Laura; Graves, Robert (Associate Editor) Deyá & London Seizin & Constable 230-258 B25 1937 English Ecclesiastical Habits [prose] Graves, Robert Riding, Laura 1936 Welsh Ecclesiastical Habits [prose] Graves, Robert Riding, Laura 1936 Moon's No Fool, The Matthews, Tom Riding, Laura Deyá & London Seizin & Constable 1936-02-13 Mistake Somewhere, A Anonymous [Gordon Glover/Honor Wyatt/Molly Hare] Riding, Laura Deyá Seizin 1936-02-13 Old Soldier Sahib Richards, Frank Graves, Robert London, New York Faber & Faber; Harrison Smith & Robert Haas A44 1936 Daily Telegraph London 1856-1936 Book Advertising Epilogue III Robert Graves Laura Riding Deyá & London Seizin & Constable 239 - 246 B25 1937 I, Claudius [novel] Graves, Robert London Arthur Barker A42 1934 Times Literary Supplement London Times London 1902-1968 Time & Tide [political magazine (1920-1977) founded by Lady Margaret Rhondda. eds.] London Lars Porsena or The Future of Swearing and Improper Language [2nd rev. edition] Graves, Robert London Kegan Paul A21c 1936 boira Mist. 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