Diary entries for August 1936

Aug 1st Saturday

Millionario told me of radio news from Paris about international incident of 2 Italian planes that were forced down by the storm in French Morocco: and of an (??) international conference today to decide on protection of foreign property. Blue Trousers from Margarita modista. Time & Fortune came – first mail since July 20th or so.

The oleandersrose bay eds. in full bloom, also zinnias and dahlias. Cornflowers transplanted to main bed, where path finished. Short sent a p.c:postcard eds. Expect 'all clear' to sound in within a week.

Second section of Troy.

First grapes. Camionbus KG did not go to Palma.

Beer at Costa D'Or, where no people again – foreigners retreated, Palma people patriotically returned to the bombs – now heavier ones.

* Bartolomé finished work and cleared up the grounds. Supper with Lots:? Possibly guests at the hotel Costa d'Or. WG asparagus, cray fish, beer etc. Cabrera taken by Govt Government . Mallorca reported from England evacuated of foreigners under threat of bombardment. Cheering F. Fascist patrol every night.

Aug 2nd Sunday

Rumours of surrender, to be announced by smoke signal from mountain Teix KG.

Apparently no bombing yesterday, for the first time for a week. Last night in the garden by full-moon; scented by damas de noche candlewood, see Mar 15, 1936 eds..

Finished going over Troy II part two . Began III part three .

Aug 2nd Sunday

At 2 o'clock. Lindo Webb ex-consul told us we our last chance to go was this evening by a destroyer from Los Pinos, Palma. One suitcase each. We had just had lunch. Packed hurriedly and at random. Gelat came & undertook to do everything. He said 'sin verguenzas'shameless, i.e. the F Fascist 's KG and wept. Magdalena & Medora came. Antonia and her husband to sleep at Can Torrent, and look after Alice & NicholasLaura's cats eds.. Gelat took keys, will keep everything for us, don't worry K.G. adds this note: pts. pesetas 3.000, which I had saved from bankrupt Bank, handed to L.R., who gave them to Gelat for expenses eds, will take SolomonGraves' dog eds. for walks. Everyone weeping as we went off. Skirted Palma – saw broken windows no other damage. Today 60 bombs dropped. Soldiers lounging about. Growing beards already. Letters for Schw & Str. who stay at Deyá to forward to Nickel & Emmi's sister. Forgot to excuse ourself to tea with the Junyers. Short confident Fascists will soon win. Saward examined passports at English tea room.

Aug 3rd Monday

Last night we went aboard the 'Grenville' a brand-new destroyer, by tender. Everyone very nice to us. Lt Comm. Lieutenant Commander Evans asked me to sign Claudius which he had with him. Made an exception. He invited me to bridge. Saw anti-aircraft guns & various gadgets. Old fashioned chart and sliding rule for course. ~~Women~~ Officers cleared out of cabins for women. Men slept on collision mats with 1 blanket apiece on deck. Refugees from Mahon had been on board since yesterday. Bully beef, ships biscuits, lime juice. Today to Ibiza, to pick up more. Captain & interpreter went ashore to round them up. Here all day. Bathed over the side twice borrowing shorts from ~~Lieut~~ Evans. Got to know Eric Tattersall who had Malta fever, & Sjaenke Waltison, Czech. Monsieur George, the French fossil collector & his numerous family. Lady Shepherd & Mrs Starkie queening it. Slept tonight under 4.7 inch gun. 150 refugees or so.

Aug. 4th Tuesday.

To Valencia where by tender of Repulse to Hospital ship Maine , from Malaga with refugees. Maine had been 10 months at Alexandria & was just refitting, one engine out, taking out bug-ridden panelling when ordered at 48 hours notice on this job. The surgeon commander who took passports carried on generous trad. tradition of Grenville which allowed Karl to stay with us instead of handing to German boatpocket battleship KG which would have meant concentration camp for him. Maltese waiters. 22 nationalities all grabbing the food which we ate in the after deck recreation room instead of passing it along please. Women in wards. Men on deck with mattress & two blankets under awning. Very dirty from funnel. Good plain food. Canteen for cigarettes. Made friends with Colonel Gurney dying of 1918 gas. Valencia looked peaceful. Chimneys smoking.

Aug 5 Wednesday.

Uncomfortable night. Had to get an a petty officer to strip Germans of extra blankets to get my two. Rain through rotten awning. We sailed at dusk. Barcelona at 10 o'clock or so. German pocket battleship, Italian battle cruiser. British 'Devonshire' (I think). Aeroplanes. At the ~~key~~ quay fishing with a basket for beer, minerals, newspapers. Nobody allowed ashore. Sailed for Marseilles in evening. Birthday party in Electrician Paul's cabin for Eric Tattersall. Bought him for 7/6Seven and a half shillings eds. a pair of real Breton sailor trousers from one ~~Harold~~ Hal Wolfe a dissolute painter. About 30 more refugees making some 800. Lady Shepherd in lowest ward. BuroleBrindle KG Sjaenke's dog kept in mortuary. Awful English fascist Dunn making Fascist signal on passing Spanish destroyer. Concert with guitarist.

Aug 6 Thursday.

Marseilles at 8 o clock. Consul would lend anyone 3rd class ticket to England. We had hopes of money from bank so would not lendborrow KG any. Laura had an expired passport so we must keep together. Karl could not leave without a 10 franc stamp, which it cost me 80 francs to get and 3 hours, travelling from direction to direction all over Marseilles. American consul useless.worse than – first time I ever saw L.R. weep: on leaving Consul's office KG Got £20 (£10 each) from Westminster Bank ). By 7 o'clock (no food) and inhospitable visit to Antonio Vives (secretario's brother) had all but English visa to L's passport. Met Garett at Am. American Consul. Things improved (nice English cross-eyed concierge at Consulate told us of a cheap eating house). Got train and borrowed £3 from White (of Menorca). b Bought station food. Carriage to ourselves. Got some sleep, arriving Paris at 8 o clock. Luggage to other station. ~~British consul~~

Aug 7th Friday.

ConsulateBritish KG opened at 10 o clock. By 10.6 had visa Laura's KG. (Women helping) Taxi to station. Just got train 10.19 (Laura protesting). Wire at Dieppe to Maisie.

Roy Campbellin Cordoba hat and black cape KG on boatcross-channel KG: full of coloured lies. Apologised to L & me for libel on us in Georgiada long satire, published 1931 eds. or something. London at 6. Maisie there, just going to Scotland. To Nottingham Place: then J.F. put us in Kitty West's house at 32 York Terrace Regent's Park: she was in Ireland. Two nice Welsh maids & spring-cleaning. Wires to A.G. etc. ~~Hot bath~~

~~Slept~~ Maisie gave us supper (and Pat Ewen) at Étoile.

Aug. 8th Saturday

Kylmann of Constable came to see us with Tokaybottle of Tokay KG. Phoned Arthur Barker, Cape, Watt, etc etc.

Fearful tired. Maids very nice (Mary & Violet Hale of Blaina)

Met Mother at 5.55 at Paddington. She went to Osnaburgh Hotel.

Clothes from Allen, which the children were going to bring out to me.

Kitty West wired, delighted for us to stay indefinitely.

Supper at Ward & Dorothy Hutchinson'sin Hampsted KG.

Aug 9th Sunday

Mother came to take me out to lunch with ~~Ros at~~ Philip at Prada's in Euston Road. Then by taxi to Halstead to see Ros & Jim & Roger. Ros unchanged. Lots of county neighbours. Jim bullies her & she seems to like it.

Supper at ~~Ward & Dorothy Hutchinson's~~ Violet & J.F.'s, & showed allergy laboratory.

Aug 10th Monday

Saw Mother off at 11 o clock. after shopping with her at Selfridges. On return found Honor which was nice. She has kept no copy of mislaid Heathen chapters.

Antigua proofs came.

Visit from Glendinning.

Shopping by Laura, who came away with little ~~, and visited Watt~~ . Giving Honor material for refugee article.

Laura has got a lot of grey hair from all this. Avoided Morning Post reporter.

Nice letters from children: especially nice from Catherine.

Aug 11th Tuesday

More Antigua proofs.

Laura shopping.

I visited Watt to discuss the Savage business. Lunch with Honor & Gordon at Criterion Brasserie at Piccadilly.

Everything rather blank. Impression: sherry

~~Supper at Ward &~~ hot baths

~~Dorothy~~ telling our story

over & over to

different people.

the sequence of words and deletions from "Impression:" to this point may be an intentional pattern, but this has not been confirmed. Please refer to the ms image of this page. eds

Honor returned to Arkesden where Mary & George have descended on her.

Cafá Royale. Dull.

Aug 12th Wednesday

After shopping at Selfridges with Alan, mostly underclothes & stationary, Spent day with Liddell Hart who was very nice & son Adrian & masterful wife Jessie & secretary Miss Gamage at Merrow Grange Hotel Guildford full of very stupid people. L.H. agreed Savage's terms imposs. impossible Would try Arnie again before declaring war. Has been overworking gets £ 3,4000 £3,400. KG a year, can't suggest reducing standard of living. Would like to chuck his job. Gave me notes to read, for possible publication. Covering manoevres manoeuvers .

James & Mary came.

Supper at Barcelona restaurant Alan, Karl, Laura, ~~Honor, Gordon,~~ James & Mary , Ward & Dorothy, me.

Aug 13 Thursday

Sold Lawrence Mss Manuscript for £1000 (£884 clear).

Mad day at Denham Studios. Korda sent car. Watched Rembrandta film directed by Alexander Korda. eds (RPG 248). being filmed: only Laughton & Elsa Lanchester on set. Same passage 8 times or so. Laughton discussed Claudius. Korda promised money, ~~sen~~ wanted to send car for Laura, wanted to give Jenny a part. Saw Vincent the decor ~~job~~ chap who wanted to be an artist again. So did Laughton. Mad restaurant meal filled with costumes of Elizabethan film, Swedish police & Russian refugees, English waiters etc. Vivian Leigh supplying dirty rhymes.

Evening, after tea at Barbillion's, spent with Harry Kemp and Sterling the osteopath (at Cafe Royale) just going back to Spain with Friends' AmbulanceFriend's Ambulance Unit attached to the 16th French Infantry Division eds. .

Enclosure – Letter from Sam Graves

Poulk Press Sutton Veny . Warminster . Wilts

Aug. 11 th 1936 My dearest Father,

How are you? I am so glad that you are safe from the Spanish Cival Civil War. The newspapers simply buzz about it.

I was very interested when I was told that you were brought here by a destroyer.

We are lailible liable to see you in London or at Harlech.

I am just as keen to see you as you to see us! There is a wheat shortage here and the prices for bread are rising higher, about 2dtuppence eds. more.

We have changed quite a lot that I am afraid you will not recognise us very easily!

When we meet you (as I am definite definitely sure we shall) please tell me about your voyage, ~~never~~ not to say anything about Gulliver's . . .

Aug 14 Friday

Packed up. Goodbye to Constable's.

Jenny arrived. Very sweet. We had lunch together at Hungaria & then she went out to Korda's. ~~She liked Laura, she said. I~~ Sent £100 to N.N.

~~Cat (Courtenay) caught young moorhen.~~ Jenny said: I like clothes & I like jewellery & I'm not ashamed. The only thing I am ashamed of is keeping in with your brother Charles. Staying with E.D. Very promiscuous & jealous of Ann's young men: puts them into cubby holes for herself. Laura with Gordon by car to Gt Bardfield. Karl & Alan & I by train to Bishop Stortfordrail station eds., met by John. 1564 house, built on in successive centuries, floors tilted, good garden, early Victorian interior. 4 cats. Short handed. Helped wash up. Cat Courtenay caught moorhen.

Aug 15 Sat.

Proofs of Antigua.

Helping with house work. Gave Lucy silver skewer & silver necklace.

Walk with Alan; found 3 large mushrooms. Dull country.

Cat (Osset) caught snipe.

Peggy came to help with work.

Brandy; others sherry at the Bell while Fred and George working-class types KG played darts & teased.

Going over Troy after Laura. Bought chair for Lucy. John brought cups of tea at intervals. He has not changed.

Aug 16th Sunday.

Going over Troy Sect. Section 3 after Laura.

Sunny day.

Cat ( Courtney Courtenay ) caught toad.

Bought Snow £30 and Horse £25 pictures from John.

Lucy Cook etc to tea.

Honor & Gordon & Julian.

Played with ball in garden.

After supper Charlotte Bawdon and Snake (Lloyd Thomas) came. No attempt to make conversation general.

'Troy' late.

Wrote up diary (lapsed since August 2).

Aug 17 Monday.

First real day of work. More Ant. proofs and finished 3rd section of Troy checking & going over with Laura.

Hot day. Karl & Alan punting in morning. In afternoon, coffee at Wolton's, heard 6 o clock wireless of the Catalaninsurgents eds. landing in Majorca.

Wrote a few letters.

Every evening now at The Bell.

Heavy washing up.

Worked till 1 o clock.

Enclosure – August 18 newspaper clipping Invasion of Majorca

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Aug 18 Tuesday.

My new suit arrived, Laura's Bridget Hat, p.c. post card from Juan (Pequeño) pequeño means "young" in Spanish. eds dated Aug 8th, saying all well.

Ant. proofs. Troy 4.

Dull warm day. Mrs Fenwich Williams looked in at lunch & asked was I a relative of Basil Taylor, was Laura a) Spanish b) on the stage.

Started with headache: went at 11 o clock.

Kicking a coloured ball about in the garden in the afternoon with John and Alan.

Walk with Lucie, John, Peggy in country – saw a barn of large flint, brick, pink plaster, black tarred end-boards, tiles.

Bell in evening with Gwen Hutcheson – Fairy outside in car.

Lady Shepherd has a house in the village, which we saw.

Bought dishes, cruets, sauce-dish etc for Canellun, for £6/11 in all at Woltons.

News of second landing in Majorca: at Puerto Cristo.

Aug 19 Wednesday.

Antigua proofs & Troy.

In afternoon in bed with chill doing proofs while Laura Lucie John Karl Alan went to Fenwick Ho's play.

Sent off Antigua.

Jenny wrote Korda has given her a job.

Aug 20 Thursday.

Troy all day ~~and~~ but for playing ball in garden with Alan & John – football (, goal-shooting) ~~and~~ ball-touch and grab hankie.

In evening George (the young village chapsee note August 15 eds. like Ronald Colman) came in & we drank while he held forth.

Aug 21 Friday.

To London in John's car (luggage by Wolton's) (Cottage Gardens)

Took John's mother's Mrs. Lloyd KG flat for four weeks (£4) from Sunday. With Karl at Osnaburgh Hotel, Laura at Maisies (Maisie going to Norway early tomorrow). Tea with Len (found accidentally in St James' Square) John Karl L & I & then manzanilladry sherry KG at El Vino. Supper with Maisie at Prada in Euston Rd.

Aug 22 Saturday

Hair-cut, with Laura bought cut steel & horn necklace 4/6four and a half shillings eds. in Marylebone shop & two silver brooches 2/6two and a half shillings eds. & 2/3two shillings, 3 pence eds..

Lunch at Chata's where Karl helped someone to translate a German misprint. (Laura's lost red-coral & pearl earring.)

Made several small techn technical changes in Ant. on recommend-n recommendation of Stanley Gibbons' manager.

Earring found among Maisie's stockings.

Aug 23 Sunday.

Settled up at Osnaburgh Hotel.

Laura ~~writ~~ dictating letters to Karl all morning. ~~Tea~~ Lunch at Madame Tussaud's restaurant – all the knives & forks bent. At four o'clock moved into Mrs Lloyd's flat. 4 hours, Karl helping, to clear up mess and rearrange.

Supper at Prada's. ~~with~~ and walked along the streets under unhealthy glare of Neon lights.

Aug 24 Monday

Went out in morning to locate shops. Started work on Troy again.

Lunch in the flat.

In afternoon shopping with Laura at Selfridge's. In evening saw Norman for first time since 1932.

Very hot weather. Very tired.

Aug 25 Tuesday.

Up at 7 o'clock.

Troy: finished checking (5) section five .

Jenny came at 12 & I took her to Maisie's flat; Laura gave her a garnet ring. J expressed her likes & dislikes frankly: she has a 3 months dancing engagement at the Dorchester.

Went out in afternoon & bought work chair for Laura (wheelback) £3.3, a pewter plate 15/-fifteen shillings eds. (1787) a pewter cigarette box £5/- & pewter salt cellar 3/-three shillings eds..

To Blackbirdsrevue KG with Len, Jane, L, Jenny Bad, all agreed, but for some tap dancing & one occasional crosstalk. about human anatomy & its errors.

Aug 26 Wednesday.

Troy in morning: at 1 o clock Sam & David came. Astonished at S's beauty. He talked much better than I had hoped and in very literary English.

L, Jenny &, the boys & I lunched at Chata's. In the afternoon boys to cinema, Jenny to dancing, Laura & I to Troy.

Photographs of Ulysses from Lady S. addressed to me: no reference to Laura

Wrote to Faber, Margaret, Korda, Richards.

Worked late.

Aug 27 Thursday

To Bank to arrange payment of Pallas money to an a/c account in Paris.

Troy. To Zoo with David & Sam. In evening went for a long walk with Jenny, down the streets, Jenny telling me of her biography, as far as the end of Oxford St.

Aug 28 Friday

Had to apologize to Mrs Bishop for Jenny's being up so late & breaking a light bulb. She & David keep on losing their keys. Wrote to Korda asking him to attend Dorchester opening with us.

Letter from Juan, ~~asking~~ dated ~~July~~ August 20th. SolomonGraves' dog eds. well: evidently got no letter from us. The letter came off with an English boat.

David & Sam to a cinema. Sam full of tricks, especially enjoys playing with the lift.

Funny to see factory chimneys belching smoke.

Aug 29 Saturday

In morning letters, and lunch with 3 children at Prada afternoon with Sam to see Sanders of the River1935 movie, produced by Alexander Korda eds.: David stayed at Maisie's to work, but slept. Saw Harry Kemp & Ward & Dorothy for a moment.

Supper at Chata,Chata's: restaurant. eds all of us. Diana Graves was there. Jenny invented: I keep all my kisses in my hand.. When I've I'm required to vamp. I use a rubber stamp.

Troy till late.

Dreadful laundry ruin among clothes.

Aug 30 Sunday

All morning Troy. Finished going over 5 Section five with Laura.

Sam to Hampton Court with Karl, Jenny to Poulk.

In afternoon tea with Harry Kemp & Fr. Frau Eiermann.

In evening news theatre with David and long talk at Nottingham Place with him: about work, & inherited capacities.

Spending about £6 a day this week.

Aug 31 Monday

Amber necklace 30/-shillings eds. at Gt Great Portland St Street Station & topaz charm for Jenny's wristsilver cigarette-case for me KG... Sam & David went shopping in morning, rested in afternoon.

Troy 6 Section six starting.

Very close weather.

Sept 1* Talked to Catherine (over phone) for first time for 6 7 yearsthe September date applies to this sentence only. eds.

David Sam & I to Supper at Ward & Dorothy's (Karl, Sam, David too) & played ping-pong.

Getting confidence in traffic.

Paris France Palma Palma Majorca Sp Capital and largest centre of Majorca. 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 Cabrera Cabrera Balearic Islands Spain Small island off Mallorca KG 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 Teix Majorca Sp Mountain range above Deyá. WG Can Torrent Deyá Majorca Sp House next to Canellun also belonging to LR & RG. Built by Norman Cameron. WG 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. Mahon Minorca Balearic Islands Spain Capital city of Minorca KG Ibiza Balearic Islands Sp One of the three larger islands in the Balearic Archipelago (with Majorca and Menorca). Popular tourist destination. eds Valencia Valencia Valencia Spain City on East coast of Spain eds. Malaga Malaga Andalusia Spain City on the East coast of Spain, north of Gibraltar eds. Alexandria Egypt Barcelona Catalunya Spain Located on the Mediterranean coast. eds. Marseilles Marseilles France Minorca Balearic Islands Spain One of the Balearic Islands eds. Dieppe France Cordova Cordova Andalusia Spain city in north-central Andalusia eds. London England Nottingham Place Westminster London England Location of Maisie Sommerville's flat KG Etoile Westminster London England restaurant on Charlotte St. eds. Blaina Ebbw Fach Valley Wales England hometown of 2 Welsh maids at Nottingham Place eds. Paddington London England Osnaburgh Street Westminster London England location of Hotel of same name eds. Hampstead England Prada's Euston Rd. London England a favorite haunt of the Graves' RPG Euston Road London England Halstead England Criterion Brasserie London England Arkesden Essex England Barcelona London England Spanish restaurant frequented by RG and friends eds. Poulk Sutton Veny Wiltshire England Nancy Nicholson (R.G.'s ex-wife)'s home, where she and Geoffrey Phibbs founded Poulk Press. eds. Sutton Veny Wiltshire ENGL The village where Nancy Nicholson lived. WG Warminster Warminster Wiltshire England Wiltshire Wiltshire England location of Sutton Veny, Nancy Nicholson's home with Geoffrey Phibbs eds. Harlech Harlech North Wales Great Britain The location of the Graves family home, called "Erinfa." Great Bardfield Great Bardfield Essex UK Home of John Aldridge and Lucy Brown at "The Place" RG, WPG 249-50 The Bell Great Bardfield England public house frequented by RG et al while visiting John Aldridge and Lucy Brown at The Place RPG Canellun Deyá Majorca Sp Laura Riding and Robert Graves' house. Also Canellun (private) road. WG, KG Puerto Cristo Majorca Balearic Islands Spain Dorchester Hotel London England Hotel where Jenny Graves performed eds. Oxford Street London England Millionario Millionario (rich resident of Deyá) Rich American living in Ca l'Andresa. W.G.; Basque resident of Deyá (with American wife). K.G. Margarita Margarita Modista Margarita Modista Modista: Dress maker (in Deyá). W.G., eds. Short Short Short Shipping agent and operator of a lending library in Palma. K.G. Bartolomé Bartolomé Bartolomé The mason. WG Webb Lindo Lindo Webb Lindo Webb ex-Consul RG; see Diary August 2, 1936 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.) Marroig Más Magdalena Magdalena Marroig Marroig Más, Magdalena Gelat's daughter. Later married Marcos Colom. WG 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. Antonia Antonia from Artá Antonia maid hired April 8, 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. Riding Laura Laura Riding, Laura (1901-91) American poet. Laura Riding (née Reichenthal; then Laura Gottschalk). 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 Schwarz Nickel Nickel Schwarz, Nickel Son of Georg Schwarz. 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. Saward Saward Saward Consular official in Palma. WG Evans M. [?] Evans Evans, Lieutenant Commander of the British destroyer, HMS Grenville; admired RG's work eds. Tattersall Eric Tattersall Tattersall, Eric RG met on board the HMS Grenville eds. see Diary August 3 & 5, 1936 Waltison Sjaenke Waltison, Sjaenke Czech expatriate who R.G. met while evacuating Majorca. Monsieur George Monsieur George (French fossil collector) French fossil collector RG Shepherd Lady Shepherd Shepherd, Lady ? Seems to have lived in Formalutx...There is a reference to her in "The Greater Aphrodisiad" by Charles J.L. Elwell, London 1995. WG Starkie Starkie Starkie, Mrs wife of Walter Starkie the author KG Wolfe Harold Hal Wolfe Wolfe, Hal Dunn Dunn Englishman aboard Maine; see Diary 5 August, 1936 eds. Garett Garett Garett British Consul in Palma. WG White White ? of Menorca, see Diary 6 August, 1936 eds. Sommerville Maisie Maisie Sommerville, Maisie Head of BBC Education broadcasting department. Friend of R.G. and L.R. Arranged accomodation for them when they returned to London as exiles. W.G., eds. Campbell Roy Roy Campbell Campbell, Roy a poet (1901-57) who fled Spain just before RG et al eds.; made libelous reference to RG and LR in "Georgiads or something" RPG see Diary August 7, 1936 Freeman John J.F. Freeman, Dr. John friend of RG; married to Violet Freeman eds. West Katherine Kitty West West, Katherine wife of English journalist, [Douglas West eds.]; lived in Regent Park [at 32 York Terrace eds.] where RG and LR stayed on exile from Mallorca (1936) R.P.G.; dedicatee of LR's A Trojan Ending eds. Graves Amy A.G. (A.E.S.G) Graves, Amy Amy Graves, RG's Mother. WG Ewen Pat Pat Ewen Ewen, Pat likely: brother of Maisie Sommerville's lover, John Ewen eds. Kyllmann O.K. Kyllmann Kyllmann, O.K. of Constable's RG; also referred to as O.K. eds Barker Arthur A.B. Arthurby Barker, Arthur Owner and director of Arthur Barker Ltd., the English publisher of I, Claudius and Claudius the God. Arthurby was L.R.'s nickname for him. Hale Mary Mary Hale, Mary Welsh maid at Nottingham Place, sister Violet eds.; later, maid for RG and LR at Dorset St. "Laura pinched [her] from Kitty West" eds. KG Hale Violet Violet Hale, Violet Welsh maid at Nottingham Place, sister Mary eds. Allen J.B. Allen Allen, J.B. London tailor KG 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. Hutchinson Dorothy Dorothy Hutchinson, Dorothy Ward Hutchinson's wife. WG Cooper née Graves Rosaleen Ros Cooper, Rosaleen Dr. Dr. Rosaleen Cooper, R.G.'s sister. W.G.; husband Jim, sons Dan, Roger & Paul RPG. Graves Philip Perceval Philip Graves, Philip R.G.'s half brother. WG Cooper Jim Jim Cooper, Jim RG's brother-in-law, married to Ros, son Roger eds. Cooper Roger Roger Cooper, Roger son of Dr. Ros and Jim Cooper; RG's nephew Freeman Violet Violet Freeman, Violet wife of Dr. John Freeman 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). Glendenning Glendenning Glendenning ? with News Chronicle. WG Constable's (the publisher's) lawyer. KG Watt Alexander Strahan Watt, A.S. Owner and director of A.S. Watt & Son, Ltd., RG's literary agent. Nicholson Catherine Catherine Nicholson, Catherine Catherine Nicholson: (1922- ) third of four children of Robert Graves and Nancy Nicholson. eds. Savage Savage Savage Arnie Lawrence's agent KG Glover Gordon Gordon Glover, Gordon Married to Honor Wyatt. WG Burtonwood Mary Mary Burtonwood, Mary married to George Ellidge but used her maiden name RPG 195 Ellidge George George Ellidge, George friend, married to Mary Burtonwood eds.; friend of Honor Wyatt's KG Hodge Alan Alan Hodge, Alan Oxford history graduate. Became close friends with LR & RG. First husband of Beryl Graves. CP & 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. Liddell-Hart Adrian Adrian Liddell-Hart, Adrian son of Capt. and Jessie Liddell-Hart Liddell-Hart Jessie Jessie Liddell-Hart, Jessie wife of Capt. Basil Liddell-Hart Lawrence Arnie Arnie Lawrence, A.W. (Arnie) T.E. Lawrence's brother and executor. 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. Reeves Mary Mary Reeves, Mary wife of James Reeves; daughter Stella born 14 June, 1938 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 Korda Alexander Korda Korda, Alexander Director of the film version of I Claudius. Laughton Charles Laughton Laughton, Charles Actor. Was to play 'Claudius' in the film version of R.G.'s book, "I, Claudius". Elsa Lanchester Lanchester, Elsa Actress. Was co-star with Charles Laughton in Korda's film "Rembrandt". R.G. watched them rehearse a scene on the set. Diary entry: August 13, 1936. eds Nicholson Jenny Jenny Nicholson, Jenny Jenny Nicholson: oldest daughter of Robert by Nancy Nicholson. Korda Vincent Vincent Korda, Vincent Alexander Korda's brother KG Vivian Leigh Leigh, Vivian Actress. R.G. had lunch with in London. Diary entry: August 13, 1936. Harry Kemp Kemp, Harry Poet. Met Graves and Riding through James Reeves in August 1936, just after their arrival in England. In their previous correspondence, Riding had been intrigued by his falling-out with Communism. He became associated with their circle, collaborating on various projects. (RPG 248-49) Sterling? Sterling Sterling An osteopath who was leaving for Spain with the Friend's Ambulance when R.G. met him in August 1936. Graves Samuel Sam Graves, Samuel R.G.'s youngest child by Nancy Nicholson. C.P.& WG Nicholson Nancy Nancy Nicholson, Nancy (1899-1977) First wife of Robert Graves; married 1918, separated 1927, divorced 1949. eds. Graves Charles Patrick Ranke Charles Graves, Charles Patrick Ranke RG's brother with whom he did not get on. WG Estranged from RG in 1937 over Jenny Nicholson's crisis. See RPG p.281 CP Aldridge John Arthur Malcolm Aldridge Aldridge, John (1905-1983), painter and close friend and collaborator. WG m. to Lucie Brown 1940 eds. Brown (Cecilia) Lucie (Leeds) Lucie Brown, Lucie Married artist John Aldridge. eds. Graves Peggy Peggy Graves Graves, Peggy Married to Charles Graves, R.G.'s brother. Both provided support to Robert's daughter Jenny while she was performing in London. (RPG 249, 265) eds. Cook Lucy Lucy Cook Cook, Lucy Glover Julian Julian Glover, Julian Honor & Gordon's baby. WG Bawden Charlotte Charlotte Bawden Bawden, Charlotte Edward Bawden, the painter's, wife KG Lloyd Thomas Gwynnedd 'Snake' Lloyd Thomas Thomas Lloyd, 'Snake' a.k.a. "Snake" eds. see Diary August 16, 1936, December 3, 1937 Bridget Bridget London milliner, with Aage Tharup's KG Mas Juan Marroig Juan Mas, Juan Marroig Usually refers to Gelat's son, sometimes to Gelat himself. WG Williams Mrs. Fenwick Williams Williams, Mrs. Fenwick neighbour of John Aldridge in Great Bardfield? eds. Taylor Basil Basil Taylor, Basil Basil Taylor of Great Bardfield. RG mentions hearing of Basil's suicide (Diary: December 26th, 1935). According to KG, this may be the Basil he is referring to. Hutcheson Gwen Gwen Hutcheson Hutcheson, Gwen Colman Ronald Ronald Colman Colman, Ronald (1891-1958) well-known film actor eds. Lloyd Mrs. Lloyd Lloyd, Mrs. John Aldridge's mother from whom RG and LR let a flat in Marlborough House at 25, Osnaburgh Street, not far from Regent's Park RPG Lye Len Len Lye, Len New Zealand painter, sculptor, and filmmaker whom LR & RG had met in London. He helped with the Seizin Press publications. WG; married to Jane Lye, son Bix. eds. 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. Lye Jane Jane Lye, Jane Married to New Zealand artist/ film-maker Len Lye; son Bix Lye. Friends with R.G. and L.R. Visited Graves and Riding in Majorca (1930), where Jane provided secretarial assistance. eds (RPG 138). 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. Strong Leonard Alfred George Strong Strong, L.A.G. British author (1896-1958) eds. Russell Margaret Margaret Russell, Margaret House-keeper L.R. & R.G. had had in London. WG 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 Mrs. Bishop Bishop, Mrs. Graves Diana Diana Graves Graves, Diana RG's neice, daughter of Richard (Dick) and Eva Graves RPG Alix Kemp Kemp, Alix Married to poet Harry Kemp. The couple shared a house with Graves and Riding in Ewhurst, Surrey (1937). eds (RPG 277); also referred to as Frau Eierman by RG eds. see Diary August 30, 1936 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). Petter Chris G. Petter, Chris G. Project manager of text encoding and annotation. HMS Grenville Grenville HMS Grenville British destroyer upon which LR, RG, KG, and AH escaped Majorca eds. see Diary August 3, 1936 HMS Repulse Repulse HMS Repulse British battleship that provided tender to RG et al eds. see Diary August 4, 1936 Maine Maine Maine Hospital ship of the Royal Navy that carried refugees to Marseilles eds. see Diary August 4, 1936 HMS Devonshire Devonshire HMS Devonshire British battleship launched 1927 eds. see Diary July 22 & August 5, 1936 Westminster Bank Westminster Bank Constable & Co., Ltd. Constable Constable Constable Publishers. Arranged with them to print and distribute Seizin Press Epilogue and books. WG 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. 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 Selfridges Selfridges Selfridges London department store eds. Wolton's Wolton's in Great Bardsfield Stanley-Gibbons Stanley Gibbons Stanley-Gibbons Stamp collectors in the Strand, London eds. Faber & Faber Faber Publishers of Old Soldier Sahib and Old Soldiers Never Die. WG Editors Editors of the Graves Diary Project. Time [Magazine] New York Fortune [Magazine] New York Time [Magazine] 1930 Trojan Ending, A [novel] Riding, Laura Deyá & London Seizin & Constable 1937 I, Claudius [novel] Graves, Robert London Arthur Barker A42 1934 The Heathen Wyatt, Honor Riding, Laura New York Random House 1937 Antigua Penny Puce Graves, Robert Deyá & London Seizin & Constable A46 1936 Morning Post London 1803-1967 Claudius [the film: based on I, Claudius, directed by Alexander Korda, starring Charles Laughton. It was never completed.]