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Feb 9 Tuesday (Shrove)

Page from Robert Graves diary manuscript. The diary includes 1,546 pages with 117 enclosures: letters, clippings, photographs post cards, notes, games.

In Collection:
Creator Subject Language Date created Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 1 page : 12 x 19.5 cm or smaller
Additional physical characteristics
  • The diary is written on quarto sheets, folded horizontally to form octavo booklets, one recto page devoted to each day.
Physical Repository Collection
  • Robert Graves Diary, 1935-1939
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • Accession Number: 1969-003, Item: Gr-1-723
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • July 19, 2002
Transcript
  • Feb 9 Tuesday (Shrove) Went by car to various recommended flats – Castagnola, Mascagno, Paradiso etc & even had a look at Gandria – but nothing. So took the halfhouse we nearly took yesterday. Villa Guidi, an ex-Milanese palace. Signora Poggi – her son, an advocate & art-critic – Italian & has a feeling for cats & alt old fashioned things. 150 francs a month. On way to Gandria L said dangerous road. “No, safe road, dangerous view.” Carnival – saw children's scooter race in Plaza. Again in Town at night. Dancing in square to Swiss music. Helping Laura late with Troy Index of Characters.
Technical note
  • 300 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
Rights
  • Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
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