July 24 Wednesday My Birthday
Page from Robert Graves diary manuscript. The diary includes 1,546 pages with 117 enclosures: letters, clippings, photographs post cards, notes, games.
- In Collection:
- 1 page : 12 x 19.5 cm or smaller
- The diary is written on quarto sheets, folded horizontally to form octavo booklets, one recto page devoted to each day.
- Robert Graves Diary, 1935-1939
- Accession Number: 1969-003, Item: Gr-1-153
- Special Collection finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/robert-graves-collection
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1935-07-24.html
- July 19, 2002
- July 24 Wednesday My Birthday Slept till 11.30. Took map of Troy to Francisco to frame. Honor & Mary gave me a brandy bottle of brandy; Carl cigarettes (buttons previously) My present from Laura was the morey chair. Gordon wrote birthday letter, expecting to come again soon “for Spanish living, come what may financially.” Wrote a little on Poets , but too tired. Bathed with Carl & Mary. Paid Castor up, including 31 pesetas for photographs. 4000 [pts] is not traceable so we owe Gelat owes that much less. Paid him 2000 [pts] on account. Carmen's boy born: gave her 5 pesetas for a poco de fiesta as from one birthday to another. Supper at Posada which Isabel got. Played 7 1/2 in chimney corner, improved now by the cushions (Catalina sewed) and the sun box. (Laura went over Poets with Honor) Afterwards we talked a lot to Julian, who stared. L. wearing her white jacket with gold embroid., her gold skirt, pearls, Ibizan earrings (I my white silk shirt, trousers & waistcoat). To bed at 12.
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