July 29th Wednesday
Page from Robert Graves diary manuscript. The diary includes 1,546 pages with 117 enclosures: letters, clippings, photographs post cards, notes, games.
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- 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-1-525
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1936-07-29.html
- Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- July 19, 2002
- July 29th Wednesday The 5 o'clock plane dropped no bombs. A bit is said to have been knocked off the cathedral and 6 killed & 20 injured in the morning. Others say 12 killed. Overcast day. Schools . The smith brought the missing knob for the balustrade. He reports that the cabo of the Guardia Civil put up 'Gran Victoria' on the public notice-board after the bombardment. Says that Valldemossa is predominantly Fascist. Carabineros posted at the Casa Consistorial . Bartolome correcting the line of the drive and making a path under the main vine arbour. Went with Alan to the ruined watch tower above Ca l'Abat. Two aeroplanes dropped 12 bombs in Palma, which is now practically evacuated. Fascist captain came to Deyá to insist on Fascist volunteers, and to post a anti-aircraft machine-gun on the Teix. 3 planes promised for tomorrow. 28 people in 4 rooms at the Fonda. Costa D'Or refugees returned to Palma at military request. Vines grafted this year in the cuevas have already grown 3 metres and are over the arbour. Grapes beginning to ripen. Radio news was in favour of Government; but slow. Bill for 600 pesetas for balustrade.
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