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Enclosure – Postcard to RG from David Graves

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-1-1138
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • July 19, 2002
Transcript
  • Enclosure – Postcard to RG from David Graves Robert Graves, Esquire, 31, Alma Square, North Way8 LONDON INGLETERRA (?) Dear R & L, Am in Florence– been here 3 days & Paris 3 days. Going to Venice in 3 days. So far have had marvellous time; Italy more enjoyable than France. Lovely people; & amiable too. French & nondescript. Horrid ride round in Paris but Concorde, Tuileries etc up to expectation. Love wide boulevards & trees (now out) & fountains. Stayed in Latin quarter by Pont Neuf. Went through bed, but didn't matter. Called on Fayard & Reeves. Fayard was away, Reeves in Nice but rather uninteresting. Called on Bottrall in Fiesole. Pleasant and amusing. Nicest country I've ever been in. My partner has come across 7 people up at Oxford with him, 6 at C. Church, all except 2 wandering about by themselves. Have not been round galleries – spend most of time walking round city & looking at it from various hills. People v. poor, but clean, healthy & beautiful. No slums in the English sense. Returning in a week or two. Love. David. Post Script Shall be returning to Florence in
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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