Tuesday May 21
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-1-89
- Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1935-05-21.html
- July 19, 2002
- Tuesday May 21 Laura had a bad night with dysentry. Supplied her with hot-bottles & tea. In morning to village: curtains to Catalina at Viña Vieja to sew rings on. Wire to Short about Llandaff Castle arrival. Round Can Torrent ash table: success. Also oval Mesquida one being made by Miguel, inlaid with olive oval and mulberry. Afternoon making beds etc at Viña Vieja. Cable from Pinker for permission reprint article in Toronto Star & for copyright authority. Replied. Also from Korda asking whether would undertake T.E. Lawrence film. Replied yes with approval of trustees. Letter from Isabel Mayer about possible visit of N.S.R. here. Cable putting off & “possibly visiting U.S. this autumn” also long letter to Isabel and N. Also letter to Hon E.E. about copyright. Laura in pain ate only porridge & toast. Llandaff Castle, according to Short, delayed until 5 p.m. Accounts from Barker & U.S. [£]800 in all. expected [£]1000.
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