Thursday Nov 5

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-1-624
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • July 19, 2002
Transcript
  • Thursday Nov 5 * Tom & Julie's last day. To Constable's with Laura to talk about specimen page of Trojan Ending for which L is writing preface. Lunch at Prada – Mrs Lloyd, John John's brother,Lucie, Tom, Julie, Karl, Gordon, Honor, Laura myself. Rested in afternoon. Pallas money came. Supper with Tom, Julie, Karl, L & I at flat. Tom & Julie likes Honor best of new friends. (Gordon has plumped himself miserably at Arkesden). To Dorchester L, Tom, Julie, & Maisie & I to see Jenny dance. Show much slicker. Jenny did an acrobatic show turn we hadn't seen before .. . Laura wearing white gold-brocaded jacket, red velvet skirt, red & gold cap, gold chain, black mantilla. Two Three bottles of champagne. excellent food including foie gras on chicken. Sent note round to Jenny by page signed 'Father'. She replied as opposite. Goodbye to Tom & Julie in taxi at 3. am.
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.
DOI

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