Oct 29 Tuesday
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-1-250
- Special Collection finding aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/robert-graves-collection
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1935-10-29.html
- July 19, 2002
- Oct 29 Tuesday Palma, at 8.30 Engaged Margarita as chambermaid; Catalina as cook. Bought oval Regency mirror: to be mirrored. Capella for San Juan. Shorts. Tablecloths. A saphire & diamond brooch for Laura 140[pts]. 2 old maps, inlaid picture frame for Mesquida, glass bottle 12 p[ts. ] in all. Laura & Karl to Sabater who is printing. News that Juan Vives has brought Juan of the Molí round to an arreglo ; Doctor throws up case. New pair of glasses. Karl gives me olive wood ruler. Laura's pink construction bought. Laura's brocade stuff bought 50 pesetas for 1 metre 40 and a piece of peach velvet for cuffs. Order furry boots for Laura. Bought ladle, & gave our spare one to Strenge Maria told by Laura she must go. Weeps: is given a month's pay. Letter from James. Wired him to come.
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