Thursday, Ap. 18
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-1-56
- Special Collection finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/robert-graves-collection
- Robert Graves Diary project URL: http://graves.uvic.ca/diary_1935-04-18.html
- July 19, 2002
- Thursday, Ap. 18 To Miguel the carpenter whom I brought back. He took measures for the porches over front doors of Ca'n Torrent & Canellun, also for Canellun cellar door. Also measures for window screens. Antonia & Carmen whitewashing cellar Isabel's cellar. Miguel did lock on patio door, also pulleys on Laura 's windows. Two Englishwomen passing: “ And then, poor man, he made the marmalade. He got it either burned or smoked: it wasn't bad.” Papered my chest of drawers. Letter from Oman undertaking to ask question about royalties in House of Commons. Wrote to thank. Books from Heffers: Harlican Miscellany,, 2 Oliphants, Troy to Tarsus; also King & Queen of Congo. Laura & I visited Isabel Better: up. Procession with candles from Church & candles in every window in big houses. Focus came. They had left out a whole line again and made format smaller than last time. New red runners on table.
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