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Thursday Sept 19th

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-1-210
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • July 19, 2002
Transcript
  • Thursday Sept 19th To Palma: Laura Carl & I, also Medora & Francisquito: & Isabel. Doctor said, no tuberculosis only old sclerosis due to some pneumonia or something in past. Gelat met us: paid him 2500 on account, & 1000[pts] as deposit on purchase of Ca'n Gelat - price to be fixed later. Esc. says all well. Laura's throat also not so bad, he says. Bought olive wood cigarette case & Laura got me eau de Cologne & powder. Schwarz went off to Madrid (yesterday he offered to pay expenses of his book). Gelat bought a lot of tables & chairs cheap for Sala at Molinar. Thelin gave us German introduction to St Paul book. Told us of Nazi burglaries of their flat, & tearing up anti-Nazi papers. On return letter from Mother: respectful to Laura. John about David. Harrison Smith about Old Soldier Sahib (not yet read, but Old Soldiers Never Die very much admired). Claudius the God sales less than I had reckoned, but 12,100 sold up to date & 20,000 of I, Claudius & 2000 at 2 dollars. Bought glass grease-stops for candles. Letters for Honor as though coming here.
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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