Sat May 25

Rosa brought me two pair of trousers. Letter to John Aldridge? thanking for T.E. [T.E. Lawrence] cuttings. To Wrexham Lager Beer about Salabus1 and diuretics2.
With Honor to see Ca'n Madó [sic: Ca'n Medo] & deposito3.
Discussed Epilogue points with Laura.
Wrote out my Focus contribution.
Tea at Can Torrent with everyone. New records4 played.
My coin brooch from Palma, very well done. Also last silhouette picture. Letter from Cape, which I answered, about 3/6 juvenile edition of Lawrence & Arabs [Lawrence and the Arabs]. From Kegan Paul about Lars Porsena, answered. From A.G. [Amy Graves], also answered, with strange news about the devil5 & N.N. [Nancy Nicholson] W×××× [crossed out] L. [Laura] had dreamed of him the night before6.
Light from turbine: perfectly steady, but dimmed towards the end; only because of a mistake in turning on the water.
Visit from Isabel's mother: never wanted to be left in the house alone.

Editorial Notes

1Salamon, RG's bull-dog. KG
2"joke!" KG
3small reservoir. KG
4"Easter Parade" & "Silhouette" & "Night & Day"... KG
5RG and LR's name for Geoffrey Phibbs, who had been living with Nancy Nicholson, Graves' estranged wife. See R.P.Graves, 83-90; 139. eds
6see R.P.Graves, 233. eds

Hands Referenced

Places Mentioned

  • Can Torrent

    Deyá, Majorca, Sp
    House next to Canellun also belonging to LR & RG. Built by Norman Cameron. WG

  • Palma

    Palma, Majorca, Sp
    Capital and largest centre of Majorca.

  • Ca'n Madó

    Majorca, Sp
    Old flour mill, on the road to Palma, converted into a hydro-electric plant by Gelat. Laura bought him a generator. Part of the orchard was bought by LR & RG. WG

People Mentioned

  • Laura

    Riding, Laura
    (1901-91) American poet. Laura Riding (née Reichenthal; then Laura Gottschalk).

  • Rosa

    Rosa
    Dress maker. Also made cushions, seat covers, etc. WG

  • Honor

    Wyatt, Honor
    Journalist. Arrived in Deyá fortuitously. Married to Gordon Glover...Son Julian. W.G. First acquainted with R.G. and L.R. early in 1934; returned to visit in 1935; continued friendship in England. eds (RPG 211).

  • Aldridge

    Aldridge, John
    (1905-1983), painter and close friend and collaborator. WG m. to Lucie Brown 1940 eds.

  • Isabella

    Isabel
    Live-in maid from Murcia. Her mother (Carmen) then came over with Josefa who also came to work later. WG

  • T.E.

    Lawrence, T. E.
    'Lawrence of Arabia.' Met Robert in Oxford in the early twenties. Made Robert his biographer and had him write "Lawrence and the Arabs." WG

  • A.G. (A.E.S.G)

    Graves, Amy
    Amy Graves, RG's Mother. WG

  • Nancy

    Nicholson, Nancy
    (1899-1977) First wife of Robert Graves; married 1918, separated 1927, divorced 1949. eds.

  • Geoffrey Phibbs

    Taylor (formerly Phibbs), Geoffrey
    Came from Ireland to join the Graves/Riding circle in London (1929): became involved in a relationship foursome with R.G., L.R .and N.N. which resulted in a crisis and LR's dramatic suicide attempt. Lived with Nancy Nicholson and RG's children for several years. RG and LR also referred to him as the Devil. RPG

Organizations Mentioned

  • Jonathan Cape Ltd.

    Jonathan Cape
    London publisher of Lawrence and the Arabs, Good-Bye to All That, No Decency Left, etc. eds.

  • Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd.

    Publisher of R.G.'s Lars Porsena (1927) W.G. Also the 2nd revised edition, 1936. eds.

Bibliography

    • Title: Epilogue I: A Critical Summary
    • Editor: Riding. Laura/ Graves, Robert
    • PubPlace: Deyá & London
    • Publisher: Seizin & Constable
    • Idno: B22
    • Date: 1935
    • Title: Lawrence and the Arabs
    • Author: Graves, Robert
    • PubPlace: London
    • Publisher: Jonathon Cape
    • Idno: A26
    • Date: 1927
    • Title: Focus I, II, III, IV [newsletter]
    • Editor: Riding, Laura
    • PubPlace: Deyá
    • Publisher: Seizin
    • Date: 1935
    • Title: Lars Porsena or The Future of Swearing and Improper Language [2nd rev. edition]
    • Author: Graves, Robert
    • PubPlace: London
    • Publisher: Kegan Paul
    • Idno: A21c
    • Date: 1936