Aug 24 Saturday. (San Bartolomé)1.

Rosa came.
Sent off sample Richards2 to Harrison Smith, with letter.
Went over Epilogue proofs with Laura.
Finished Sch. [Schwarz] Aphorisms.3
Heavy day.
Letter from Mother4, Julie; for Laura from Len, not wanting to go on with Fantasia, which she spent the afternoon answering.
Madora [sic: Medora] told me of Gelat getting 30 signatures to say that the Fuente5 is not public, including Morales a lawyer who collected the Molí dues, and Mateu of Cas Pintat6; & old one–eye will also testify. All the signatories have paid or collected dues. The other side Doctor7, Juan of the Molí, young Estanco8 have not been in a position to pay: & old red-eye Bartolomé of Son Bauzá & the Torpe9 are lying.
Dance at Canellun. Close night. Japanese lanterns round deposito10. Pineapple ice from Costa D'or, beer & mineral waters & lemonade in ice, cakes. Mrs Bernardo came & two daughters & Marcos & Pancho, & Juan their cousin and also Leonora their cousin from Marseilles with father & mother (B's sister) & G. [Gelat] & Madora [sic: Medora] & Magdalena & Francisquito, & two Andreu boys, & Schw. [Schwarz] & St. [Strenge] . I danced with all[RG] Laura & the 4 other girls & we ended with the broom-dance (the music suddenly stopping & partners changing) organized by Leonora's father.

Editorial Notes

1St. Bartholomew. KG
3? Not identified. eds.
5Spring. KG
6owner of the grocery shop there. WG
7the Médico KG
8? or son of Estanco? eds.
9i.e. "the stupid ones" KG
10water reservoir; i.e. [on] terrace. eds/KG

Hands Referenced

    • Annotation: ink correction
    • Character: regular
    • Ink: black

Places Mentioned

  • Hotel Costa d'Or

    Llucalcari, Majorca, Sp
    In Llucalcari. Went there for drinks and occasionally meals. It was the best hotel, the Fonda being rather basic. The Turismo was closed. WG

  • Canellun

    Deyá, Majorca, Sp
    Laura Riding and Robert Graves' house. Also Canellun (private) road. WG, KG

  • Molí, Es

    Deyá, Majorca, Sp
    Large estate which Gelat divided up and sold for the owner. The farm-house was bought by Juan Mayol. RG & LR bought the Posada, Es Piñets and part of Ca'n Madó. WG

  • Cas Pintat

    Deyá, Majorca, Spain
    A grocery shop in the Clot. KG, WG.

People Mentioned

  • Richards

    Richards, Frank
    Author of Old Soldiers Never Die and Old Soldier Sahib which R.G. rewrote for him. Was in The Royal Welch Fusiliers, R.G.'s regiment. eds.; Birth name is Francis Phillip Woodruff eds. see Diary September 27, 1936

  • Laura

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

  • Swartz

    Schwarz, Georg
    German Jew. Deyá neighbour. Antique dealer. Lived with Frau Emmy Strenge, his house keeper, in Can Caballo some hundred yards from Canellun. RG and LR translated his "Almost Forgotten Germany." WG

  • Gelat

    Más, Juan Marroig
    Juan Marroig Mas, called Gelat: Landowner on Deyá and friend of Robert Graves and Laura Riding (L.R. & R.G.'s factotum. W.G.)

  • Len

    Lye, Len
    New Zealand painter, sculptor, and filmmaker whom LR & RG had met in London. He helped with the Seizin Press publications. WG; married to Jane Lye, son Bix. eds.

  • Rosa

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

  • Médico

    Vives, Antonio Dr.
    The village doctor (Deyá). At odds with Gelat (water rights controversy). His brother, Juan Vives, was Gelat's son-in-law. WG

  • Strenge

    Strenge, Frau Emmi
    Schwarz's house keeper and ? mistress. WG

  • A.G. (A.E.S.G)

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

  • Julie

    Matthews, Julie
    Tom Matthews' wife. WG

  • Madora

    Marroig Más, Madora
    Gelat's wife. W.G. R.G. often spells her first name "Medora," and precedes it with "the." eds.

  • Young Estanco

    Young Estanco
    Presumably a scion of the Estanco family, who ran a tobacconist and general store.

  • Bartolomé of Son Bauzá

    Bartolomé of Son Bauzá
    Old red-eye. In with the Doctor against Gelat on the water rights controversy. W.G., eds.

  • Magdalena Marroig

    Marroig Más, Magdalena
    Gelat's daughter. Later married Marcos Colom. WG

  • Franciscito

    Vives, Franciscito
    Gelat's grandson W.G. Son of Anita, Gelat's daughter in Rennes. KG

Organizations Mentioned

  • Harrison Smith and Robert Haas

    R.G.'s American publisher for I, Claudius and Claudius the God. eds.

Bibliography

    • Title: Old Soldier Sahib
    • Author: Richards, Frank
    • Editor: Graves, Robert
    • PubPlace: London, New York
    • Publisher: Faber & Faber; Harrison Smith & Robert Haas
    • Idno: A44
    • Date: 1936
    • Title: Fantasia [became A Film Scenario (Fantasia of Life), by Laura Riding]
    • Author: Riding, Laura/Lye, Len
    • Editor: Riding, Laura, Graves, Robert (Associate Editor)
    • PubPlace: Deyá & London
    • Publisher: Seizin & Constable
    • BiblScope: 162-189
    • Idno: B24
    • Date: 1936
    • Title: Epilogue I: A Critical Summary
    • Editor: Riding. Laura/ Graves, Robert
    • PubPlace: Deyá & London
    • Publisher: Seizin & Constable
    • Idno: B22
    • Date: 1935