Sept 30 Monday.

Wrote to John G. & J.C. [Jonathan Cape]
Cleaning out cellars in preparation for Magdalena: all morning — Laura, Karl, Catalina & me.
Finished A.F.T. [Almost Forgotten Times] Chapter XXXIV. To Posada with various things. Heavy weather.
Decided to build casita1 at Can Torrent.
Gas2 finished.
Magdalena arrived.
Bought spring3 from Bernardo for 1500 pesetas.
Wrote to Arthurby about overdue quarterly returns.
Went to Sala & played Parchesi with Gelat, Karl & Laura. Magdalena came too & talked to Anita.
Started A.F.T. [Almost Forgotten Times] Chapter XXXV
A close night with distant lightning.

Editorial Notes

1shed. KG
2butane. KG
3above Can Torrent. KG

Hands Referenced

Places Mentioned

  • Concordia

    Deyá, Majorca, Sp
    Salón Concordia. Gelat's café. Variously refered to as the Sala or the Salón. The village youths had shares in it. It was later called the Salón Deportivo. WG

  • Can Torrent

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

  • Posada, La

    Deyá, Majorca, Sp
    House on the Puig next to Deyá church. Originally part of the Es Molí property. It had been rented by the church for Sunday school. RG and LR bought it in February, 1935, to use as a guest house for their visitors. WG, eds.

People Mentioned

  • Karl/Carl

    Goldschmidt, Karl
    Karl Goldschmidt, later Kenneth Gay: Graphic artist, friend and secretary of Robert Graves and Laura Riding since 1934. R. G. spells both as Carl and Karl.

  • Laura

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

  • 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.)

  • Catalina

    Catalina
    Domestic help. Called in for white-washing, etc. WG

  • John

    Graves, John
    R.G.'s brother. Visited R.G. & L.R. in 1934 with R.G.'s mother. WG

  • Bernardo

    Colom, Bernardo
    Ex Cuban, previous owner of 'Son Canals', and former owner of 'Luna land' (on the other side of the road) cf. Married to a Cuban lady. Sons: Marcos (married to Gelat's daughter Magdalena) and Pancho. KG & WG

  • Magdalena

    Magdalena
    Maid from Valldemossa hired by RG and LR in September 1935.

  • A.B.

    Arthurby

    Barker, Arthur
    Owner and director of Arthur Barker Ltd., the English publisher of I, Claudius and Claudius the God. Arthurby was L.R.'s nickname for him.

  • Anita

    Mas, Anita
    Gelat's daughter-in-law, married to Juan Mas. WG

Organizations Mentioned

  • Jonathan Cape Ltd.

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

Bibliography

    • Title: Almost Forgotten Germany [Almost Forgotten Times]
    • Author: Schwarz, Georg
    • Editor: Trans. Graves, Robert/ Riding, Laura
    • PubPlace: Deyá & London
    • Publisher: Seizin & Constable
    • Idno: A45
    • Date: 1936