Dec 9th Monday.

Copied & sent O.S.S. [Old Soldier Sahib] off, wrote to Morley too.
T.E. stuff: have reached the last letter. 2nd/31 Focus2 came. James went through proofs. I read James's novel and checked it. Laura looking through Blake for poems. All this in Little Troy3 until 2 o'clock in the morning.
Paths being made, work begun on porch over front door, olive trees being removed.
The new pomegranate has been planted.
Laura: appendix trouble due to eggs & cream

Editorial Notes

1?second of three? eds
2IV. eds
3i.e. the sewing room at Canellun. KG

Hands Referenced

Places Mentioned

  • Canellun

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

People Mentioned

  • Laura

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

  • James

    Reeves, James
    Schoolmaster, writer and Poet. Friend of Jacob Bronowski. W.G./ K.G.; m. to Mary Phillips; daughter Stella born June 14, 1938 eds.

  • Frank

    Morley, Frank
    With Faber and Faber. Involved with Old Soldier Sahib. WG

  • Blake

    Blake, William
    Major English poet (1757-1827). eds.

Bibliography

    • Title: T.E. Lawrence to His Biographer
    • Author: Lawrence, T.E.
    • Editor: Graves, Robert
    • PubPlace: New York
    • Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc.
    • Idno: A49
    • Date: 1938
    • Title: Focus I, II, III, IV [newsletter]
    • Editor: Riding, Laura
    • PubPlace: Deyá
    • Publisher: Seizin
    • Date: 1935
    • 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