Diary of Robert Graves 1935-39 and ancillary material

Editorial Notes

Hands Referenced

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

Places Mentioned

• Ewhurst

  Ewhurst, Surrey, England

  Highcroft, the house RG and LR rented with Harry and Alix Kemp between July and November 1937, was located there. eds.

• Surrey

  Surrey, England

• Dorking

  Dorking, Surrey, England

• Guildford

  Guildford, Surrey, England

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.

• Harry Kemp

  Kemp, Harry

  Poet. Met Graves and Riding through James Reeves in August 1936, just after their arrival in England. In their previous correspondence, Riding had been intrigued by his falling-out with Communism. He became associated with their circle, collaborating on various projects. (RPG 248-49)

• Alix Kemp

  Kemp, Alix

  Married to poet Harry Kemp. The couple shared a house with Graves and Riding in Ewhurst, Surrey (1937). eds (RPG 277); also referred to as Frau Eierman by RG eds. see Diary August 30, 1936

Bibliography

• • Title: The Swiss Ghost [formerly The Kind Ghost] [novel]
  • Author: Graves, Robert/ Riding, Laura
  • Date: 1937-04-22
• • Title: Collected Poems [1938]
  • Author: Graves, Robert
  • PubPlace: London, Toronto, Melbourne & Sydney
  • Publisher: Cassell and Co. Ltd
  • Idno: A48
  • Date: 1938
• • Title: The Last March ["resuscitated" poem] [could be a superseded title on draft(s) of "Defeat of the Rebels" (Check drafts in Buffalo for this title). DW]
  • Author: Graves, Robert
  • Date: 1937-05-13