Oct 13 Wednesday.

12 pp [pages] Belisarius ch [chapter] XIV.
Laura stayed in bed for lunch & in the evening I got a chill or something after a walk home from Cranleigh with Alix, & was sick & had no supper, & stayed in bed, & read of early pilgrimages to the Holy places1.
Karl was up in London looking for flats for us. Saw one not really[RG] possible one in Park Crescent2.

Editorial Notes

1Margery Kempe KG
2in Westminster eds.

Hands Referenced

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

Places Mentioned

  • Cranleigh

    Cranleigh, Surrey, England
    town closest to Ewhurst KG

  • London

    England

People Mentioned

  • 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

  • Laura

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

  • 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.

Bibliography

    • Title: Count Belisarius [1938]
    • Author: Graves, Robert
    • PubPlace: London
    • Publisher: Cassell
    • Idno: A47
    • Date: 1937-07-21