Robert (Von Ranke) Graves was born in London in 1895. He attended King's College School and Rokeby School, Wimbledon, Copthorne School, Sussex, Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, 1907-14. In 1926, he received a B. Litt. From St. John's College, Oxford. He was the author of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, autobiographies, historical novels, essays, librettos, criticism, short stories, and children’s books. Graves also translated and edited a number of works. He died in 1985 in Deya, Majorca, Spain.
Notebook written by Graves while a young schoolboy at Copthorne School, Sussex. Contains Latin verse translations from English, poems (text in Graves' hand), several Latin prose translations from English, exercises and notes on Latin and Greek grammar and usage. Hectograph pages mainly in the hand of B.H. Rendall, headmaster of Copthorne School, except for the notes on Greek prepositions, which are in the hand of E.S. Workman, MA, Seminar Master, are inserted on pages facing those of Graves.
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Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to the University of Montana. Copyright to Graves’ materials is administered by A. P. Watt Ltd, 20 John Street, London WC1N 2DR UK.
Robert Graves Notebook, Archives and Special Collections, The University of Montana—Missoula.
Purchased from an unknown manuscript dealer, date unknown.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram A. Walker, date unknown.Originally part of the Capra-Jones Collection; transferred from Special Collections in 1996.
Graves’ materials are held by a number of repositories. A major body of his work exists at the State University of New York at Buffalo, Poetry/Rare Books collections.
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