Papers of Laura Riding Jackson [manuscript], 1970-1989.

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Papers of Laura Riding Jackson [manuscript], 1970-1989.

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A letter, 1970 September 15, Laura (Riding) Jackson, written in the third person, to Harry Kemp corrects ideas and statements of Kemp she believes to be in error, especially an acknowledgement mentioning Robert Graves, and insists that this be their final communication. A manuscript, 1989 November 19, by Harry Kemp, discusses Riding's letter above and explains his relationship to her. Graves and James Reeves are mentioned.

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Riding, Laura, 1901-1991

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Laura (Riding) Jackson (1901-1991) spent her life in pursuit of truth through poetry and her language work. At the beginning of her career, she associated with the Fugitives, a group of Southern poets and critics, who supported and encouraged her poetry; later she became a close collaborator and intimate of the British poet Robert Graves. But her desire to express absolute truth led her to renounce poetry and turn instead to the study of language. Because of her compulsive individualism, Laura b...

Reeves, James

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Kemp, Harry.

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Graves, Robert, 1895-1985

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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, Sp...