The Relationship Between Laura Riding and Robert Graves

In A Checklist of The Hogarth Press 1917-1946, J. Woolmer attempts to catalogue all the publications from the Hogarth Press. Both Laura Riding and Robert Graves published in the Hogarth Press. The two poets have a connection to Virginia Woolf and the Hogarth Press.

Initially, Robert Graves publishes Mock Beggar Hall in 1924, Contemporary Techniques of Poetry: A Political Analogy in 1925, Another Future of Poetry in 1926, and Impenetrability or The Proper Habit of English in 1926-1927. Laura Riding, on the other hand, only published Voltaire: A Bibliographical Fantasy in 1927, which is also the last work that appears in the Hogarth Press written by Robert Graves. (Woolmer).

According to Richard Graves’ work titled, Robert Graves, Robert Graves and Laura Riding met each other in January 1926 and broke off their relationship in 1940. Both of the writers’ most famous works were produced during the time period that they were in touch with each other. Richard Graves uses past letters, diaries, memoirs, and photos along with family trees to piece together information regarding the two writers. At the time when the two met, Robert Graves was going through the end of his marriage with Nancy Nicholson. Laura Riding helped Robert Graves most past his failed marriage and continue writing so he produced Good-bye to All That. Laura eventually breaks up with Robert because she feels she has too much control over him and it makes him less interesting. He was also dependent on her as a must and as a source of approval so they both broke up indefinitely in 1940. (Richard Graves).

Works of Laura Riding

• Voltaire: A Bibliographical Fantasy. London: The Hogarth Press, 1927

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• The Close Chaplet (London: Hogarth Press, [October] 1926; New York: Adelphi Company, 1926)
• A Survey of Modernist Poetry [with Robert Graves] (London: Heinemann, 1927; New York: Doubleday, 1928)
• Voltaire: A Biographical Fantasy [with Foreword, 1921] (London: Hogarth Press, 1927).
• Anarchism Is Not Enough (London: Cape; New York: Doubleday, 1928; new ed. Berkeley CA: University of California Press, 2001)
• Contemporaries and Snobs (London: Cape; New York: Doubleday, 1928)
• A Pamphlet Against Anthologies [with Robert Graves] (London: Cape; New York: Doubleday, 1928)
• Love as Love: Death as Death (Seizin Press, Hammersmith/London, 1928)
• Twenty Poems Less (Paris: Hours Press, 1930)
• Poems A Joking Word [with Preface] (London: Cape, 1930)
• Four Unposted Letters to Catherine (Paris: Hours Press, n.d.[1930])
• Experts Are Puzzled (London: Cape, 1930)
• Though Gently (Deya: Seizin Press, 1930)(reproduced, with responses from commentators and critics, in Delmar 8, Winter 2002)
• Laura and Francisca: a poem (Deya: Seizin Press, 1931)
• Everybody’s Letters (London: Barker, 1933)
• The Life of the Dead. With Ten Illustrations by John Aldridge (London: Arthur Barker, 1933)
• Poet: A Lying Word (London: Barker, 1933)
• Focus I – IV (ed. with Robert Graves and others, four vols published, Deya, Majorca, 1935)
• Progress of Stories (Deya, Majorca: Seizin Press; London, Constable, 1935)
• Epilogue: a Critical Summary (ed. with Graves) (Deya: The Seizin Press; London: Constable, 1935–1938)
• A Trojan Ending (Deya, Majorca: Seizin Press; London: Constable, 1937)
• The Collected Poems of Laura Riding (London: Cassell; New York: Random House, 1938)
• The World and Ourselves (London: Chatto & Windus, 1938)
• Lives of Wives (London: Cassell, 1939)
• Selected Poems: In Five Sets (London: Faber, 1970; New York: Norton, 1973; New York: Persea, 1993)
• The Telling (Athlone 1972, Harper & Row 1973, Carcanet 2005)
• It Has Taken Long (Chelsea 35 [whole issue], New York, 1976)
• The Poems of Laura Riding: A New Edition of the 1938 Collection (Manchester: Carcanet; New York: Persea 1980)
• Some Communications of Broad Reference (Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1983)
• First Awakenings (Manchester: Carcanet; New York: Persea, 1992)
• The Word ‘Woman’ and Other related Writings (New York: Persea, 1993; Manchester: Carcanet, 1994)
• A Selection Of The Poems Of Laura Riding (edited with an Introduction by Robert Nye) (Manchester: Carcanet, 1994; New York: Persea, 1996)
• Rational Meaning: A New Foundation for the Definition of Words (with Schuyler B. Jackson; edited by William Harmon) (University Press of Virginia, 1997)
• The Sufficient Difference: A Centenary Celebration of Laura (Riding) Jackson (guest-edited by Elizabeth Friedmann) (Chelsea 69 [whole issue], New York, Dec. 2000)
• The Poems of Laura Riding Newly revised edition (edited by Mark Jacobs, Note on the Text by Alan J. Clark) (New York: Persea, 2001)
• Under The Mind’s Watch: Concerning Issues Of Language, Literature, Life Of Contemporary Bearing (Oxford: Peter Lang, 2004)(edited by John Nolan and Alan J. Clark)
• The Failure of Poetry, The Promise of Language (edited by John Nolan) (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2007)
• On the Continuing of the Continuing (London: Wyeswood Press, 2008) (fine-printed limited edition)
• The Person I Am (edited by John Nolan and Carroll Ann Friedmann) (Trent Editions, Nottingham Trent University, two volumes, 2011)

Works of Robert Graves

• Mock Beggar Hall. London: The Hogarth Press, 1924
• Contemporary Techniques of Poetry: A Political Analogy. London: The Hogarth Press, 1925
• Another Future of Poetry. London: The Hogarth Press, 1926
  • first edition found at the University of Oregon library; no inscriptions; cover is rebound with the original cover photocopied and attached to the front
• Impenetrability or The Proper Habit of English. London: The Hogarth Press, 1926-1927
• Good-bye To All That, America: Vail-Ballou Press: 1930
• The White Goddess. London: Faber & Faber, 1948; New York: Creative Age Press, 1948; rev., London: Faber & Faber, 1952, 1961; New York: Alfred. A. Knopf, 1958
• I, Claudius. London: Arthur Barker, 1934; New York: Smith & Haas, 1934.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Graves#Bibliography

• Country Sentiment, New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1920
• Over the Brazier. London: William Heinemann, 1923; New York: Alfred. A. Knopf, 1923.
• The Feather Bed. Richmond, Surrey: Hogarth Press, 1923.
• Welchmans Hose. London: The Fleuron, 1925.
• Poems. London: Ernest Benn, 1925.
• The Marmosites Miscellany (as John Doyle). London: Hogarth Press, 1925.
• Poems (1914–1926). London: William Heinemann, 1927; Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1929.
• Poems (1914–1927). London: William Heinemann
• To Whom Else? Deyá, Majorca: Seizin Press, 1931.
• Poems 1930–1933. London: Arthur Barker, 1933.
• Collected Poems. London: Cassell, 1938; New York: Random House, 1938.
• No More Ghosts: Selected Poems. London: Faber & Faber, 1940.
• Work in Hand, with Norman Cameron and Alan Hodge. London: Hogarth Press, 1942.
• Poems. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1943.
• Poems 1938–1945. London: Cassell, 1945; New York: Creative Age Press, 1946.
• Collected Poems (1914–1947). London: Cassell, 1948.
• Poems and Satires. London: Cassell, 1951.
• Poems 1953. London: Cassell, 1953.
• Collected Poems 1955. New York: Doubleday, 1955.
• Poems Selected by Himself. Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1957; rev. 1961, 1966, 1972, 1978.
• The Poems of Robert Graves. New York: Doubleday, 1958.
• Collected Poems 1959. London: Cassell, 1959.
• The Penny Fiddle: Poems for Children. London: Cassell, 1960; New York: Doubleday, 1961.
• More Poems 1961. London: Cassell, 1961.
• Collected Poems. New York: Doubleday, 1961.
• New Poems 1962. London: Cassell, 1962; as New Poems. New York: Doubleday, 1963.
• The More Deserving Cases: Eighteen Old Poems for Reconsideration. Marlborough College Press, 1962.
• Man Does, Woman Is. London: Cassell, 1964/New York:Doubleday, 1964.
• Ann at Highwood Hall: Poems for Children. London: Cassell, 1964.
• Love Respelt. London: Cassell, 1965/New York: Doubleday, 1966.
• One Hard Look, 1965
• Collected Poems, 1965. London: Cassell, 1965.
• Seventeen Poems Missing from “Love Respelt”. privately printed, 1966.
• Colophon to “Love Respelt”. Privately printed, 1967.
• Poems 1965–1968. London: Cassell, 1968; New York: Doubleday, 1969.
• Poems About Love. London: Cassell, 1969; New York: Doubleday, 1969.
• Love Respelt Again. New York: Doubleday, 1969.
• Beyond Giving. privately printed, 1969.
• Poems 1968–1970. London: Cassell, 1970; New York: Doubleday, 1971.
• The Green-Sailed Vessel. privately printed, 1971.
• Poems: Abridged for Dolls and Princes. London: Cassell, 1971.
• Poems 1970–1972. London: Cassell, 1972; New York: Doubleday, 1973.
• Deyá, A Portfolio. London: Motif Editions, 1972.
• Timeless Meeting: Poems. privately printed, 1973.
• At the Gate. privately printed, London, 1974.
• Collected Poems 1975. London: Cassell, 1975.
• New Collected Poems. New York: Doubleday, 1977.
• Selected Poems, ed. Paul O’Prey. London: Penguin, 1986
• The Centenary Selected Poems, ed. Patrick Quinn. Manchester: Carcanet Press, 1995.
• Complete Poems Volume 1, ed. Beryl Graves and Dunstan Ward. Manchester:Carcanet Press, 1995.
• Complete Poems Volume 2, ed. Beryl Graves and Dunstan Ward. Manchester:Carcanet Press, 1996.
• Complete Poems Volume 3, ed. Beryl Graves and Dunstan Ward. Manchester:Carcanet Press, 1999.
• The Complete Poems in One Volume, ed. Beryl Graves and Dunstan Ward. Manchester: Penguin Books, 2004.
• Selected Poems, ed. Michael Longley. Faber & Faber, 2012.

• My Head! My Head!. London: Secker, 1925; Alfred. A. Knopf, New York, 1925.
• The Shout. London: Mathews & Marrot, 1929.
• No Decency Left. (with Laura Riding) (as Barbara Rich). London: Jonathan Cape, 1932.
• The Real David Copperfield. London: Arthur Barker, 1933; as David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens, Condensed by Robert Graves, ed. M. P. Paine. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1934.
• Sequel: Claudius the God and his Wife Messalina. London: Arthur Barker, 1934; New York: Smith & Haas, 1935.
• Antigua, Penny, Puce. Deyá, Majorca/London: Seizin Press/Constable, 1936; New York: Random House, 1937.
• Count Belisarius. London: Cassell, 1938: Random House, New York, 1938.
• Sergeant Lamb of the Ninth. London: Methuen, 1940; as Sergeant Lamb’s America. New York: Random House, 1940.
  • Sequel: Proceed, Sergeant Lamb. London: Methuen, 1941; New York: Random House, 1941.
• The Story of Marie Powell: Wife to Mr. Milton. London: Cassell, 1943; as Wife to Mr Milton: The Story of Marie Powell. New York: Creative Age Press, 1944.
• The Golden Fleece. London: Cassell, 1944; as Hercules, My Shipmate, New York: Creative Age Press, 1945.
• King Jesus. New York: Creative Age Press, 1946; London: Cassell, 1946.
• Watch the North Wind Rise. New York: Creative Age Press, 1949; as Seven Days in New Crete. London: Cassell, 1949.
• The Islands of Unwisdom. New York: Doubleday, 1949; as The Isles of Unwisdom. London: Cassell, 1950.
• Homer’s Daughter. London: Cassell, 1955; New York: Doubleday, 1955.
• Catacrok! Mostly Stories, Mostly Funny. London: Cassell, 1956.
• They Hanged My Saintly Billy. London: Cassell, 1957; New York: Doubleday, 1957.
• Collected Short Stories. Doubleday: New York, 1964; Cassell, London, 1965.
• An Ancient Castle. London: Peter Owen, 1980.

• On English Poetry. New York: Alfred. A. Knopf, 1922; London: Heinemann, 1922.
• The Meaning of Dreams. London: Cecil Palmer, 1924; New York: Greenberg, 1925.
• Poetic Unreason and Other Studies. London: Cecil Palmer, 1925.
• The English Ballad: A Short Critical Survey. London: Ernest Benn, 1927; revised asEnglish and Scottish Ballads. London: William Heinemann, 1957; New York: Macmillan, 1957.
• Lars Porsena or The Future of Swearing and Improper Language. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1927; E. P. Dutton, New York, 1927; revised as The Future of Swearing and Improper Language. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1936.
• A Survey of Modernist Poetry (with Laura Riding). London: William Heinemann, 1927; New York: Doubleday, 1928.
• Lawrence and the Arabs. London: Jonathan Cape, 1927; as Lawrence and the Arabian Adventure. New York: Doubleday, 1928.
• A Pamphlet Against Anthologies (with Laura Riding). London: Jonathan Cape, 1928; as Against Anthologies. New York: Doubleday, 1928.
• Mrs. Fisher or The Future of Humour. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, 1928.
• But It Still Goes On: An Accumulation. London: Jonathan Cape, 1930; New York: Jonathan Cape and Smith, 1931.
• T. E. Lawrence to His Biographer Robert Graves. New York: Doubleday, 1938; London: Faber & Faber, 1939.
• The Long Weekend (with Alan Hodge). London: Faber & Faber, 1940; New York: Macmillan, 1941.
• The Reader Over Your Shoulder (with Alan Hodge). London: Jonathan Cape, 1943; New York: Macmillan, 1943.
• The Common Asphodel: Collected Essays on Poetry 1922–1949. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1949.
• Occupation: Writer. New York: Creative Age Press, 1950; London: Cassell, 1951.
• The Golden Ass of Apuleius, New York: Farrar, Straus, 1951.
• The Nazarene Gospel Restored (with Joshua Podro). London: Cassell, 1953; New York: Doubleday, 1954.
• The Greek Myths. London: Penguin, 1955; Baltimore: Penguin, 1955.
• The Crowning Privilege: The Clark Lectures, 1954–1955. London: Cassell, 1955; New York: Doubleday, 1956.
• Adam’s Rib. London: Trianon Press, 1955; New York: Yoseloff, 1958.
• Jesus in Rome (with Joshua Podro). London: Cassell, 1957.
• Steps. London: Cassell, 1958.
• 5 Pens in Hand. New York: Doubleday, 1958.
• The Anger of Achilles. New York: Doubleday, 1959.
• Food for Centaurs. New York: Doubleday, 1960.
• Greek Gods and Heroes. New York: Doubleday, 1960; as Myths of Ancient Greece. London: Cassell, 1961.
• Selected Poetry and Prose (ed. James Reeves). London: Hutchinson, 1961.
• Oxford Addresses on Poetry. London: Cassell, 1962; New York: Doubleday, 1962.
• The Siege and Fall of Troy. London: Cassell, 1962; New York: Doubleday, 1963.
• The Big Green Book. New York: Crowell Collier, 1962; Penguin: Harmondsworth, 1978. Illustrated by Maurice Sendak
• Hebrew Myths: The Book of Genesis (with Raphael Patai). New York: Doubleday, 1964; London: Cassell, 1964.
• Majorca Observed. London: Cassell, 1965; New York: Doubleday, 1965.
• Mammon and the Black Goddess. London: Cassell, 1965; New York: Doubleday, 1965.
• Two Wise Children. New York: Harlin Quist, 1966; London: Harlin Quist, 1967.
• The Rubaiyyat of Omar Khayyam (with Omar Ali-Shah). London: Cassell, 1967.
• Poetic Craft and Principle. London: Cassell, 1967.
• The Poor Boy Who Followed His Star. London: Cassell, 1968; New York: Doubleday, 1969.
• Greek Myths and Legends. London: Cassell, 1968.
• The Crane Bag. London: Cassell, 1969.
• On Poetry: Collected Talks and Essays. New York: Doubleday, 1969.
• Difficult Questions, Easy Answers. London: Cassell, 1972; New York: Doubleday, 1973.
• In Broken Images: Selected Letters 1914–1946, ed. Paul O’Prey. London: Hutchinson, 1982
• Between Moon and Moon: Selected Letters 1946–1972, ed. Paul O’Prey. London: Hutchinson, 1984
• Collected Writings on Poetry, ed. Paul O’Prey, Manchester: Carcanet Press, 1995.
• Complete Short Stories, ed. Lucia Graves, Manchester: Carcanet Press, 1995.
• Some Speculations on Literature, History, and Religion, ed. Patrick Quinn, Manchester: Carcanet Press, 2000.
• 5 November address, X magazine, Volume One, Number Three, June 1960; An Anthology from X (Oxford University Press 1988).