Robert Graves - Six Robert Graves books (incl. Count Bellisarius and Mrs Fisher) - 1928-1970

Robert Graves books:

1 "Count Bellisarius" by Robert Graves - Cassell, 1938 first UK edition - 18cmx15cm - condition: good, original binding, rubbing to boards and spine, some page foxing, frontispiece map present

2 "On Poetry: Collected Talks and Essays" by Graves - Doubleday, NY - 1969 edition - 20cmx15cm - condition: good, some rubbing to edges

3 "An Ancient Castle" by Graves - Peter Owen, London - 1980 first edition - 18cxm15cm - condition: good, with dustwrapper

4 "Lars Porsena, or the future of swearing and improper language" by Graves - Martin Brian, London - 1972 first thus edition - 15cmx13cm - condition: with dustwrapper

5 "Mrs Fisher or the future of humour" by Graves - Kegal Paul, 198 first UK edition - 14cmx12cm - condition: good, some foxing, some rubbing. Rare early Graves title.

6 "The Crane Bag and Other Disputed Subjects" by Graves - Cassell, 1970 edition - 20cmx15cm - condition: good, with dustwrapper

Robert Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985),[1][2] whose second name is sometimes given as von Ranke,[3] was an English poet, novelist and critic. His father was Alfred Perceval Graves, a celebrated Irish poet and figure in the Gaelic revival; they were both Celticists and students of Irish mythology.

Robert Graves produced more than 140 works in his lifetime. His poems, his translations, and innovative analysis of the Greek myths, his memoir of his early life—including his role in the First World War, Good-Bye to All That (1929), and his speculative study of poetic inspiration in The White Goddess (1948), have never been out of print.[4] He was also a renowned short story writer, with work such as "The Tenement" still read.

Graves earned his living from writing, particularly popular historical novels such as I, Claudius (1934), Count Belisarius (1938), and King Jesus (1946). He was also a prominent translator of Classical Latin and Ancient Greek texts; his versions of The Twelve Caesars and The Golden Ass remain popular for their clarity and entertaining style. Graves was awarded the 1934 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for both I, Claudius and Claudius the God.[5]

Graves's eldest half-brother Philip achieved success as a journalist, and his younger brother Charles was a writer and journalist