1916 January 25. D.H. Lawrence writes to Amy Lowell; comments "Mrs Aldington said how beautiful your poems for the anthology are--she is going to send them to me" (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1147).

1916 February. In a letter dated October 1, 1916 to Amy Lowell, Richard Aldington indicates that he and H.D. left London about this time (Zilboorg notes--Houghton).

1916 February 6. Amy Lowell writes to H.D.; sends H.D. and Aldington the royalties from the first Imagist Anthology and adding a bit extra; discusses H.D.'s work: "Now, Hilda, don't you think it would be a good idea if a book of yours came out in print? Have you got enough things to go in a book? I will do my best to force Ferris Greenslet to take if you have" (Hanscombe & Smyers, WRITING FOR THEIR LIVES, p. 69, 204).

1916 February (?). H.D. writes to Amy Lowell using c/o Egoist, Oakley House, Bloomsbury St. as address; thanks her for her kindness and generosity (40 pounds); explains that they had gotten hard pressed as three months allowance was missing but it has been straightened out--turns out to have been a careless mistake of the bank; will await Lowell's instructions before returning the loan; should some of the money be sent to Lawrence and Flint; asks if she could send two or three pounds to a young friend--a journalist [Cournos?]; mentions another friend with a wife and daughter who live on less than fifteen shillings a week; comments that during this war period she and Aldington have a joint income of around three pounds a week and live extremely comfortably on it; says that, even when she was ill, they have never needed to borrow money before; says they are all weakened by the continual strain of the war; mentions Lowell's poems and an article by Flint (H.D. to Amy Lowell, [unpul. letter, Houghton]).

1916 February 10. H.D. inscribed her copy of Roget's THESAURUS OF ENGLISH WORDS AND PHRASES (New York : Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., [190-?]).

1916 February 15. D.H. Lawrence writes to Dollie Radfor from Porthcothan, St. Merryn, North Cornwall; comments in a postscript: "I'm glad you like Mrs Aldington. Ask her if she doesn't want a cottage in Cornwall?" (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1175).

1916 February 22. H.D. at The Schoolhouse, Martinhoe, Parracombe, North Devon (?); writes to Amy Lowell; her book [SEA GARDEN] has been accepted by Constable but will not come out in three months as she had hoped because of paper shortage; tells Lowell that she is in Devon; discusses poems [Friedman notes: not seen by LHS (H.D. to Amy Lowell, [unpul. letter, Houghton])].

1916 February 24. H.D. writes to George Plank; gives new address on envelope: "New address / c/o Mrs Dellbridge / Martinhoe / Parracombe / N. Devon"; says "some of us, no doubt all will turn up Isola Bella on Friday"; sets time for 7:30; continues "we must be back early as we take morning train! We are moving our furniture to 44 Mecklenburg Square Friday P.M."; indicates that dinner will include herself, Aldington and John Cournos and perhaps F.S. Flint as they had asked him to dine with them that evening--they had planned a tea on Monday [for Plank and the Whitalls?] but it has all gone wrong; mentions confusion [LHS note: from this letter it seems as if the decision to move to 44 Mecklenburg Square was a hurried one]; insists that dinner must be Dutch--says " we can't ask Flint otherwise & we can't impose on you forever and ever" (H.D. to GP, [unpubl. letter]).

1916 February 26. H.D. and Aldington possibly move to 44 Mecklenberg Square (implied in H.D. to GP, [unpubl. letter], 24 Feb 1916).

1916 March. Military Service Act of 1916 passed (Zilboorg notes).

1916 March l. "The Last Gift" published in THE EGOIST.

1916 March 6. H.D. at Woodland Cottage, Martinhoe, Parracombe, North Devon; writes to Harriet Monroe (Zilboorg notes).

1916 March 22 (?). H.D. in Devonshire; writes to F.S. Flint; describes writing activities and domestic life; says they are on their own trout stream (called the Heddon); the place is charming but there is only enough room for them and John Cournos (if he comes); speculates that Pound had expected to get Aldington's post on THE EGOIST (he had written a "charming Macheavellian [sic] note" to them which they had not answered; refers to widening gulf with Amy Lowell (H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 565-566). Carl and Flo Fallas have cottage nearby; H.D. makes marmalade (data from incorrectly dated entry in "Autobiographical notes).

1916 March 27. H.D. at Woodland Cottage, Martinhoe, Parracombe, North Devon; Richard Aldington writes to F.S. Flint and comments on her erotic attraction and his desire to sleep with her (Zilboorg introd. [draft]). Richard Aldington writes to Amy Lowell giving above address (Zilboorg notes: Houghton).

1916 Spring-Summer. Aldington has affair with Flo Fallas, wife of Carl Fallas.

1916 Spring. H.D. writes to William Carlos Williams [undated]; tells him of her plans to substitute for Aldington at THE EGOIST as "a sort of assistant assistant editor" (unpl. letter: SUNY Buf.).

1916 April 1. "The Helmsman" published in THE EGOIST.

1916 April 15. H.D. at Woodland Cottage, Martinhoe, Parracombe, North Devon; writes to Marianne Moore re. the Poets' Translation Series; says that "we are obliged to put off the second series of our translations for the present"; however she will hold Moore's payment for the time for the time being and will repay it in a few months if the series is dropped; says she is very happy in Devonshire; speaks of recent events (deaths at the battlefront or imprisonments of friends) as being on a "Dostoyeskian [sic] scale"; refers to forthcoming publication of SEA GARDEN by Constable; says it is "horribly uneven but it seemed best to make up the book at the time and I just let all go"; indicates that she is already preparing another volume; refers to possibility of Harriet Monroe publishing some of her poems; describes her surroundings as wild and pagan--they have half a thatched cottage with a brook--they are backed by a wooded hill with a small mountain in front and the sea, with cliffs covered with gorge, is half a mile down the valley; describes fauna--wild daffodils, snow-drops, and hedge-violets; discusses quality of Moore's work and encourages her to publish a volume; says she writes very few letters--"two a week perhaps" ([unpl. letter], Rosenbach Foundation).

1916 April 23 (ca.). F.S. Flint spends Easter with H.D. and Richard Aldington in Devonshire (H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 566).

1916 April 28 (?). H.D. at Woodland Cottage, Martinhoe, Parracombe, North Devon; writes to F.S. Flint; writes of cost of food, etc.; says that they are living more economically than they can in London; discusses what will happen when conscription comes in; says that Flint and Cournos are the only reliable friends she has--"at least on whom I could depend in an emergency"; Aldington has apparently talked of going to jail to avoid conscription, saying that should that happen H.D. should return to America; speaks of trying to find a cottage Flint and his family (H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 567-568).

1916 May. SOME IMAGIST POETS, 1916 : AN ANNUAL ANTHOLOGY (Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Company) published; includes four poems by H.D.? "Sea Gods," "The Shrine," "Temple--The Cliff," and "Mid/day"; other contributors are Richard Aldington, John Gould Fletcher, F.S. Flint, D.H. Lawrence, and Amy Lowell.

1916 May 3 (?). H.D. at Woodland Cottage, Martinhoe, Parracombe, North Devon; writes to F.S. Flint; thanks Flint for sending cigarettes; again Aldington talks of H.D.'s going to America--"Of course, I say I won't but if he does get taken away from me and it will give him any comfort to know I am somewhere else, I will have to think seriously of it"; they are waiting to hear what happens about the Military Service Act of 1916 before making their plans; mentions that Flo Fallas will have to leave her house in July (H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 569).

1916 May 4. CHORUSES FROM IPHIGENEIA IN AULIS greeted by reviewer in the TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT as a singular achievement (Pondrom note in H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 570). Possibly by Professor J. W. Mackail (see Aldington's letter to C.C. Bubb of l9 June 1916) and H.D.'s letter to C.C. Bubb for end of October-early November 1916).

1916 May 6. SOME IMAGIST POETS, l9l6 acclaimed by William Stanley Braithwaite in a three column article entitled "The Latest Quintessence of Imagism" in the BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT (Pondrom note in H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 572-573).

1916 May 9 (?). H.D. at Woodland Cottage, Martinhoe, Parracombe, North Devon; writes to F.S. Flint; thanks him for congratulations for the review in the TIMES, a review which she found "most comforting"; comments that she never said she was returning to the U.S.A,, only that Richard wanted her to; turmoil of Aldington's struggles to decide what to do about the conscription bill is reflected in this letter (H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 570-571).

1916 May l6. John Cournos writes to F. S. Flint that the result of the praise in the TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT has made H.D. more determined than before to continue her work as poet (Pondrom note re unpublished letter in H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 570).

1916 May 17. H.D. at Woodland Cottage, Martinhoe, Parracombe, North Devon; writes to F.S. Flint (letter begins on the back of a typescript of "Sea Poppies", letter also continues on both the front and back of the typescript of the last five stanzas of "Pursuit"); Thanks him for sending her a set of Pindar; things have calmed down a bit after the first shock of the conscription bill--she thinks Aldington will wait now and at the last moment join the North Devons as a private; says that Carl Fallas wants to join with Aldington but she doubts if this is possible because of age and health [Fallas did enter the service with Aldington and served in the same unit with him] has received the proofs of SEA GARDEN--"beautifully printed" by the Chiswick Press--she is "awfully pleased" with it and so are Aldington and Cournos; apologizes for writing on typescript of the poems--it is all she has on hand at the moment; mentions that Harriet Shaw Weaver has written that she can take Aldington's place at THE EGOIST (H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 571-572).

1916 May (between 17 and 24). Aldington enlists as a private in the 11th Reserve Battalion, the Devonshire regiment; although H.D. expected him to be sent to France in about eight weeks, he was actually kept on for training in England as a noncommissioned officer (Pondrom note in H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 572-573) (dates pinpointed by Zilboorg; name of regiment in letter from the Imperial War Museum to Zilboorg).

1916 May 24. Conscription begins (Military Services Act goes into effect) (Zilboorg notes).

1916 May 25. H.D. at Woodland Cottage, Martinhoe, Parracombe, North Devon; writes to F.S. Flint; discusses possibility that Amy Lowell may have, without being authorized to do so, sent some of H.D.'s poems to Harriet Monroe for POETRY [she apparently had not done so] (Harriet Monroe had first accepted "The Shrine" then turned it down as it was to appear in SOME IMAGIST POETS, 1916); refers to Braithwaite article [see entry for May 6, 1916]; refers to uncertainity about future plans--had hoped to stay there with Flo Fallas but Flo's people are coming to collect her in July; has been very happy despite unrest--"every day we go to Heddons Mouth about 1:30, bathe, scamper about on the rocks, build a drift-wood fire and have tea"; refers to Flint's friend Keniss who is one of the party; more about enlistment plans (H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 573-574).

1916 June l - 1917 May. H.D. substitutes for Richard Aldington on editorial board of THE EGOIST. ["Notice to readers: Mr. Aldington will shortly be called up for military service and during his absence the assistant-editorship of THE EGOIST will be taken over by "H.D." (Mrs. Richard Aldington)."]

1916 June-July. Article by John Gould Fletcher on H.D. appears in THE LITTLE REVIEW(p. 26-31) (Hanscombe & Smyers, WRITING FOR THEIR LIVES, p. 264).

1916 June 1. "Sea gods" published in THE EGOIST.

1916 June 11. Richard Aldington writes to Amy Lowell from Woodland Cottage, Martinhoe, Parracombe, North Devon (Zilboorg notes--Houghton); comments that "Hilda is taking over the Egoist. I seem to be a little 'out' with Miss weaver just now. Whether it is due to Ezra or Miss Marsden I can't say, but there it is ... Mis Marsden seems to have a great 'down' on you - anyhow she is a beastly woman, I dislike her very much" (Hanscombe & Smyers, WRITING FOR THEIR LIVES, p. 176).

1916 June 19. Richard Aldington writes to C.C. Bubb giving the Woodland Cottage address; suggests that Bubb reprint the first six of the Poet's Translation Series at his Clerk's Press (Cleveland, Ohio) beginning with no. 3 (Choruses from Iphigeneia iin Aulis) [LHS NOTE: Dean Keller's introduction to 'BUBB BOOKLETS' indicates that Bubb approached Aldington first]; refers to praise which it has received from Professor J.W. Mackail; suggests printing 50 copies with specimen copies being sent to him and H.D.--no question of money payment--the specimen copies suffice; "it would be understood that the author would have the right to print the translation publicly in America"; comments that over 2000 copies of the Poet's Translation Series have been sold to date (Aldington, Richard. 'BUBB BOOKLETS', p. 19-20) (Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections. CHARLES CLINCH BUBB AND THE CLERK'S PRESS, item 49).

1916 June 24 - October. Aldington in training camp in Wareham, Dorsetshire, adjacent to Devon--the village of Corfe Castle, northwest of Swanage within walking distance (Pondrom note in H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 575). [Zilboorg identifies the training camp as Worget Camp.] [June 24 pinpointed from letter from Richard Aldington to Amy Lowell dated June 22, l916 (Zilboorg notes--Houghton)]. In a letter to C.C. Bubb, written 9 August 1917, Richard Aldington writes: "Last summer when I was at Wareham I had to get up at 4:30 (3:30 by the sun!) to get back from Corfe by reveille. In the autumn dawn when the wind moaned round that huge old ruin I used to scurry along in dread of of the ghosts of Saxon kings! That piece of country is pure Saxon, marvellous, austere" (Aldington, Richard. 'BUBB BOOKLETS', p. 33).

1916 June 26. H.D. at Woodland Cottage, Martinhoe, Parracombe, North Devon; writes to F.S. Flint; states "R. has been passed for general service. He has about 8 weeks in England and is sent to France to complete his education"; gives Aldington's address as "11th Devons, Wareham, Devonshire"; Aldington and Carl Fallas went off together; refers to letter which Aldington wrote to the NATION in response to [unidentified] one written by Flint--Aldington signed his as "Miles" [Pondrom thinks this may be a comment on "The Medical Treatment on the Unfit" signed Haud Equidem Miles which appeared in the NATION for June 13, 1916] (H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 574-575).

1916 June (26?). John Cournos later recalls that after Aldington left: "H.D. and I were left as 'paying guests' in the same House [Woodland Cottage]. H.D. was dreadfully upset by Richard's departure, though she had had ample time to prepare for it. Psychically wrought up, immediately after his departure, she impetuously walked over to me in the sitting-room we all jointly occupied, and kissed me. This revelation of confidence and its implication of the two of us being left to maintain the thinning thread of spirit in growing chaos, touched me, and I resolved to help her breach the emptiness of the days immediately before her. She made up her mind to take a room somewhere near Richard as soon as she knew where his training camp was. An extraordinary thing happened a day or two after Richard left. We were in the sitting-room having afternoon tea, when suddenly we looked at each other strangely. 'Did you hear it?' she asked me. 'He called you!' 'Yes,' I said. 'Isn't it strange?' And, indeed, what we both heard, distinctly and unmistakably was Richard's voice calling me: 'Kershoon!' That was, of course, my real name, the name of my own father, the name by which both Richard and H.D. affectionately called me. It seemed to come out of the very air out of doors. We looked out, but saw nothing. I have no explanation to offer" (Cournos, John. AUTOBIOGRAPHY, p. 289).

1916 June 28. Amy Lowell writes to H.D.; sends support and encouragement and refers to Aldington's absence, saying that she knows H.D. must be "fearfully lonely" (Hanscombe & Smyers, WRITING FOR THEIR LIVES, p. 69).

1916 June 30. Richard Aldington writes to Amy Lowell; gives address as 24965 Co. E, Hut [?] 8, 11th Devons, Worget Camp, Wareham, Dorset (Zilboorg notes: Houghton).

1916 July l. "Cities" published in THE EGOIST.

1916 July 12. H.D. at Woodland Cottage, Martinhoe, Parracombe, North Devon; writes to F.S. Flint; says she is going to Corfe Castle in a few days to be near Aldington and that he will be able to come see her on Sunday a week [23?]; is so tired typing for THE EGOIST (H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 575).

1916 July 13. H.D. writes to Amy Lowell; comments on the hope for a promotion for Aldington which would keep him in England; says that Aldington is a private in Dorset; mentions trying to place poems by John Cournos [Friedman notes: not seen by LHS (H.D. to Amy Lowell, [unpul. letter, Houghton])]. Says she plans to move to Wareham to be near Aldington (Zilboorg notes: Houghton).

1916 July 23-November (early). H.D. at Corfe Castle; later tells Pearson that she wrote "Fragment Thity-six" and "The Islands" at Corfe Castle (H.D. to NHP, [letter], [Dec. 12, 1937]).

1916 July 23. H.D. arrives at Corfe Castle [LHS note: Corfe Castle is southeast of Wareham, halfway between Wareham and Swanage]; sees Richard Aldington [date deduced from letters to John Cournos and F.S. Flint]; writes to John Cournos; indicates that the train trip to Corfe Castle had many tribulations; fell out of the train "into the salute of a very tall, strange person whom my mind told me must, of all his majesty's many, be only One! It was R.A. - looking very well, taller, tremendously full chested with a cropped but not disfigured head"; says that Aldington is changed; mentions Aldington's relationship with Carl Fallas; has met an officer who has been very kind to Aldington; describes Corfe Castle; tells Cournos to got go on with his work and to be bold but not too bold; says Aldington loves him dearly (H.D. to John Cournos. IOWA REVIEW, v. 16, no. 3, p. 130-131). John Cournos remains behind at Parracombe long enough to pack his own belongings and the Aldington's books which he sends to London (Cournos, John. AUTOBIOGRAPHY, p. 290).

1916 July 24. H.D. at Corfe Castle; writes to F.S. Flint; saw Aldington on Sunday; refers to photograph of Flint which sits on writing table; says "I feel indeed I must go on with our works, yours R's and mine, for the sake of us all!-I don't seem to get much done-all I want is to keep the home-fires of divine poesy humming till the boys come home!--"; refers to having teased Flint with her "new visions" which she says was a joke [H.D. (H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 577-578) [LHS comment: h'mmm!]

1916 July 30. H.D. at Corfe Castle; sees Richard Aldington (referred to in her letter to C.C. Bubb, 31 July 16).

1916 July 31. H.D. at Corfe Castle; writes to C.C. Bubb; thanks him for having sent examples of his publications [Clerk's Press, Cleveland, Ohio]; has seen Richard Aldington on Sunday who is exhausted and can do no writing--but seeing Bubb's work "revived [?] his old desires and ambitions for our little 'Poet's Translation Series'"; is sending Bubb a set of the series (ordinary edition); will send any of the special edition which he wants; if he wants more of the ordinary edition suggests that he write to Miss Paine, Oakley House, Bloomsbury St, London W.C.; says Aldington especially likes the Anacreon [A GARLAND OF TEN POETICAL VERSIONS BY DIVERS HANDS OF THE THIRTY FIRST ODE OF ANACREON WITH THE GREEK TEXT. 1914] and was also extremely interested in the Church pieces [THE BREASTPLATE OF ST. PATRICK, TOGETHER WITH OTHER EARLY IRISH POEMS OF CHRISTIAN ORIGIN ... 1912]; comments that she does not know if she will be able to have the second series done [Poet's Translation Series]--"prices of printing etc. have gone up appallingly in the last months; would be happy to send him the manuscripts as they are finished; comments: "Most of the translators, of course, are incapacitated for the time being. I, however, fortunately am exempt from military service and will endeavor to keep in touch with things - keep my own and my husband's works alive"; express their interest in seeing the "Clouds of Aristophanes" [1916] (Unpubl. letter: UCLA).

1916 July 31. H.D. at Corfe Castle; writes to Amy Lowell; is still hoping that Aldington will get stripes that will keep him in England; mentions that she is glad that Lawrence was exempted; begs Lowell to write and to send Aldington anything [Friedman notes: not seen by LHS (H.D. to Amy Lowell, [unpul. letter, Houghton])].

1916 August. "Marianne Moore" [article] published in THE EGOIST.

1916 August 2. H.D. at Corfe Castle; writes to F.S. Flint; tells him that Aldington is now a lance-corporal; John Cournos is due to return to Mecklenburgh Square "on Saturday; comments that 'Arold [Harold Monro?] is also in army camps "in some godless district" (Collecott notes from photocopy in BRBML, dated in Pearson's handwriting).

1916 August 4. H.D. at Corfe Castle; writes to F.S. Flint refers to John Gould Fletcher's article in THE LITTLE REVIEW: "Fletcher has cetainly puffed H and F.S. even to their heart's content: refers to Aldington's training and his attitude; Flint apparently offered them a photograph of himself as H.D. says "we will be delighted to have your 'nobil mug'" (H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 577).

1916 August 9. Marianne Moore writes in appreciation for the article on her poetry which was published in THE EGOIST; sent to her in proof by Harriet Shaw Weaver (unpl. letter, Rosenbach Foundation).

1916 August 12. CHORUSES FROM IPHIGENAIA IN AULIS TRANSLATED FROM THE GREEK OF EURIPIDES?MDUL??MDNM? published by C. C. Bubb (Cleveland, Ohio : Clerks Press). "The 'Introduction' by H.D. defends her translation against those who would have the Greek translated word for word. She explains her omission of 'ornamental adjectives' in the original and describes her translation as an attempt to keep the Greek quality of 'umaged clarity'" (Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections. CHARLES CLINCH BUBB AND THE CLERK'S PRESS, item 49).

1916 August 14. H.D. at Corfe Castle; writes to Amy Lowell; reports on what she did with Lowell's money (shared it with writers); asks her to send Lawrence extra royalties [Friedman notes: not seen by LHS (H.D. to Amy Lowell, [unpul. letter, Houghton])]. Also writes to William Carlos Williams; discusses his "Postlude" as being too long for THE EGOIST (with critical comments); mentions that SEA GARDEN is due to be published in the autumn (unpl. letter: SUNY Buf.).

1916 August 15. H.D. at Corfe Castle; writes to F.S. Flint; asks Flint to order and send two books: Joseph Henry Shorthouse's novel JOHN INGLESANT (1880) and THE RENAISSANCE (1877) by Joseph Arthur, comte de Gobinueau (Referred to in Pondrom note in H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 579; letter itself not included)

1916 August 20. H.D. sees Richard Aldington [date deduced from letter to F.S. Flint]. Writes to Amy Lowell; mentions that Aldington has several recommendations for promotion [Friedman notes: not seen by LHS (H.D. to Amy Lowell, [unpul. letter, Houghton])].

1916 August 22. H.D. at Corfe Castle; writes to F.S. Flint; gives address as "c/o Mrs. R. Moss, East St."; apparently Flint's family have moved to Swanage as H.D. refers to attempts to see them; is having tea tomorrow with some awful people at Swanage; is returning Flint's translations of poems by Jean de Bossch?re which Aldington had brought on Sunday (apparently she and Aldington both read then with a critical eye); specifies that she wants the French edition of THE RENAISSANCE (see August 15, 1916); Aldington has written that his camp is to be shifted to S. Devon and that his chances of promotion are absolutely nil--confidentialloy mentions possiblity that Aldington might be sent to Mesopotamia [did not happen] (H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 578-579.

1916 August 23. D.H. Lawrence writes to Amy Lowell; refers to the Aldingtons (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1274).

1916 August 30. H.D. at Corfe Castle; writes to F.S. Flint; mentions going past his wife's tent the previous day but because of bad weather did not see her; Aldington will be there Saturday & Sunday and he is eager to see Flint; invites Flint to put up with then Friday or Saturday night if he is bicycling through; JOHN INGLESANT has apparently arrived as H.D. says she will settle the cost when he arrives (H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 579-580). Writes to Amy Lowell: Aldington's future plans are very uncertain; she will be anxious to see John Gould Fletcher it she gets back to London (Collecott notes); asks if Lowell has seen Lawrence's "Amores"; sends her poems by Aldington to place .

1916 September. "The Contest" published in THE EGOIST.

1916 September. "The Farmer's Bride" published in THE EGOIST.

1916 September 2 or 3 (?). H.D. and Richard Aldington visit St. Aldhelm's chapel: "it is austere and barren ... [little?] place, set like a square of rock, in utter isolatiion above the sea"(referred to in H.D.'s letter to C.C. Bubb, 9 Sept 16) [LHS note: possibly St. Aldhelm's Head which is 4 1/2 miles west of Durlston Head which is itself 1 mile south of Swanage]. In a letter to C.C. Bubb, written 9 August 1917, Richard Aldington asks: "Have you ever been to St Aldhelm's chapel on the promontory? There is one window only in it--and profane thought!--it always makes me think of the one from which Iseult of Brittany looked across the sea for Tristan" (Aldington, Richard. 'BUBB BOOKLETS', p. 33-34).

1916 September 3. H.D. in Corfe Castle; writes to Marianne Moore, postmarked from Chatham; says that Miss Weaver liked Moore's article and encourages her to do a comparison of Poe, Bryron and Bacon; apologizes for THE EGOIST not being able to pay for contributions; refers to John Cournos's attempting to place a book of Moore's--if he can't she will turn it over to May Sinclair, who has some influence and likes Moore's poems; gives her address as East Street, Corfe Castle, Dorset--says she will be there at least three months; says Aldington wants to do another article on Moore ([unpubl. letter], Rosenbach Foundation). Possibly [LHS note: letter just dated Sunday; in another hand is written "Spt 4, 1916" which could have been from the postmark] also writes to John Cournos; says that Aldington has got his stripes as does Carl Fallas; Aldington will be kept there for at least another three months though there is always the chance that he might be sent abroad; says that Aldington was called out of the ranks by an adjutant and asked if he would take a commission--Aldington replied that he preferred being a non-com. for the present; says this will mean a difference in his social status--that he is no longer an outcast; says she has been working on a very long poem, or rather series of poems, about double the length of "Tribute"; comments that it was Cournos who "saved my daemon from hell" and now they must help Aldington; thanks him for a book which he had sent (H.D. to John Cournos. IOWA REVIEW, v. 16, no. 3, p. 132.)

1916 September 4. Poetry Bookshop (London) sends H.D. copies of books which she has requested: one copy each of Images, Cadences, Des Imagists, and Some Imagist Poets; sent to East Street, Corfe Castle, Dorset; H.D. requests "Please send bill in separate envelope as the package of books is to be handed over without being opened" (Unpubl. letter [to A. Monro?]: UCLA).

1916 September 5. H.D. at Corfe Castle; writes to John Cournos; has just received the POETRY REVIEW OF AMERICA [Hollenberg note: Vol. l, no. 4 (August 1916) contained Aldington's "Images" and "Inarticulate Grief"] in which "were two very beautiful and intense poems of Richard's"--these two poems have made her realize that what she and Cournos thought "was perhaps a mild and distracting flirtation was apparantly [sic] a very intense passion" [LHS assumes this refers to Aldington's affair with Flo Fallas]; says that "I was glad for myself to know this as the slight cloudiness of my understanding was cleared away"; says that she believes that Aldington was and still is in love with her [Flo Fallas]; wishes he could talk frankly with her about it so that she might be able to help more; continues trend of thought in introspective manner; is wondering if she should have her come live with her there--"to have Carl come in the old way, to have the pairing off afternoons out walking"; wonders whether doing so would give Aldington peace, as she hopes, or hurt him more; says "At the same time, I am ready to give my own life away to him, to give my soul and the peace of my spirit that he may have beauty, that he may see and feel beauty so that he may write - as that is the ultimate desire of all of us" (H.D. to John Cournos. IOWA REVIEW, v. 16, no. 3, p.. 132-133).

1916 September 7. T.S. Eliot writes to Harriet Monroe; inquires if she has received his review of H.D.'s Iphigenia (Eliot, T.S. THE LETTERS OF T.S. ELIOT ... 1898-1922, p. 153-154).

1916 September 8(?). H.D. at Corfe Castle; writes to John Cournos; thanks Cournos for his long letter; compares herself to a spirit that "burns and flames and tries to write"--Aldington has made her thus but Cournos has caused her to enter that flame; discusses Aldington and Flo Fallas--agrees with Cournos that it is a symbol--idea that "being torn by unanswered passion is going to make R. a great poet" seems to have been expressed by Cournos; H.D. comments "in the end there is peace, and if R. is to gain peace, he must take Hell to him first. I know now the price - but it is 'a deep & ever increasing delight'"; apparently H.D. has asked Aldington to go to London with her; says of herself "What I do, I do deliberately and with clear eyes open. The hurt I suffered has freed my song - this is most precious to me"; tells Cournos "do not deny your fate. If love of me - absolute and terrible and hopeless love - is going to help you to write - then love me"; continues in this romantic vein, discussing their daemons; concludes by saying "to deny love entrance is to crush and break beauty. Let love crush & break you but never break love by denial and conscience"; says she must see Aldington and talk of plans for going to London--if they do not come together she will come alone after his vacation (H.D. to John Cournos. IOWA REVIEW, v. 16, no. 3, p.. 134).

1916 September 9. H.D. at Corfe Castle; writes to C.C. Bubb; gives address as "East St., Corfe Castle, Dorset"; expresses her own and Aldington's delight with the Clerk's Press edition of Choruses from Iphigenaia in Aulis--"it will be an inspiration to us to go on with our work"; says she is trying to do double work; refers to her papers being in town but says that she will probably be going up in a little while and will see what there is that is ready for publication; tells him not to send the proceeds from the Poet's Translation Series--"Indeed, we are so happy to feel that the little we have done, is helping, if only in a small way"; has written James Whitall about the possibility of Bubb's reprinting the Leonidas; thanks him for having sent "'the little booklet of Saxon Lyrics (LYRICS FROM THE ANGLO-SAXON CHRONICLE. 1913); mentions that she and Richard Aldington went to visit St. Aldhelm's chapel the previous weekend; also thanks him for sending the Aristophanes (THE CLOUDS OF ARISTOPHANES. 1916); asks Bubb if he ever finds time to write and if he might like to contribute something to printing for THE EGOIST; warms him that THE EGOIST does not pay for contributions; comments that she has trouble understanding Aldington's book-keeping methods; gives him bibliographic information re J.W. Mackail and Anyte; (Unpubl. letter: UCLA).

1916 September 13. H.D. at Corfe Castle; writes to John Cournos; has received a letter from Flint which has made her very unhappy--he offered her paternal advice about brooding over Aldington; has responded and sends Cournos a copy of her response [LHS note: seems to be lost--not in Pondrom article]; says she knows she is a fool; tries to explain herself to Cournos--he has apparently misunderstood her last letter and has accused her of seeking the gratification of a few compliments; still wants to clear up the Fallas affair; says that she has written to Flo Fallas to suggest that if she wants to come to Corfe Castle, H.D. will look for a place for her to stay--wants to talk to Flo, if she can, and try to clear things up; wants Cournos to be near with advice--says it helps to write all this to him--but if her writing thus troubles him then she will stop; says that sometimes she feels that in wanting Flo to come that she is putting her own head in a noose "But then again I say, no deception, no lies can hurt beauty. Beauty, to be of any worth, must help thelp things, must clear clouds and ugliness - and deceit is ugliness"; says Cournos saved her life in Devon by restoring her self-confidence, her faith in beauty, and her power; says she could not trust Flint but she does trust Cournos; says "I have all faith in my work. What I want at times is to feel faith in my self, in my mere physical presence in the world, in my personality. I feel my work is beautiful, I have a deep faith in it, an absolute faith. But sometimes I have no faith in my own self" (H.D. to John Cournos. IOWA REVIEW, v. 16, no. 3, p.. 135-136).

1916 September 15. Richard Aldington writes to F.S. Flint from Worget Camp; mentions his forthcoming leave (Zilboorg notes: Austin)).

1916 September 20(?). H.D. in London; Aldington has six days leave and joins her (Collecott notes).

1916 October 1. Richard Aldington writes to Amy Lowell that he is with H.D. (Zilboorg notes: Houghton).

1916 October 5. SEA GARDEN given a one third column review in the TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT (Pondrom note in H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 580).

1916 October 8(?). H.D. writes to F.S. Flint; refers to collecting poems for the next Imagist anthology (1917); refers to having seen Mrs. Bax last Wednesday; has been writing poems; refers to review of SEA GARDEN which had appeared in the TIMES LITERARY REVIEW (May 5); comments that "R. seems to double his concern for my 'career' not [i.e. now] that his has more or less invalided" (H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 580-581).

1916 October 11. D.H. Lawrence writes to Dollie Radford; comments " today I sent a few poems to Hilda Aldington for the new American anthology" [SOME IMAGIST POETS, 1917] (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1294).

1916 October 12(?). H.D. writes to F.S. Flint; discusses circulation of the selection of poems for SOME IMAGIST POETS, 1917; this letter shows that selection of poems was reviewed by the participating poets (H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 581).

1916 October 12. D.H. Lawrence writes to Amy Lowell; comments "Hilda Aldington asked me for some things for the new anthology. I sent several pieces of verse along: don't know what she will think of them. They are mostly very regular." (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1295).

1916 October 13. H.D. writes to Amy Lowell; "we [H.D. and Aldington] saw Fletcher on R's six days leave in Town"; gives Lowell his (John Gould Fletcher) address as 37 Crystal Palace Park Road, Sydenham S.E. (Collecott notes); mentions collecting poems for the next anthology; comments that Lawrence is living on advance money [Friedman notes: not seen by LHS (H.D. to Amy Lowell, [unpul. letter, Houghton])].

1916 October l9(?). H.D. writes to F.S. Flint; thanks him for sending his selection of poems for SOME IMAGIST POETS, 1917; more on circulation of poems (see entry for October 12?); her own contribution will be "The Tribute" which she tells him he can see in the November issue of THE EGOIST; discusses Aldington's attitude (or psychological well-being) and says "he is to be sent near Salisbury [in Wiltshire] to finish N.C.O. training, but he is not sure when"; gives Flint Aldington's new address T.R./g/20455, F. Comp. Hut E6, 44 T.R.B. etc.; urges Flint to keep in touch with John Cournos: "He is indeed a splendid and inspiring friend" (H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 582-583).

1916 October (end)-November (early). H.D. at Corfe Castle; writes to C.C. Bubb; describes Richard Aldington's reaction at receiving the Clerk's Press edition of Latin Poems of the Renaissance; refers to the publication of Sea Garden; suggests that Bubb print "The Tribute" with one or two other poems which are not in Sea Garden as a surprise for Aldington (Unpubl. letter: UCLA).

1916 November. "The Tribute" published in THE EGOIST.

1916 November 3. H.D. writes to Amy Lowell; tells Lowell that Aldington has received promotion [from Private to Corporal: Zilboorg] and expects to be moved; H.D. herself is packing and preparing to return to Philadelphia (Pine St. [?]) "in a few weeks" (Collecott notes); mentions William Carlos Williams; is collecting poems and has asked Lawrence [Friedman notes: not seen by LHS (H.D. to Amy Lowell, [unpul. letter, Houghton])].

1916 November 6. Richard Aldington writes to F.S. Flint to that H.D. has been ill (Zilboorg notes: Austin).

1916 Fall (?). H.D. writes to C.C. Bubb from 44 Mecklenburgh Square; is returning all subscriptions to the second series of the Poet's Translation Series "as my husbands plans are so very uncertain" (Unpubl. letter: UCLA).

1916 November 12. H.D. in London (44 Mecklenburgh Square); writes to Amy Lowell; "I am staying at our old room at 44 Mecklenburgh Square, London W.C. for the present"; does not know her plans from week to week--"I had made all my arrangements to return when R found he would be kept in England for a time at least. I will stay in England as long as he does though I am not able to see him as before"; has received a new book by Lowell (Collecott notes); mentions Aldington's poems [Friedman notes: not seen by LHS (H.D. to Amy Lowell, [unpubl. letter, Houghton])]. Richard Aldington writes F.S. Flint from Westham Camp, Weymouth (Zilboorg notes: Austin).

1916 November 15. Richard Aldington writes to George Plank; gives address as "20455. L/Cpl R.A. / "D" Company / 44 T.R.B. / Verne Citadel / Portland. / Dorset."; says "we leave Weymouth for the above elevated spot to-morrow"; describes area of Portland and conditions facing him; refers to "them bloody, bleedin', fuckin' trenches"; says "I wish I wasn't a soldier; I do, George, I do. But if you're a good boy you shall have all my medals to play with / When I get back / When I get back / To my o-o-old Ken-tucky / home!" (RA to GP, [unpubl. letter]).

1916 November 16. Richard Aldington writes to F.S. Flint; indicates that he intends to be at Verne Citadel (Camp), Portland, Dorset (Zilboorg notes: Austin).

1916 November 19. Richard Aldington writes to F.S. Flint; is at Portland (Zilboorg notes: Austin).

1916 November 23. H.D. at 44 Mecklenburg Square, London; writes to George Plank; says that she has not left [with Richard?] although she has her bags packed and ready; says "It was only Pa's [Charles Leander Doolittle] foolishness. I was going because? I thought he would feel more peaceful. But Pa doesn't know what the place is like"; says that they are hoping for some fun at Christmas; refers to having had a little tiff with Plank "about the Germans" but she didn't think any more about it; (H.D. to GP, [unpubl. letter]). D.H. Lawrence writes to Dollie Radford: "Hilda Aldington is in town - 44 Mecklenberg Square W.C. if you want to see her (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1316).

1916 November 27. Richard Aldington writes to George Plank from Portland; says "We have had to give up our Devon badges & put up 'T.R.' We are known as 'Tank Runners,' the 'Tame Rabbits,' the 'Tommy Rotters' & the 'Teddy Roosevelts'. I leave it to you to decide wh. is the worst insult"; describes his stint this week as an orderly corporal (RA to GP, [unpubl. letter]).

1916 December. "Circe" published in THE EGOIST.

1916 December 1(?). H.D. in London (44 Mecklenburgh Square); writes to Amy Lowell; discusses poems in a new collection by Lowell which she has received and sent on to Aldington; thanks Lowell for her cable and says "I couldn't leave. My plans are very uncertain as are his. But I will stay on here till after Christmas anyway"; mentions having had a beautiful letter from THE DIAL and says she will send them some more of Aldington's work; mentions having heard from Frieda Lawrence about Lowell's generosity towards them; about Lawrence she writes "I am afraid he won't live if he stays many more winters in England ... he felt the suppression of the Rainbow I am certain" ... He feels "England does not want him (H.D. to Amy Lowell, [unpul. letter, Houghton]).

1916 December 8. Richard Aldington writes to Amy Lowell; tells her that he is now a Lance Corporal (Zilboorg notes: Houghton).

1916 December 20. Richard Aldington writes to F.S. Flint; "I am off to France with the Leicesters tomorrow (Thursday). Please look after H.D. in my absence" (Collecott notes). D.H. Lawrence writes to Barbara Low , telling get the manuscript of WOMEN IN LOVE from Esther Andrews, read it quickly then pass it on to Hilda Aldington at 44 Mecklenburg Square then H.D. must send it to Ottoline Morrell (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1336) [LHS note: this is the first reference to Barbara Low in connection with H.D. which he has encountered; also to Ottoline Morrell].

1916 December 21 (?). Richard Aldington was attached to the 6th Leicesters, a Pioneer Battalion (Zilboorg and Collecott in agreement on this). Writes to George Plank [letter undated but headed Portland]; is "off to France in a couple of hours; suggests that Plank go down to Mecklenberg Square to have tea with H.D.; hopes they all have a good Christmas; reflects negatively on the war and life; says "I have a conviction that I shall be killed, but it doesn't worry me except for H.D. You must help to find her another husband, some nice Yank of cultured opulence who'll not bore her too much" (RA to GP, [unpubl. letter]).

1916 December 21. H.D. in London (44 Mecklenburgh Square); writes to Amy Lowell; "I am waiting at Waterloo to say goodbye to Richard. He leaves England tonight"; expects the Lawrences to be coming to town for a few days and will talk with Lawrence about the anthology [SOME IMAGIST POETS, 1917] (Collecott notes); thanks Lowell for sending the Lawrences money .

1916 (end) - 1917 (beginning). H.D. writes to C.C. Bubb from 44 Mecklenburgh Square; is sending the manuscript of "The Tribute" which Aldington has expressed a desire to see printed; suggests a clear Roman type [Bubb disregarded this suggestion and used Civilit? script (Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections. CHARLES CLINCH BUBB AND THE CLERK'S PRESS, item 55)]; explains that the poem "is a purely personal affair - an attempt to express for Richard what I felt his part in this soldiering to be!"; asks that dedication be "To Richard Aldington!" (Unpubl. letter: UCLA).

1917. Receives Vers Libre Prize (LITTLE REVIEW) for "Sea Poppies" (Friedman. DLB 45:115).

*1917. Amy Lowell's TENDENCIES IN MODERN POETRY published; includes photograph of H.D. (Friedman. DLB 45:124). [Comment, if that particular photograph was used in 1917 as shown in DLB 45:125 and in the volume itself then how could Man Ray and/or the Man Ray estate be claiming credit for it since Man Ray arrived in Paris in l920 and I have found no evidence that he had a studio or took photographs in London prior to that time--John Walsh uses this photograph in his edition of BID ME TO LIVE, crediting it to Man Ray, ca. 1923; futhermore he says that a copy of it is in the Man Ray archives--there are several other photographs credited to Man Ray which I suspect could not have been taken by Man Ray--there are, however two photographs which I know were taken by Man Ray in Paris ca. l923. Much work needs to be done to straighten out this tangle.] Amy Lowell sent a copy of her book to Bryher (Collecott notes).

1917 January. "The God" and Adonis" published in THE EGOIST under title "Two Poems.

1917 January 2. H.D. in London (44 Mecklenburgh Square); writes to Amy Lowell; discusses her own and Aldington's poems for the anthology [Friedman notes: not seen by LHS (H.D. to Amy Lowell, [unpul. letter, Houghton])]. On the same date Amy Lowell wrote to H.D.; mentions lecturing about her at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences; refers to SEA GARDEN and her appreciation of it; says she hopes her lectures and the publication of SEA GARDEN may be a means of making more people understand H.D. and comments that "The public is a stupid beast" (Hanscombe & Smyers, WRITING FOR THEIR LIVES, p. 204).

1917 January 4. Richard Aldington writes to Amy Lowell; he is now with the 6th Leicesters BEF#36179 (Zilboorg notes: Houghton).

1917 January 24. H.D. in London (44 Mecklenburgh Square); writes to Amy Lowell [Friedman notes: not seen by LHS (H.D. to Amy Lowell, [unpul. letter, Houghton])]. Comments "I hear from R. often" (Zilboorg notes).

1917 February. "Pygmalion" published in THE EGOIST.

1917 February. SEA GARDEN reviewed in POETRY by John Gould Fletcher (Hanscombe & Smyers, WRITING FOR THEIR LIVES, p. 155).

1917 February 2. H.D. in London at 44 Mecklenburgh Square; Army returns marriage certificate to her there; (Collecott note).

1917 February 9(?). THE TRIBUTE AND CIRCE: TWO POEMS published in Cleveland by the Rev. C. C. Bubb at The Clerk's Press (date from: Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections. CHARLES CLINCH BUBB AND THE CLERK'S PRESS, item 55).

1917 February 18. D.H. Lawrence writes to Catherine Carswell; is sending her the manuscript of a book of poems which she is to pass on to Hilda Aldington at 44 Mecklenbugh Square (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1376).

1917 March 4. H.D. writes to Amy Lowell; comments on Aldington; "He is quite happy in a philosophical way and doing more work than he has had for some time" (Zilboorg Introd.--Houghton).

1917 March 9. D.H. Lawrence writes to Catherine Carswell; comments on H.D.'s reaction to his book of poems: "Hilda Aldington says they won't do at all; they are not eternal, not sublimated; too much body and soul" (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1386).

1917 March 17. H.D. writes to Amy Lowell [Friedman notes: not seen by LHS (H.D. to Amy Lowell, [unpul. letter, Houghton])].

1917 March 23. D.H. Lawrence writes to Amy Lowell: "Hilda Aldington is very sad and suppressed, everything is wrong" (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1389).

1917 March 29. H.D. writes to Amy Lowell; comments that she is putting together a volume of Aldington's poems; comments on his mental health (Zilboorg Introd. --Houghton). Writes to C.C. Bubb; has received and sent on to Richard Aldington a copy of the Clerk's Press edition of The Poems of Anyte of Tegea [published February 24, l917]; discusses Aldington's reaction to The Tribute and Circe; says that Aldington had requested several times that she send him a copy of "The Tribute" but she had refrained so that she could surprise him with the little book; says Aldington wants her to give copies to the British Museum so that Bubb could bre represented in its catalog ("that gargantuian tome") (Unpubl. letter: UCLA).

1917. SOME IMAGIST POETS, 1917 : AN ANNUAL ANTHOLOGY (Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Company); gather and orientated by H.D. (Collecott notes); contains four poems by H.D.: "The God," "Adonis," "Pygmalion," and "Eurydice"; other contributors are Richard Aldington, John Gould Fletcher, F.S. Flint. D.H. Lawrence, and Amy Lowell.

1917 April 6. United States declares war on Germany (Zilboorg notes).

1917 May. "Eurydice" published in THE EGOIST.

1917 May (?). H.D. writes to Harriet Shaw Weaver; discusses plans for THE EGOIST [LHS note: turning over literary editor position to T.S. Eliot] and comments "I feel it would be jolly for Richard to go back to this old post on his return" (Lidderdale & Nicholson, DEAR MISS WEAVER, p. 138).

1917 May 8. Richard Aldington writes to John Cournos; tells him that he has applied for a commission and asks him to warn H.D. that he may be in London for a few days; says he has to report to the War Office when he reaches London and then to the headquarters of the Leicesters at Leicester where he will get a "leave-warrant" for a few days; will try to let Cournos know when he will arrive; it that is not possible he will "take a taxi to 44, in between reporting at W.O. & leaving for Leicester"; asks Cournos not to tell anyone else (Aldington, Richard. THE DEAREST FRIEND, p. 15-16).?Zilboorg has May 3?

1917 May 17. D.H. Lawrence writes to Cecil Gray; describes furniture which is available and a chair which he has purchased for Bosigran Castle with money sent by Gray for the purpose (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #11418).

1917 May 20. H.D. in London at Mecklenburgh Square; T.S. Eliot writes to his mother: "I am now fully established as assistant editor of the Egoist ... My colleagues are a Miss Weaver, a funny little spinster, but quite nice, and I believe quite intelligent, and a Mrs. Aldington, better known as "H.D.," a poetess, who like most, or half of the world of arts and letters in London, is an American. I went to see her this afternoon for the first time and found her very agreeable and disposed to look on me, for some reason, as a great authority upon Greek language and literature London is an amazing place - one is constantly discovering new quarters; this woman lives in a most beautiful dilapidated old square, which I had never heard of before; a square in the middle of town, near King's Cross Station, but with spacious old gardens about it." (Eliot, T.S. THE LETTERS OF T.S. ELIOT ... 1898-1922, p. 181).

1917 May (end?). H.D. in London (44 Mecklenburgh Square); writes to C.C. Bubb; thanks him for copies of the Clerk's Press editions of A Book of Prayers For War Time (published April 30) and The Garland of Months (published May 15); comments that Richard Aldington "returned a few days ago, by some miracle, safe from France"; says Aldington "will be kept some months in England doing his officer's cadet training"; comments on what a comfort his beautiful booklets have been to them; hopes to send some more of Aldington's Latin Renaissance pieces; refers to America's having entered the War and the fact that people in England felt as if a "great weight of depression lifted" as a result--hopes that another winter campaign may be avoided; (Unpubl. letter: UCLA) (Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections. CHARLES CLINCH BUBB AND THE CLERK'S PRESS, items 58 and 59).

1917 June. T. S. Eliot replaces Richard Aldington and H.D. as assistant editor of THE EGOIST.

1917 June 1(?). H.D. writes to George Plank; apologizes for not having writen sooner--"But I have been under an awful strain expecting R. from France. He has come at last to Blighty and will have soon 14 days leave in town" (H.D. to GP, [unpubl. letter]).

1917 June 8. Richard Aldington addresses a letter from 44 Mecklenburgh Square; H.D. later uses page to write to C.C. Bubb (mid July l917) (Unpubl. letter: UCLA).

1917 Summer. H.D. writes "The Islands" (Autobiographical notes).

1917 June 9. D.H. Lawrence writes to Cecil Gray; describes remodelling of Bosigran Castle and lists furniture which he has purchased for Gray (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1420).

1917 June 14. D.H. Lawrence writes to Cecil Gray; lists additional furnishings which he has purchased; comments that if the weather is fine the next day everything will be taken over to Bosigran Castle and installed (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1424).

1917 June 22. Richard Aldington writes to C.C. Bubb giving 44 Mecklenburg [sic] Square as the address; explains that he is "now in a Reserve battalon awaiting transfernce to a Cadet Corps"; comments that he doesn't know if it is permissable for him to give out his military address; comments on having appreciated H.D.'s sending him copies of the Bubb booklets in France; comments that " I am looking forward with some impatience and great pleasure to the 'Konalis' poems" and remarks on the critical response to their earlier publication; asks Bubb to send a copy to Amy Lowell and to M.C. Carr of the Universty of Missouri; asks if he can have a dozen copies; comments that he tried to get a leave from the Army authorities to do some more translations at the British Museum instead of being stationed where he is now for the interim but "Learning is not popular nowadays!" (Aldington, Richard. `BUBB BOOKLETS', p. 24-26).

1917 June 26. United States troops arrived in France (Zilboorg notes).

1917 June 29. Richard Aldington writes to C.C. Bubb giving 44 Mecklenburg [sic] Square as the address (with "Leicesershire Regt." in parenthesis); comments on having received THE LOVE POEMS OF MYRRHINE AND KONALLIS; describes a little of his present mental state and gives Bubb some biographical backround including commenting that "At nineteen I first met my wife at the house of Mrs Deighton Patmore. The same year I went to Paris. Next year to Italy for seven months. I was married in London in Oct. 1913, at the age of 21. Everyone said I was ruining my life & that of a charming girl! I am happy to say these prophets of evil were entirely wrong and we have never quarrelled since our marriage although we often did before! You see, I was older at 21 than many men at 30; even now few people will believe I am only 24" (Aldington, Richard. 'BUBB BOOKLETS', p. 27-29) (Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections. CHARLES CLINCH BUBB AND THE CLERK'S PRESS, item 61).

1917 June (end?). H.D. in London (44 Mecklenburgh Square); writes to C.C. Bubb; is charmed with the Clerk's Press editions of the Myrrhine [The Love Poems of Myrrhine and Konallis: published June 1, l917] and the Rossetti [The Garland of Months by Folgare da San Gemignano Translated into English Sonnets by Dante Gabriel Rossetti: published May 26, 1917); is is sending him the manuscript of Aldington's "More Latin Poems of the Renaissance"; discusses other possible projects of works by Aldington including an authorized translation of Remy de Gourmont's "The Saints of Paradise", some Mimes of Herodes, and some Meleager; comments "I am so happy to see the little volumes. You really can not imagine (though I have reiterated this so often) what courage they give us-- wwhat faith and courage to `carry on' in another sphere than that of guns and slaughter"; comments that she has sent the last volume and Bubb's letters to Aldington in the North of England; says she may find time to send him some of her own work; discusses possible places where Aldington may be sent for training "but I can hardly hope for a lovelier place than the Corfe Castle of last year"; says will probably be seeing Mr. Pound before she leaves London and will urge him to send Bubb some of his work; says "I quite agree with your criticism of his [Pound's] methods & literary manner. It is such a pity. And so unnecessary"; mentions a hope that she and Aldington will someday visit him in America; comments on Aldington's "strengthening of style"; concludes "I always enjoy your letters, but seem inadequate myself to reply as I could wish. The strain has been so great this winter. But I am so deeply grateful now that R.'s back in Blighty'" (Unpubl. letter: UCLA) (Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections. CHARLES CLINCH BUBB AND THE CLERK'S PRESS, items 60 and 61). [LHS comment : the last page of this letter is written on one whiich Aldington had started to use and dated 8/6/17 and headed 44 mecklenberg Square].

1917 July. "The Look-out" published in THE EGOIST.

1917 July 8. H.D. and Richard Aldington at Brocton (north of Lichfield on Cannock Chase) in order to celebrate his 25th birthday; Aldington now in officers' training at Lichfield, Staffordshire (Zilboorg notes: R.A. to H.D., 7-7-18; place clarified by Collecott)).

1917 July 14. Amy Lowell writes to H.D.; asks why H.D. has resigned the assistant editorship of THE EGOIST; comments "Ezra's coming back on the paper fills me with horror and he seems to have got in with Margaret Anderson. Her little sheet is entirely full of him" (Hanscombe & Smyers, WRITING FOR THEIR LIVES, p. 181).

1917 July 21. Richard Aldington writes to Edmund R. Brown, giving 44 Mecklenburgh Square as address (Zilboorg notes).

1917 July 25. H.D. writes to C.C. Bubb; discusses sending him the "Saints of Paradise; refers to having received copies of various Clerk's Press publications including THE TRIBUTE AND CIRCE, A BOOK OF PRAYERS FOR WAR TIME, and THE GARLAND OF MONTHS

1917 July 29. Richard Aldington writes to Martyn Johnson, giving 44 Mecklenburgh Square as address (Zilboorg notes).

1917 August 3. Richard Aldington writes to C.C. Bubb; comments of The Garland of Months (Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections. CHARLES CLINCH BUBB AND THE CLERK'S PRESS, item 59) (published in full in Aldington, Richard. `BUBB BOOKLETS', p. 30).

1917 August 4. Richard Aldington writes to Martyn Johnson, giving 44 Mecklenburgh Square as address (Zilboorg notes).

1917 August 6. Richard Aldington writes to C.C. Bubb, giving 44 Mecklenburgh Square as address; "I enclose with this the m.s.s. for the new edition of M. & K. [it had been proposed that Bubb publish a new edition of THE LOVE POEMS OF MYRRHINE AND KONALLIS which Bubb did not do] One poem I cannot find any where nor can it be found among my papers in London. My wife will be in London at the end of the week & will have a thorough search; if she finds it she will send it on & if not will drop you a card. It will be no: 38 if it does come ..." (Aldington, Richard. `BUBB BOOKLETS', p. 31).

1917 August 9. Richard Aldington writes to C.C. Bubb, giving 44 Mecklenburgh Square as address; "To-morrow I leave here for O.T.C."; comments that H.D. is having his "Letters to unknown women" typed and that she will send them to Martyn Johnson of THE DIAL (Aldington, Richard. 'BUBB BOOKLETS', p. 32-34).

1917 August 10. H.D. writes to Amy Lowell; "Miss Anderson writes us very charmingly - and we may send some poems later to the Little Review. Just now I don't feel much like contributing. Aren't E.P.'s [Ezra Pound] antics amusing? From a distance, yes, but one wants to keep out of the purlieus" (Hanscombe & Smyers, WRITING FOR THEIR LIVES, p. 182).

1917 August (mid). H.D. in London; writes to C.C. Bubb; letter marked "Recd Sept 4th 1917"; encloses a "dialogue" which Aldington wanted to see printed with some other poems [possibly in Reverie: aa Little Book of Poems for H.D. --if so, it would have arrived too late since the book was printed August 30, 1917--it could also be that this "dialogue" was intended to go in The Love Poems of Myrrhine & Konallis (published June 1, 1917) in which case this letter was probably written in May]; says she is back "in town" for a few days--has only just arrive; comments on having heard that the American troops had marched through London (Unpubl. letter: UCLA).

1917 August 22. Amy Lowell writes to H.D.; "Margaret Anderson has gone over body and soul to Ezra; and I have told her that while she is running him so hard, I will not put anything into her magazine" (Hanscombe & Smyers, WRITING FOR THEIR LIVES, p. 182).

1917 August 29. H.D. writes to Marianne Moore, using 44 Mecklenburgh Square address; thanks Moore for sending her a bag [?]; is sending Moore's latest poems to D.H. Lawrence to see--says "He has curious gifts of intuition and I wonder what he will say of your work; says she wishes Moore would tell her of herself your self"; praises Moore and her work--"Your work is more rare, more fine than any modern I know. But you puzzle me. Lawrence will send me the clue I am sure"; says that the atmosphere is surcharged with death; suggests sending some of Moore's work to THE DIAL (H.D. to Marianne Moore [unpl. letter], Rosenbach Foundation).

1917 August 30(?). H.D. writes F.S. Flint; apologizes for having gone to his house (while the Flints were visiting on the Isle of Wight) and borrowed his copy of POETES D'AUJOURD'HUI as well as one volume of Mallarm?--if he asks John Cournos he can retrieve the volumes for Flint from her room at 44 Mecklenburgh Square; says "a beautiful lady has my room" [Dorothy Yorke?]; says that "tomorrow I go to No. 16 Market Square Lichfield. If I am lucky I see R.[Aldington] once a week"; doesn't think they will get back to London until December (H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 584).

1917 August 31 - November 30? H.D. at Lichfield, Staffordshire.

1917 September 7. Richard Aldington writes to F.S. Flint from Lichfield (Zilboorg notes: Austin).

1917 September 14. Bryher writes to Amy Lowell in admiration for her SIX FRENCH POETS (Hanscome & Smyers, WRITING FOR THEIR LIVES, p. 35).

1917 September 19. H.D. writes to Amy Lowell; has been to a party of Ezra Pound and his circle; comments "He seems untouched by all the realities that are torturing us all"; doesn't how Pound got his hooks into THE LITTLE REVIEW especially since he was originally so scornful of it; reaffirms that, though Margaret Anderson has wanted her and Aldington to contribute, they have decided to keep their distance (Hanscombe & Smyers, WRITING FOR THEIR LIVES, p. 182-183). [LHS note: in a letter to C.C. Bubb, written 4 September 1917, Richard Aldington summarizes what appears to be both his his and H.D.'s attitude towards Pound at the time (Aldington, Richard. 'BUBB BOOKLETS', p. 35-36).]

1917 October (beginning). John Cournos leaves with the Anglo-Russian Commission to Petrograd (Pondrom note to H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 583).

1917 October 10. Amy Lowell inscribes copy of TENDENCIES IN MODERN AMERICAN POETRY to Hilda and Richard Aldington.

1917 October 12. D.H. and Frieda Lawrence evicted from Higher Tregerthen, Zennor, Cornwall (Sagar). Interestingly enough, a few days earlier Cecil Gray had been fined 20 pounds "for permitting an unobscured light in [his] house which was visable from the sea"--it was pointed out that the house ["My house at Bosigran Castle, near Gurnard's Head, stood on the highest summit of the chain of cliffs that stretches unbroken between St. Ives and Land's End, facing out over the Atlantic with no land between it and the New World (Gray, Cecil. MUSICAL CHAIRS, p. 115)] "was so situated that that the light would be a guide to hostile submarines" and that there had been numerous complaints about Gray's failure to follow regulations (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, note to #1462--source given as ST. IVES TIMES, 5 Oct 1917). In his autobiography, Cecil Gray describes an incident when the Lawrences were visiting him one evening, sitting around the fire singing German folk-songs, when there was a hammering upon the door and in marched a half dozen men who proceeded to search the house on the pretense that lights had been noticed flashing out to sea from his windows--supposedly discovered to have been caused by a loose drawing pin holding one of the curtains in place (Gray, Cecil. MUSICAL CHAIRS, p. 127).

1917 October 14. Richard Aldington writes to C.C. Bubb; has received his copies of REVERIE : A LITTLE BOOK OF POEMS FOR H.D. (Aldington, Richard. `BUBB BOOKLETS', p. 38-39).

1917 October 15. Amy Lowell writes to H.D.; comments that she found H.D.'s "method of being on perfectly terms with them all ... [?] a good one"; though she doesn't bear Pound a grudge, she does not want to be involved with him publicly since she feels he has "queered himself all over the shop" (Hanscombe & Smyers, WRITING FOR THEIR LIVES, p. 183).

1917 October 15. D. H. and Frieda Lawrence arrive in London; stay with Dollie Radford at 32 Weil Walk, Hampstead N.W. (Delany, Paul. D. H. LAWRENCES NIGHTMARE, p. 125-126).

1917 October 16. D. H. Lawrence writes to Catherine Carswell: has attempted to see her but discovered that she has gone to Edinburgh; tells her of what has transpired and says "We shall stay in London a bit -- try and get a flat -- perhaps Gray's mother would lend us one. She is in Edinburgh -- lives at the Cadonian Hotel--has a nice little flat in Earl's Court. You might meet her -- Mrs Gray. They are rich. We of course are the fag end of poverty" (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1465). In her memoir of Lawrence, Catherine Carswell says that she did see Mrs. Gray on Lawrence's account while she was in Edinburgh (Carswell, Catherine: THE SAVAGE PILGRIMAGE: A NARRATIVE OF D. H. LAWRENCE, p. 99).

1917 October 17. D. H. Lawrence writes to "Grigio" (Cecil Gray);is waiting to hear from Gray's mother about the possibility of their staying in her flat at Earl's Court; comments "failing the flat, Hilda Aldington offers us her room 44 Mecklenburgh Square, so we shall go there" (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1466).

1917 October 19. D. H. Lawrence writes to Cecil Gray: "No news from Edinburgh as yet. Unless we hear tomorrow, we shall move in to 44 Mecklenburgh Square, w.C. -- that will be thee address after today, failing a letter about the flat tomorrow" (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1468).

1917 October 20-November 30. H.D. shelters D.H. and Frieda Lawrence at 44 Mecklenburgh Square (Friedman. DLB 45:126; specific dates from Sagar's A D.H. LAWRENCE HANDBOOK, p. 232).

1917 October 22. D. H. Lawrence writes to Catherine Carswell: "Hilda Aldington has lent us her room here for the time--a very nice room. So far as housing goes, we are safe and sound for the moment Many thanks for going to Mrs Gray for me" (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1470). In her memoir of Lawrence, Catherine Carswell says that "Hilda Aldington insisted upon their using her rooms in Mecklenburgh Square, or rather her one huge room, that had some kind of appendix by way of scullery" (Carswell, Catherine: THE SAVAGE PILGRIMAGE: A NARRATIVE OF D. H. LAWRENCE, p. 99).

1917 October 28. Cynthia Asquith notes in her diary: "I bicycled to Mecklenburg Square to lunch with the Lawrences. They have had a very handsome bed sitting room lent to them, but they are both pining for their Cornwall cottage. They cooked an excellent omelette by the fire, and we lunched off that plus sardines and pears" (Asquith, Cynthia. Diaries 1915-1918 {New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969}, p. 359).

1917 November (?). Richard Aldington on leave (Zilboorg notes; deduced partly from events narrated in BID ME TO LIVE).

1917 November 6. D. H. Lawrence writes to Cecil Gray; "I have have begun to learn Grrek -- faintly and fitfully" (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1480) [LHS note: one might conjecture that Lawrence had been inspired to this by browsing through H.D. and Aldington's books].

1917 Novemer 7. D. H. Lawrence writes to Cecil Gray; comments "my 'women', Esther Andrews, Hilda Aldington etc, represent in an impure and unproud, subservient, cringing, bad fashion, I admit -- but represent none the less the threshold of a new world, or underworld, of knowledge and being" (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1482).

1917 November 12. Cecil Gray possibly returned to London from Cornwall (deduced from Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1483: Lawrence had said he would meet him at Paddington).

1917 November 14. H.D. in London (44 Mecklenburgh Square); writes to Amy Lowell; refers to having had dinner with Ezra Pound (Zilboorg notes: Houghton). Amy Lowell writes to Bryher saying that she will be glad to correspond with her and offer any advice that is in her power (Hanscombe & Smyers, WRITING FOR THEIR LIVES, p. 73).

1917 November 17. D. H. Lawrence writes to Cynthia Asquith giving directions on how to get to Mecklenburgh Square: "If you take 18 bus, it will put you down at the Grays Inn end of Guilford St, and then iin one minute you are in Mecklenburgh Sq."; also mentions the Russell Sq. tube station; refers to plans to go to the opera [Nov. 20] and asks "if you've not asked much other people, could we take with us Miss Yorke -- American girl -- elegant but poor -- lives in this house -- usually lives in Paris -- like her very much. -- But only if there's plenty plenty [sic] of room, as we've said nothing to her" (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1487).

1917 November 18. Richard Aldington writes to Amy Lowell; comments on the present difficulties of doing creative work (Zilboorg, C. "A New Chapter in the Lives of H.D. and Richard Aldington," p. 255). In the same letter he comments that he is at Officers' Training School and away on the weekends (Zilboorg notes: Houghton).

1917 November 20. Cynthia Asquith notes in her diary: "Dined with the Lawrences for the opera--sardines, cold beef. and mixed business. Miss York--a chic poor American, like a drawing in Vogue, with straight whiskers--came with us, and Nichols and Ivo Grenfell joined us. Miss York designed the cover for Wheels" (Asquith, Cynthia. Diaries 1915-1918 {New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969}, p. 369).

1917 November 28th. Richard Aldington receives his commission as 2nd Lieutenant (Zilboorg notes: letter from the Imperial War Museum to Zilboorg).

1917 November 30. D.H. and Frieda Lawrence move from 44 Mecklenburgh Square to Cecil Gray's mother's flat, 13b Earl's Court Square; D.H. Lawrence writes to Cynthia Asquith: "We have moved here today" (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1493).

1917 December 4. Cynthia Asquith notes in her diary: "Went by the Tube to dine with the Lawrences at Earls Court Square. They have had an overwhemingly, glistenly clean flat lent to them by a Mrs. Gray" (Asquith, Cynthia. Diaries 1915-1918 {New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969}, p. 376).

1917 December 11. D. H. Lawrence writes to Cynthia Asquith; instructs her to use 44 Mecklenburgh Square address when writing to him as "That address will always find me" (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1495).

1917 December 13. D. H. Lawrence writes to Amy Lowell using 44 Mecklenburgh Square as address; tells her of being expelled from Cornwall and says "Hilda like an angel came to the rescue and let us her room. But now she and Richard are come back, we must yield it up ..."; also comments "I met Fletcher for the first time the other day. It surprised me to find him so hyper sensitive and fretted. I thought he was a rather hearty American type, from his poems. I was mistaken. But I liked him. The Aldingtons are in London -- Richard has another fortnight or so: and then heaven knows where he will be sent: let us hope, somewhere in England. They seem pretty happy, as far as it is possible under the circumstances. We have had some good hours with them in Mecklenburgh Square -- really jolly, notwithstanding everything: remembering that evening at the Berkeley with you, when we all met for the first time, and laughing at ourselves" (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1497). Richard Aldington writes letter postmarked this date and addressed from 44 Mecklenburg Square to George Plank; asks if Plank can see him at the Whitalls where they will be on Friday evening; says "We had a good time at Rye & remembered you when we passed Lamb House" (RA to GP, [unpubl. letter]).

1917 December 14. Thomas Sturge Moore writes to Richard Aldington; is writing a series of articles on Soldier Poets to be translated for abroad [Russia] which he is now allowed to publish in England and America--one of which is devoted to the Aldingtons; asks how much store H.D. places on the use of her nom de plume (encl. in RA to Georege Plank, [unpubl. letter, 15 Dec 1917]).

1917 December 15. Bryher writes to Amy Lowell; refers to SEA GARDEN which she has bought and started to read at Amy's recommendation and comments "from the few I have read they enhance by contrast the value of your own poetry" (Hanscome & Smyers, WRITING FOR THEIR LIVES, p. 35-36, 205). Richard Aldington writes to George Plank; encloses a postcard which he has received from Thomas Sturge Moore (see entry for 14 Dec 1917); explains that "abroad" means Russia (RA to GP, [unpubl. letter]).

1917 December 19. Richard Aldington writes to George Plank, giving 44 Mecklenburgh Square as address; says "Encore des nouvelles! I am gazetted Tempy. 2nd lieut in Royal Sussex Regt to-day"; is glad he will be coming to dinner (RA to GP, [unpubl. letter]).

1917 December 25(?). H.D. in London; ; spends Christmas with the group: Yorkes, D.H. and Frieda Lawrence; refers to contacts with Captain Jack White, Mrs. James, Van Dieran, Gray, and de Kristhoff (Autobiographical notes). Richard Aldington, in a later letter to Amy Lowell (l Feb 18) comments that he spent Christmas at 44 Mecklenberg Square (Zilboorg notes). [LHS note: James Robert White, l879-1946, who helped organize the Irish Citizen Army at the time of the transport worker's strike in Dublin in 1913, was, according to Harry T. Moore, the original for Jim Bricknell in Aaron's Rod; White published his autobiography in 1930 (Moore, The Priest of Love, rev. ed., p. 284-86)] [LHS note: entries in H.D.'s cheque book lead one to wonder if Mrs. James was the landlady at 44 Meckenberg Square (observation made by Zilboorg)]. [LHS note: if D. H. Lawrence's letter to Catherine Carswell of December 22 (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1501) is correct and the Lawrence's did not go to London until the 27th (if at all--see letter #1502 to Koteliansky) then it is not possible that they spent Christmas at 44 Mecklenburgh Square as H.D. recalls.]

1917 December 28. Richard Aldington writes to F.S. Flint, giving Newhaven as address (Zilboorg notes: Austin).

1917 December 30. Richard Aldington writes to C.C. Bubb; has just returned to military duties after nearly a month of leave; comments that he tried during his leave to read aloud to H.D. certain pieces--Shelley's "Defence of Poetry" and Swinburne's "Erechtheus" and Euripedes "Hippolytus"--"and each time I was so very moved, so choked with emotion that I regretted having opened these over-poignant books" (Aldington, Richard. `BUBB BOOKLETS', p. 40).

1918(?). "At Baia" written; Bryher later tells Pearson that it was definitely written for Cecil Gray (NHP unpubl. notes from conversations with Bryher [several HD scholars do not agree with this statement; some express the opinion that it was actually written about Bryher and that Bryher told Pearson otherwise in order to conceal its origins]).

1918. AMY LOWELL: A CRITICAL APPRECIATION BY Bryher published (London : Eyre & Spottiswoode).

1918 January 3. Richard Aldington writes to George Plank, giving "3rd Royal Sussex Regt /Newhaven ? Sussex" as address; doesn't care how soon he gets to France; describes experiences and his feelings of alienation from England and the English (RA to GP, [unpubl. letter]).

1918 January 6. Richard Aldington writes to H.D. (Friedman notes) [This letter may actually be one which Zilboorg has pinpointed as being 1919].

1918 January 9. Richard Aldington writes to H.D. (Friedman notes).

1918 January 25. H.D. writes to John Cournos; Richard Aldington is still in England (Zilboorg notes).

1918 January (?). Richard Aldington returns to France; attached to the 9th (Service) Battalion (Zilboorg notes: letter from the Imperial War Museum to Zilboorg). [LHS note: LHS thinks this entry is incorrect and that Aldington did not actually return to France until April 19 or so.]

1918 February. Frieda Lawrence writes to Amy Lowell from Chapel Farm Cottage, Hermitage, Newbury, Berks: "I never pass the Berkeley hotel without thinking of you there and the jolly evening that we had. Alas, times seem very much sadder now, the world in such a stew everywhere; where and when will it be the end or any end or any beginning? We are out of the raids here anyhow, did you hear that H.D.'s rooms were bombed people take it so cooly, but when they come night after night then it's most nerveshattering. It's a different London than the London you knew. We are very poor at present, even for us low watermark, mostly I dont mind but just occasionally when Lawr is seedy and I get scared. that's why I cant tell you, how glad it makes me that Hilda A. said you would help us again! I am very grateful. It is a load of me at present and one has quite enough to burden one as it is--It is generous of you! Hilda gets very low at times, it is'nt good for her to be alone and Richard away, she feels it very much--we had some jolly evenings with them, but though we enjoyed it, there was always underneath something sad but we acted all sorts of mad things and wished you were there! ..." (The letters of D.H. Lawrence & Amy Lowell, 1914-1918, p. 130-131).

1918 February 8. Richard Aldington writes to C.C. Bubb; comments "I remember when I was 18 & first knew H.D., I was dreadfully poor & had to do extraordinary things to get money to buy her violets & take her to tea. Yet though it meant actually nothing but bread & water the next day, it was extraordinarily worth it" (Aldington, Richard. `BUBB BOOKLETS', p. 43).

1918 March 3. Richard Aldington writes to Amy Lowell; says that he was in England a "few weeks ago in London on short leave ..." (Zilboorg notes: Houghton).

1918 March 12. Cecil Gray writes to H.D., pleading with her to come and join him at Bosigran Castle (Hanscome & Smyers, WRITING FOR THEIR LIVES, p. 31).

1918 March 21. Richard Aldington at Newhaven; writes to Beaumont (Zilboorg notes). Cecil Gray at Bosigran Castle; D. H. Lawrence writes him there mentioning having received a postcard and "feel waves of Cornish malaise coming from the west" (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1549).

1918 March 22. Richard Aldington writes to C.C. Bubb; comments "... people do forget their soldier friends. I think that after I'd been two months in France you & H.D. remained my only correspondents" (Aldington, Richard. 'BUBB BOOKLETS', p. 46).

1918 March-April (?). H.D. goes to Cornwall to live with Cecil Gray at Bosigran Castle (Bosigran, near Zennor, near St. Ives). [Zilboorg, based on calculations in letter from Aldington to H.D., dated June 29, 1918, thinks H.D. arrived in Cornwall on March 23.] H.D. later tells Pearson that she wrote "Leda." "Lethe" and "Song" while in Cornwall (H.D. to NHP, [letter], [Dec. 12 1937]).

1918 March 30. Richard Aldington at Tunbridge Wells; writes to Thomas Sturges Moore (Zilboorg notes).

1918 March 31. Richard Aldington at Tunbridge Wells; writes to Beaumont (Zilboorg notes).

1918 April 4. H.D. in Cornwall; Richard Aldington addreses letter to her there; mentions just returning to France (Zilboorg notes)

1918 April 6. Richard Aldington writes to John Cournos about Cournos' anger at Aldington's affair with Arabella [Dorothy Yorke]; explains that Arabella had requested that Cournos not be informed sooner about the the relationship; indicates that he can only respond to Cournos' demand for an explanation by simply stating "we fell in love with each other, that is all"; says he accepts full responsibiliy" (Aldington. THE DEAREST FRIEND, 17-18).

1918 April 14. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; says that he is "off to France once more" (Zilboorg notes). Also writes to C.C. Bubb that he is "en route for the Continent" (Aldington, Richard. 'BUBB BOOKLETS', p. 50).

1918 April 15. Frieda Lawrence writes to Amy Lowell from Chapel Farm Cottage, nr Hermitage, Newbury, Berks: "Hilda is in Cornwall which is very lovely in the spring" (The letters of D.H. Lawrence & Amy Lowell, 1914-1918, p. 132).

1918 April 18. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; is on a steamer to France (Zilboorg notes).

1918 April 19. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; is back in France with the 9th Royal Sussex; "a stormy passage, though ... I was not sea-sick. Some ways it is good to be back with the B.B.F."; indicates that he expects to go "up the line" the next day (Collecott notes).

1918 April 23. Richard Aldington writes to H.D. (Friedman notes).

1918 April 24. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; is resting behind the line (Collecott notes).

1918 May 2. H.D. writes to John Cournos: "I don't know what to do about my room at 44. There is a girl there but she may move. I will move out if I come back ever to London. I don't suppose that you would want my room now. But let me know if you do!" (Collecott notes). [LHS note: the girl was Margaret Postgate who married the economist, G. H. D. Cole who writes in her memoir of her husband, THE LIFE OF G. H. D. COLE (p. 95-96) without giving any dates: "We were married in a dingy little registry office in a dingy building behind King's Cross Station. It had been St Pancras Workhouse when Sidney Webb and Beatrice Potter had been united there twenty-six years earlier [July 23, l892]... It was on an afternoon in mid-August, three weeks before the Armistice [August 14, l918]... It was something of a jolt, to one whose address was a single first-floor room in Mecklenburgh Square (rented from the Imagist poet through the medium of of Ezra Pound) to discover that Douglas's possesions required an entire house to accommodate them." In her autobiography, GROWING UP INTO REVOLUTION (London : Longmans, Green and Co., 1949), p. 80, Margaret Cole describes the last place where she had lived before her marriage: "a lovely first-floor room in Mecklenburgh Square belonging to the poet H.D., with three tall windows, a balcony looking out on the plane-trees of the Square, very inadequate heating and a large population of mice."]

1918 May 6. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; "I am right in line in temporary command of the company"; 5 of his 10 days "trip up" (the line) have passed, he expects to go to base for a course till June 15 (Collecott notes).

1918 May 7. Gilbert Doolittle sent overseas ahead of his regiment (Co. B, 303rd Division, U.S. Engineers) (Wolle. A MORAVIAN HERITAGE, p. 34).

1918 May 9. Richard Aldington writes to H.D. (Friedman notes).

1918 May 11. Richard Aldington sends H.D. a Field Service post card (Collecott notes).

1918 May 17. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; "I have been 18 days in the trenches & am wearied out" (Collecott notes); ad~dres~sed to Bosigran Castle, Pendeen; filled with depression and despair; "I suppose in a a way I care for Arabella & in a way I care most terribly for you; wishes he could be "gay & witty, contemptuous of 'ordinary' people--how I envy Grey his contempt-- but there are too many dead men, too much misery"; comments "But you are silly to think that our love would ever be broken. Don't I long sometimes to throw myself at your knees & call passionately to you?"(Friedman notes).

1918 May 20. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; filled with love for H.D. but at the same time demonstrates his being torn between H.D. and Arabella; says "Do be happy with Cecil"; comments that he has difficulty writing to Arabella (Friedman notes; Friedman recognizes direct quotes in this letter which were later included in BID ME TO LIVE).

1918 May 28. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; "Have done 2/3 of our time up here" [i.e. in the line] (Collecott notes).

1918 May 31. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; he is 1,000 yards behind the front line; is sending his photograph (Collecott notes).

1918 June 1. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; filled with his love for H.D. --"How could there be anyone but you?"; later comments "I wonder what is gained through this deprivation & suffering? After all we have scarcely known each other for two years"; H.D. has apparently suggested that he think of her as a friend rather than a lover and he protests; claims that he has changed and says "Ah, but I am nearly crying as I write, my wife, my Dooley, I am so proud that you have my name--please, please, won't you keep it, whatever happens, in memoriam as it were?" (Friedman notes).

1918 June 2. Richard Aldington writes to F.S. Flint that though H.D. was living in Cornwall, there was nothing to rumors of separation (Pondrom note in H.D. to F.S. Flint. CONTEMPORARY LITERATURE, v. 10, no. 4, p. 584). Richard Aldington writes to H.D. that he will be leaving the trenches for [a month's?] training at base camp (Zilboorg notes); is a about to be sent "down the line" for a 5 week course (Collecott notes); says "I hope you don't mind my writing to you too often. You must tell me if it causes and difficulty in you [sic?] new menage and I will then abridge my correspondence"; comments that he is receiving correspondence from Arabella; still thinks that they will be together again and comments "Of course it makes no difference that we have had other lovers--though sometimes it hurts, hurts"; asks "Why didn't you love me passionately before Arabella & not after? Don't you know that it's you I wanted & want life, everything with it"; says "you do not tell mew if you are happy with Grey" (Friedman notes).

1918 June 6. H.D. sends Helen Wolle Doolittle a stone (serpentine) box for her birthday (Autobiographical notes).

1918 June 12. Richard Aldington writes to H.D. in French. (Friedman notes).

1918 June 13. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; he has heard from Gilbert Doolittle who is glad to be in France; is sending three photographs. Also describes his visit to a ruined castle (Zilboorg, C. Richard Aldington in transition, p. 496).

1918 June 15. Richard Aldington writes to H.D. (Friedman notes).

1918 June 18. Richard Aldington writes to H.D. in French (Friedman notes). D. H. Lawrence writes to Amy Lowell; comments that he has read her lectures on Imagism (delivered March 20 and 27, l9l8) "which I got from Hilda"; further on he adds: "I have not seen Hilda for some time -- but believe she is happy in Cornwall -- as far as it is possible to be happy, with the world as it is" (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1585).

1918 June 20. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; reminds her that forces' mail "needs only one penny stamp" (Collecott notes).

1918 June 21. Richard Aldington writes to H.D. (Friedman notes).

1918 June 23. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; thinks he has "pyrexia" -- "this new mysterious disease which is going all over Europe, especially the armies, like the old plague" (Collecott notes); touches upon hallucinations (Friedman notes).

1918 June 24. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; refers to being sick (Friedman notes).

1918 June 26. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; is getting better; writes respectfully of her talents but suggests that she "assinate H.D. since Amy has mangled her?"--suggests another alphabetic combination or a name (Friedman notes).

1918 June 29. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; on Grey and sanity; comments "if Grey can give you sanity from that mannered calm of his, then indeed he is not one who gives nothing" (Friedman notes).

1918 July 1. In envelope postmarked that date, Richard Aldington sends H.D. a photograph (Collecott notes).

1918 July 2. Richard Aldington writes to C.C. Bubb; letter headed B.E.F. [British Expeditionary Force]; comments "H.D. is in the country and seems to be enjoying the simple life--no doubt she will hunger for London in time, but for the moment the literary groups are so dispersed that there is no particular interest in remaining" (Aldington, Richard. `BUBB BOOKLETS', p. 52).

1918 July 3. D.H. Lawrence writes to Cecil Gray that Dorothy Yorke is now back at Mecklenburgh Square after having spent two weeks with the Lawrences at Mountain Cottage, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshiire (Moore, Collected Letters of D.H. Lawrence, p. 559, 560).

1918 July 4. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; attempts to discourage her from turning from poetry to prose (Zilboorg, C. Richard Aldington in transition, p. 491); complains that H.D. had destroyed a years work of poetry--poems which he had liked although they were bitter--however, he does want to see anything she writes (Friedman notes).

1918 July (early: 5?). Perdita conceived (Zilboorg notes).

1918 July 6. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; speaks in defense of "common humanity" (Friedman notes).

1918 July 7. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; warns her not to get "this Spanish influenza"; comments to H.D. that John Cournos is "going about London ... implying that I have committed some deed of revolting treachery" (Collecott notes); content indicates that H.D. has told Aldington not to write of love as he says could not write her because he wanted to write her a love letter (Friedman notes).

1918 July 8. Richard Aldington writes to H.D. (Friedman notes).

1918 July 9. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; expects to go up the line again in about a week (Collecott notes); comments on subconscious attempts of Arabella to enslave him, and draws parallels with the wives of Flint and Lawrence, even Ford; comments that he has been dropped by Brigit Patmore--expresses theory that Brigit really loved H.D. and only tolerated Aldington because of his lik to H.D. (refers to an ill advised operation [on Brigit?] referred to in an appendix to one of Havelock Ellis's volumes); comments "I smile to think of your watching with so delicately aesthetic & appraising an eye the physical loveliness of your Cecil! Tu qusque, Brutus" (Friedman notes).

1918 July 10. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; "I am enjoying these last days here immensely -- six weeks of summer in war-time is a generous gift of the gods" (Collecott notes); this letter enclosed the one written July 9 and Aldington comments that he had almost destroyed it because it was so horrible but he feels that he said some important things so he is going ahead and sending it--but he recognizes that his comment on Grey was unforgiveable (Friedman notes).

1918 July 12. Richard Aldington writes to H.D. (Friedman notes).

1918 July 13. H.D. at Bosigran Castle, Bosigran, Cornwall; writes letter postmarked that date to Bryher in response to Bryher's note querying whether or not she and a friend might call up H.D.; invites them to tea on Wednesday; refers to their having a chat and a rest "before your long walk back to Zennor"; describes Bosigran Castle as "a square house standing by itself just below the ruins (with two tall red chimneys) that stand close to the road" (Hanscome & Smyers, WRITING FOR THEIR LIVES, p. 33). Richard Aldington writes to C. Beaumont that he anticipates going "up the line" (Zilboorg notes).

1918 July 15. In envelope postmarked that date, Richard Aldington sends H.D. two photographs (Collecott notes).

1918 July 16. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; he is back in the line (Collecott notes); is about to leave the village for the front (Friedman notes).

1918 July 17. Bryher (Annie Winifred Ellerman) and possibly Doris Banfield (later Mrs. Clement Shorter and then Mrs. John Long) come to tea with H.D. at Bosigran Castle, Cornwall [Question has been raised by H.D. scholars of where LHS got idea that Doris was actually with Bryher that fateful day--LHS trying to find source: one point is that, although it does not specifically mention Doris by name, in the second (?) surviving letter from H.D. to Bryher, she thanks her for coming to tea with her friend].

1918 July 18. H.D. at Bosigran Castle, Bosigran, Cornwall; writes to C.C. Bubb; is forwarding a note which Aldington has sent from the front for Bubb; says "I am in Cornwall now - most beautifully situated four miles from even a suspicion of a village, right on the sea, all very wild and enchanting. - The stone walls & blue sea and cliffs suggest the South. Friends are urging me to join them in the Silly [sic] Islands and perhaps later I can settle there for a time. They say it is the isles of Greece all over again - palms and queer wild birds"; has had a line from Ezra Pound who wonders if Bubb had received a manuscript which Pound had sent him; mentions a sweater which Bubb apparently sent to Richard Aldington (Unpubl. letter: UCLA). [LHS comment: Is it possible that, one day after meeting them, H.D. is referring to Bryher and Doris Banfield as the friends urging her to go to the Scillies?]

1918 July 20. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; he is still in the line (Collecott notes).

1918 July 23. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; he has heard from Gilbert Doolittle who is "near the line but not actually in it"; comments "if I survive the war the government will be bound to look after me to some extent" (Collecott notes). Warns that Gilbert might show up in Cornwall and comments that H.D. had better get a chaperone, much about triangle with Arabella (Friedman notes).

1918 July 27. Richard Aldington writes to H.D. (Friedman notes).

1918 July 28. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; H.D has apparently told Aldington of Bryher's invitation to go to the Scilly Isles (without telling him her name yet) as he alludes to her preparations and asks "are you staying with the little girl who learns H.D. by heart. Or have you just got rooms? As you speak of Alec[x?] and Amy [Randall] coming down that way I suppose you are not staying with yr: amie"; refers to anger at Amy Lowell and her arrogance towards him; offers her money; throughout this letter writes of his love and passion for her, even referring to holding against him "the tiny points of your sterile breasts"; says "You must tell me more about this new admirer of H.D. She must be very wise since she can love your poems so much. Has she a name or is she just some belle amorouse?" (Friedman notes).

1918 August (early?). Cecil Gray is called up for military service; absents himself to London (Gray. Musical Chairs).

1918 August 1?. H.D. writes to Richard Aldington to inform him of her pregnancy by Gray (timing deduced by LHS from Aldington's letter to H.D. of August 3).

1918 August 3. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; has just recieved word from her of her pregnancy: "You seem to be in rather a devilish mess, and in a way I am responsibile"; comments on difficulties posed in establishing an "alibi"--"I have been nearly four months in France & haven't much hope of getting back before November!"; advises H.D. to l.) stay in Cornwall until she knows if Gray is going to be enlisted, 2.) confirm her condition by consulting a doctor then tell Brigit [Patmore] and get her advice and assistance, 3.) then leave Cornwall--"If you stay where you are there may be all sorts of unpleasantness"; 4.) get advice from Brigit as to where to go; 5.) not to worry about the situation--"I will accept the child as mine, if you wish, or follow any other course whi [sic] seems desireable [sic] to you", and 6.) encloses five pounds--"I will send you as much of my pay as I can. Try & keep it by for doctors &c. You will need it"; comments "Of course I won't tell Arabella". I can see you must be feeling rather rotten about things, but you must just feel that this is one more strange experience and not feel badly about it"; asks for a guess at the date of conception--is worried about the fact that he has "been corresponding with Gilbert [Doolittle] & he knows I haven't been out of France"; but thinks he could work out an alibi later by pretending that he wrangled a couple of days from the corps school and telling Gilbert that he had not told him of it because of the censor but first he needs a date from H.D. as to when he is supposed to have been in England; says "I will do anything I can"; comments "Brigit is the only trustworthy woman friend you have"; concludes "Anyway, you must keep on keeping on and not get hysterical or anything. These little matters are not really as grievous as they seem."

1918 August 4. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; very mixed and confused reactions to pregnancy; reversal of reaction that he will accept the child as his; discussions of her relations with Grey and with himself from two points of view: natural and social; comments "Damn it, Dooley, I am fed up to have lost you. I was an idiot to let you go away with Grey, but the omes [?] were unfriendly. I never really thought you would have a child with him. And Dooley, I can't ever really love this little one--there's our own sweet dead baby I'll never forget. I should always hate this one for being alive ..."; he does promise her money and to step in if Grey fails (Friedman notes).

1918 August 5. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; another response to pregnancy although still not confirmed; says "Please, please, please find out & let me know the tr. I can stand the truth--I've faced the whole problem for us both"; indicates that he has approval of H.D.'s being Gray's mistress but fears that he will lose her if she is indeed bearing Gray's child--says that for similiar reasons he had stifled his desire to have a child with Arabella; says again "... I love you & I want you to be happy & have lovers & girl-lovers if you want, but I don't want to lose you as I should if this happened"; says he wants "to be so tender, so all embracingly compassionate" (Friedman notes).

1918 August 7. H.D. writes to John Cournos that she has given up her room at Mecklenburgh Square (Zilboorg notes).

1918 August 8. Richard Aldington sends H.D. a photograph of himself with fellow officers (Collecott notes).

1918 August 9. Richard Aldington writes to H.D. (Friedman notes).

1918 August 11. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; apparent that they still don't know for sure that she is pregnant; Gray has been away and H.D. has not told him of the situation--Aldington protests: "really Dooley, it's damned unfair not to tell him"; says that Gray should support H.D. in this but if he fails then her, Aldington, will be there; says he fears that her having gone three weeks over her time is a pretty sure indication and asks "Have you tried giving yourself several orgasms in one night. As you know that helps a delayed period very much. I wish I were with you for I understand that delicate part of you so well ..."; letter goes on in this vein, encouraging her to masturbate in the hope of bringing on her period (Friedman notes).

1918 August 12. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; mentions that Cecil Gray is with his mother [in London?] (Zilboorg notes); comments "Where are we? What are we doing? What do we want? ... The war is driving us all mad?" (Collecott & Friedman notes); refers to the difficulty of loviing both H.D. And Arabella (Friedman notes). H.D.'s bankbooks itemizes a check to James (possibly the last rent payment to the landlady of 44 Mecklenburgh Square) (Zilboorg notes).

1918 August 14 Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; "for two years we have known each other only in snatches" (Collecott notes). Refers to a letter from her which he calls "clear and firm and puts things well"; recalls a night the previous December during which she sat alone by the fire sing softly to herself--a terrible night--"like some Greek tale--Oenoene"--"that night my spirit was yours though my body was another's" [LHS suspects that Aldington is referring to the night at Mecklenburgh Square when he possibly first consumated his affair with Dorothy Yorke ("Arabella")]; discusses their relationship--inadequacies and the way they view each other; refers to H.D.'s speaking forming a new attachment; says that H.D.'s female instinct failed her--that she did not recognize that he loved her but desired Arbabella; discusses relationship with Arabella (Friedman notes).

1918 August 18. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; addresses letter to Cornwall; letter forwarded to Mrs. Richard Aldington, c/o Mrs. A. Randall, 3 Christchurch Place, Hampstead, London (Zilboorg notes). Urges her to see a specialist and send the bills to him; still hopes that they will get back together (Friedman notes).

1918 August 19. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; says "I love you, I think of you, I want you" (Friedman notes).

1918 August 21. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; tries to convince her that Gray has some degree of responsibility although he may not be accepting it ("sloppy musician"); feels bitter that this child is not theirs (Friedman notes).

1918 August 22 (?). Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; letter forwarded from Cornwall to London (Zilboorg notes).

1918 August 23. H.D. in Hampstead; letter from Richard Aldington addressed to her there (Zilboorg notes).

1918 August 25. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; tells her that he is pleased with her intention to go to town (Zilboorg notes); comments that he expects victory over Germany and peace by the end of 1920 (Collecott notes); plans to be with her forever (Friedman notes).

1918 August 26. H.D. apparently writes to Richard Aldington and refers to something that has occurred in connection with Lawrence [see entry for Sept. 1, 1918].

1918 August 28. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; refers to "the improvement in food and consitions [sic?] one gets as an Officer ... The last two months are the most agreeable I've had for over two years"; he may get leave in London (Collecott notes).

1918 August 31. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; begs her not to have an operation [abortion?]--indicates that B. [Brigit Patmore?] has experience negative effects from a similar operation; says he will give the child his name but that he might leave both her and Arabella as H.D. has suggested--go live by himself; H.D. has appently suggested sending the child to a farm to be brought up--Aldington is opposed--thinks that a mother ought to suckle her own, etc.; says that H.D. can tell Arabella that it is impossible for them to marry since H.D. cannot divorce Aldington (adultry is insufficient in England) and Aldington will not divorce H.D. (Friedman notes).

1918 September 1.?? Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; reitters decision to break off from both H.D. and Arabella; says "I will accept your child as mine and give it my name. It is too great a burden for a sensitive child to hand it with bastardy ..."; says he will give her 1/3 of his income; asks not to see her during his November leave; comments that her letter of August 26 has just arrived and comments "I am sorry about the Lawrence business for your sake; but people are like that. I suspected the Gray business too. Artists! My God, quel canaille" (Friedman notes).

1918 September 2. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; a short note about pregnancy and comments that he will provide (Friedman notes). [LHS note: this may be Sept. l

1918 September 8. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; "sad bitter little birthday note"; comments "I will do all I can for you and your dear child--dear to me, because it is part of you--but you must not expect to see me agasin; the middle-aged like to avoid pain!" (Friedman notes).

1918 September 9. Richard Aldington writes to H.D. ; says that he will provide for the child-"I would rather, if it can be done, that you didn't take G's money' (Friedman notes).

1918 September 10. H.D. in London; celebrates her thirty-second birthday by having dinner with Clement Shorter and May Sinclair; at a later date sees Muriel and Margaret Snively at Shorter's house [Knockmoroon, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire--a short distance from "Peace" cottage (Zilboorg, C. "A New Chapter in the Lives of H.D. and Richard Aldington," p. 248)] (Autobiographical notes).

1918 September 11(?). H.D. writes to Amy Lowell that Bryher "is very queer" about her family, imagining that "any kindness and interest come only because her father is reputed `the richest man in England'"; comments "Clement Shorter + H.D. is the extent at present of her literary acquaintances" (Zilboorg, C. "A New Chapter in the Lives of H.D. and Richard Aldington," p. 247, 253). This may be the same letter in which she gives her address as c/o Mrs. A. Randall, 3 Christchurch Place N.W., Hampstead and tells Lowell that she is just back from Cornwall and hopes to move "somewhere near London", mentions that she has given up Mecklenburgh Square, and dined with [Clement] Shorter "last night" (Zilboorg notes).

1918 September 11. D. H. Lawrence writes to Amy Lowell; "I haven't seen Hilda or Fletcher for some time. Hilda has left Cornwall and even had some idea of coming to America, I believe. But I don't expect she will. -- Richard is still alright -- in France, back of the firing lines (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1633).

1918 September 17. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; H.D. has appently written to him of her confinement plans; comments "O far as you & I ever being lovers again or living together as husband & wife, you mus [t?] understand that is fini, fini, fini. Now I am not trying to force you into anything. I am proud that you should bear my name; glad if you correspond with me on mater of art & literature & life; happy to meet you as one meets an old friend. You are quite free to make any kind of 'liason' you choose, providing some sort of elementary social camoflage is used; I don't wish to interfere with you in any way. Be as 'free' as you can in a world of slaves. If you care to give & accept friendship upon thosae terms, I am only too happy ... but I cannot have you being pleasant to me if I feel there is any idea in your mind of the old relationship being renewed. Because that is impossible ..."; sermonizes on her having gone with Gray and says "never, in future, have an affair with a man if you are not in love with each other"; says "you don't need reiteration of my admiration for your work (though, since we are being so devilish frank, it wouldn't hurt for you to improve your spelling & punctuation) or for your personality and fine mind" (Friedman notes) [LHs note--this quotation will have to be carefully checked].

1918 September 20. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; expresses anger at Amy Lowell and refers to her as a fool (Friedman notes).

1918 September 21. H.D. writes to Clement Shorter; thanks him for gift of roses; refers to two of her poems which can be found in THE EGOIST (Zilboorg, C. "A New Chapter in the Lives of H.D. and Richard Aldington," p. 249).

1918 September 22. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; refers to having gotten a note from Bryher (Friedman notes). Richard Aldington writes to Bryher at 2 Dukes Drive, Eastbourne, Sussex (Zilboorg notes).

1918 September 25. Gilbert Doolittle killed {"Fallen in action in France, laid to rest in Thiacourt cemetary": H.D.'s address book--event incorrectly dated 29 here}. Francis Wolle (in A MORAVIAN HERITAGE, p. 34) has September 25 as the date that Gilbert was killed by a machine gun bullet whilst in company with a captain and sargeant at the front lines. Carolyn Zilboorg has checked the U.S. Army records at the cemetary at Belleau Wood near Chateau Thierry and ascertained that he is listed as a Captain and was killed in the Battle of St. Mihiel, fighting with the 303 Engineers, 78th Division from New York; he is buried in Grave 9, Plot C, Row 7 of St. Mihiel Cemetary on the edge of the town of Thiaucourt (190 miles from Paris and 23 Miles from Metz) (C. Zilboorg letter to LHS, 8/23/88).

1918 September 27. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; letter addressed to Speen, Buckinghamshire (Zilboorg notes); says that they can only be friends (Friedman notes).

1918 September 30. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; sends October check (Friedman notes).

1918 Autumn(?). "From Citron Bower" (included in HYMEN) written (NHP unpub. notes).

1918 Autumn(?). H.D. lives in a cottage in Buckinghamshire accompanied by Margaret and Peggy Snively [Pratt] and a nurse found for her by Daphne Bax (Autobiographical notes). The cottage was called "Peace" and was in Speen near Princes Risborough (Zilboorg, C. "A New Chapter in the Lives of H.D. and Richard Aldington," p. 247). In the second Hirslanden Journal, p. 6 (dated January 26, 1957), H.D. later recalls that it was Daphne Bax who found the cottage at Speen for her (Zilboorg notes).

1918 October(?) - l9l9 March(?). H.D. in Buckinghamshire (divorce Statement of Facts).

1918 October 6. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; says again that they can only be friends (Friedman notes).

1918 October 10. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; has read one of Bryher's volumes of poetry which H.D. has sent to him; likes it but finds Bryher immature and in some ways startlingly like H.D.; hopes H.D. takes Bryher under her wing; indicates that he thinks that as long as he is still married to H.D. he is safe from the entrapments of other women (Friedman notes). Richard Aldington writes to Bryher (Zilboorg notes).

1918 October 11. H.D. at Peace Cottage, Speen, Prince's Risboro, Buckinghamshire; writes to Clement Shorter (Zilboorg notes).

1918 October 13. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; comments on having found a book of German poems on the battlefield--has read them, found them to be beautiful and wants her to read them; writes more on disillusionment with war (Friedman notes).

1918 October 14. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; hopes for peace; refers to tears at a German's grave (Friedman notes).

1918 October 20. Richard Aldington writes to H.D. (Friedman notes).

1918 October 22. H.D. writes to Amy Lowell; comments that she has seen Bryher "only about three times" (Zilboorg, C. "A New Chapter in the Lives of H.D. and Richard Aldington," p. 250).

1918 October 23. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; refers to advancing on front; refers to some ordeal for Grey (Friedman notes).

1918 October 26. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; sends November money (Friedman notes).

1918 October 27. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; plans to see both H.D. and Arabella briefly when he is on leave; comments on Amy Lowell and expresses opinion that H.D. is still too unknown for anything that Lowell might have done to cheapen her work and reputation to affect H.D. seriously; indication that Gray must be refusing conscription (Friedman notes). Richard Aldington writes to F.S. Flint that he has found dead Germans (Zilboorg notes).

1918 November 1. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; sends a blank check in case he is killed as he is about to fight (Friedman notes).

1918 November 4. Amy Lowell writes to Bryher; announces that she has gotten Harriet Monroe to accept three of Bryher's poems ("Wakefulness," "Rejection," and "Waste") for POETRY; thanks Bryher for her critical articles and comments that even Harriet Monroe has quoted Bryher's "`Saturday Review' article [Note: does not apprear to be listed in Martin checklist] as extremely important" (Hanscombe & Smyers, WRITING FOR THEIR LIVES, p. 73).

1918 November 11. Armistice Day; H.D. at Peace Cottage, Speen, Prince's Risboro, Buckinghamshire with Margaret Snively Pratt and her child [Peggy] (Autobiographical

1918 November 12. H.D. writes to Bryher ; thanks her for her enthusiasm; is waiting to hear from Aldington at which point "I will know definitely about my future life and work. " (Hanscome & Smyers, WRITING FOR THEIR LIVES, p. 37). According to Zilboorg, H.D. tells Bryher that she will go to London on the 15th and plans to lunch with Bryher (Zilboorg notes). That morning Richard Aldington is handled a leave warrent and hitch-hikes to Cambrai (Aldington. LIFE FOR LIFE'S SAKE, p. 192-193).

1918 November 13. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; plans to be in London on November 16 or 17 and wants to meet with her (Friedman notes). Richard Aldington arrives in Cambrai (Aldington. LIFE FOR LIFE'S SAKE, p. 193-194).

1918 November 14. Richard Aldington travels from Cambrai to P?ronne (Aldington. LIFE FOR LIFE'S SAKE, p. 194).

1918 November 15. Richard Aldington reaches Boulogne at dawn on the train (Aldington. LIFE FOR LIFE'S SAKE, p. 194). H.D. goes to London (Zilboorg notes).

1918 November 16-30? H.D. possibly has dinner in a Soho restaurant with Aldington, his father, and his sister, Molly--Aldington was still in uniform (Zilboorg notes: H.D. to Havelock Ellis, Dec. 28, 1932).

1918 November 17. H.D. at the Lancaster Hotel in Upper Bedford Place; Richard Aldington on leave in London; writes to H.D. breaking an appointment apparently having just arrived (Zilboorg notes).

1918 November 28. Bryher writes to Amy Lowell; confides in Amy her desire to "run away to America, live on what I can earn myself, and have adventures" (Hanscombe & Smyers, WRITING FOR THEIR LIVES, p. 73).

1918 November (end?). H.D. in London; writes to Clement Shorter: "I am so very sorry but Richard was suddenly called away. He had hoped for another week, and we had made all our plans accordingly. I am feeling so tired with the continual rushing about we had last week that I will return at once to Spleen. I wonder if you will understand how disappointed I am" (Zilboorg, C. "A New Chapter in the Lives of H.D. and Richard Aldington," p. 250).

1918 December 1. H.D. at Peace Cottage, Speen, Prince's Risboro, Buckinghamshire; Richard Aldington writes to her there; apparently tells her that his leave will end on December 5th (Zilboorg notes). H.D. apparently left London quickly and Aldington comments "Nor am I going to remonstrate any further on the subject of provision for your future; it is really up to you. No more than Cain am I my brother's keeper. Get from Gray what you can; and call on me in any emergency. I shall not fail you" (Friedman notes).

1918 December 5. Richard Aldington's leave ends (Zilboorg notes: R.A. to H.D. 1 Dec 18) and he returns to the battalion a few miles from Tournai (Aldington. LIFE FOR LIFE'S SAKE, p. 195).

1918 December 6. Richard Aldington writes to H.D. (Friedman notes).

1918 December 8. Richard Aldington writes to Amy Lowell that Bryher "seems a person of decidedly fine temperament, though crushed by the revolting circumstances of her life, positively immense wealth vulgarly displayed. It is sad; I don't see how she can do anything until she gets away from her people" (Zilboorg, C. "A New Chapter in the Lives of H.D. and Richard Aldington," p. 247); mentions having seen a copy of a book by Amy Lowell at Bryher's [Audley Street?]; says he is still in France but gives Lowell his mother's address (Zilboorg notes: Houghton).

1918 December 12. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; mostly on Poet's Translation Series (Friedman notes).

1918 December 15. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; refers to translations and dispersal of his books (Friedman notes).

1918 December 16. D.H. Lawrence writes to Selina Yorke, Dorothy Yorke's mother; "Poor Hilda. Feeling sorry for her, one almost melts. But I don't trust her -- other people's lives indeed" (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #11672).

1918 December 17. H.D. in London; writes to Bryher from a London restaurant; gives address as Upper Bedford Place [Lancaster Hotel?] (Zilboorg notes). [LHS suspicious--perhaps this letter was written in November--to be checked.]

1918 December 18. Richard Aldington writes to H.D. (2 letters?); wants H.D.'s and Bryher's help with translations; in second letter he refers to some minor corrections of her translations, which he loves (Friedman notes).

1918 December 19. H.D. writes to Bryher; tells her for the first time of her pregnancy: "At present, I am a little tied [or tired] [This will have to be checked: Hanscombe and Smyers transcribe this word as "tied"; Zilborg transcribes it as tired.]?. Three years ago, I had a sad illness + lost my little child. I am expecting to have another towards the end of March.-- Do not take this too seriously... I shall write Mr. Shorter this, as he is so very kind and can help me..."; H.D. also quotes Shorter as thinking her a suitable chaperone as "a good married woman"; encourages her to get her own flat (Zilboorg, C. "A New Chapter in the Lives of H.D. and Richard Aldington," p. 252, 253, 261). According to Zilboorg, H.D. is still in London and apparently indicates that she going back to Speen in two days.

1918 December 21. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; reassures her on pregnancy; reference to the possibility of a Greece trip; says "Some arrangement could be made about the child. Of course it will live & you will love it very much & you will be happy even if it is messy & noisy"; H.D. apparently has indicated a desire to go back to her writing as Aldington says "I'm glad you want to work again; it is the most satisfactory thing" (Friedman notes).

1918 December 22. Bryher writes to H.D.; says she hopes she will have a nice Christmas at Speen (Hanscome & Smyers, WRITING FOR THEIR LIVES, p. 37) Comments "I am so glad you wrote me" (Zilboorg, C. "A New Chapter in the Lives of H.D. and Richard Aldington," p. 250).

1918 December 23. H.D. writes to Bryher; menttions "chaperone" concept (Zilboorg, C. "A New Chapter in the Lives of H.D. and Richard Aldington," p. 253.

1918 December 24. Richard Aldington writes to H.D. (Friedman notes).

1918 December 25. H.D. spends Christmas Day with Daphne Bax and Undine (Autobiographical notes)--possibly in Buckinghamshire (Zilboorg conjecture).

1918 December 28. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; asks H.D. to help him get reinstated at the EGOIST (Friedman notes). D.H. Lawrence writes to Amy Lowell; comments "I was in London in November - saw Richard [Aldington], who was on leave. He is very fit, looking forward to peace and freedom. Hilda also is in town - not so very well. she is going to have another child, it appears. I hope she will be all right. Perhaps she can get more settled, for her nerves are very shaken; and perhaps the child will soothe her and settle her. I hope it will" (Lawrence, D.H. The Letters of D.H. Lawrence, #1679).

1919. CHRORUSES FROM THE IPHIGENEIA IN AULIS AND THE HIPPOLYTUS OF EURIPIDES published in London by the Egoist Press in THE POET'S TRANSLATION SERIES.

1919 Winter (?). H.D. leaves Buckinghamshire for a pension in Ealing where Margaret Snively Pratt had stayed; there H.D. gets the war pneumonia (Autobiographical notes).

1919 January 1. H.D. at Exeter House, 17 Montague Street, Russell Square, London; Richard Aldington writes to her there (Zilboorg notes). H.D. writes to Bryher; tells her that she is in London to see about Aldington's demobilization (Zilboorg notes).

1919 January 2. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; advice and reactions to HYMEN; suggests periodical publication then book form; also suggests asking Willy Yeats to write a short note for its publication as a book (Friedman notes).

1919 January 3. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; more on HYMEN which he likes more and more; points out errors and says "don't submit your m.s. ever until I have been over it; you make little careless errors in spelling & syntax & which fools pick up as a weapon against an original artist. Remember H.D. cannot afford to be anything less than perfection" (Friedman notes).

1919 Jan 6. Richard Aldington writes to H.D. (letter dated 1918 but postmarked 1919); criticizes Harriet Shaw Weaver for her parsimony in her attempt to get his release so that he could take up an appointment at EGOIST; comments "I shall be sent to the army of occupation and not be released, perhaps for years" (Collecott notes) (Zilboorg, C. Richard Aldington in transition, p. 493).

1919 January 7. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; apologizes for HYMEN [?]; refers to being on the verge of a mental collapse [?] after having heard from Harriet Shaw Weaver who offered him 36 pounds a year--not enough to use as a lever to get the Army to release him (Friedman notes).

1919 January 9. H.D. at Exeter House, 17 Montague Street, Russell Square, London; Richard Aldington writes to her there (Zilboorg notes).

1919 January 13. Richard Aldington writes to H.D. (Friedman notes).

1919 January (mid to late). H.D. writes to Clement Shorter, telling him of her pregnancy, explains that she is making arrangements to enter a nursing home in March or early April, and comments "I had a very sad confinement about three years ago and lost my child, so I feel it very wicked yet to worry about this one's life and future ... Do not refer to this,. I cannot talk about it, as I was so sad and ill the last time"; expresses some thoughts on possibly living with Bryher: "I think W.B. must take her flat. I have written her that later I shall be glad to be with her almost entirely, if she would like, and I could arrange for the child's being cared for near by" (Zilboorg, C. "A New Chapter in the Lives of H.D. and Richard Aldington," p. 251-252).

1919 January 21. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; letter contains second reference to twilight sleep; still sending money (Friedman notes).

1919 January 29. Richard Aldington writes to H.D. (Friedman notes).

1919 February 1. H.D. writes to Amy Lowell; comments that Bryher "certainly must break away from London"; also comments that "Mr, Shorter has dined me and wined me" (Zilboorg, C. "A New Chapter in the Lives of H.D. and Richard Aldington," p. 247, 253). H.D.'s bankbook itemizes a check to Havelock Ellis (Zilboorg notes). H.D. writes to Bryher ; mentions that she will be in town on February 4 and will see Bryher then (Zilboorg notes).

1919 February 8. Richard Aldington leaves Belgium (Zilboorg notes: Houghton, R.A. to A. Lowell, unpubl. letter, 17 June 1920); travels via Armenti?res, Dunkirk, and Dover (Aldington. LIFE FOR LIFE'S SAKE, p. 199-200).

1919 Febrary 11. Richard Aldington arrives in London (Zilboorg notes: Houghton, R.A. to A. Lowell, unpubl. letter, 17 June 1920); walks "Charing Cross to an Italian restaurant in Soho, and as I was very tired I rentted a room there for the night [LHS query: was this at the Hotel du Littorial on Moon Street?] (Aldington. LIFE FOR LIFE'S SAKE, p. 200).

1919 February 12. H.D. writes to Bryher; refers to the fact that Clement Shorter has sent her six shillings to help maintain the pony at Speen and says "Poor Clement--how banal, how grotesque!" (Zilboorg, C. "A New Chapter in the Lives of H.D. and Richard Aldington," p. 254). Richard Aldington, enroute to Cox's Bank for the purpose of drawing some pay, stops in one of the Charing Cross bookshops, and discovers an entire row of books which he recogniized as being ones which he had read; pulling them down one by one he finds his own name written in them, books whoch he had left stored in a house; querying the bookseller, he learns that "the books had been sold by 'a friend,' a Bloomsbury intellectual, who had rooms in the house [44 mecklenburgh Square?] and therefore access to the store-room. Evidently he had come tothe conclusion that I was unlikely to return from the front, and since that the books were no use to him as books he might as well change them into beer" (Aldington. LIFE FOR LIFE'S SAKE, p. 202-203).

1919 February 14. H.D. writes to Bryher; has sent off "Hymen" to Harriet Monroe; refers to DEVELOPMENT and to the fact that she wants both Havelock Ellis and Brigit Patmore to see the manuscript (Hanscome & Smyers, WRITING FOR THEIR LIVES, p. 38).

1919 February 15. Richard Aldington writes to Clement Shorter that has just been demobilized (Zilboorg notes).

1919 February 17. Richard Aldington at Rye, Sussex with his family; writes to Martyn Johnson (Zilboorg notes).

1919 February 20. Richard Aldington invites Clement Shorter to have a humble dinner with him at the Hotel du Littorial (Zilboorg, C. "A New Chapter in the Lives of H.D. and Richard Aldington," p. 255).

1919 February 21. Richard Aldington at Rye, Sussex with his famuly; writes to C.C. Bubb (Zilboorg notes) (Aldington, Richard. 'BUBB BOOKLETS', p. 55).

1919 February 24. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; offering to help her get published (Friedman notes).

1919 February 27. Sir John Ellerman writes to the Times Literary Supplement on Richard Aldington's behalf (Zilboorg notes: source to be determined-apparently a letter to H.D.?). Richard Aldington writes to C.C. Bubb and informs him that his permanent address is "Author's Cub, 2, Whitehall Court, S. W. 1. (Aldington, Richard. 'BUBB BOOKLETS', p. 56).

1919 March l. Richard Aldington writes to H.D. at 2 Hanger Lane, Ealing, W.5 (owned [?] by Mrs L. Jones); is aware of her illness and hears of her from Bryher and Brigit Patmore; tells her that he has a studio at 52 Doughty St., WC l, for a month (Zilboorg notes).

1919 March 3. Charles Leander Doolittle dies but H.D. does not hear of it for several weeks until after she has moved to St. Faith's Nursing Home; about this time H.D., who is ill with double-pneumonia and still in the pension awaiting the birth of her child, has a vision around 2 or 4 a.m. which she later associates with her father's death--in this vision H.D. was a girl at a mountain-spring and a gigantic river-god, with the attributes she thought at the time of Havelock Ellis, was waiting for her (later H.D. realized that the river-god symbolized the dying of her father who was possibly waiting for her to join him)--recalled that in the vision she was clutching a school exercise-book, possibly scribbling American poetry and that her arms were cold as there was no fire in the room; comments "there is no struggle, the terrible premonitions of difficult birth were stilled"; in the vision a doctor (whom she describes as having wings on his khaki sleeves, officially connected with the air force, and over-worked with the epidemic victims) from St. Faith's slides into the room, sits besides her, draws down the sleeves of her night dress, pulls up the meagre blankets, and says "You want to have a nice baby, don't you?"; the day after the vision the doctor whom H.D. thought had been there called on her with a Sister from St. Faith's; when H.D. thanked him for having called on her earlier he gave her a strange look--he had not been there ("Compassionate Friendship", p. 51-52).

1919 March 4. Richard Aldington writes to Clement Shorter that he can only send him one set of proofs (?) "as Mrs. Aldington wanted to see the other"; comments that "she is going on remarkably well and seems very cheerful" (Zilboorg, C. "A New Chapter in the Lives of H.D. and Richard Aldington," p. 256).

1919 March 5. Richard Aldington writes to H.D.; plans to see her; reference to May Sinclair sending money [?] (Friedman notes).

1919 March 8. Richard Aldington writes Clement Shorter that H.D. is recovering from her illiness; also indicates that he is planning to see "Miss Bryher" on March 10 (Zilboorg, C. "A New Chapter in the Lives of H.D. and Richard Aldington," p. 256).

1919 March(?). H.D. at St. Faith's Nursing Home, 24-26 Mount Park Road, Ealing; found for her by Brigit Patmore (Collecott. Notes); Bryher visits constantly, bringing wonderful bunches of anemonies; Brigit visits often too (Autobiographical notes). [Exact address from C. Zilboorg letter to LHS, Sept. 4, 1989.]

1919 March 17. Richard Aldington writes Clement Shorter that he has seen H.D. yesterday in "her new place" [i.e. St. Faith's Nursing Home] and that "She is of course very weak but I feel more hopeful about her than before. She is more cheerful. And her courage is truely wonderful; should have been a soldier" (Zilboorg, C. "A New Chapter in the Lives of H.D. and Richard Aldington," p. 257).

1919 March 20. Bryher writes to H.D.; refers to having seen Havelock Ellis: "Then we got on to the question of whether I was a boy sort of escaped into the wrong body and he says it is a disputed subject but quite possible and showed me a book about it" (Hanscome & Smyers, WRITING FOR THEIR LIVES, p. 38).

1919 March 22. Richard Aldington writes to Clement Shorter; refers to having dined with Sir John Ellerman at his home the previous Friday; apparently Sir John had written to Shorter about having Aldington write some articles (Zilboorg notes: letter in Leeds. Brotherton Library. Brotherton Collection.) (Zilboorg, C. "A New Chapter in the Lives of H.D. and Richard Aldington," p. 257).

1919 March 25. Bryher writes to Brigit Patmore ("Mrs Patmore") from 1 South Audley Street; thanks her for having taken care of the money and gotten all of the necessary things [LHS assumes Bryher is referring to a layette, etc., for the forthcoming birth]; says "I am tremendously glad I had the chance of helping a poet and I hope in a few weeks I may be able to take Mrs Aldington away to Cornwall or somewhere for a few weeks. She is very anxious to go to the Scillies but I fear the journey for her and even there it is very rough" (Patmore to Bryher [unpubl. letter]).

1919 March 30. Ezra Pound visits H.D. in St. Faith's Nursing Home in Ealing, near London (End to Torment).

1919 March 31. Birth at noon of Frances Perdita Aldington in St. Faith's Nursing Home, Ealing; Bryher visits that day (Auto~bio~graphical notes). Richard Aldington may have also visted that day as in a letter to Amy Lowell written that day he mentions reading a letter from her while he was making the hours journey "in the train going to see Hilda" (Zilboorg notes: Houghton). H.D. later wrote to Amy Lowell on July 19, 1919, that she was three months in bed (Zilboorg notes: Houghton).