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War poet Robert Graves blue plaque unveiled in Islip | |
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A blue plaque has been unveiled in Oxfordshire in memory of the war poet and novelist Robert Graves. | |
The plaque has been installed in Islip, where Graves lived before leaving England in 1926 and eventually settling in Majorca. | The plaque has been installed in Islip, where Graves lived before leaving England in 1926 and eventually settling in Majorca. |
It was unveiled by his son William Graves at World's End, Collice Street, where the poet moved in 1921, with his wife and four children. | |
Graves' best known works included the novels King Jesus and I, Claudius. | Graves' best known works included the novels King Jesus and I, Claudius. |
He died at the age of 90 in 1985. | He died at the age of 90 in 1985. |
He was elected professor of poetry at Oxford University and in 1971 made an honorary fellow of St John's College. | He was elected professor of poetry at Oxford University and in 1971 made an honorary fellow of St John's College. |
The Robert Graves Society archive is now held there in trust. | The Robert Graves Society archive is now held there in trust. |
The plaque was proposed by the Islip Village Archive Society. | The plaque was proposed by the Islip Village Archive Society. |
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