I am supposed to be an utter fool and the more I read the m… - Robert Graves

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I am supposed to be an utter fool and the more I read the more of a fool they think me.

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Robert Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985) was a prolific English poet, scholar and novelist. He is most famous for his autobiographical work Goodbye to All That, and works on classical themes and mythology, such as I, Claudius, The Greek Myths and The White Goddess. His father was Alfred Perceval Graves.

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Birth Name: Robert von Ranke Graves

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Alternative Names: Robert von Ranke-Graves • Robert Von Ranke-Graves

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I am supposed to be an utter fool and the more I read the more of a fool they think me. - Robert Graves

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