Letter: To Edward Marsh
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Letter: To Edward Marsh
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Author |
Graves, Robert (1895-1985)
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Notes |
Explains gap in correspondence / describes receiving many letters wishing him a quick recovery from wounds received in France / letter from Siegfried Sassoon / inquiry about Sassoon's health / plans to bring him to Harlech / describes injuries and lack of pain / the journey in the ambulance from Rouen / fictional account of his death in terms of Greek mythology, crossing the River Styx, etc. and quotes Charles Sorley's poem 'When I See Millions of the Mouthless Dead' / his actual experience of being wounded and presumed dying / a letter from his headmaster at Charterhouse regarding his attitude towards being wounded / anticipation of a visit from Edward Marsh and a request for him to bring along Ivor Novello / thanks Marsh for having sent a volume of Jane Austen but continues to prefer Charles Sorley / reading of the death of a German cousin in the Daily Mail and memories of him as a child / concerns over George Mallory / looking forward to Marsh's visit.
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Item date |
7th August 1916
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Creation place |
Highgate, London, England
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Content | |
Total number of pages |
12
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Cataloguer |
Alisa Miller
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Copyright |
The Berg Collection, New York Public Library / The Robert Graves Copyright Trust
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Digital repository | |
Collection ID |
The Berg Collection
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Repository name |
New York Public Library
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Repository address line1 |
Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street
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Repository address line2 |
New York
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Repository address country |
USA
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Repository address URL |
Collection
Citation
“Letter: To Edward Marsh,” by Graves, Robert (1895-1985). The Berg Collection, New York Public Library / The Robert Graves Copyright Trust via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 17, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/3087.
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