Letter: To Edward Marsh / The Fusilier
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Letter: To Edward Marsh / The Fusilier
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Author |
Graves, Robert (1895-1985)
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Notes |
Describes move to Le Havre and new duties as an instructor of soldiers arriving in France / fellow instructors / the reputation of the Royal Welch Fusiliers / drinking with roommate / impressions of Le Havre / impressions of Siegfried Sassoon's poem 'Crimson of War' published in The Times / description of a training ground accident with a grenade / difficulties of writing and then sharing poetry with one's family / includes poem 'The Fusilier' / desire to get away from training ground / images of the training ground / discusses some poems sent to Edward Marsh via Robert Graves' father / hope that Marsh will continue to write when he has the time.
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Item date |
9th February 1916
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Creation place |
Le Havre, France
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Content | |
Total number of pages |
6
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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 / The Fusilier,” 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 20, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/5662.
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