Pocket Diary 1917
Page description
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Pocket Diary 1917
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Author |
Blunden, Edmund (1896-1974)
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Notes |
This pocket diary belonging to Edmund Blunden relates the experiences of the northern section of the battle of Passchendaele, near the Yser Canal. The attack began on 31 July 1917, and this diary, while incomplete, has sections describing the period between 8 July and 5 August 1917. The experience was later made into a narrative by Blunden and recast as 'The Crash of the Pillars' section of 'Undertones of War' (1928). This page shows additional notes and fanciful prose, but does not appear to describe a particular experience.
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Item date |
July 1917 to August 1917
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Creation place |
Ypres, Belgium
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Content | |
Page number |
43
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Total number of pages |
46
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Cataloguer |
Alisa Miller
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Filename |
EBHRC_230.jpg
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Copyright |
The Harry Ransom Center / The Edmund Blunden Literary Estate
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Collection ID |
The Edmund C. Blunden Collection
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Repository name |
Harry Ransom Center
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Repository address line1 |
The University of Texas at Austin
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Repository address line2 |
21st and Guadalupe Streets
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Repository address line3 |
Austin
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Repository address county or state |
Texas
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Repository address Zip code |
78712
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Repository address country |
USA
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Repository address URL |
Collection
Citation
“Pocket Diary 1917,” First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed April 25, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/items/show/9812.
Permitted Use
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Document description
Title |
Pocket Diary 1917
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Author |
Blunden, Edmund (1896-1974)
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Notes |
This pocket diary belonging to Edmund Blunden relates the experiences of the northern section of the battle of Passchendaele, near the Yser Canal. The attack began on 31 July 1917, and this diary, while incomplete, has sections describing the period between 8 July and 5 August 1917. The experience was later made into a narrative by Blunden and recast as 'The Crash of the Pillars' section of 'Undertones of War' (1928). These pages contain entries for Sunday 22 and Monday 23 July when Blunden was in camp near Elverdinghe, and describe being ill and hoping for the safe return of friends.
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Item date |
July 1917 to August 1917
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Creation place |
Ypres, Belgium
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Item source | |
Item medium | |
Writing medium | |
Content | |
Total number of pages |
46
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Cataloguer |
Alisa Miller
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Copyright |
The Harry Ransom Center / The Edmund Blunden Literary Estate
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Collection ID |
The Edmund C. Blunden Collection
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Repository name |
Harry Ransom Center
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Repository address line1 |
The University of Texas at Austin
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Repository address line2 |
21st and Guadalupe Streets
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Repository address line3 |
Austin
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Repository address county or state |
Texas
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Repository address Zip code |
78712
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Repository address country |
USA
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Repository address URL |
Citation
“Pocket Diary 1917,” First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed April 25, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/items/show/9812.