The Rear-Guard
| Title |
The Rear-Guard
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| Author |
Sassoon, Siegfried (1886-1967)
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| Notes |
Manuscript of poem in ink in Siegfried Sassoon's hand with corrections and explanations. He notes that this poem is a narrative of 'Hindenberg Trench'. The poem was written while Sassoon was in hospital in France recovering from a wound received at the battle of Arras in April 1916. The poem was published in 'Counter-Attack and Other Poems' (1918).
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| Item date |
23rd April 1916
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| Creation place |
France
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| Content | |
| Cataloguer |
Alisa Miller
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| Filename |
SSNYPL07.jpg
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| Copyright |
The Berg Collection, New York Public Library / The Siegfried Sassoon Literary Estate
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| 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 county or state |
Texas
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| Repository address Zip code |
10018-2788
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| Repository address country |
USA
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| Repository address URL |
Collection
Citation
“The Rear-Guard,” by Sassoon, Siegfried (1886-1967). The Berg Collection, New York Public Library / The Siegfried Sassoon Literary Estate via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed April 20, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/9785.
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