Letter: To Marion Scott.
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Letter: To Marion Scott.
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Author |
Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937)
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Notes |
Copies out a poem from the 'Times Literary Supplement' and another entitled 'To the Fallen', inscribed 'E.S.', but signs the verse 'I.B.G.' / notes the arrival of a parcel / describes being under attack / hopes Marion Scott is well / H.N. Howell's work / describes the opening moves of a large 'advance' / lines crossed out / list of items for a parcel / setting poems to music / Elgar's setting of 'To the Fallen' / the 'softening' of the sergeant-major / civilian-soldiers and musician-soldiers / the beauty of the valley of the Somme / the 'Soldiers' Motto' / a green envelope / Bach / the vista from where he sits, compared to England / Keats / 'Deborah'.
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Item date |
4th July 1916
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Creation place |
France
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Content | |
Total number of pages |
13
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Cataloguer |
Alisa Miller
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Filename |
IG-41-30
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Repository name |
The Ivor Gurney Archive
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Repository address line1 |
Gloucestershire Archives
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Repository address line2 |
Clarence Row, Alvin Street
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Repository address line3 |
Gloucester
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Repository address Zip code |
GL1 3DW
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Repository address country |
UK
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Repository address URL |
Collection
Citation
“Letter: To Marion Scott.,” by Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937). First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed May 3, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/7517.
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