Letter: To Edward Marsh
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| Author | Graves, Robert (1895-1985) |
|---|---|
| Title | Letter: To Edward Marsh |
| 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. |
| Item Date | 7th August 1916 |
| Creation place | Highgate, London, England (Google Maps) |
| File type | Compound Object |
| Item source | Leaf |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Writing medium | Pencil |
| Content | Letter |
| Collection ID | The Berg Collection |
| Repository name | New York Public Library |
| Repository address | Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street New York USA |
| Repository URL | http://www.nypl.org/locations/schwarzman/berg-collection-english-and-american-literature |
| Cataloguer | Alisa Miller |
| Copyright | The Berg Collection, New York Public Library / The Robert Graves Copyright Trust |
| Digital repository | The First World War Poetry Digital Archive |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/3087 |
