Letter: To Edward Marsh / Through the Periscope / Limbo / I hate the moon / The Adventurer / The First Funeral
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| Author | Graves, Robert (1895-1985) |
|---|---|
| Title | I hate the moon |
| Notes | Contained within a letter to Edward Marsh which describes displeasure at having shifted battalions / calculates likelihood of death / describes new officers and their taste, or lack thereof, in poetry, as well as relationship with the enlisted men / correspondence and friendship with a friend from Charterhouse / discusses the 'New Poetry' and Robert Graves' ability to write / desire for a wound or a transfer out / mentions Edward Marsh's 'Memoir' for Rupert Brooke and the problems of over-protective mothers / apologises for not having visited on most recent leave. Also includes drafts of the poems 'Through the Periscope', 'Limbo', 'The Adventurer' and 'The First Funeral'. Graves notes that he will be moving back up to the front line shortly. |
| Item Date | October 1915 |
| Creation place | France |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Leaf |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Writing medium | Pencil |
| Content | Poem within letter |
| Page | 12 of 15 |
| 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 |
| Filename | RGNYPLBERG1015u.jpg |
| 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/3089/2435 |
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| Author | Graves, Robert (1895-1985) |
|---|---|
| Title | Letter: To Edward Marsh / Through the Periscope / Limbo / I hate the moon / The Adventurer / The First Funeral |
| Item Date | October 1915 |
| Creation place | France |
| 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/3089 |
