Letter: To Edward Marsh / The Fusilier
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| Author | Graves, Robert (1895-1985) |
|---|---|
| Title | Letter: To Edward Marsh / The Fusilier |
| Notes | Describes move to Le Havre and new duties as an instructor of soldiers arriving in France / fellow instructors / the reputation of the Royal Welch Fusiliers / drinking with roommate / impressions of Le Havre / impressions of Siegfried Sassoon's poem 'Crimson of War' published in The Times / description of a training ground accident with a grenade / difficulties of writing and then sharing poetry with one's family / includes poem 'The Fusilier' / desire to get away from training ground / images of the training ground / discusses some poems sent to Edward Marsh via Robert Graves' father / hope that Marsh will continue to write when he has the time. |
| Item Date | 9th February 1916 |
| Creation place | Le Havre, France (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/5662 |
