Letter: To Marion Scott.
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| Author | Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937) |
|---|---|
| Title | Letter: To Marion Scott. |
| Notes | Thanks Marion Scott for a parcel received on Christmas Day / describes a hunting excursion / thanks her for reaction to a verse / discusses her book / the feeling in the army / rumours of peace / the Scots / asks for a few items / asks after Scott's cook / books / Robert Burns and a musical score / assures that he is not ill / discusses Henry Newbolt / Walt Whitman / a symphony / quotes a poem by W.B. Yeats from memory / discusses colour / hopes that Scott is not worrying too much about the soldiers. |
| Item Date | 27th December 1916 |
| Creation place | Somme, France (Google Maps) |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Leaf |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Writing medium | Pencil |
| Content | Letter |
| Page | 8 of 8 |
| Collection ID | Papers of Ivor Gurney 41.51.6 |
| Repository name | The Ivor Gurney Archive |
| Repository address | Gloucestershire Archives Clarence Row, Alvin Street Gloucester GL1 3DW UK |
| Repository URL | http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives |
| Cataloguer | Alisa Miller |
| Filename | IG-41-51f6.jpg |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/7536/6688 |
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| Author | Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937) |
|---|---|
| Title | Letter: To Marion Scott. |
| Notes | Thanks Marion Scott for a parcel received on Christmas Day / describes a hunting excursion / thanks her for reaction to a verse / discusses her book / the feeling in the army / rumours of peace / the Scots / asks for a few items / asks after Scott's cook / books / Robert Burns and a musical score / assures that he is not ill / discusses Henry Newbolt / Walt Whitman / a symphony / quotes a poem by W.B. Yeats from memory / discusses colour / hopes that Scott is not worrying too much about the soldiers. |
| Item Date | 27th December 1916 |
| Creation place | Somme, France (Google Maps) |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Leaf |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Writing medium | Pencil |
| Content | Letter |
| Repository name | The Ivor Gurney Archive |
| Repository address | Gloucestershire Archives Clarence Row, Alvin Street Gloucester GL1 3DW UK |
| Repository URL | http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives |
| Cataloguer | Alisa Miller |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/7536 |
