Letter: To Marion Scott.
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| Author | Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937) |
|---|---|
| Title | Letter: To Marion Scott. |
| Notes | Mentions drafts of 'To Certain Comrades' and 'Strange Service' / intending to write 15 to 20 more / requests for a package / has decided not to send letter of 10th October 1916 / pleased that Marion Scott's sister is well / mentions John Masefield's 'Gallipoli' and Ivor Gurney's setting of Masefield's 'For the Fallen' / promises an account of 'a day in the life of a private' / desires to see friends again / describes the quality of the men / mentions a book 'Mr Pepys in the Great War'. |
| Item Date | 19th October 1916 |
| Creation place | Somme, France (Google Maps) |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Leaf |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Writing medium | Pencil |
| Content | Letter |
| Page | 2 of 5 |
| Collection ID | Papers of Ivor Gurney 41.43.1r |
| 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-41-43f1r.jpg |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/7583/6644 |
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| Author | Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937) |
|---|---|
| Title | Letter: To Marion Scott. |
| Notes | Mentions drafts of 'To Certain Comrades' and 'Strange Service' / intending to write 15 to 20 more / requests for a package / has decided not to send letter of 10th October 1916 / pleased that Marion Scott's sister is well / mentions John Masefield's 'Gallipoli' and Ivor Gurney's setting of Masefield's 'For the Fallen' / promises an account of 'a day in the life of a private' / desires to see friends again / describes the quality of the men / mentions a book 'Mr Pepys in the Great War'. |
| Item Date | 19th October 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/7583 |
