Pocket Diary 1917
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| Author | Blunden, Edmund (1896-1974) |
|---|---|
| Title | Pocket Diary 1917 |
| Notes | This pocket diary belonging to Edmund Blunden relates the experiences of the northern section of the battle of Passchendaele, near the Yser Canal. The attack began on 31 July 1917, and this diary, while incomplete, has sections describing the period between 8 July and 5 August 1917. The experience was later made into a narrative by Blunden and recast as 'The Crash of the Pillars' section of 'Undertones of War' (1928). These pages contain entries for Sunday 22 and Monday 23 July when Blunden was in camp near Elverdinghe, and describe being ill and hoping for the safe return of friends. |
| Item Date | July 1917 to August 1917 |
| Creation place | Ypres, Belgium (Google Maps) |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Notebook |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Writing medium | Pencil |
| Content | Prose |
| Collection ID | The Edmund C. Blunden Collection |
| Repository name | Harry Ransom Center |
| Repository address | The University of Texas at Austin 21st and Guadalupe Streets Austin Texas 78712 USA |
| Repository URL | http://www.hrc.utexas.edu |
| Cataloguer | Alisa Miller |
| Copyright | The Harry Ransom Center / The Edmund Blunden Literary Estate |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/9417 |
