The Dug-Out / Butterflies
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| Author | Sassoon, Siegfried (1886-1967) |
|---|---|
| Title | The Dug-Out / Butterflies |
| Notes | Manuscript of poems in ink with corrections, signed 'S. S.'. 'The Dug-Out' was initially composed at St Venant in July 1918. Both were published in 'Picture-Show' (1919). The 'Dug-Out' was based on how Siegfried Sassoon's fellow officer 'Jowett' looked while he was asleep. |
| Item Date | July 1914 |
| Creation place | Lancaster Gate (Google Maps) |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Leaf |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Writing medium | Pen |
| Content | Poem |
| Collection ID | M.S. Eng lett C.7 |
| Repository name | Bodleian Library, University of Oxford |
| Repository address | Special Collections - Literary Manuscripts Broad Street Oxford OX1 3BG UK |
| Repository URL | http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley/library/specialcollections/western_rarebooks/literary |
| Cataloguer | Alisa Miller |
| Filename | SSBODENGLETTC741r.jpg |
| Copyright | The Bodleian Library, University of Oxford / The Siegfried Sassoon Literary Estate |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/9565 |
