Letter: To Marion Scott.
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| Author | Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937) |
|---|---|
| Title | Letter: To Marion Scott. |
| Notes | Includes 'To England: A Note' / not much to do as a signaller / describes writing under attack / quotes the poet John Masefield on Shakespeare / includes a musical score entitled 'Sea Symphony' / the state of the dugout and hygiene at the front / pipes and sunsets / Milton / quotes an unknown poem / describes just escaping from a strafe / German vs. English explosives / instructions regarding a parcel from Marion Scott / the courage and humour of the men / pleasure over a trench journal, the 'Somewhere in France Gazette' / loss of a friend to hospital / things starting to 'move' regarding Russian, etc. / Bach / aeroplanes and a musical score / poppies. |
| Item Date | 29th June 1916 |
| Creation place | France |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Leaf |
| Item medium | Paper |
| Writing medium | Pencil |
| Content | Letter |
| Page | 5 of 11 |
| Collection ID | Papers of Ivor Gurney 41.27.2 |
| 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-41-27f2.jpg |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/7522/6579 |
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| Author | Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937) |
|---|---|
| Title | Letter: To Marion Scott. |
| Notes | Includes 'To England: A Note' / not much to do as a signaller / describes writing under attack / quotes the poet John Masefield on Shakespeare / includes a musical score entitled 'Sea Symphony' / the state of the dugout and hygiene at the front / pipes and sunsets / Milton / quotes an unknown poem / describes just escaping from a strafe / German vs. English explosives / instructions regarding a parcel from Marion Scott / the courage and humour of the men / pleasure over a trench journal, the 'Somewhere in France Gazette' / loss of a friend to hospital / things starting to 'move' regarding Russian, etc. / Bach / aeroplanes and a musical score / poppies. |
| Item Date | 29th June 1916 |
| Creation place | France |
| 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 |
| Filename | IG-41-27 |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/7522 |
