Letter: To Siegfried Sassoon.

Item

Title

Letter: To Siegfried Sassoon.

Identifier

3130.cpd

Creator

Graves, Robert (1895-1985)

Abstract

Apologises to Siegfried Sassoon for being so happy / admits fears regarding return to the line and active duty / announces upcoming book of poems entitled 'The Patchwork Quilt', a draft of which Robert Graves also includes with the letter, and a poem about the book / thanks Sassoon for a financial gift and details its uses / wishes Sassoon to be godfather to expected child / discusses bad soldier poets / wonders what friends are up to.

Date

9th July 1918

Date Created

1918-07-09

Spatial Coverage

Bryn-y-pin, Wales

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Format

Pen

Type

Letter

number of pages

6

Contributor

Alisa Miller

Publisher

The First World War Poetry Digital Archive