Letter: To Gordon Bottomley / Daughters of War / Dead Man's Dump
Item
Title
Letter: To Gordon Bottomley / Daughters of War / Dead Man's Dump
See all items with this value
Identifier
5220.cpd
Creator
Rosenberg, Isaac (1890-1918)
See all items with this value
Abstract
Describes pleasure at having received a letter from Gordon Bottomley praising the poem 'Daughters of War' / Isaac Rosenberg's opinion of the poem / explains why his letters are often more rushed than he would like / opinion of an unspecified poem of Bottomley's / desire to read Bottomley's plays /likelihood of obtaining leave / having started a play / fears that his work will be lost / discusses weather and health / instructs Bottomley to write only if he has nothing else to do. Typescript of 'Dead Man's Dump' and a note with pencil corrections to the poem also included with the letter.
Date
20th June 1917
Date Created
1917-06-20
Spatial Coverage
Source
Folio
Medium
Paper
Format
Pencil
Type
Letter
number of pages
8
Contributor
Alisa Miller
Publisher
The First World War Poetry Digital Archive