Letter: To Vera Brittain

Item

Title

Letter: To Vera Brittain

Identifier

5871.cpd

Creator

Leighton, Roland (1895-1915)

Subject

Brittain, Vera (1893 - 1970)

Abstract

Describes an enjoyable evening spent with fellow officers and a gramophone / the state of Roland Leighton's billet at present / possible upcoming battle / writing in a wood / a recent ride and the surrounding countryside / Vera Brittain writing more than he can to her / wishes to read some of her work from Oxford / thought vs. action / writing a poem.

Date

19th September 1915

Date Created

1915-09-19

Spatial Coverage

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Type

Letter

number of pages

7

Contributor

Alisa Miller

Publisher

The First World War Poetry Digital Archive