Letter: To Edward Marsh / The Fusilier
Item
Title
Letter: To Edward Marsh / The Fusilier
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Identifier
5890.cpd
Creator
Graves, Robert (1895-1985)
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Abstract
Describes move to Le Havre and new duties as an instructor of soldiers arriving in France / fellow instructors / the reputation of the Royal Welch Fusiliers / drinking with roommate / impressions of Le Havre / impressions of Siegfried Sassoon's poem 'Crimson of War' published in The Times / description of a training ground accident with a grenade / difficulties of writing and then sharing poetry with one's family / includes poem 'The Fusilier' / desire to get away from training ground / images of the training ground / discusses some poems sent to Edward Marsh via Robert Graves' father / hope that Marsh will continue to write when he has the time.
Date
9th February 1916
Date Created
1916-02-09
Spatial Coverage
Le Havre, France
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Source
Leaf
Medium
Paper
Format
Pencil
Type
Letter
number of pages
6
Contributor
Alisa Miller
Publisher
The First World War Poetry Digital Archive