In a Ward
Item
Title
In a Ward
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Identifier
7150.jpg
IG-64-11-73.jpg
Creator
Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937)
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Abstract
Manuscript in pen in Marion Scott's hand. A pencil draft of the poem exists in the notebook 64.5.7. This draft shows revisions to the final two lines. Written while Ivor Gurney was a patient at Lord Derby's War Hospital being treated for shell shock. The poem was published in 'The Spectator' on 11th January 1919. Included in 'War's Embers' (1919).
Date
July 1918
Date Created
1918-07-01
Temporal Coverage
1918-07-31
Spatial Coverage
Warrington, England
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Source
Leaf
Medium
Paper
Format
Pen
Type
Poem
Contributor
Alisa Miller