Letter: To Marion Scott.
Item
Title
Letter: To Marion Scott.
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Identifier
7518.cpd
IG-41-30
Creator
Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937)
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Abstract
Copies out a poem from the 'Times Literary Supplement' and another entitled 'To the Fallen', inscribed 'E.S.', but signs the verse 'I.B.G.' / notes the arrival of a parcel / describes being under attack / hopes Marion Scott is well / H.N. Howell's work / describes the opening moves of a large 'advance' / lines crossed out / list of items for a parcel / setting poems to music / Elgar's setting of 'To the Fallen' / the 'softening' of the sergeant-major / civilian-soldiers and musician-soldiers / the beauty of the valley of the Somme / the 'Soldiers' Motto' / a green envelope / Bach / the vista from where he sits, compared to England / Keats / 'Deborah'.
Date
4th July 1916
Date Created
1916-07-04
Spatial Coverage
Source
Leaf
Medium
Paper
Format
Pencil
Type
Letter
number of pages
13
Contributor
Alisa Miller