Letter: To Marion Scott.

Item

Title

Letter: To Marion Scott.

Identifier

7521.cpd

Creator

Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937)

Abstract

Discusses poems, particularly 'Scots', sent in a previous letter / informs Marion Scott that one letter she sent has gone missing / discusses titles for poems / asks for Scott's opinion of 'In Flanders' and 'Communion' / alludes to a collected volume / W.B. Yeats' poetry / war's progress / returning to battalion (or battle?) / asks Scott's opinion of a new poem, 'Framilode' / includes 'Framilode the Queen' / optimism in the English newspapers / a new song at the front entitled 'Victory' / a sense of weariness and waiting over potential peace negotiations / includes 'The Estaminet'.

Date

17th January 1917

Date Created

1917-01-17

Spatial Coverage

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Format

Pencil

Type

Letter

number of pages

12

Contributor

Alisa Miller