Letter: To Marion Scott.

Item

Title

Letter: To Marion Scott.

Identifier

7523.cpd
IG-41-27

Creator

Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937)

Abstract

Includes 'To England: A Note' / not much to do as a signaller / describes writing under attack / quotes the poet John Masefield on Shakespeare / includes a musical score entitled 'Sea Symphony' / the state of the dugout and hygiene at the front / pipes and sunsets / Milton / quotes an unknown poem / describes just escaping from a strafe / German vs. English explosives / instructions regarding a parcel from Marion Scott / the courage and humour of the men / pleasure over a trench journal, the 'Somewhere in France Gazette' / loss of a friend to hospital / things starting to 'move' regarding Russian, etc. / Bach / aeroplanes and a musical score / poppies.

Date

29th June 1916

Date Created

1916-06-29

Spatial Coverage

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Format

Pencil

Type

Letter

number of pages

11

Contributor

Alisa Miller