Letter: To Marion Scott.
Item
Title
Letter: To Marion Scott.
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Identifier
7537.cpd
Creator
Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937)
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Abstract
Thanks Marion Scott for a parcel received on Christmas Day / describes a hunting excursion / thanks her for reaction to a verse / discusses her book / the feeling in the army / rumours of peace / the Scots / asks for a few items / asks after Scott's cook / books / Robert Burns and a musical score / assures that he is not ill / discusses Henry Newbolt / Walt Whitman / a symphony / quotes a poem by W.B. Yeats from memory / discusses colour / hopes that Scott is not worrying too much about the soldiers.
Date
27th December 1916
Date Created
1916-12-27
Spatial Coverage
Somme, France
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Source
Leaf
Medium
Paper
Format
Pencil
Type
Letter
number of pages
8
Contributor
Alisa Miller