Letter: To H.N. Howells.
Item
Title
Letter: To H.N. Howells.
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Identifier
7593.cpd
Creator
Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937)
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Abstract
Describes arriving in France / assumptions about being put in the front lines immediately, but now in reserve trenches / glad that Howells has a weak heart, and is not in France / thoughts about death, wounding, neurasthenia (mental illness) / possible outcomes of surviving the war / mentions a Welsh colleague ('E. Kemp') who he may not see again, and who he spent time with / looking at the sky, thinking of poetry, and hearing machinegun fire in a communication trench / praises fellow soldiers / describes the look of the villages in France.
Date
June 1916
Date Created
1916-06-14
Temporal Coverage
1916-06-20
Spatial Coverage
La Gorgue
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Source
Leaf
Medium
Paper
Format
Pencil
Type
Letter
number of pages
5
Contributor
Alisa Miller