Describes in detail his first meeting with Siegfried Sassoon. Includes a draft of 'The Dead Beat'. The letter covers two days. In the second day Owen again describes his meeting with Sassoon including a conversation about 'The Old Huntsman' and Sassoon's advice on writing poetry. This is letter no. 541 in Ed. 'Wilfred Owen Collected Letters'.
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5409.cpd |
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Owen, Wilfred (1893-1918)Date
22nd August 1917Date Created
22/08/1917Spatial
Craiglockhart, ScotlandSource
FolioMedium
PaperFormat
PenType
Letter |
Letter
Poem within LetterPages
1, 2, 3, 4Number of Pages
4Contributor
Jennifer DunnRights
The Harry Ransom Center / The Wilfred Owen Literary EstateCollection ID
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The Harry Ransom CenterRepository Address
The University of Texas at Austin, 21st and Guadalupe Streets, Austin, Texas, 78712, USAPublisher
The First World War Poetry Digital Archive
