University of Oxford
Browse

66263: Letter: To Marion Scott.

online resource
posted on 2024-04-18, 14:48 authored by First World War Poetry Digital Archive Project Team

Informs that the battalion will be back 'at work' in the trenches again soon / discusses 'Firelight' / does not require a copy of 'The Fire Kindled' / describes how he sees his collected volume / suggests changes for 'Hail and Farewell' / possible inclusions and omissions for the volume / expresses sorrow of the death of one of Marion Scott's friends / wonders after F W Harvey in a prisoner of war camp / suggests corrections for 'To the Poet Before Battle' / will try to rediscover the origins of 'Firelight' / wonders what Scott finds interesting in his letters / the 'pluck' of Ivor Gurney's fellow soldiers / includes 'Afterglow', dedicated to F W Harvey / 'Praise'. |

File description(s):

Envelope containing letter.
Informs that the battalion will be back 'at work' in the trenches again soon / discusses 'Firelight' / does not require a copy of 'The Fire Kindled' / describes how he sees his collected volume / suggests changes for 'Hail and Farewell' / possible inclusions and omissions for the volume / expresses sorrow of the death of one of Marion Scott's friends / wonders after F W Harvey in a prisoner of war camp / suggests corrections for 'To the Poet Before Battle' / will try to rediscover the origins of 'Firelight' / wonders what Scott finds interesting in his letters / the 'pluck' of Ivor Gurney's fellow soldiers / includes 'Afterglow', dedicated to F W Harvey / 'Praise'.
Informs that the battalion will be back 'at work' in the trenches again soon / discusses 'Firelight' / does not require a copy of 'The Fire Kindled' / describes how he sees his collected volume / suggests changes for 'Hail and Farewell' / possible inclusions and omissions for the volume / expresses sorrow of the death of one of Marion Scott's friends / wonders after F W Harvey in a prisoner of war camp / suggests corrections for 'To the Poet Before Battle' / will try to rediscover the origins of 'Firelight' / wonders what Scott finds interesting in his letters / the 'pluck' of Ivor Gurney's fellow soldiers / includes 'Afterglow', dedicated to F.W. Harvey / 'Praise'.

History

Identifier

7536.cpd | IG-41-68 | 6782.jpg | IG-41-68.jpg 6783.jpg | IG-41-68f1.jpg 6785.jpg | IG-41-68f3.jpg 6784.jpg | IG-41-68f2.jpg 6786.jpg | IG-41-68f4.jpg 6787.jpg | IG-41-68f5.jpg 6788.jpg | IG-41-68f6r.jpg 6789.jpg | IG-41-68f6v.jpg

Creator

Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937)

Date

23rd February 1917

Date Created

23/02/1917 | 09/02/1917

Spatial

France

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Format

Pencil

Type

Letter Poem within letter

Pages

1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Number of Pages

8

Contributor

Alisa Miller

Rights

The Ivor Gurney Archive, Gloucestershire Archives / The Ivor Gurney Estate

Collection ID

Papers of Ivor Gurney 41.68 | Papers of Ivor Gurney 41.68.1 | Papers of Ivor Gurney 41.68.2 | Papers of Ivor Gurney 41.68.3 | Papers of Ivor Gurney 41.68.4 | Papers of Ivor Gurney 41.68.5 | Papers of Ivor Gurney 41.68.6r | Papers of Ivor Gurney 41.68.6v

Repository Name

The Ivor Gurney Archive

Repository Address

Gloucestershire Archives, Clarence Row, Alvin Street, Gloucester, GL1 3DW, UK

Usage metrics

    The Ivor Gurney Collection

    Exports

    RefWorks
    BibTeX
    Ref. manager
    Endnote
    DataCite
    NLM
    DC