68449: A. G. A. V.
Page 303 from a first edition of 'Undertones of War' (1928) showing the poem 'A. G. A. V.'. The prose section of the volume was written, apart from the help of a few maps, entirely from memory while Blunden was teaching in Tokyo between 1924 and 1927. Annotations in Blunden's hand added later at an unknown date. He writes in the margin, 'St Omer: Feast of Five. Described by me in a letter published soon after (1917) in The Blue.' |
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Page 303 from a first edition of 'Undertones of War' (1928) showing the poem 'A. G. A. V.'. The prose section of the volume was written, apart from the help of a few maps, entirely from memory while Blunden was teaching in Tokyo between 1924 and 1927. Annotations in Blunden's hand added later at an unknown date. He writes alongside title, '[shot himself in a fit of despair, 1924, after long mental misery. A most exemplary man in all situations.]'
Page 303 from a first edition of 'Undertones of War' (1928) showing the poem 'A. G. A. V.'. The prose section of the volume was written, apart from the help of a few maps, entirely from memory while Blunden was teaching in Tokyo between 1924 and 1927. Annotations in Blunden's hand added later at an unknown date. He writes in the margin, 'St Omer: Feast of Five. Described by me in a letter published soon after (1917) in The Blue.'
