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68620: The Rear-Guard

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Manuscript of poem in ink in Siegfried Sassoon's hand with corrections and explanations. He notes that this poem is a narrative of 'Hindenberg Trench'. The poem was written while Sassoon was in hospital in France recovering from a wound received at the battle of Arras in April 1916. The poem was published in 'Counter-Attack and Other Poems' (1918).

History

Identifier

9786.jpg | SSNYPL07.jpg

Creator

Sassoon, Siegfried (1886-1967)

Date

23rd April 1916

Date Created

22/04/1912

Spatial

France

Source

Leaf

Medium

Paper

Format

Pen

Type

Poem

Contributor

Alisa Miller

Rights

The Berg Collection, New York Public Library / The Siegfried Sassoon Literary Estate

Collection ID

The Berg Collection

Repository Name

New York Public Library

Repository Address

Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, New York, USA

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