posted on 2024-04-18, 17:25authored byFirst World War Poetry Digital Archive Project Team
Ivor Gurney's copy of 'War's Embers', published by Sidgwick and Jackson in May 1919. The inside cover is inscribed 'April 1925 / Ivor Gurney's markings'. Gurney notes that 'Upstairs Piano', which he has amended in pen in the margins, was 'Best poem on music'. The copy has pen annotations in Gurney's hand indicating where each poem was written. Gurney has amended 'Upstairs Piano', in pen in the margins, and at the end he writes, 'Best poem on music'. He notes that 'Hidden Tales' was written in Hertford.
History
Creator
Gurney, Ivor (1890-1937)
Date
May-19
Format
Published
Contributor
Alisa Miller
Rights
The Ivor Gurney Archive, Gloucestershire Archives / The Ivor Gurney Estate
Collection ID
Papers of Ivor Gurney 39536
Repository Name
The Ivor Gurney Archive
Repository Address
Gloucestershire Archives, Clarence Row, Alvin Street, Gloucester, GL1 3DW, UK