Record Number: 32949
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
‘Have you seen any reviews of Maeterlinck’s latest book, and if so, what do you think of the ideas it sets forth? There was a glorious piece of writing in last week’s "Observer"—a review of GKC of Masefield’s "Gallipoli". Also a hopeless piece of precious pedantry by Alice Meynell … Miss Scott has introduced me to Aeschylus, of whom I will say that "Agamemnon" and "Prometheus Bound" are very great works, and of Blackie the translator that he had something like genius [Lyrical Dramas of Aeschylus, Everyman ed., 1906]. The stars are glorious now, but this land is lowlying and misty.’
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 10 Sep 1916 and 16 Sep 1916
Country:France
Timen/a
Place:city: Laventie
county: Pas-de-Calais
specific address: Fort d'Esquin
(Reader):
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solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:28 Aug 1890
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Private, Gloucestershire Regiment
Religion:Christian (Anglican)
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:France
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Observer
Genre:Essays / Criticism
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Details9 September 1916
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:32949
Source:Ivor Gurney
Editor:R. K. R. Thornton,
Title:Ivor Gurney: Collected Letters
Place of Publication:Manchester
Date of Publication:1991
Vol:n/a
Page:148
Additional Comments:
Letter to Ethel Voynich 16 September 1916, from Fort d'Esquin
Citation:
Ivor Gurney, R. K. R. Thornton, (ed.), Ivor Gurney: Collected Letters, (Manchester, 1991), p. 148, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32949, accessed: 20 April 2024
Additional Comments:
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