√ Century of Experience Evidence Name of Reader / Listener / Reading Group Author of Text Title of Text Form of Text 1850-1899 'Among the writers who deserve attention the first is Rudyard Kipling (his last book,”The Day’s
Work”, a novel[sic]). J.M. Barrie—a Scotsman. His last book “Sentimenta... Joseph Conrad Rudyard Kipling The Day's Work Print : Book1850-1899 'Among the writers who deserve attention the first is Rudyard Kipling (his last book ,”The Day’s
Work”, a novel). J.M. Barrie—a Scotsman. His last book “Sentimental T... Joseph Conrad J M Barrie Sentimental Tommy Print : Book1850-1899 Among the writers who deserve attention the first is Rudyard Kipling (his last book ,”The Day’s
Work”, a novel). J.M. Barrie—a Scotsman. His last book “Sentimental To... Joseph Conrad George Moore Evelyn Innes Print : Book1900-1945 'A good many English here. We stare and are silent, following the manners of
our own race. Don Quixote and walking are my only friends.' John Masefield Miguel de Cervantes Don Quixote Print : Book1900-1945 'In the afternoon, at a tennis party at Blair Castle, a bicycle orderly arrives
with an urgent telegram for my battalion. Being the senior Cameronian officer
present ... James Lochhead Jack [n/a] [n/a] [telegram] Manuscript : telegram1850-1899 "At the Paris Exhibition of 1878 I saw, and never forgot, a picture of the death of Manon Lescaut,
and asked my Father many questions. I read that amazing 'one book' o... Rudyard Kipling Antoine Francois Prevost L'Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Le... Print : Book1850-1899 At the Paris Exhibition of 1878 I saw, and never forgot, a picture of the death of Manon Lescaut,
and asked my Father many questions. I read that amazing 'one book' of... Rudyard Kipling Paul Scarron Le Roman Comique Print : Book1900-1945 And, if it be in your power, bear serenely with imitators. My "Jungle Books" begat zoos of them.
but the genius of all the genii was one who wrote a series called "Ta... Rudyard Kipling Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan of the Apes Print : Book1850-1899 "There were not many books in that house, but Father and Mother as soon as they heard I could
read sent me priceless volumes. One I have still, a bound copy of 'Aunt J... Rudyard Kipling Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing Six to Sixteen Print : Serial / periodical1850-1899 'I've read the "Seven Seas" and Jessie has used the scent (after heroic struggles with Kipling's
diction and the glass stopper)and we are full of gratitude. Both things... Joseph Conrad Rudyard Kipling The Seven Seas Print : Book1850-1899 1900-1945 'The last words unveiling the mystery of the Erebus and Terror expedition were brought home
and disclosed to the world by Sir Leopold M’Clintock in his book "The Voyage... Joseph Conrad Leopold M'Clintock The Voyage of the 'Fox' in the Arctic Seas: A Narr... Print : Book1850-1899 'I will send you soon a note on Miss Kingsley's book on Africa. C'est un voyageur et un écrivain
très remarquable. Her opinions of questions dealing with the colonies a... Joseph Conrad Mary Kingsley West African Studies Print : Book1850-1899 This growing interest in Indian India was further whetted by Ruddy's reading of a new novel "Lalun the Bergun, or the Battle of Panipat: A legend of Hindoostan", publishe... Rudyard Kipling Mirza Moorad ‘Gaekwaree’ Alee Beg Lalun the Beragun or the Battle of Panipat: A lege... Print : Book1700-1799 'Mary Gaywood giving evidence at the trial for theft of her servant Eleanor Clark at the Old
Bailey, 21 October 1761: "Last Tuesday right she went away, and not coming ... Eleanor Clark John Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress Print : Book1800-1849 'The book of my boyhood was, however, the "Pilgrim's Progress", a beautiful edition of which
was given me by a paternal uncle. I used to read it from morning to night, ... John Leatherland John Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress Print : Book1800-1849 'I was also much struck with many parts of the Bible. My favourite chapters were the xv. of
the 1 Ep. of Corinthians; the xi of Hebrews; Ezekiel's vision; and most of t... John Leatherland [n/a] [n/a] Bible Print : Book1800-1849 'I was passionately fond of poetry, being led to its study by accidentally meeting with Milton's
minor poems, when about fourteen years of age. Though so young, I was i... John Leatherland John Milton Comus Print : Book1800-1849 'Speaking of the Quarterly Review, a "stray number" of which was a prize I once found on the
counter of a grocer, and which I rescued from the ignominious fate of being... John Leatherland [n/a] [n/a] Quarterly Review Print : Serial / periodical1850-1899 “What further stimulated Ruddy’s interest in the British soldier was a book he reviewed for his paper: Nathaniel Bancroft’s “From Recruit to Staff Sergeant” the autobiog... Rudyard Kipling Nathaniel Bancroft From Recruit to Staff Sergeant Print : Book1900-1945 'I could begin to read one of the books that had been given to me ... and lose myself
in another world. [Followed by a list of the books enjoyed].' Eileen Lawrence Louisa May Alcott Little Women 1900-1945 'I could begin to read one of the books that had been given to me ... and lose myself
in another world. [Followed by a list of the books enjoyed].' Eileen Lawrence Susan Coolidge What Katy Did 1900-1945 'I could begin to read one of the books that had been given to me ... and lose myself
in another world. [Followed by a list of the books enjoyed].' Eileen Lawrence Hans Andersen Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales 1900-1945 'I could begin to read one of the books that had been given me ... and lose myself in
another world. [Followed by a list of books read]' Eileen Lawrence Elizabeth Gaskell Cranford Print : Book1900-1945 'I could begin to read one of the books that had been given me ... and lose myself in
another world. [Followed by a list of books read]' Eileen Lawrence Jean Webster Daddy-Long-Legs Print : Book1900-1945 'One sat or stood waiting, humbly, through hours
which scarcely melted, for something to happen,
something which would bring this eternity to a
conclusion: but, one... Guy Patterson Chapman Thomas Hardy Jude the Obscure Print : Book1700-1799 '8 April 1742:
I have myself, upon your recommendation, been reading Joseph Andrews. The incidents are ill
laid and without invention; but the characters have a great ... Thomas Gray Henry Fielding The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews an... Print : Book1700-1799 '[letter: 1 January 1743]: [Joseph Andrews] contains such a surprising variety of nature, wit,
morality, and good sense, as is scarcely to be met with in any one compos... Elizabeth Carter Henry Fielding The History of the Adventures of Joseph Andrews an... Print : Book1900-1945 'As you say, Mother, the war does not look like
ending for a long time yet. You never want to read
the Daily Mail. It is almost a pro German paper.
There are things... Thomas Wainwright [n/a] [n/a] Daily Mail Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'Thanks for sending the socks and gloves
received yesterday, and for the letter which
came the day before. The socks are quite the
thing, and the gloves came in goo... Thomas Wainwright [n/a] [n/a] Weekly News Print : Newspaper1850-1899 1900-1945 'You may as well say, which is a truth, that I do read bi[o]graphy and memoirs.
History has a fascination for me. Naval, military, political'. [The following was delete... Joseph Conrad Alfred Russel Wallace The Malay Archipelago: The land of the orang-utan,... Print : Book1900-1945 'The weather is perfectly ideal and it’s a country
holiday to be here [i.e., picnicking in a meadow 1
mile from Talbot House]; the only things we left
behind of val... Philip Thomas Byard Clayton Walter Besant The Golden Butterfly Print : Book1900-1945 I am reading the Periplus of the Erythrean Sea
(how much prettier a name than Red Sea): it was an
old commercial chart by an unknown Greek of
Alexandria in the firs... Freya Stark [Anon] [Anon] Periplus of the Erythrean Sea Print : Book1900-1945 'So home to tea … And after tea, letters, etc.,
together with a Daily Chronicle I had managed
to cadge from the A.S.C., till family Evensong at 7
p.m.' Philip Thomas Byard Clayton Daily Chronicle Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'I read the Treasury this morning almost from
cover to cover. I love the thing on “shepherd.” Also
the Sketch and Comic Cuts inside it!' Philip Thomas Byard Clayton Treasury Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'I read the Treasury this morning almost from
cover to cover. I love the thing on “shepherd.” Also
the Sketch and Comic Cuts inside it!' Philip Thomas Byard Clayton Sketch Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'I read the Treasury this morning almost from
cover to cover. I love the thing on “shepherd.” Also
the Sketch and Comic Cuts inside it!' Philip Thomas Byard Clayton Comic Cuts Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'What with slumber, sandwiches and a copy of the
Scotsman secured by the canny guard of our
train from one proceeding in the contrary
direction—the trains were appa... Philip Thomas Byard Clayton Scotsman Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'Who put that dreadful note about me in the "Pauline"? I’m Chaplain to one battery
only, and gunners don’t have forts. I wish they did! Please strafe the unknown
aut... Philip Thomas Byard Clayton Pauline Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 '… folk talk about men not wanting religion—the men
who really know what the War is have a different
tale to tell—have you read Neville’s book, just out?
I’ll send ... Philip Thomas Byard Clayton Neville Talbot Thoughts on Religion at the Front Print : Book1900-1945 'Your delightful letter, the Challenge (which
I think grows better and better—especially the
Prayer suggestions on the last page), and various
enclosures arrived on... Philip Thomas Byard Clayton The Challenge Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 'The weekly Evensong [i.e., 22-25 Oct] has been
amazing this week, averaging nearly a hundred a
night. It’s rather like the last chapter of the
"House of Prayer" th... Philip Thomas Byard Clayton Florence Converse The House of Prayer Print : Book1900-1945 'A word or two before I turn in. Magrath (who is a
veritable godsend to me in every way, Christian,
cheery, brave and wise) is reading the Times
and warming his toe... C. J. Magrath Times Print : Newspaper1900-1945 I remember one morning, early, I found him in his study laughing uproariously: he was reading, in Proust's "Pastiches et Mélanges", the pastiche of Flaubert (and he had a... Joseph Conrad Marcel Proust Pastiches et Mélanges Print : Book1900-1945 'Rained all day long! So we had the whole day off!! Had some damn
good meals and a good sleep. Also received our first newspaper
(printed for prisoners), the "Contine... J. A. Sillitoe Hill Continental Times Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'All very cheerful to-day as there is very good news from the
Front. Allies swiftly advancing and sweeping all before them ...
The Germans won't tell us anything, but... J. A. Sillitoe Hill Dortmunder Zeitung Print : Newspaper1800-1849 Began Holcroft's Memoirs - his description of the life of a New-market boy very curious and interesting - I wish every literary man would write his own memoirs Thomas Moore Thomas Holcroft Memoirs of the late Thomas Holcroft, written by hi... Print : Book1800-1849 Looked over the notes Mrs. Lefanu had written on Watkin's life of her brother - little in them - chiefly about her father's respectability etc. etc. which, though very in... Thomas Moore John Watkins Memoirs of the Public and Private Life of the Righ... Print : Book1900-1945 'I have … changed billet, and the chaps here are very nice indeed. Good men,
which is a great point. But in this new democracy almost everyone is jolly, or
tries to b... Ivor Bertie Gurney Rudyard Kipling The New Army in Training Print : Book1900-1945 ‘At present I am “on sick” with lumbago, a horrid name … "Land and Water"
is still very optimistic. My thoughts go onward to the dim time after the war,
and the polit... Ivor Bertie Gurney Hilaire Belloc (ed) The Country Gentleman and Land and Water Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘At present I am “on sick” with lumbago, a horrid name … "Land and Water"
is still very optimistic. My thoughts go onward to the dim time after the war,
and the polit... Ivor Bertie Gurney George Holbrook Jackson Southward Ho! And other Essays Print : Book1900-1945 ‘J. E. Patterson has written a book around Minehead, perhaps "Fishers of
the Sea", or no—"Love Like the Sea"; which I liked. Perhaps you might. He
has power, but an a... Ivor Bertie Gurney John Edward Patterson Love Like the Sea Print : Book1900-1945 ‘J. E. Patterson has written a book around Minehead, perhaps "Fishers of
the Sea", or no—"Love Like the Sea"; which I liked. Perhaps you might. He
has power, but an a... Ivor Bertie Gurney Rupert Brooke "1914." Five Sonnets Print : Unknown1900-1945 'I hope you are well, and are finding some solace in your duties. You must
find it hard to console aliens in England. They probably love England, and
now they are ali... Ivor Bertie Gurney unknown unknown [Letter to 'Times'] Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'I hope you are well, and are finding some solace in your duties. You must
find it hard to console aliens in England. They probably love England, and
now they are ali... Ivor Bertie Gurney Thomas Hardy Song of the Soldiers Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'I hope you are well, and are finding some solace in your duties. You must
find it hard to console aliens in England. They probably love England, and
now they are ali... Ivor Bertie Gurney Daily News Print : Newspaper1900-1945 'I hope you are well, and are finding some solace in your duties. You must
find it hard to console aliens in England. They probably love England, and
now they are ali... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Wordsworth (Sonnets) Print : Book1900-1945 'I hope you are well, and are finding some solace in your duties. You must
find it hard to console aliens in England. They probably love England, and
now they are ali... Ivor Bertie Gurney John Milton Paradise Lost Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Have you read "Harry Richmond" lately? I like the first part of the book
immensely, but skipped afterwards—copiously and vigorously. On the
whole, "Evan Harrington" ... Ivor Bertie Gurney George Meredith The Adventures of Harry Richmond Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Have you read "Harry Richmond" lately? I like the first part of the book
immensely, but skipped afterwards—copiously and vigorously. On the
whole, "Evan Harrington" ... Ivor Bertie Gurney George Meredith Evan Harrington Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Have you read "Harry Richmond" lately? I like the first part of the book
immensely, but skipped afterwards—copiously and vigorously. On the
whole, "Evan Harrington" ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Leo Tolstoy War and Peace Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Have you read "Harry Richmond" lately? I like the first part of the book
immensely, but skipped afterwards—copiously and vigorously. On the
whole, "Evan Harrington" ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Thomas Hardy The Return of the Native Print : Book1900-1945 ‘There is an excellent article in this week Saturday Westminster, a paper of
which I am very fond. It is a review by Walter de la Mare, and is that poet’s
confession ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Walter de la Mare [book review] Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘There is an excellent article in this week Saturday Westminster, a paper of
which I am very fond. It is a review by Walter de la Mare, and is that poet’s
confession ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Laurence Binyon For the Fallen Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘There is an excellent article in this week Saturday Westminster, a paper of
which I am very fond. It is a review by Walter de la Mare, and is that poet’s
confession ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Thomas Hardy Song of the Soldiers Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘There is an excellent article in this week Saturday Westminster, a paper of
which I am very fond. It is a review by Walter de la Mare, and is that poet’s
confession ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Rudyard Kipling For all we have and are Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘There is an excellent article in this week Saturday Westminster, a paper of
which I am very fond. It is a review by Walter de la Mare, and is that poet’s
confession ... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Watson The Battle of the Bight Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘There is an excellent article in this week Saturday Westminster, a paper of
which I am very fond. It is a review by Walter de la Mare, and is that poet’s
confession ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Julian Grenfell Into Battle Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘There is an excellent article in this week Saturday Westminster, a paper of
which I am very fond. It is a review by Walter de la Mare, and is that poet’s
confession ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Alfred Noyes The Searchlights Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘There is an excellent article in this week Saturday Westminster, a paper of
which I am very fond. It is a review by Walter de la Mare, and is that poet’s
confession ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Thomas Hardy A Changed Man, the Waiting Supper and Other Tales:... Print : Book1900-1945 ‘There is an excellent article in this week Saturday Westminster, a paper of
which I am very fond. It is a review by Walter de la Mare, and is that poet’s
confession ... Ivor Bertie Gurney D.H. (David Herbert) Lawrence The White Peacock Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Someone has lent me two of Tchekof’s [Chekhov]'s plays—"The Sea-gull"
and "The Cherry Orchard". The first I have read twice and am very struck
with it—for its truth ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Anton Chekhov The Seagull Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Someone has lent me two of Tchekof’s [Chekhov]'s plays—"The Sea-gull"
and "The Cherry Orchard". The first I have read twice and am very struck
with it—for its truth ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Gerhart Hauptmann The Sunken Bell Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Carlyle has not put it too strongly in Heroes. It is chiefly a matter of
environment with the really great men what shape they take in their
power; but with smaller ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Rosaline Masson Wordsworth Print : Book1900-1945 ‘You letter gave me great pleasure; and for once I took your advice on a
matter of books, to the extent of buying that World’s Classics Selection you
mentioned (I hav... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Peacock English Prose from Mandeville to Ruskin Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I shall be glad to be out of the army. The best thing for me is brainwork again
of some kind. I need something to fix my wandering thought in the morning …
But must ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Charles Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Indeed you are darlings of a special sort. The birthday book of my beloved
William [Wordsworth] is charming, and you know what I think of the oatcake
and scones you ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Adelaide Wordsworth Wordsworth Birthday Book Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Of all the written words of Man that help one submit to Destiny I know
nothing more persuasive than that part of "War and Peace" which tells of
Pierre’s captivity an... Ivor Bertie Gurney Leo Tolstoy War and Peace Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I think we are quite near [departure for] the front—the fighting line, but at
least I have control enough of my mind to think very little of this. The only
thought t... Ivor Bertie Gurney Leo Tolstoy War and Peace Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Here I am, sitting on my bed, half-reading Carlyle, little soaking through to
my dull mind, when I become aware that a boxing match is being arranged
… I am not alto... Ivor Bertie Gurney Thomas Carlyle Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Here I am, sitting on my bed, half-reading Carlyle, little soaking through to
my dull mind, when I become aware that a boxing match is being arranged
… I am not alto... Ivor Bertie Gurney Rupert Brooke Letters from America Print : Book1900-1945 'Thank you very much for "Battle" [W. W. Gibson], but curse this nib. To me
it is not as good as Housman; some things appeal to me for setting, but not
strongly[.] Th... Ivor Bertie Gurney Wilfrid Wilson Gibson Battle Print : Book1900-1945 'Thank you very much for "Battle" [W. W. Gibson], but curse this nib. To me
it is not as good as Housman; some things appeal to me for setting, but not
strongly[.] Th... Ivor Bertie Gurney Weekly Dispatch Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘ … thank you immensely for "Friends" [W. W. Gibson], an unforgettable
book … My town-pride received a shock yesterday—and my pocket. Cridland
and I went to Salisbury... Ivor Bertie Gurney Wilfrid Wilson Gibson Friends Print : Book1900-1945 ‘ … thank you immensely for "Friends" [W. W. Gibson], an unforgettable
book … My town-pride received a shock yesterday—and my pocket. Cridland
and I went to Salisbury... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Cobbett Rural Rides in the Counties of Surrey, Kent, Susse... Print : Book1900-1945 ‘You mention Ian Hay and MacGill. I had a glance at Ian Hay, and wished I
could read it, but had to leave it. What I saw was very good indeed … By the
way have you ev... Ivor Bertie Gurney Ian Hay The First Hundred Thousand Print : Book1900-1945 ‘You mention Ian Hay and MacGill. I had a glance at Ian Hay, and wished I
could read it, but had to leave it. What I saw was very good indeed … By the
way have you ev... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Henry Davies Autobiography of a Super-Tramp Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Distant from us by 300 yards … snipers were continually firing, and rockets
… lit up the night outside … we had two days like that, and played Auction
Bridge, talked... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Shakespeare Antony and Cleopatra Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Distant from us by 300 yards … snipers were continually firing, and rockets
… lit up the night outside … we had two days like that, and played Auction
Bridge, talked... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Cobbett Rural Rides in the counties of Surrey, Kent, Susse... Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Distant from us by 300 yards … snipers were continually firing, and rockets
… lit up the night outside … we had two days like that, and played Auction
Bridge, talked... Ivor Bertie Gurney Frederick Scott Oliver Ordeal by Battle Print : Book1900-1945 ‘This morning that extraordinarily unequal collection "The Golden Treasury"
came out of its hiding place, and served to astonish me once more with its
lasting wonders... Ivor Bertie Gurney Francis Turner Palgrave (ed) Golden Treasury of English Songs and Lyrics Print : Book1900-1945 ‘This morning that extraordinarily unequal collection "The Golden Treasury"
came out of its hiding place, and served to astonish me once more with its
lasting wonders... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Wordsworth Ode: Intimations of Immortality Print : Book1900-1945 ‘This morning that extraordinarily unequal collection "The Golden Treasury"
came out of its hiding place, and served to astonish me once more with its
lasting wonders... Ivor Bertie Gurney The Bible (New Testament) Print : Book1900-1945 ‘This morning that extraordinarily unequal collection "The Golden Treasury"
came out of its hiding place, and served to astonish me once more with its
lasting wonders... Ivor Bertie Gurney French newspapers: (Le Telegramme; Le Journal; Le ... Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘Please O please try and get last Sunday’s "Observer" (June 12th or
thereabouts). The leading article is a perfect exhibition of pusillanimous
twaddling and a kind of... Ivor Bertie Gurney The Observer Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘The Katharine Tynan verses are perfectly charming in that War Poetry cutting.
Sweet, original and truly felt.’ Ivor Bertie Gurney Katharine Tynan [poems] Print : Newspaper, Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘Your book—my book [Davies, "Child Lovers"] has just arrived, and it is
finished. Only to increasing certainty that Davies was once an exquisite
poet—of which time he... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Henry Davies Child Lovers Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Your book—my book [Davies, "Child Lovers"] has just arrived, and it is
finished. Only to increasing certainty that Davies was once an exquisite
poet—of which time he... Ivor Bertie Gurney Times Literary Supplement Print : Newspaper, Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘Lying in my dugout or funkhole the other day, I became too bored to read
serious stuff, or write letters; so turning my attention to the few filthy
magazines strewn ... Ivor Bertie Gurney unknown unknown unknown Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘Well … our gallant regiment … have been in it a damn sight more than ever
they expected, by the Lord. We are hardened veterans, fed up to the neck,
muddy to the eyes... Ivor Bertie Gurney Lascelles Abercrombie Deborah Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Well … our gallant regiment … have been in it a damn sight more than ever
they expected, by the Lord. We are hardened veterans, fed up to the neck,
muddy to the eyes... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Henry Davies Child Lovers Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Well … our gallant regiment … have been in it a damn sight more than ever
they expected, by the Lord. We are hardened veterans, fed up to the neck,
muddy to the eyes... Ivor Bertie Gurney Robert Bridges [Sonnet on Lord Kitchener] Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘ [ … ] it was nice … to get the "Evening Standard" packed up with the rest
[of the parcel]. I do adore newspapers in certain moods. For frivolling time
away they are... Ivor Bertie Gurney Evening Standard Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘ [ … ] it was nice … to get the "Evening Standard" packed up with the rest
[of the parcel]. I do adore newspapers in certain moods. For frivolling time
away they are... Ivor Bertie Gurney Daily Telegraph Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘ [ … ] it was nice … to get the "Evening Standard" packed up with the rest
[of the parcel]. I do adore newspapers in certain moods. For frivolling time
away they are... Ivor Bertie Gurney Francis Turner Palgrave Golden Treasury of English Songs and Lyrics Print : Book1900-1945 ‘ [ … ] it was nice … to get the "Evening Standard" packed up with the rest
[of the parcel]. I do adore newspapers in certain moods. For frivolling time
away they are... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Shakespeare Macbeth Print : Book1900-1945 ‘ [ … ] it was nice … to get the "Evening Standard" packed up with the rest
[of the parcel]. I do adore newspapers in certain moods. For frivolling time
away they are... Ivor Bertie Gurney John Milton Ode: On Time Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Your parcels have arrived … You have my deepest assurances that the
pleasure caused by your kindness has been considerable…. The reason I
dared to ask for all these ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Walt Whitman (Poems) Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Your parcels have arrived … You have my deepest assurances that the
pleasure caused by your kindness has been considerable…. The reason I
dared to ask for all these ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Percy Bysshe Shelley (Poems) Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Your parcels have arrived … You have my deepest assurances that the
pleasure caused by your kindness has been considerable…. The reason I
dared to ask for all these ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Ian Hay 'Pip': A Romance of Youth Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Mrs Voynich has sent me M Aurelius and Epictetus. The last is a game old boy,
and I should dearly love to watch him in a strafe, but M Aurelius is a pious
swanker in... Ivor Bertie Gurney Marcus Aurelius Meditations Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Shelley is a wash out here, as a general thing. I will try Keats next. But W. W.
and R. B. really are the two. Please don’t send me any more for a bit. And then
s’il... Ivor Bertie Gurney Percy Bysshe Shelley (poems) Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Mrs Voynich has sent me M Aurelius and Epictetus. The last is a game old boy,
and I should dearly love to watch him in a strafe, but M Aurelius is a pious
swanker in... Ivor Bertie Gurney Epictetus Discourses and/or Enchiridion Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Today is changeable, rather cold and windy … I hardly think of music at all, but
stick to books. My friend Harvey, who is now a lootenant [sic] in this battalion
has... Ivor Bertie Gurney Robert Bridges The Spirit of Man Print : Book1900-1945 ‘[ … ]they have made me billet warden, which sounds grand, and is grand;
as it leaves me time and enough to spare for reading. No new books can
come to me now, as my ... Ivor Bertie Gurney Aeschylus Prométhée (or Prométheus) enchaîné Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Here I am beside a French canal, watching the day, and remembering with
an ache what Glostershire is in such a season as September, and with
whom I usually spent the... Ivor Bertie Gurney Rudyard Kipling The Fringes of the Fleet Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Here I am beside a French canal, watching the day, and remembering with
an ache what Glostershire is in such a season as September, and with
whom I usually spent the... Ivor Bertie Gurney Samuel Pepys Diary Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Here I am beside a French canal, watching the day, and remembering with
an ache what Glostershire is in such a season as September, and with
whom I usually spent the... Ivor Bertie Gurney leading article (unsigned) in Times Literary Suppl... Print : Newspaper, Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘Here I am beside a French canal, watching the day, and remembering with
an ache what Glostershire is in such a season as September, and with
whom I usually spent the... Ivor Bertie Gurney William Wordsworth The Excursion Print : Newspaper, Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘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... Ivor Bertie Gurney The Observer Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘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... Ivor Bertie Gurney Aeschylus Agamemnon Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I am still in the hospital and expect to be for at least two days more … Just
now I don’t know where I can keep books. I have with me Donne’s poems
and Brown’s “Reli... Isaac Rosenberg John Donne Poems Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I am still in the hospital and expect to be for at least two days more … Just
now I don’t know where I can keep books. I have with me Donne’s poems
and Brown’s “Reli... Isaac Rosenberg Thomas Browne Religio Medici Print : Book1900-1945 ‘We are on a long march and I’m writing this on the chance of getting it off;
so you should know I received your papers and also your letter … The
Poetry Review you s... Isaac Rosenberg Poetry Review Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘We are on a long march and I’m writing this on the chance of getting it off;
so you should know I received your papers and also your letter … The
Poetry Review you s... Isaac Rosenberg Rupert Brooke "1914." Five Sonnets Print : Book, Newspaper, Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘We are on a long march and I’m writing this on the chance of getting it off;
so you should know I received your papers and also your letter … The
Poetry Review you s... Isaac Rosenberg Walt Whitman 'Beat! Beat! Drums!' Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Your Georgian B. has arrived at last; many many thanks. I pounced on King
Lear’s Wife, and though it was not more than I expected, it was not less.
The only fault I ... Isaac Rosenberg Gordon Bottomley King Lear's Wife Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Your Georgian B. has arrived at last; many many thanks. I pounced on King
Lear’s Wife, and though it was not more than I expected, it was not less.
The only fault I ... Isaac Rosenberg Rupert Brooke Clouds Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I am back in the Trenches now and my address is altered as you notice.
Thank you for Lawrence offer but cloth books are so bulky and impossible
out here. I have sent... Isaac Rosenberg David Herbert Lawrence 3 Poems: Service of all the Dead; Meeting among th... Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I am back in the Trenches now and my address is altered as you notice.
Thank you for Lawrence offer but cloth books are so bulky and impossible
out here. I have sent... Isaac Rosenberg Westminster Gazette Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘Thanks very much for the papers. I liked the article on the Somme Cinemas; of
course Chesterton on Zangwill was nearer home; but C seems sly and
certainly anti Jewis... Isaac Rosenberg [newspaper] Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘I rec your play and Annual. Thank you very much. The play is gorgeous, one of
the chiefest pleasures of my leave days; and for this I thank you indeed. The
ideas are... Isaac Rosenberg Robert Calverley Trevelyan [plays] Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Your Lucretius arrived in all its beauty of type and cover. It is a noble poem
and I wish it were printed in a more compressed form so that one could
have it in the ... Isaac Rosenberg Lucretius De Rerum Natura Print : Book1800-1849 'I have just finished the Lady of the Lake. – I read
all the notes. I have also read these plays of
Shakespeare. John. Richard 2d. Henry 4th & I am now
reading Henr... William Henry Fox Talbot Walter Scott The Lady of the Lake Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Your Lucretius arrived in all its beauty of type and cover. It is a noble poem
and I wish it were printed in a more compressed form so that one could
have it in the ... Isaac Rosenberg William Shakespeare unspecified Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Your Lucretius arrived in all its beauty of type and cover. It is a noble poem
and I wish it were printed in a more compressed form so that one could
have it in the ... Isaac Rosenberg Gordon Bottomley [unknown] Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Your Lucretius arrived in all its beauty of type and cover. It is a noble poem
and I wish it were printed in a more compressed form so that one could
have it in the ... Isaac Rosenberg Thomas Sturge Moore [unknown] Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Your Lucretius arrived in all its beauty of type and cover. It is a noble poem
and I wish it were printed in a more compressed form so that one could
have it in the ... Isaac Rosenberg H. G. Wells [unknown] Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I have been in topsy turveydom since I last saw you and have not been
able to write. Even now it is in the extremest difficulties that I’m writing
this. I wanted to ... Isaac Rosenberg Edward Marsh Georgian Poetry 1916-1917 Print : Book1900-1945 ‘When I clamp-clump-clamp-clumped into the Poetry Bookshop on Thursday,
the poetic ladies were not a little surprised. The Readings were from
Rabindranath Tagore, rea... Wilfrid Owen Rabindranath Tagore Gitanjali Print : Book1900-1945 ‘When I clamp-clump-clamp-clumped into the Poetry Bookshop on Thursday,
the poetic ladies were not a little surprised. The Readings were from
Rabindranath Tagore, rea... Wilfred Owen Emmuska, Baroness Orczy Eldorado Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Here’s a part of our Hut of 30. [Owen had sent a postcard showing the camp
enclosed with the letter.] I slaved for them, all Sunday as Orderly—never
thought myself c... Wilfred Owen unknown unknown unknown Print : Book1900-1945 'If possible send me an amusing book small enough to
be put in a large pocket. That is to say smaller
than a Prayer-book and much smaller than a Hymn Book
and much ... Maurice Baring Arnold Bennett Clayhanger Print : Book1900-1945 'I have read Sous Verdun which I liked very
much and I am reading Ma Piece which I'm not
sure I don't like still better ... It is very early
in the morning. Too ear... Maurice Baring Maurice Genevoix Sous Verdun Print : Book1900-1945 ‘We had Church Parade this morning. One Major read the Lesson and another
played the organ. This afternoon I have been reading a book which I just
received from Lesli... Wilfred Owen unknown unknown unknown Print : Book1900-1945 ‘We had Church Parade this morning. One Major read the Lesson and another
played the organ. This afternoon I have been reading a book which I just
received from Lesli... Wilfrid Owen Bible Print : Book1900-1945 ‘We have to go back to Camp on Monday! There are a number of Tents now
standing: perhaps for us! I have not been to Hornchurch this Afternoon, but
finding a well-furn... Wilfred Owen unknown unknown unknown Print : Book1900-1945 'I like this Digs far better than the Queen’s Hotel life.
It is the first time I ever shared rooms, in the Keats-Brown manner. I
confess [2/Lt A. R.] Rickard is not k... Wilfred Owen Herbert George Wells The Passionate Friends Print : Book1900-1945 ‘‘Tis a crude, vagabondage of a life … here I am watching a fair old village
toppling about my head. I think the wreckage will look even sicklier when
the orchard-tre... Wilfred Owen Punch Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘At the first Ambulance I arrived at in the Car, a Corporal came up to me
with a staid air of sleepy dignity that seemed somehow familiar. And when
he began to enter ... Wilfred Owen unknown unknown unknown Print : Book1900-1945 ‘The next book for you to read is "A Knight on Wheels". It is great. I, with the
inherited diffidence of my distinguished Grandma, must say I could never do
anything ... Wilfred Owen Ian Hay A Knight on Wheels Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I am glad you sent that cutting from Wells’ Book. I hope you understood it.
I did not. Not a word of it can I make sense of. I would rather we did not
read this Book... Wilfred Owen Victor Hugo l'Homme qui rit Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I go down today. Where to?—Nobody knows. May be in the Hosp. Train for
days.
Health: quite restored.
Mood: highest variety of jinks.
Weather: sub-tropical.
Time: 1... Wilfred Owen Hilaire Belloc A Pickled Company: Being a Selection from the Writ... Print : Book1900-1945 'You ask me whether I prefer a long letter or a
short letter. I prefer a long letter to a short
letter. No, I am not reading Shakespeare just at
present. I am readi... Maurice Baring O. Henry Heart of the West Print : Book1900-1945 'George Moores Gospel according to George and Mary
Hunter is a very tiresome book just like any
rewritten Gospel and most "historical" novels.' Maurice Baring George Moore The Brook Kerith Print : Book1900-1945 ' ... it is raining slightly ... I have almost
finished Twelfth Night. Yesterday I saw [Albert]
Ball. I asked him how many Boches he had shot
down. He said he didnt... Maurice Baring William Shakespeare Twelfth Night Print : Book1900-1945 'I have just read King Lear. I think you are more
like Goneril than Regan and more like Regan than
Cordelia. But you have many qualities that none of
these three si... Maurice Baring William Shakespeare King Lear Print : Book1900-1945 'Seely came to luncheon yesterday and talked
nonsense. He wasted a good deal of our time ... I am
reading a book called W.O.2. Not about the war
office.' Maurice Baring Maurice Drake W.O.2 Print : Book1900-1945 'In a little book of poems by J S Squire called
Twelve Poems there is one poem called March which I
think quite beautiful. Do you know Mr Squire? ... He
writes to m... Maurice Baring John Collings Squire Twelve Poems Print : Book1900-1945 'In a little book of poems by J S Squire called
Twelve Poems there is one poem called March which I
think quite beautiful. Do you know Mr Squire? ... He
writes to m... Maurice Baring William Shakespeare Coriolanus Print : Book1900-1945 'In a little book of poems by J S Squire called
Twelve Poems there is one poem called March which I
think quite beautiful. Do you know Mr Squire? ... He
writes to m... Maurice Baring William Shakespeare Timon of Athens Print : Book1900-1945 ‘We make another sally today … I have the parcel, and the letters and J.
Oxenham’s books … "The V.[Vision] Splendid" contains several real poems:
those indeed which y... Wilfred Owen John Oxenham The Vision Splendid Print : Book1900-1945 ‘We make another sally today … I have the parcel, and the letters and J.
Oxenham’s books … "The V.[Vision] Splendid" contains several real poems:
those indeed which y... Wilfred Owen John Oxenham Barbe of Grand Bayou Print : Book1900-1945 ‘We make another sally today … I have the parcel, and the letters and J.
Oxenham’s books … "The V.[Vision] Splendid" contains several real poems:
those indeed which y... Wilfred Owen O. Henry (pseud. Willam Sydney Porter unknown Print : Book1900-1945 ‘We make another sally today … I have the parcel, and the letters and J.
Oxenham’s books … "The V.[Vision] Splendid" contains several real poems:
those indeed which y... Wilfred Owen Agnes and Egerton Castle The Hope of the House Print : Book1900-1945 ‘A cheap dinner and so to King’s Cross an hour early to get a Corner Seat … I
read some Israel Zangwill as far as the Midlands. Then … slept. I woke up as
we were rou... Wilfred Owen Israel Zangwill unspecified Print : Book1900-1945 ‘You give no address so I forward the "Morals [of Marcus Ordeyne", W. J.
Locke] to Alpenrose. You will like to read it in London. I feel rather limp this
morning—coul... Wilfred Owen William John Locke The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne Print : Book1900-1945 ‘The other day I read a Biography of Tennyson, which says he was
unhappy, even in the midst of his fame, wealth, and domestic serenity.
Divine discontent! I can quite... Wilfred Owen Anon Anon [unknown biography of Alfred, Lord Tennyson] Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I am going to send you "The Old Huntsman" as a festive gift … “The Death
Bed” is the finest poem. I told [Sassoon] my opinion. It is his own. The poem is
coming out ... Wilfred Owen Siegfried Sassoon The Old Huntsman and other Poems Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Have been to [Tynecastle] School again. Am going to do "Hiawatha" with
them now.’ Wilfred Owen Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The Song of Hiawatha Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Read Wells’ article in today’s Mail. Most important. I enclose it.’ Wilfred Owen Herbert George Wells The First-Class Air Fighter: Is He Going to Be the... Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘Received the Books last night, and spent an exciting few minutes looking
through the poems. I congratulate you on the Binding & Type.’ Wilfred Owen Leslie Gunston The Nymph and Other Poems Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I’ve been reading Wells’ "What is coming …" Hazlitt’s "Essays", and a glorious
book of critical essays by A. K. Thompson, called "The Greek Tradition". I read
no fic... Wilfred Owen Herbert George Wells What is Coming: A Forecast of Things after the War Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I’ve been reading Wells’ "What is coming …" Hazlitt’s Essays, and a glorious
book of critical essays by A. K. Thompson, called "The Greek Tradition". I read
no ficti... Wilfred Owen William Hazlitt Essays Print : Book1900-1945 'The priest brother would give us English songs on
his Gramophone ... They were v. decent & I should
have liked to partake the funny dinner but we
returned to Vaton... Cecil Vincent Connolly Rudyard Kipling Departmental Ditties Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I’ve been reading Wells’ "What is coming …" Hazlitt’s Essays, and a glorious
book of critical essays by A. K. Thompson, called "The Greek Tradition". I read
no ficti... Wilfred Owen Herbert George Wells The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I’ve been reading Wells’ "What is coming …" Hazlitt’s Essays, and a glorious
book of critical essays by [J.] A. K. Thompson, called "The Greek Tradition". I
read no ... Wilfred Owen J. A. K. Thomson The Greek Tradition: Essays in the Reconstruction ... Print : Book1900-1945 ‘For light reading there is nothing like Arnold Bennett. So I send you "The
Card". It is notable among my books as the only novel I’ve read in which I
did not in some... Wilfred Owen Arnold Bennett The Card Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Last week I went to an excellent play, a really charming Comedy—Quinney’s,
by Vachell. Am now reading and book by Vachell "The Hill", a tale of Harrow,
and the hills... Wilfred Owen Horace Annesley Vachell The Hill Print : Book1900-1945 ‘See … p. 54 "Sphere" for a good peep at Swinburne. Dam disgusting,
excuse me … Have you seen Arnold Bennett’s "Pretty Lady". Fortunately I
just secured my copy befor... Wilfred Owen Sphere: An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘See … p. 54 "Sphere" for a good peep at Swinburne. Dam disgusting,
excuse me … Have you seen Arnold Bennett’s "Pretty Lady". Fortunately I
just secured my copy befor... Wilfred Owen Arnold Bennett The Pretty Lady Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Please send Gillette blades, and obtain a reserve of 12! Have just read a
wonderful book by R. H. Benson: "Where no Fear Was", a collection of spiritual
Essays. Why ... Wilfred Owen A. C. Benson Where No Fear Was: A Book about Fear Print : Book1900-1945 ‘We left the Corrugated Iron & Red Ten Billet [at Bohain] in a hurry early
yesterday morning … We have here the Times of Thursday [17 October 1918],
and the strange n... Wilfred Owen The Times Print : Newspaper1900-1945 During my final year at school I was selected to represent the school in a competition held at the Browning Hall, Walworth for elocution prizes. I recited "The Laboratory... Robert Browning The Laboratory Manuscript : Sheet1900-1945 'I arrived half-dead at La Neuville, and slept there
for twelve hours or more. The next day we went to
Braches, and then on foot to Rouvrel. About there,
the countr... Herbert Edward Read Henry David Thoreau Walden Print : Book1900-1945 'Here one is amazingly comfortable: a beautiful
house lent by two young bachelors, Finch-Hatton and
Pixley: lovely Japanese hangings and enamel ware,
Persian carpet... Francis Brett Young Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Grey Print : Book1900-1945 'Here one is amazingly comfortable: a beautiful
house lent by two young bachelors, Finch-Hatton and
Pixley: lovely Japanese hangings and enamel ware,
Persian carpet... Francis Brett Young Oscar Wilde Sebastian Melmoth Print : Book1900-1945 'Here I have been reading any amount of rubbish:
among them (the rubbishes) two quite admirable
shockers by John (Prester) Buchan: THE POWERHOUSE
and THE THIRTY NIN... Francis Brett Young John Buchan The Power-House Print : Book1900-1945 'Here I have been reading any amount of rubbish:
among them (the rubbishes) two quite admirable
shockers by John (Prester) Buchan: THE POWERHOUSE
and THE THIRTY NIN... Francis Brett Young John Buchan The Thirty Nine Steps Print : Book1900-1945 'Here I have been reading any amount of rubbish:
among them (the rubbishes) two quite admirable
shockers by John (Prester) Buchan: THE POWERHOUSE
and THE THIRTY NIN... Francis Brett Young May Sinclair The Divine Fire Print : Book1900-1945 'I was pleased to receive your letter and tin of
salmon. It is now Sunday night and it as [sic] been
very hot we have had church parade this afternoon as
we where [... William Henry Bonser Lamin Manchester Guardian Print : Newspaper1900-1945 ‘On return to England [from Jena], by the way, I renewed my acquaintance
with R.B. [Robert Browning]. The last line of Mr Sludge the Medium—“yet
there is something in... Charles Hamilton Sorley Robert Browning Mr Sludge, "the Medium" Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Sorry I forgot to mail you my opinion of Israel Zangwill. I admire him
enormously and like him about as much. He reminds me often of the author of
Revelations in his... Charles Hamilton Sorley Israel Zangwill Dreamers of the Ghetto Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Sorry I forgot to mail you my opinion of Israel Zangwill. I admire him
enormously and like him about as much. He reminds me often of the author of
Revelations in his... Charles Hamilton Sorley Bible (Revelations) Print : Book1900-1945 ‘By the way I liked the Armenian article in The Cambridge Magazine.’ Charles Hamilton Sorley The Cambridge Magazine Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘You ask me, with a suggestion of triumph, what I … think of Nietzsche now? I
have only now begun to read the man …’ Charles Hamilton Sorley Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche [unknown] Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Thanks very much indeed for the letter and Lit. Sups, and especially for
"Satires of Circumstance". I had not got it or ordered it but had often been
thinking of doi... Charles Hamilton Sorley Times Literary Supplement Print : Serial / periodical1900-1945 ‘Thanks very much indeed for the letter and Lit. Sups, and especially for
"Satires of Circumstance". I had not got it or ordered it but had often been
thinking of doi... Charles Hamilton Sorley Thomas Hardy Satires of Circumstance: Lyrics and Reveries; with... Print : Book1900-1945 ‘Thanks very much indeed for the letter and Lit. Sups, and especially for
"Satires of Circumstance". I had not got it or ordered it but had often been
thinking of doi... Charles Hamilton Sorley Thomas Hardy The Dynasts: A Drama of the Napoleonic Wars Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I am still revelling in "The Dynasts". The amount of historical reading and
travelling that must have gone to compose such a work must have been
tremendous … the cha... Charles Hamilton Sorley Thomas Hardy The Dynasts: A Drama of the Napoleonic Wars Print : Book1900-1945 ‘I have started to read again, having read nothing all the closing months of
last year. I have discovered a man called D. H. Lawrence who knows the
way to write, and... Charles Hamilton Sorley David Herbert Lawrence [unknown] Print : Book