Record Number: 32877
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
‘Well, here I am, and a soldier … to go to Northampton on Monday for the First Reserve … Tonight I have been reading the Georgian Poetry Book, and it is this that made me write to you … I found myself remembering old things, old times together as I read “Biography” and it brought you very near.’
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 9 Feb 1915 and 28 Feb 1915
Country:England
Timeevening
night
city: Gloucester
county: Gloucestershire
specific address: 19 Barton Street
location in dwelling: unknown
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:28 Aug 1890
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Private, Gloucestershire Regiment
Religion:Christian (Anglican)
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Georgian Poetry
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:32877
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:12
Additional Comments:
Letter to F. W. Harvey, February 1915 from 19 Barton Street, Gloucester
Citation:
Ivor Gurney, R. K. R. Thornton (ed.), Ivor Gurney: Collected Letters, (Manchester, 1991), p. 12, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32877, accessed: 25 May 2024
Additional Comments:
Neither of the two relevant editions of "Georgian Poetry" include any poems by F.W. Harvey, and no poem called "Biography" is listed among his early works.
