Record Number: 32911
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'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[.] The first is pretty and “Deaf” and “Comrades” I like best. The last is good too … cheero for Gibson. I lent "Battle" to my platoon sergeant for an experiment; and he particularly chose “Comrades”, which pleased me … Did you read any account of that Asquith gathering of the poets to read their own things? There was quite a long account in that deplorable rag the "Weekly Dispatch". Davies seems to have been the chief figure of importance, and Yeats of fun.’
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 1 Apr 1916 and 1 May 1916
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Salisbury
county: Wiltshire
specific address: Park House Camp
(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:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
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:Battle
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication DetailsLondon: Elkin Mathews, 1915
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:32911
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:80
Additional Comments:
Letter to J. W. Haines from Park House Camp, Salisbury, 1 May 1916
Citation:
Ivor Gurney, R. K. R. Thornton, (ed.), Ivor Gurney: Collected Letters, (Manchester, 1991), p. 80, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32911, accessed: 09 May 2025
Additional Comments:
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