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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1900-1945'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 GibsonBattlePrint: Book
1900-1945'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 DispatchPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945� � 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 GibsonFriendsPrint: Book
1900-1945� � 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 CobbettRural Rides in the Counties of Surrey, Kent, Susse...Print: Book
1900-1945�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 HayThe First Hundred ThousandPrint: Book
1900-1945�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 DaviesAutobiography of a Super-TrampPrint: Book
1900-1945�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 ShakespeareAntony and CleopatraPrint: Book
1900-1945�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 CobbettRural Rides in the counties of Surrey, Kent, Susse...Print: Book
1900-1945�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 OliverOrdeal by BattlePrint: Book
1900-1945�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 LyricsPrint: Book
1900-1945�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 WordsworthOde: Intimations of ImmortalityPrint: Book
1900-1945�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: Book
1900-1945�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: Newspaper
1900-1945�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 ObserverPrint: Newspaper
1900-1945�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 / periodical
1900-1945�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 DaviesChild LoversPrint: Book
1900-1945�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 SupplementPrint: Newspaper, Serial / periodical
1900-1945�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 unknownunknownPrint: Serial / periodical
1900-1945�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 AbercrombieDeborahPrint: Book
1900-1945�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 DaviesChild LoversPrint: Book


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