Record Number: 29787
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
‘A fairly idle day. I did pay parade etc. and read Leigh Hunt.'
Century:1900-1945
Date:5 Aug 1917
Country:Belgium
Timedaytime
Place:city: Ypres
county: West Flanders
specific address: School 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:1 Nov 1896
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Army Officer and Poet
Religion:Christian (Anglican)
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Belgium
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Sir Ralph Esher OR Poems
Genre:Fiction, Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:29787
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Digitised pocket diary from The First World War Poetry Digital Archive, University of Oxford (www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit); © The Harry Ransom Center/The Edmund Blunden Literary Estate http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/9417/9327
Additional Information:
Diary entry 5 August 1917. This pocket diary belonging to Edmund Blunden relates the experiences of the northern section of the battle of Passchendaele, near the Yser Canal. The attack began on 31 July 1917, and this diary, while incomplete, has sections describing the period between 8 July and 5 August 1917.
Citation:
Digitised pocket diary from The First World War Poetry Digital Archive, University of Oxford (www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit); © The Harry Ransom Center/The Edmund Blunden Literary Estate http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/9417/9327 , http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=29787, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
In his diary entry for 29 July 1917 Blunden mentions having received books by Leigh Hunt ‘A mail unexpectedly came up but only brought me a business letter from Gadney’s. It was only yesterday [28 July] that Leigh Hunt’s “Poems” and “Sir Ralph Esher” came from him.’ http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/document/9417/9323
