Record Number: 32907
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
‘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 and his peasant friend. It is near the end, the first half of the last volume, I think—stamped with genius and a high loftiness, Bach-like and as true as his Preludes and Fugues.’
Century:1900-1945
Date:Between 12 Aug 1915 and 22 Feb 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:War and Peace
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:32907
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:69
Additional Comments:
Letter to Marion Scott, Park House Camp, Salisbury, 22 February 1916
Citation:
Ivor Gurney, R. K. R. Thornton (ed.), Ivor Gurney: Collected Letters, (Manchester, 1991), p. 69, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=32907, accessed: 22 December 2024
Additional Comments:
See also RED ID 32890 for earlier comments on reading this work. The date of reading has been entered as anywhere between previous letter on this book and this current one.
