A collection of 14 poems, handwritten by Sassoon and bearing his monogram. Fair copy with occasional corrections. Poems: 'Apologia', 'The Tasking', 'Another Spring', 'An Epitome', 'The Best of It', 'The Worst of It', 'The Half Century', 'Neighbours', 'A Reunion', 'Not Guilty', 'Human Bondage', 'Can it be...', 'The Offering' and 'Two Twinklings'. With a related letter from Sassoon to 'Tommy' [H.M. Tomlinson], Heytesbury, 1 Jan. 1953.
Siegfried Sassoon: Wonted Themes
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- ReferenceGB 12 MS Add.9773
- Dates of Creation1952-1953
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish .
- Physical Description1 collection 4 bifolios & covers, plus 1 sheet paper paper
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Purchased, November 2006.
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Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
pages hand-sewn with coloured decorative paper cover