From Alwyn Faber Scholfield [Keeper of the Records, Govt of India, later Cambridge University Librarian], Calcutta, 18 Nov. 1918
Scope and Contents
Was impressed by Chester Purves; peace means he ceases to be an electrical engineer and becomes a gunner; is suffering from water on the knee after a hard Himalayan walking tour; the armistice; London and Cambridge friends and acquaintances; thoughts on Lytton Strachey's Eminent Victorians; the lure of 'popery'; would prefer living in England to 'this second-rate, vulgar world of make believe and ignorance'
Dates
- Creation: 18 Nov. 1918
Creator
- From the Fonds: Dent, Edward Joseph, 1876-1957 (Professor of Music) (Person)
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Language of Materials
English
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