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Holograph typescript of Sassoon's poems 'The Tasking', June 1954

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8538

Scope and Contents

Typed poems stuck onto ruled bound notepaper with adhesive tape; interleaved with silicon paper by Cambridge University Library, 1985. Also some handwritten examples (specified below). Some poems have revisions in ink or pencil. Contents: Title page: /1r. Poems: - 'The Tasking' and 'Two Twinklings': /2r. - 'The Visitant' and 'The Question': /2v. - 'The Making': /3r. - 'The Darkness' and 'The Contention': /3v. - 'The Dispersal' and 'Faith Unfaithful' (both handwritten): /4r. - 'Can it be?...' and 'The Trial': /4v-5r. - 'Another Spring': /5r. - 'The Half Century' and 'The Welcoming' (handwritten): /5v. - 'The Worst of It' and 'The Best of It': /6r. - 'The Alliance' (handwritten) and 'Human Bondage': /6v. - 'An Epitome' and 'Renewals' (handwritten): /7r. - 'October Trees': /7v. - 'Sic Sedebat': /8r. - 'The Humbled Heart' (handwritten): /8v. - 'A Chord': /9r. NB. Foliation is the archivist's.

Dates

  • Creation: June 1954

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

1 volume(s) (1 volume (10 ff.))

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

in brown hard-backed folder with Sassoon's initials in gold; adhesive tape used throughout

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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