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