Notebook on Meredith and Hardy, with drafts of three poems, 1946-1951 (date approximate.)
Scope and Contents
The volume comprises notes on George Meredith and Thomas Hardy, diary entries and a small number of poetical drafts. It includes:
- quotations from Meredith and Hardy: /1*. - list of dates of occasions spent with Hardy: /1*(v). - notes on Hardy: /1-30, /90, /92. - drafts of poems: /98. untitled, begins 'I saw the future of my faithful room'; /99. 'The Onlooker'; /100. 'The Guardians'. - notes on Meredith: /122-102 (these run from the back page of the notebook).
Two enclosures are in a separate envelope. Foliation is partly original, with foliation by the archivist in square brackets.
Dates
- 1946-1951 (date approximate.)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 volume(s) ( 63 ff. with 2 enclosures)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
folios /31-89 are blank
Creator
- From the Fonds: Sassoon, Siegfried Loraine, 1886-1967 (poet and author) (Person)
Repository Details
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