Edward Thomas letters to O. M. Edwards
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1900-1902
Twelve letters, 1900-1902, from Edward Thomas to Sir Owen M. Edwards, his erstwhile tutor at Lincoln College, Oxford, written shortly after Thomas had left university, their main purpose being to ask for guidance in seeking employment; they also reflect his attachment to Wales and his interest in the Welsh language.
Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917
Household poems: [1 Bronwen],
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1916, Mar. 29-Apr. 6 /
First line: If I should ever by chance grow rich. Written 'at Little Warley and Hare Hall'. Manuscript draft in pencil.
Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917
February afternoon [sonnet 2],
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1916, Feb. 7-8 /
First line: Men heard this roar of parleying starlings, saw. Manuscript draft in ink.
Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917
Letter sent 14 Jan 1917,
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1917, Jan. 14 /
Letter from Edward Thomas to Helen Thomas, addressed Lydd, Kent, dated 'Sunday'. Formerly in envelope dated 14 Jan 1917, Lydd.
Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917
Letter sent 25 Jan 1917,
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1917, Jan. 25 /
Letter from Edward Thomas to Helen Thomas. Formerly in envelope postmarked 25 Jan 1917, Codford, Wiltshire.
Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917
Blenheim oranges,
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1916, Sep. 3 /
First line: Gone, gone again. Written at Royal Artillery School, Handel Street, London W.C. Typescript.
Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917
The Sheiling,
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1916, Nov. 23 /
First line: It stands alone. Written 'travelling back from Gordon Bottomley's (Silverdale)'. Manuscript draft in pencil.
Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917
The Lofty sky,
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1915, Jan. 10 /
First line: Today I want the sky. Written in Steep. Typescript. Lacks beginning, lines 25-34 only.
Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917
Last poem,
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1917, Jan. 13 /
First line: The sorrow of true love is a great sorrow. Written at Lydd. Manuscript copy in ink in Helen Thomas' hand.
Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917
Tonight,
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1915, Apr. 30 /
First line: Harry, you know at night. Written in Steep. Typescript.
Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917
Letter sent 7 Apr 1917,
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1917, Apr. 7 /
Letter from Edward Thomas to Helen Thomas, sent from Field Post Office - envelope only, postmarked 7 Apr 1917.
Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917
November sky,
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1914, Dec. 4 /
First line: November's days are thirty. Written in Steep. Typescript.
Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917
The Ash grove,
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1916, Feb. 8 /
First line: In an ash-grove among the mountains once, I was glad. Written in London. Manuscript, second draft, in ink, sent to Eleanor Farjeon with a letter dated 8 Feb 1916.
Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917
A Tale [cancelled version],
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1915, Mar. 28 /
First line: There once the walls. Written in Steep. Typescript.
Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917
Letter sent 7 Feb 1917,
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1917, Feb. 7 /
Letter from Edward Thomas to Helen Thomas. In envelope postmarked Field Post Office, 8 Feb 1917.
Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917
Letter sent 27 Jan 1917,
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1917, Jan. 27 /
Letter from Edward Thomas to Helen Thomas. In envelope postmarked 27 Jan 1917, Codford, Wiltshire.
Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917
The Signpost,
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1914, Dec. 7 /
First line: The dim sea glints chill. The white sun is shy. Written in Steep. Typescript.
Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917
Birds' nests,
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1914, Dec. /
First line: The summer nests uncovered by autumn wind. Written in Steep. Typescript. Version B.
Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917
The New year,
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1914, Jan. 1 /
First line: He was the one man I met up in the woods. Written in Steep. Typescript.
Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917
[P. H. T.],
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1916, Feb. 8 /
First line: I may come near loving you. Manuscript draft in ink.
Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917