National Library of Wales Archives and Manuscripts

NLW MS 23222B.
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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