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MS 684 02 01 06

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MS 684 02 01 06

Title

Thomas Hardy collection: Letters from Hardy to Walter de la Mare

Level

Item

Administrative / Biographical history

Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) was an English poet, short story writer and novelist.

Date

1918-1923

Extent & medium

1 volume

Content description

The volume contains seven autograph letters from Hardy to Walter de la Mare, from 1918 to 1923. Hardy comments on De la Mare's poetry and provides details about his daily life. On 15 October 1919, Hardy writes that, for him, De La Mare's 'The Song of the Mad Prince' "has a meaning almost too intense to speak of". Also included is an envelope addressed to De la Mare in Hardy's hand.

Arrangement

The letters have been arranged chronologically within the bound volume by the cataloguer.
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