| Evidence: | 'The letter began with a keen criticism of Robert Service's "Rhymes of a Red Cross Man", which had just been sent out to him from England. He particularly resented, it seemed, a line in the poem called "Pilgrims" which described death as "the splendid release".' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Jan 1917 and 24 Mar 1917 | ||||||||||
| Country: | France | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: near Arras | ||||||||||
| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Type of Experience (Listener): |
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| Reader: | Victor unknown |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Unknown/NA |
| Occupation: | soldier serving in the First World War |
| Religion: | unknown |
| Country of origin: | unknown |
| Country of experience: | France |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Robert Service |
| Title: | Rhymes of a Red Cross Man |
| Genre: | Poetry |
| Form of Text: | Print: Unknown |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 21744 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Vera Brittain | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Testament of Youth | |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain | |
| Date of Publication: | 1978 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 335 | |
| Additional comments: | Vera Brittain refers to a letter dated 24th March, written to her by Victor, a friend of her brother Edward and herself. |
| Citation: | Vera Brittain, Testament of Youth (Great Britain, 1978), p. 335, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=21744, accessed: 28 September 2023 | |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)