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Masefield, J. to Bull, D. - correspondence, 1920-01-05

Folder 8

 Item
Identifier: Folder 8

Scope and Contents

BOAR’S HILL, OXFORD. Jan 5. 1920. [photo enclosure unavailable] Masefield encloses "the best picture [he] know[s] of the society here at the end of the war" with his further commentary. Following up on his Nov 19, 1919 letter to Bull, Masefield cites H. Mayhew’s "Life + Labour of the London Poor" (1851) about London's "coster" street vendors. Costers "love fighting, are very patriotic" and, until WWI, lived much as they did seventy years earlier, Masefield reports. But at the Somme battle, they "were killed in thousands".

Dates

  • Creation: 1920-01-05

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.42 Linear Feet

From the Collection: 1 document box other_unmapped

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository

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