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I took a look at his journal 9 May 1918-2 Feb. 1919. Specifically I'm trying to find his reaction to Wilfred Owen's death on November 4th. Owen's own letters we
by bhickey 12y ago
I took a look at his journal 9 May 1918-2 Feb. 1919. Specifically I'm trying to find his reaction to Wilfred Owen's death on November 4th. Owen's own letters were burned after his death by his brother.
November 11th is an interesting read:
http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-ADD-09852-00001-00013/64 http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-ADD-09852-00001-00013/64
"The war is ended. It is impossible to realize. Oxford had much flag waving also & signs of demonstration."
Edit: Ah-ha. Sassoon didn't learn of his death until several months later. I'll try to track down the passage.