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

[P. H. T.],

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1916, Feb. 8 /

First line: I may come near loving you. Typescript.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

[P. H. T.],

424/2/99/1.
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1916, Feb. 8 /

First line: I may come near loving you. Manuscript draft in ink.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

The Ash grove,

424/2/97/1.
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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

Birds' nests,

424/2/9/1b.
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1914, Dec. /

First line: The summer nests uncovered by autumn wind. Written in Steep. Typescript. Version B.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

Birds' nests,

424/2/9/1a.
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1914, Dec. /

First line: The summer nests uncovered by autumn wind. Written in Steep. Typescript. Version A.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

October,

424/2/89/1.
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1915, Oct. 15-16 /

First line: The green elm with the one great bough of gold. Written in High Beech, Essex. Typescript.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

Two houses,

424/2/87/1.
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1915, Jul. 22 /

First line: Between a sunny bank and the sun. Written in London. Typescript.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

February afternoon [sonnet 2],

424/2/86/1.
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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

Digging [2],

424/2/86/1.
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1915,Jul. 21 /

First line: What matter makes my spade for tears or mirth. Written in London. Typescript.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

Interval,

424/2/8/1.
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1914, Dec. /

First line: Gone the wild day. Written in Steep. Typescript.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

Tonight,

424/2/68/1.
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1915, Apr. 30 /

First line: Harry, you know at night. Written in Steep. Typescript.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

Melancholy,

424/2/67/1.
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1915, Apr. 25 /

First line: The rain and wind, the rain and wind raved endlessly. Written in Steep. Typescript.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

Home [2],

424/2/61/1.
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1915, Apr. 17 /

First line: Often I had gone this way before. Written in Steep. Typescript.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

A Tale [cancelled version],

424/2/52/1.
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1915, Mar. 28 /

First line: There once the walls. Written in Steep. Typescript.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

The Signpost,

424/2/5/1.
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1914, Dec. 7 /

First line: The dim sea glints chill. The white sun is shy. Written in Steep. Typescript.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917

March the 3rd,

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1915, Mar. 23 /

First line: Here again (she said) is March the third. Written in Steep. Typescript. Manuscript alterations in Eleanor Farjeon's hand, lines 6-8 the most heavily corrected, also 9, 13 and 20, which probably reflect the editing mentioned in Thomas' letters to her, printed in E. Farjeon, Edward Thomas: The Last Four Years (1958), p. 132. (1) 'Perhaps I shall be able to mend March the 3rd. I know it must be either mended or ended'. (28 Apr 1915); (2) 'I have mended March 3rd too, you see'. (29 Apr 1915).

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917