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These newly discovered letters, written prior to 1922, illuminate the tragically short life of Ivor Gurney. He died in 1937, aged 47, having composed 100 songs and written over 300 poems. He met the Chapmans in 1914 and in his letters constantly yearns to be with them in the security of their family home in High Wycombe. In December 1915 Gurney the poet, now of the 2/5 Glosters, writes 'As for winter trees - I believe, never are they so beautiful as now. Never are afterglows so far beyond words to describe as in Winter.' In 1918 he was described as suffering from 'a nervous breakdown from deferred shell-shock'. He entrusted his manuscripts to Marion Scott, a musical historian, who arranged the publication of many of his poems, and supported him through his final 15 years in a mental asylum. It is entirely due to her that Gurney's work survives. There are many evocative photos. (Kirkus UK)
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This is the first publication for many years of a collection of letters which Gurney wrote from the Western Front. Although the facts of Gurney's life are undeniably tragic, he managed to find great enjoyment in his friendships. That aspect of his life remained in the shadows as no documentary evidence had been found to support it, but the discovery of his letters to the Chapman family restores the balance. These letters give us a previously unrevealed insight into the courage, humour and warmth of his personality in the precious years prior to 1922 after which Gurney was committed to an asylum until his death. 'Stars in a Dark Night' is Gurney's own description of the Chapman's letters to him during the war. This unique and powerful collection of letters is fully complemented with photographs, documents and manuscript pieces.
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These newly discovered letters, written prior to 1922, illuminate the tragically short life of Ivor Gurney. He died in 1937, aged 47, having composed 100 songs and written over 300 poems. He met the Chapmans in 1914 and in his letters constantly yearns to be with them in the security of their family home in High Wycombe. In December 1915 Gurney the poet, now of the 2/5 Glosters, writes 'As for winter trees - I believe, never are they so beautiful as now. Never are afterglows so far beyond words to describe as in Winter.' In 1918 he was described as suffering from 'a nervous breakdown from deferred shell-shock'. He entrusted his manuscripts to Marion Scott, a musical historian, who arranged the publication of many of his poems, and supported him through his final 15 years in a mental asylum. It is entirely due to her that Gurney's work survives. There are many evocative photos. (Kirkus UK)
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This is the first publication for many years of a collection of letters which Gurney wrote from the Western Front. Although the facts of Gurney's life are undeniably tragic, he managed to find great enjoyment in his friendships. That aspect of his life remained in the shadows as no documentary evidence had been found to support it, but the discovery of his letters to the Chapman family restores the balance. These letters give us a previously unrevealed insight into the courage, humour and warmth of his personality in the precious years prior to 1922 after which Gurney was committed to an asylum until his death. 'Stars in a Dark Night' is Gurney's own description of the Chapman's letters to him during the war. This unique and powerful collection of letters is fully complemented with photographs, documents and manuscript pieces.
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