Letter dated 18 July 1942
English literature - 20th century
Manuscript letter providing an insight into aspects of his life on board of the troopship.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1942-07-18
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Letter dated 21 July 1942: draft of poems 'Sleeping on Deck', 'Flying Fishes' and 'Yone May'
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter including the poems 'Sleeping on Deck', 'Flying Fishes' and 'Yone May' and references to his life in the army and Capetown.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1942-07-21
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Airgraph dated 19 August 1942
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter depicting life in a transit camp in the desert where the soldiers are learning the desert ways. Also including references to the food rations.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1942-08-19
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Letter dated 21 August 1942
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter including references to everyday life in the army training camps in the desert, flies, heat, lack of privacy and then life in the local villages, Cairo, a military parade for Wiston Churchill and a sketch.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1942-08-21
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Letter dated 29 August 1942
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter including references to everyday life in the army camps and three South African coins. Also mentioning receiving a cable or cablegram with news of his daughter's birth and wandering how the baby looks like.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1942-08-29
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Airgraph dated 12 September 1942
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter mentioning the difficulties of writing letters during war in the desert.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1942-09-12
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Letter dated 14-15 September 1942
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter including references to everyday life in the army camps and the difficulty of describing it to people in England, the desert near Cairo and dust storms. Also mentioning the regret of missing out the early time with his newly born baby.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1942-09-14
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Aerogram dated 25 September 1942
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript lettercard including references to everyday life in the army camps in the desert near Cairo.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1942-09-25
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Aerogram dated 28 September 1942
English Literature - 20Th Century
Manuscript lettercard including references to everyday life in the army in the desert near Cairo.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1942-09-28
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Letter dated 28 September 1942
English Literature -20th Century
Manuscript letter including references to everyday life in the army, including meals, flies, in the desert near Cairo and Alexandria.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1942-09-28
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Airgraph dated 9 October 1942: draft of poem 'Bivouac'
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter including a draft of the poem 'Bivouac'.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1942-10-09
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Letter dated 11 October 1942: draft of poems 'Bivouac' and 'Mirage'
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter including drafts of the poems 'Bivouac' and 'Mirage', Jarmain's reflections on his poetry and a structure for a book. Also providing an insight into the practicality of living in the desert, including sketches of his dugout, a shelter to keep the sand and the sun out.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1942-10-11
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Aerogram dated 13 October 1942: draft of poem 'Mirage'
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript lettercard including a draft of the poem 'Mirage' and references to everyday life in the army camps.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
1942-10-13
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Letter dated 18 October 1942
English Literature - 20th century
Manuscript letter including references to everyday life during leave in Alexandria and his description of the city.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1942-10-18
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Letter dated 28 October 1942: draft of poem 'Tel El Eisa'
English Literature - 20th century
Manuscript letter including a draft of the poem 'Tel El Eisa' and references to life in the desert near El Alamein and the battle field. Also mentioning the publication of some of his work in the 'Daily Telegraph'.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1942-10-28
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Aerogram dated 2 November 1942: draft of poems 'Tel El Eisa' and 'Sandbags'
English Literature - 20th century
Manuscript lettercard including a draft of two more poems to be included in the collection 'Poems in the Western desert': a revised version of 'Tel El Eisa' and 'Sandbags'.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1942-11-02
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Letter dated 9 November 1942: draft of poem 'Orchids'
English Literature - 20th century
Manuscript letter written after the battle of Al Alamein including a draft of the poem 'Orchids/Song in the Desert' and references to the battle and the retreat of the Germans and Italians.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1942-11-09
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Airgraph dated 11 November 1942
English Literature - 20th century
Manuscript letter including references to life in the desert, war and Rommel.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1942-11-11
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Aerogram dated 13 November 1942: draft of poem 'Ring Plover at El Alemein [Alamein]'
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript lettercard written after the battle of Al Alamein including a draft of the poem 'Ring Plover at El Alemein'.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1942-11-13
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Letter dated 14 November 1942
English Literature - 20th century
Manuscript letter from the desert including references to the war news and reports of battles and life in the desert. Also discussing his poetry and the poems 'Soldiers' Prayer' and 'Orchids'.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1942-11-14
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