Letter dated 21 March 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter discussing about the poems 'Yone May', 'For Alemein [Alamein]', 'Orchids', 'Sand' and including references to Capetown, Tripoli and a scheme including Italian speaking interpreters, Churchill, jobs options after the end of the war, occupation army, the benefits of bilinguism and the BBC.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-03-21-24
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Aerogram dated 12 March 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript lettercard including references to Monty or Bernard Montgomery and the new direct air service from Tripoli he asked Churchill for his soldiers, the Eighth Army, one of the most famous formations of the British Army during World War Two. The 51st Highland Division is also mentioned.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-03-12
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Letter dated 21 February 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter from Tripoli mentioning the poem 'Soldier's Prayer', the difficulty to express in writing how it feels like being a soldier, their alienation and homesickness.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-02-21
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Letter dated 12 February 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter from Tripoli including references to the scarcity of food supplies in the city due to the retreat of the German and Italian soldiers.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-02-12
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Aerogram dated 11 February 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript lettercard from Tripoli including references to Churchill, his writing break and lilies.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-02-11
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Letter dated 6 February 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter from Tripoli including the story of an Italian family, from Sicily, who had moved in Libya in 1912, after the Italo-Turkish war. The narration provides an insight in the recent history of the Libyan colony and in the current war as was perceived by the Italian settlers. Also mentioning Sicilian festivals, war prisoners, Jarmain's birthday, the desert, Roman ruins, nurses. Also mentioning his writing, the poem 'For Alemein [Alamein]' and the Hungarian author Mihaly Foldi.
John Jarmain was teaching Italian at Millfield School in Street, Somerset, before the war.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-02-06-07
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Letter dated 29 January 1943
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter from Tripoli including references to his experience, an ordered list of the poems sent, a small sketch. Also mentioning helping an Italian family living in the city and local street sellers.
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Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-01-29
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Aerogram dated 30 January 1943: draft of poem 'Sand'
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript lettercard from Tripoli including a draft of the poem 'Sand' and references to his experience in Tripoli.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-01-25-29
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Letter dated 20 January 1943: draft of poem 'Leptis Magna'
English Literature - 20th Century
Manuscript letter including a draft of the poem 'Leptis Magna', references to the journey through the desert along the Lybian coast up to Leptis Magna and the arrival to Tripoli, deliveries and mail. Also including some literary discussion of poetry, poets and 'War and Peace' by Tolstoy.
Jarmain; John (1911-1944); poet
Letters of John Jarmain EUL MS 413
1943-01-20-24
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