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This booklet was produced to commemorate the dedication of the Robert Frost Library, October 24 1965. Includes extracts from two letters written in 1935 from Frost to George Frisbee Whicher when Frost was trying to finish and name the poem "Departmental". A facsimile of the poem is included. An amended "Departmental" was published in "A Further Range" in 1936

"Robert E Lee: a play in nine scenes" by John Drinkwater

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1948

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published by Sidgwick & Jackson, London

Review of stage production "The Dark Earth and the Light Sky" by Jean Moorcroft Wilson

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29 November 2012

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in Camden New Journal Review. Performed at the Almeida Theatre

Review of "One of These Fine Days: Memoirs of Myfanwy Thomas" by R George Thomas

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1982

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in Poetry Wales volume 18 number 1

Reprinted portrait photograph of Edward Thomas

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(c.1980s) 1913

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Photographer unknown

Report of event "A Pine in Solitude" at the Purcell Room, South Bank, London

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February 1982

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in The Illustrated London News. Readings of prose and poetry associated with Edward Thomas held on 25 February 1978

Report of accessions to the National Library of Wales 1991-1992 including papers relating to Edward Thomas

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c. March 1992

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Refers to early correspondence with James Ashford Noble, his diaries, correspondence with Helen Thomas and pocket books containing draft poems

Rap version of the poem Adlestrop by Edward Thomas, written by Bill Greenwell

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2007

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Radio listing for programme "Inspiration"

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13 March 1983

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Publication unknown. Ludovic Kennedy interviews Myfanwy Thomas. With ink annotation

Radio listing for programme "A Closer Look"

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8 August 1982

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Publication unknown. Poet Vernon Scannell discusses Edward Thomas's poems "Old Man" and "Thaw". Broadcast on Radio 3. With ink annotation

"Quality Totals" possibly written by Herbert Farjeon

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c.1913

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Handwritten in pencil. Marks were awarded or deducted for certain personal qualities. Includes "Eleanor" [Farjeon], "Godwin" [Baynes], "Joe" [Farjeon], "Peter", "Clifford" [Bax], [Edward] "Thomas", "Arnold" [Bax], "Lynn", "Maitland", "Paul" [Corder] and "Stacy" [Aumonier]

Published letters under heading "Edward Thomas" by Donald Davie, Humphrey Clucas and John Lucas

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1 February 1980

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in the Times Literary Supplement. Ongoing letters concerning the original article by Donald Davie and replies from Kim Taplin and Roy Fuller

Published letters relating to Adlestrop station

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undated

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Includes details of personal reminiscences of Adlestrop. One letter regarding the Adlestrop name board with photograph is annotated by Edward Eastaway Thomas "On the original station the seat would NOT have been under the name board!"

Published letter "The England of Edward Thomas" by Kim Taplin

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21 December 1979

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in the Times Literary Supplement. Written in response to Donald Davie's article "Lessons in honesty"

Published letter "Hitting a wrong note" by Carolyn Williams

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26 June 1992

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in The Times. Corrects a past article quoting Edward Thomas "all the birds of Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire"

Published letter from Edward Eastaway Thomas on the death of Lord Chuter-Ede

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19 November 1965

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in the [?] Advertiser

Published letter "Edward Thomas" by Roy Fuller

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11 January 1980

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in the Times Literary Supplement in response to article by Donald Davie and letter from Kim Taplin

Published letter "Edward Thomas" by Katherine Bucknell

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12 June 1987

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in the Times Literary Supplement. A response to Stan Smith's response to Katherine Bucknell's article on his work "Edward Thomas"

Published letter "Edward Thomas" by Bouwe Postmus

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undated

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Publication unknown. Refers to Hans Ulrich Seeber's thesis "Moderne Pastoraldichtung in England" 1979 of which the second part is a study of Edward Thomas's poetry

Provisional programme for the Fabian Summer School

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August 1918

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Includes talk by Julian Thomas "A Talk on Edward Eastaway & his Poems". Other speakers include Bernard Shaw and Emil Davies. With pencil annotations

Protection certificate and certificate of identity for Wilfrid Wilson Gibson

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7 January 1919

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Form excusing holder from remaining with his colours for a 28 day period

Prospectus for "These Things the Poets Said" by The Pear Tree Press

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c.1935

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Anthology of poems written by friends of Edward Thomas in his memory, compiled by Robert Eckert Jr. Includes pencil annotations

Prospectus for "The Diary of Edward Thomas: 1st January - 8th April 1917" to be ordered from The Selborne Bookshop

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c. 1977

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Prospectus for "Edward Thomas: A centenary celebration with etchings by Arthur Neal"

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c. March 1978

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Prospectus entry for "The Collected Poems of Edward Thomas" edited by R George Thomas

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1978

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Published in "Some New Oxford Books: English Literature and Other Literatures in Translation 1978-79"

Proof copy of "Twelve Idyls and Other Poems" by Lascelles Abercrombie

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1928

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Loosely gathered pages within a plain cover. Pages are stamped "First Proofs: 14-16th June 1928: Wm. Brendon & son, Ltd.: Plymouth". With pencil annotations

Proof copy of "The Theory of Poetry" by Lascelles Abercrombie

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1923

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Loose pages 65 - 128 only. Stamped "revised proofs: 28 November 1923: Wm. Brendon & Son, Ltd.: Plymouth". With pencil annotations

Proof copy of "Progress in Literature" by Lascelles Abercrombie

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1929

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Loose pages within a cover. Pages are stamped "University Press Cambridge: 5 Apr 1929" and initialled "ERB". Annotated on back cover by Lascelles Abercrombie. Includes pencil annotations

Proof copies of the second edition of the three act play "Deborah" by Lascelle Abercrombie

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1922

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Annotated by Lascelles Abercrombie. Bound book with inserted loose pages

Proof copies of "The Sale of Saint Thomas in Six Acts" by Lascelles Abercrombie

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1930

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Loose pages. With pen and ink and pencil annotations by Lascelles Abercrombie

Promotional postcard for radio programme "No One Left and No One Came" presented by Anne Harvey

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c. June 2001

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Includes information on the programme broadcast on Radio 4 on 28 June 2001. With annotation by Anne Harvey and poem "Adlestrop" printed on reverse with a wood engraving by James Bostock

Promotional pamphlet for lectures by Lesley Frost, daughter of Robert Frost

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c.1964

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Includes a biography of Lesley Frost and subjects covered by her lectures

Programmes for the performance of "A Pine in Solitude" at the National Poetry Centre

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3 May 1978

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Performed by Kay Barwick, Hugh Dickson, Anne Harvey and Stephen Thorne. Compiled by Anne Harvey. Performance arranged by Mary Greenslade

Programme with supporting material for the Dymock Poets Weekend

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29 - 30 June 1996

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Includes information on the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, John Drinkwater and the play "The End of the World" by Lascelles Abercrombie

Programme of events for the Friends of the Dymock Poets Annual General Meeting weekend

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4 - 5 October 1997

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Includes performance of "An Unprecedented Image: A Portrait of Rupert Brooke" by Gabriel Woolf and Rupert Brooke's play "Lithuania" by the Ledbury Amateur Dramatic Society

Programme for "Walking with Edward: A Centenary Tribute in Words and Pictures"

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5 March 1978

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Performed at Steep Village Hall. Compiled and presented by Michael Bakewell with Hugh Dickson and Valerie Sarruf

Programme for "University of Sussex Centre for Continuing Education: A Residential Weekend School: The Poetry of Edward Thomas, 1878-1917"

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2-3 December 1978

Part of Dymock Poets Special Collection

Subtitle "A Weekend Course to celebrate the Centenary of his birth to be held at Stafford House, Hassocks, Sussex". Annotated by Edward Eastaway Thomas

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