The treasures of Siegfried Sassoon's personal archive, including his diary recounting the first day on the Somme and the telegram summoning him to HQ after his "Soldier's Declaration", have gone on public display for the first time. Dream Voices: Siegfried Sassoon, Memory and War opens today at Cambridge University Library, after its GBP1.25m acquisition of the archive held by Sassoon's relatives. The purchase was supported by Andrew Motion, Sebastian Faulks and Michael MorpurgoWednesday, July 21, 2010
Dream Voices: Siegfried Sassoon, Memory and War - Cambridge University Library
The treasures of Siegfried Sassoon's personal archive, including his diary recounting the first day on the Somme and the telegram summoning him to HQ after his "Soldier's Declaration", have gone on public display for the first time. Dream Voices: Siegfried Sassoon, Memory and War opens today at Cambridge University Library, after its GBP1.25m acquisition of the archive held by Sassoon's relatives. The purchase was supported by Andrew Motion, Sebastian Faulks and Michael Morpurgo
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