Manuscripts

"British" World War One Poetry: An Introduction by Oxford University

Sep 20, 201412:55Education

In this short talk Dr Stuart Lee introduces some of the primary sources of World War One poetry: manuscripts. Visit Oxford's online First World War Poetry Digital Archive to explore the manuscripts of the major British W...

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