Manuscript copy of Winifred Letts, 'The Spires of Oxford'

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MS. Top. Oxon. c. 656, fols. 93-95

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Also a printed map of Oxford, 1840s.

Dates

c.1916

Extent

3 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Oxon. c. 656, fols. 93-94].

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Shelfmark:

MS. Top. Oxon. c. 656, fols. 93-95

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 22557

Additional Description

Abstract

Manuscript copy of Winifred Letts, 'The Spires of Oxford'

Biographical / Historical

Winifred Mary Letts (1882-1972) was born in Salford, England but spent most of her life in Ireland. She was a nurse with the Voluntary Aid Detachment in England during the First World War. She wrote plays, novels, poetry and children's books.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Given to the library by Mrs W.R. Robbins, Sep 1983.

Bibliography

This poem was published in W.M. Letts, Hallow-e’en and poems of the war (London, 1916), 7-8. It was re-published the following year in The Spires of Oxford, and Other Poems (1917).