The collection consists of 45 letters to Dudley Ward and 33 to Frances (Darwin) Cornford, who was also a poet. The letters discuss in detail Brooke's complicated romantic relationships with "Ka" Cox, Noel Olivier, Cathleen Nesbitt, and the Tahitian wo...
Description:
Rupert Brooke (1887-1915), educated at Rugby School and King's College, Cambridge, was a member of the Georgian Poets. His most famous work, the sonnet sequence 1914 and Other Poems, appeared in 1915. Brooke joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve in ...
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Brooke, Rupert, 1887-1915., Brooke, Rupert, 1887-1915, Cornford, Frances Darwin, 1886-1960., Cox, Katherine Laird., Nesbitt, Cathleen, 1888-1982., Olivier, Noel, 1892-, Taata-Mata., and Great Britain. Royal Navy.
Subject (Topic):
Friends and associates, Relations with women, Poets, English, Poets, Georgian, World War, 1914-1918, History, and Social life and customs