Saturday, October 31, 1914

Light Rain

Correspondence (1 of 2)

Letter #196Morning
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One can recreate the past from letters better than in any other way . . . I have written to you with more confidence & fullness & intimacy in a thousand times than I ever have to any other human being . . . The Turk has now under German pressure taken a hand.

Asquith reflects on the value of their correspondence, watches recruits marching, and discusses the entry of Turkey into the war.

Mentioned:Kitchener • Tweedmouth • Campbell-Bannerman • Reginald McKenna • Rosie Ridley • Sir Thomas Barlow

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration9/10
Political Unburdening5/10
Emotional Desolation1/10

Thematic Tags

Letters/BiographersRecruitsTurkey entering warTweedmouth letter (1908)
H.H. Asquith
London / The Wharfⓘ
HIS DAYWatching recruits. Dinner with Custs.
Venetia Stanley
Cheshireⓘ
HER DAYWrote to Asquith (to-day). Keeping box of letters. Reading newspapers

Official Register

1914-10-31

Top News

Daily Edition

The cruiser H.M.S. *Hermes* is torpedoed and sunk in the Straits of Dover. The London Scottish regiment distinguishes itself in action near Ypres, the first Territorial unit to do so,.

Cabinet Council

MEETING
>>Ref: War CouncilTopics: War with Turkey, Greece, Italy, and Roumania positions, Fate of Turkish Empire

Parliament

RECESS
Adjourned
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