Tuesday, November 3, 1914

Light Rain

Correspondence (1 of 2)

Letter #200Time not recorded
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. . . We have got down to 3 Cabinets a week, and to-day is a day off . . . I had a long visit from K. who is far from happy about what is going on at the front. . . . My dreams continue . . . in which . . . I was supplanted by Herbert Samuel . . .

Asquith mentions a day off from Cabinet, Kitchener's views on the front and invasion, and a dream about being supplanted by Herbert Samuel.

Mentioned:Kitchener • Sir John French • Winston Churchill • Fisher • Jellicoe • Lloyd George • Herbert Samuel • Anthony Asquith

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration5/10
Political Unburdening6/10
Emotional Desolation1/10

Thematic Tags

War situation (Front)Naval actionInvasion fearsKitchener/Lloyd GeorgeDream
H.H. Asquith
Londonⓘ
HIS DAYVisits from K and Lloyd George.
Venetia Stanley
Cheshireⓘ

Official Register

1914-11-03

Top News

Daily Edition

German battlecruisers shell Yarmouth; H.M.S. *Halcyon* engages them. British and French ships bombard the Dardanelles forts,.

Cabinet Council

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Parliament

RECESS
Adjourned