Sunday, February 28, 1915

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Correspondence (1 of 1)

Letter #326Time not recorded
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. . . I have got this morning the Admiral’s full report of the Dardanelles bombardment. . . . I have been trying to collect some ideas for my speech, and have now framed a sort of skeleton . . .

Asquith reports on the Dardanelles bombardment and outlines his upcoming speech.

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration6/10
Political Unburdening6/10
Emotional Desolation0/10

Thematic Tags

Dardanelles bombardmentQueen ElizabethVote of Credit speech outlineFrench reinforcements
H.H. Asquith
Kentⓘ
HIS DAYPreparing speech.. Walmer Castle
Venetia Stanley
Londonⓘ
HER DAYWrote to Asquith

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