Sunday, May 9, 1915

Sunny

Correspondence (1 of 1)

Letter #421Time not recorded
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. . . I have never felt parting with anyone so much. . . . My thoughts all the time are far away . . . I was looking last night thro' the Two Gentlemen of Verona . . .

Asquith writes from The Wharf, feeling the upcoming parting deeply.

Mentioned:Lloyd George • Lord Reading • Maurice Bonham Carter • Sylvia Henley • Violet Asquith • Puffin

Metric Analysis

Romantic Adoration10/10
Political Unburdening0/10
Emotional Desolation5/10

Thematic Tags

PartingGuestsShakespeare
H.H. Asquith
Sutton Courtneyⓘ
HIS DAYHosting guests. driving into Oxford. drive with Sylvia.. The Wharf
Venetia Stanley
Hoe Farmⓘ

Official Register

1915-05-09

Top News

Daily Edition

The British First Army launched an attack at the Battle of Aubers Ridge but failed to break through.. New Zealand tennis player Anthony Wilding was killed in action at Aubers Ridge.

Cabinet Council

NO SESSION
No Minutes

Parliament

RECESS
Adjourned

Witness Observations

Lord Riddell
Lord Riddell

"Spent the day with Kitchener at Broome Park. He asked me to try to find him a Georgian chandelier, a large one, and some Jacobean furniture. ... His secretary (Creedy) has made a little picture gallery of the portraits of ladies who have sent their photographs to K."