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Commonknowledge: Letters Home from the Crimea: A Young Cavalryman's Campaign (Military Memoirs) by Richard Temple Godman
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“...and how DIFFICULT it had been for him to write and draw in the COLDEST of conditions. Pooh. Bah. #LettersHomefromtheCrimea #Godman”
“However, if he thought her INACCURATE and knew he had summat truer up 'is sleeve his documents' destruction is "Duberly" DREADFUL. #Godman”
“"My journal would have given lots of information to the Crimean commission," - TEMPLE GODMAN May 15 1856”
“"Join the Army - See the World". 1856 and Temple Godman's touring "Troy", Constantinople, Jerusalem, Cairo, Alexandria - witnessing”
“"I see during the night the brown horse has bitten a bit out of my chestnut horse's nose,..." - TEMPLE GODMAN 17 Nov 1855 #Crimea #Horses”
“"our sap was enfiladed...they got up ten gabions" - TEMPLE GODMAN Nov 12 1855 Um, pardon, Sir ? #Language #Words #Vocabulary #NoIdeaMatey”
“"the Greeks are generally very pretty, but so absurdly shy, one can only see them by taking them by surprise." - TEMPLE GODMAN 6 Oct 1855”
“Yep. Richard Temple Godman would've been 47 years old when "The Pirates of Penzance" was first staged. #Gilbert #Sullivan #Musicals #Theatre”
“June 15 1855 - Godman writes to 'is Mum about Russian landmines "One blew up eleven men the other day; they are set all over the ground."”
“Godman always refers to his "soup" as "PORTABLE soup" & the harshest term he uses for another human being is "Rascal". #TempleGodman #Words”
“01/05/1855 - Godman's relating "ladies riding about" @ his Crimean War base, I s'pose it's only like flying Vera Lynn in but with less NOISE”
“A lot is made of the Xmas WW1 ceasefire, Crimean fighter Godman writes of pauses required for burial of the dead during which.. #War #Crimea”
“Yeh. Still a bit irked. Godman is like Sophie. True GRIT. The letter ACTUALLY reads that he can't wait to get back on task.”
“Interesting that the Beeb plucked PART of my favourite section of the book of letters. P'raps it is the peachiest prize. #Godman #Crimea”
“I think Temple Godman was a career soldier, I think it was his choice. The Schools' Programme gives it a lot of WW1 rounded up coating.”
“Real sense of atmosphere and IMMEDIACY with Temple Godman's letters from the Crimea. They pre-date military CENSORSHIP...”
“"...I think they will funk to cross swords with us after their licking." - TEMPLE GODMAN Nov 2 1854 #Slang #Eton #Schoolboy #Army #Crimea”
“"Later in the day the Light Brigade charged down a valley, they had no business to have gone there,..." - TEMPLE GODMAN Nov 2 1854 #Quotes”
“Ick ! So it's blazey 'ot in Turkey and everyone's dying of Cholera but Godman is going swimming to keep cool. Oh matey !! Shut yer trap.”
