Letter from Wilfrid Spender to Lillian Spender, 8 April 1916

Foo, Bar; Bar, Foo

Letter from Wilfrid Spender to Lillian Spender, 8 April 1916

1 8 April My p r Very sorry for your heads but glad
you were doing the sensible thing. I hope to get a letter by Douglas
tomorrow. I hope I don'thave to growl at
any unnecessary things he has persuaded you
to send back ! There is a lot of work on & I
to not see how I can propose going away
& should not like to get a snub
about it. I hear all leave is to stop 2
from May 1st so it looks pretty hopeless
in any case. Very little news. Papers very interesting
in showing what a hold Carson has on the
house, & what a grip of essentials but Bonar
Law's speech rather shows that he is not
willing to be a party to shutting down the
present amalgamated Government which
I am sorry for. Surely all men must
realize that Squiffy is past work now. Postman is waiting. I had a nice walk in the sun 3
but wanted Your b w

Letter from sir Wilfrid Spender (1876 - 1960) to his wife, Lillian (1880-1968). Spender was a member of the British Army until 1913 when controversy surrounding his signature of the Ulster Solemn League and Covenant resulted in his resignation. Spender was called up for military service in 1914 and from 1915 served in the 36th (Ulster) Division. Throughout the war, Spender wrote a collection of letters to his wife Lady Lillian Spender. The letters date mainly from 1915 to 1918, when Sir Wilfrid was serving in France. The letters concern politics, the Irish question, personal life, and Wilfrid's experience of the Great War."

Wilfrid Spender
Lillian Spender
1916-04-08
Politics World War I (1914-1918) Personal Relations

Open image in new tab

How to cite

Letters 1916, published by the Austrian Centre for Digital Humanities, Vienna, 2026 (https://letters1916static.github.io/letters1916-static/item__4273.html)