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Charles Hamilton Sorley

19 May 1895 - 13 October 1915

Charles Hamilton Sorley was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. In 1908 he attended Marlborough College, where his favourite sport was cross-country running. He then went to Germany, where he spent three months at Schwerin studying German language and culture before he enrolled at the University of Jena.

At the beginning of World War I, Sorley was forced to leave the Germany. He returned to England and volunteered for military service. He arrived at the Western Front in France in May 1915, and quickly rose to the rank of captain. In October of 1915 he was killed in action near Hulluch in the Battle of Loos.

In 1916, his sole work was published posthumously.

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  • Cover of: Marlborough: and other poems

    First published in 1916 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition marlboroughother00sorl
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  • Cover of: Marlborough, and other poems.

    First published in 1919 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition marlboroughother00sorliala
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  • Cover of: The collected letters of Charles Hamilton Sorley

    First published in 1990 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Collected Poems

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  • Cover of: The collected poems of Charles Hamilton Sorley

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  • Cover of: The letters of Charles Sorley: with a chapter of biography.

    First published in 1919 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The letters of Charles Sorley, with a chapter of biography.

    First published in 1919 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Marlborough, and other poems; with illustrations in prose.

    First published in 1916 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The poems and selected letters of Charles Hamilton Sorley

    First published in 1978 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Marlborough and other poems

    First published in 1932 1 edition in 1 language
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Subjects
World War, 1914-1918, British Personal narratives, Correspondence, English Personal narratives, Social life and customs, 821/.912, English Poets, Pr6037.o7
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Germany
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Charles Hamilton Sorley (1895-1915)
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20th century

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
October 18, 2010 Edited by Sarah Breau Added bio, added to birth date, added death date, added Wikipedia link
October 18, 2010 Edited by Sarah Breau Added new photo
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import