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John Jarmaine Letters Online

Between June 1942 and June 1944 John Jarmaine was serving in Africa and later Europe. During this time he wrote regular letters and airgraphs, some containing drafts of his poems, to his wife, Beryl. The letters are now part of the Special Collections of the University of Exeter where a project to transcribe the letters  Continue Reading »

John Jarmain

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