tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213214691888541544.post8573149844265090997..comments2024-01-09T03:00:27.180+00:00Comments on Tall Tales from the Trees: EDMUND GURNEY (1847-1888) AND THE CROSS-CORRESPONDENCESHeart of the Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11228338686534366041noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213214691888541544.post-44458883806155480272018-04-12T18:59:00.471+01:002018-04-12T18:59:00.471+01:00Than you for your correction, and for the informat...Than you for your correction, and for the information about the hymns.Heart of the Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11228338686534366041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213214691888541544.post-16258582585355639562018-04-10T13:23:41.728+01:002018-04-10T13:23:41.728+01:00Edmund Gurney was not the son of a Unitarian minis...Edmund Gurney was not the son of a Unitarian minister but of an Anglican clergyman. His father, Revd John Hampton Gurney, was Rector of St Mary’s, Marylebone in central London; he wrote a number of hymns, of which the best known is “Fair waved the golden corn”.William Fishernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213214691888541544.post-17184850359560785692013-02-14T15:08:13.744+00:002013-02-14T15:08:13.744+00:00I must have read elsewhere that his military caree...I must have read elsewhere that his military career was unremarkable, so thanks for suggesting otherwise. I'm happy to stand corrected. Iknow he was a POW in WW2 and worked for MI6 although I don't know in what capacity: do you have any details for me or my readers? A link perhaps? You sound like an interested party - do you have a connection with Henry?Heart of the Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11228338686534366041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213214691888541544.post-37251651847592406232013-02-13T22:36:20.901+00:002013-02-13T22:36:20.901+00:00You describe Henry Coombe-Tennant's military c...You describe Henry Coombe-Tennant's military career as unremarkable. Nothing could be further from the truth. His exploits are too many and various to list here. Suffice it to say that they put James Bond in the shade...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213214691888541544.post-57302195697994751702010-04-12T12:42:31.328+01:002010-04-12T12:42:31.328+01:00Or was it a retrospective explanation by Mrs Wille...Or was it a retrospective explanation by Mrs Willett of her pregnancy by her lover ....? Nice excuse!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213214691888541544.post-86480283913041933822010-04-12T10:35:10.213+01:002010-04-12T10:35:10.213+01:00The dead, I'm afraid! This really is a very we...The dead, I'm afraid! This really is a very weird tale indeed.Heart of the Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11228338686534366041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6213214691888541544.post-16381681833785833802010-04-12T09:51:59.904+01:002010-04-12T09:51:59.904+01:00Whose idea was the impregnation? The dead or the l...Whose idea was the impregnation? The dead or the living?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com