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These translations first appeared in The Egoist, and the series was a major focus of Aldington during the first years of WWI. 

The Egoist commenced publication in 1913 under the title The New Freewoman, and changed its name to The Egoist in 1914. Aldington succeeded Rebecca West as Assistant Editor in 1913. The June 1, 1914, issue included Aldington’s essay Modern Poetry and…

Des Imagistes initially appeared in this edition of The Glebe and was subsequently published as a standalone volume by Albert & Chales Boni in New York, and by the Poetry Bookshop in London. Des Imagistes included poems by Aldington, H.D., F.S.…

The Peacock Dinner, so named because peacock was served, was a lunch organized by Ezra Pound to honor the poet Wilfred Scawen Blunt (1840-1922) and to garner publicity for the Imagists, a new poetic group. The figures in the photograph are, from left…

A very early joint publication by Aldington and H.D. Walter Rummell. Rummell was a friend of Ezra Pound and then of H.D. Aldington contributed three songs: Mister Rain, The Seven Swan Ladies and Sir Lancelot.

A very early joint publication by Aldington and H.D. Walter Rummell. Rummell was a friend of Ezra Pound and then of H.D. Aldington contributed three songs: Mister Rain, The Seven Swan Ladies and Sir Lancelot.

Aldington’s copy with his signature dated 1912 and with “Dedit H.D.” in pencil underneath. On the rear endpapers are two manuscript poems by Aldington: Angelico’s Coronation of the Virgin [to H.D.] and “Swpθv ύrvϽЈ” {unmixed wine], neither of which…