The Hydra: Magazine of Craiglockhart War Hospital, December 1917
Dublin Core
Title
The Hydra: Magazine of Craiglockhart War Hospital, December 1917
Subject
Illustrated cover of 'The Hydra' for December 1917 showing a Hydra attacking a soldier, defended by two nurses.
Description
The Hydra was launched in April 1917 and stopped publication in 1918, serving as a hospital magazine for the soldiers at Craiglockhart Hospital. Wilfred Owen served as one of its editors, while Siegfried Sassoon's poems "Break of Day" and "Base Details" were published in its December 1917 issue. The magazine adopted the name of the Lernaean Hydra slain by Hercules during his twelve labors: "The name of the journal will indicate what we wish its character to be: many headed – many sided" (The Hydra, Journal of the Craiglockhart War Hospital 1917;
1:5).
1:5).
Creator
Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon
Source
https://oxford.omeka.net/s/ww1lit/item/65890#?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-781%2C-521%2C2722%2C1777
Publisher
Oxford University
Date
December 1917
Contributor
Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon
Format
Paper magazine
Type
Magazine
Collection
Citation
Wilfred Owen, Siegfried Sassoon, “The Hydra: Magazine of Craiglockhart War Hospital, December 1917,” Shellshock Popular Culture Archive, accessed October 25, 2026, https://shellshockpopularculturearchive.com/omeka/items/show/1.
Embed
Copy the code below into your web page