Chapter 54: Lie in the dark
In Chapter 54, Oscar gets a week of leave on the Isle of Capri.
1. The details of Oscar's leave on the Isle of Capri are based on his recollections.
2. Oscar’s reading of the poem and the conversation between Oscar and Skillings are fictionalized. However Oscar did mention that several of the men who served with him said their chldren "rolled their eyes" when he tried to tell them about it.
3. The text of Lie in the Dark and Listen and a recording of Noél Coward reciting part of the poem on his radio show.
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