Record

Document Reference	La Ac 1/1/30
Title	Postcard from D.H. Lawrence, 12 Colworth Road, Addiscombe, Croydon, [Surrey] to Miss G. Cooper, Lynn Croft, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire; [17 Oct. 1908 postmark]
Date	17 October 1908
Extent	1 item
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Addresses her as 'Dear Gert'; 'Here I stand with all of London rumbling round me, thinking of you'; wishes she could see the shops and London folk; asks her to come down to visit with Fran[ces]; signed 'DHL'. Verso of the postcard has a picture of Cheapside, [London]. Postmarked: London SW, Oct 17 '08.
Physical Description	Written in pencil on the recto of a postcard; text is written with card placed vertically, address written horizontally; dimensions are 140 x 90 mm.
Publication Note	James T. Boulton, ed. 'The Letters of D.H. Lawrence' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1979) vol I, pp 83.

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA42	Lawrence; D.H. (1885-1930); David Herbert; writer	1885-1930
NA74593	Cooper; Gertrude (1885-1942); known as 'Gertie' or 'Grit'; childhood friend of D.H. Lawrence	1885-1942
NA74594	Cooper; Frances Amelia (1884-1918); known as 'Frankie'; childhood friend of D.H. Lawrence; teacher	1884-1918