Record

Document Reference	La Ac 1/1/35
Title	Postcard from D.H. Lawrence, Pensione Balestra, 5 Piazza Mentana, Florence, Italy to Miss G. Cooper, c/o Mrs Clarke, Ripley, Derbyshire; [20 Nov. 1919 postmark]
Date	20 November 1919
Extent	1 item
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Addresses her as 'My dear G'; reports that he is alone, waiting for Frieda; his room looks over the river; complains that travelling is awful, and tells her to come by 'train de luxe' if she visits; confirms that he will be staying about a week; signed 'Love. DHL'. Verso of the postcard has a picture of Lago di Garda [Lake Garda], Gargnano. Postmarked: Firenze, 20.11.'19. Pencil annotation gives year as 1922; year provided is based upon evidence from James T. Boulton and Andrew Robertson, eds. 'The Letters of D.H. Lawrence' Vol III.
Term	travel, Italy
Term	travel, D.H. Lawrence
Physical Description	Written in dark ink 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 and Andrew Robertson, eds. 'The Letters of D.H. Lawrence' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984) vol III, pp 419.

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
NA169	Lawrence; Frieda (1879-1956); née von Richthofen; married Ernest Weekley 1899 D.H. Lawrence 1914 Antonio Ravagli 1950	1879-1956