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TitlePostcard from D.H. Lawrence, Como, Italy to Miss G. Cooper, c/o Mrs Clarke, Ripley, Derbyshire; 19 Aug. [1920 postmark]
Date19 August 1920
Extent1 item
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionConfirms that he received her letter and the parcels from the Whittleys in Milan - everything was very nice, and Frieda loves the cuff studs; send thanks; discusses the weather in Italy; asks if she is having a holiday; signed 'Love DHL'.

Verso of the postcard has a picture of Lake Como.

Postmarked: Capri, 19.8.'20.
Termtravel, Italy
travel, D.H. Lawrence
gifts, thanks for
Physical DescriptionWritten 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 NoteJames T. Boulton and Andrew Robertson, eds. 'The Letters of D.H. Lawrence' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984) vol III, pp 588.

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA42Lawrence; D.H. (1885-1930); David Herbert; writer1885-1930
NA74593Cooper; Gertrude (1885-1942); known as 'Gertie' or 'Grit'; childhood friend of D.H. Lawrence1885-1942
NA368Clarke; Ada (1887-1948); Mrs; married W.E. Clarke 1913; sister of D.H. Lawrence1887-1948
NA382King; Emily Una (1882-1962); Mrs; née Lawrence; known as 'Pamela'; married Samuel King 1904; sister of D.H. Lawrence1882-1962
NA74614Lawrence; Arthur John (1846-1924); father of D.H. Lawrence1846-1924
NA169Lawrence; Frieda (1879-1956); née von Richthofen; married Ernest Weekley 1899 D.H. Lawrence 1914 Antonio Ravagli 19501879-1956
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