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Document Reference	La Ac 1/1/45
Title	Letter from D.H. Lawrence, Paris, France to Gertrude Cooper; 29 Sep. 1926
Date	29 September 1926
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Addresses her as 'My dear Gertie'; has heard from his sister Ada about her stay at Mundesley [Sanatorium]; requests that she write to him at the Villa Mirenda, Scandicci, Florence, Italy; reports on their journey to Paris, and comments on the friendliness of the Parisian people; discusses their travel plans; expresses concern for her health, and tells her to get well; speculates that he may come home for Christmas; signed 'Love DHL'.
Term	health, Gertrude Cooper
	travel, plans, D.H. Lawrence
	travel, Italy
	hospitals, sanatoriums
Physical Description	Written in blue ink on both sides of 2 sheets of lightly ribbed cream paper; dimensions are 110 x 177 mm.
Publication Note	James T. Boulton and Lindeth Vasey, eds. 'The Letters of D.H. Lawrence' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987) vol V, pp 545.

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
NA77542	Feroze; Dhunjabhai Furdunji Mullan- (1874-1959); Dr; Clarke family doctor and close friend; employed Gertrude Cooper to collect 'Lloyd George' medical insurance	1874-1959
NA368	Clarke; Ada (1887-1948); Mrs; married W.E. Clarke 1913; sister of D.H. Lawrence	1887-1948
NA169	Lawrence; Frieda (1879-1956); née von Richthofen; married Ernest Weekley 1899 D.H. Lawrence 1914 Antonio Ravagli 1950	1879-1956