Record

Document Reference	La Ac 1/1/144
Title	Letter from D.H. Lawrence, Hotel Brice, rue Maréchal Joffre, Nice, [France] to Mrs Ada Clarke, 'Torestin', Broadway, Ripley; 25 Feb. 1926
Date	25 February 1926
Extent	1 f (plus envelope)
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Addresses her as 'My dear Sister'; refers to trouble between them during her visit; owes money to her and Lizzie [Booth]; speculates about whether to go to Bormes or straight back to Florence; signed 'Love DHL'. Postscript headed 'Friday Morning' confirms that he will go to Capri. Includes an envelope (La Ac 1/1/144/2) addressed to Mr & Mrs W.E. Clarke, 'Torestin', Broadway, Ripley nr Derby, Angleterre; contains three 50 centime stamps; postmarked Ban[dol].
Term	travel, plans, D.H. Lawrence
Term	personal relationships, D.H. Lawrence and Ada Lawrence
Physical Description	Written in dark ink on both sides of a sheet of pale blue paper; dimensions are 135 x 210mm; envelope 143 x 110mm.
Publication Note	James T. Boulton and Lindeth Vasey (eds) 'The Letters of D.H. Lawrence' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989) vol V, pp 399-400.

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA42	Lawrence; D.H. (1885-1930); David Herbert; writer	1885-1930
NA368	Clarke; Ada (1887-1948); Mrs; married W.E. Clarke 1913; sister of D.H. Lawrence	1887-1948
NA77573	Booth; Lizzie (fl 1926-1927); Mrs; wife of Harold Booth; close friend of the Clarke family	fl 1926-1927