Record

Document Reference	La Ac 1/1/157
Title	Letter from D.H. Lawrence, Villa Mirenda, Scandicci, Florence to his sister [Ada Clarke]; 9 Oct. [1926]
Date	9 October 1926
Extent	1 f
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Addresses her as 'My dear Sister'; confirms that they returned Monday evening; weather is hot and sultry; informs her that 'Arabella' [Dorothy Yorke] and Richard Aldington are staying; discusses their grape harvest; is waiting to hear about Gertie [Cooper]; comments on the coal strike; signed 'love DHL'.
Term	industrial unrest, strikes, miners strike of 1926
	health, Gertie Cooper
	food and drink, grapes
	weather, Italy
Physical Description	Written in dark ink on both sides of a sheet of cream paper; dimensions are 132 x 220mm
Publication Note	James T. Boulton and Lindeth Vasey (eds) 'The Letters of D.H. Lawrence' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989) vol V, pp 551-552.

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
NA256	Aldington; Richard (1892-1962); novelist and biographer	1892-1962
NA75090	Yorke; Dorothy (1892-); known as 'Arabella'; partner of Richard Aldington	1892-
NA74593	Cooper; Gertrude (1885-1942); known as 'Gertie' or 'Grit'; childhood friend of D.H. Lawrence	1885-1942