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. |
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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 |
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