Record

Document Reference	La Ac 1/1/160
Title	Letter from D.H. Lawrence, Villa Mirenda, Scandicci, Florence to his sister [Ada Clarke]; 10 Dec. 1926
Date	10 December 1926
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Addresses her as 'My dear Sister'; is sending Christmas parcels to her, including gifts for Elsa Weekley [Frieda's daughter], Milly and Mary Beveridge; and Joan [King]; asks for a pair of woollen gloves; discusses the Italian weather; she should get a copy of Cythia Asquith's ghost book, and 2 short stories of his [Glad Ghosts and Sun]; comments on Gertie [Cooper]'s illness; mentions that he is painting a large picture; signed 'Love DHL'. Includes a small postscript relating to the Christmas parcels.
Term	gifts, Christmas
	health, Gertie Cooper
	publications, books, Cynthia Asquith 'The Ghost Book'
	publications, short stories, D.H. Lawrence 'Glad Ghosts'
	publications, short stories, D.H. Lawrence 'Sun'
	art, paintings, D.H. Lawrence
Physical Description	Written in dark ink on two sheets of cream paper; dimensions are 133 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 598-599.

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
NA74593	Cooper; Gertrude (1885-1942); known as 'Gertie' or 'Grit'; childhood friend of D.H. Lawrence	1885-1942
NA3386	Beveridge; Anne Millicent (1871-1955); Scottish painter	1871-1955
NA75482	Beveridge; Mary (fl 1926-1928); sister of Millicent Beveridge	fl 1926-1928
NA3378	Seaman; Elsa (1902-1985); née Weekley; daughter of Frieda and Ernest Weekley	1902-1985
NA5840	Asquith; Cynthia M.E. (1887-1960); Lady; writer; daughter of the 11th Earl of Wemyss; m. Herbert Asquith 1910	1887-1960
NA75072	King; Joan Frieda (1920-); niece of D.H. Lawrence	1920-