| Content Description | Addresses her as 'My dear Sister'; informs her that he is on his way back to the Villa Mirenda; Frieda is due to arrive there today; he is with [Earl] Brewster, and they plan to spend the week viewing Etruscan remains between Rome and Pisa; he had a nice time at Ravello, and spent the weekend at Sorrento, then walked to Termini; will be glad to be back at the Mirenda away from the 'Tourists and hotels and touts'; mentions a visit in May by Frieda's sister Johanna and her husband [Johanna and Emil von Krug]; enquires about Gertie [Cooper]; asks if she received the books he sent; signed 'Love DHL'.
Date: The letter is dated 5 Apr. [no year]; year provided is from James T. Boulton and Margaret H. Boulton with Gerald M. Lacy (eds) 'The Letters of D.H. Lawrence' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991) vol VI, pp 26-27. |