Record

Document Reference	La Ac 1/1/171
Title	Letter from D.H. Lawrence, Villa Mirenda, Scandicci, Florence to his sister [Ada Clarke]; 11 Jun. 1927
Date	11 June 1927
Extent	1 f
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Addresses her as 'My dear Sister'; asks if she had a good time in Yarmouth; enquires about Gertie [Cooper]; discusses the success of the London production of 'David'; is planning to visit the Huxleys in Forte dei Marmi next week; encloses her birthday present [missing]; enquires about their shop in Mansfield; is writing essays about the Etruscans and is painting a small picture entitled 'Finding of Moses'; signed 'Love. DHL'.
Term	dramatic productions, plays, D.H. Lawrence 'David'
	gifts, birthday
	publications, essays, D.H. Lawrence 'Etruscan Places'
	art, paintings, D.H. Lawrence
Physical Description	Written in blue ink on a sheet of cream ribbed paper; dimensions are 210 x 265mm
Publication Note	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 80-81.

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
NA383	Huxley; Aldous (1894-1963); novelist and essayist	1894-1963
NA75096	Huxley; Maria (1898-1955); née Nys; married Aldous Huxley 1919	1898-1955