| 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. |
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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 |
| 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 |
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