Record

Document Reference	La Ac 1/1/172
Title	Letter from D.H. Lawrence, Villa Mirenda, Scandicci, Florence to Mrs L.A. Clarke, Gee Street, Ripley, Derbyshire; 11 Jul. 1927
Date	11 July 1927
Extent	2 ff (plus envelope)
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Addresses her as 'My dear Sister'; informs her that they may go to Austria with Frieda's sister in a fortnight; his health is worse since he went swimming at Forte [dei Marmi], but his doctor has recommended mountain air; enquires if she received 'Mornings in Mexico'; has been working on a book of 'Sketches of Etruscan Places'; signed 'Love DHL'. Includes an envelope (La Ac 1/1/172/2) addressed to Mrs L.A. Clarke, Gee Street, Ripley (Derby), Inghilterra; postmarked Firenze, Ferrovia, 12.VII.1927; section of envelope containing stamps has been torn out.
Term	publications, essays, D.H. Lawrence 'Etruscan Places'
	health, D.H. Lawrence
	publications, essays, D.H. Lawrence 'Mornings in Mexico'
Physical Description	Written in blue ink on a single sheet of lined cream paper, folded to form 2 folios; dimensions are 270 x 210mm
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 97-98.

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

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