Record

Document Reference	La Ac 1/1/183
Title	Letter from D.H. Lawrence, Villa Mirenda, Scandicci, Florence to his sister [Ada Clarke]; 8 Dec. 1927
Date	8 December 1927
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Addresses her as 'My dear Sister'; discusses his thoughts on Christmas, and making a Christmas tree for the Italian peasants; confirms that they are staying at the Villa Mirenda until January; is sending money rather than Christmas presents; has been invited to Diablerets in Switzerland by the Huxleys; mentions a visit by Michael Arlen; enquires about G[ertie Cooper]; signed Love to you all. DHL'.
Term	gifts, Christmas
Term	celebrations, Christmas
Physical Description	Written in ink on both sides of a single sheet of 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 235-236.

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
NA75496	Arlen; Michael (1895-1956); original name 'Dikran Kouyoumdjian'; novelist	1895-1956