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TitleLetter from D.H. Lawrence, Villa Mirenda, Scandicci, Florence [Italy] to his sister [Ada Clarke]; 1 Apr. 1928
Date1 April 1928
Extent1 f
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionAddresses her as 'My dear Sister'; discusses his poor health and a new medicine - 'Umckaloaba' capsules; requests Aunt Ada [Krenkow]'s address; will look for a gift for Jack [Ada's son]; speculates that they will stay in Italy until May, then go back to Switzerland, then come to England at the end of Jul. or early Aug.; reports that Frieda's sister [Else Jaffe] to coming to visit, but the Wilkinsons have left.

Informs her that he has painted a series of watercolours, and might show them at a gallery in Bond Street - 'How folks will dislike them!'; reports that Martin Secker is to publish his collected poems [Collected Poems, 1928] and a volume of short stories [The Woman Who Rode Away]; signed 'Love. DHL'.

Date: Letter is dated 'Sunday 1st April'; 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 350-351.
Termhealth, D.H. Lawrence
publications, poems, D.H. Lawrence 'Collected Poems'
publications, short stories, D.H. Lawrence 'The Woman Who Rode Away'
travel, plans, D.H. Lawrence
art, paintings, D.H. Lawrence
Physical DescriptionWritten in dark ink on both sides of a single sheet of cream paper; dimensions are 220 x 290mm
Publication NoteJames 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 350-351.

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA42Lawrence; D.H. (1885-1930); David Herbert; writer1885-1930
NA368Clarke; Ada (1887-1948); Mrs; married W.E. Clarke 1913; sister of D.H. Lawrence1887-1948
NA169Lawrence; Frieda (1879-1956); née von Richthofen; married Ernest Weekley 1899 D.H. Lawrence 1914 Antonio Ravagli 19501879-1956
NA74598Krenkow; Ada Rose (1868-1944); née Beardsall; maternal aunt of D.H. Lawrence married Fritz Krenkow 18961868-1944
NA75073Clarke; John Lawrence (1915-1942); son of Ada Clarke née Lawrence1915-1942
NA396Jaffe; Else (1874-1973); Mrs; née von Richthofen1874-1973
NA259Secker; Martin (1882-1978); publisher1882-1978
Places
CodeSet
PL98968/Les Diablerets/Switzerland
PL1597/Scandicci/Italy
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