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Document Reference	La Ac 1/1/226
Title	Letter from D.H. Lawrence, Hotel Löwen, Lichtental, Baden-Baden, Germany to his sister [Ada Clarke]; 12 Aug. 1929
Date	12 August 1929
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Addresses her as 'My dear Sister'; is glad she's having a good time on holiday [in Bridlington]; comments that his mother-in-Law, Anna von Richthofen is being 'nicer' now; gives an update on Frieda's bad foot, and how being in Germany makes her depressed and nervous; informs her that his chest is still bad, and his doctor has recommended that they move to the sea; discusses the legal case relating to the exhibition of his paintings in London, and is insulted by the reaction of the British newspapers; enquires whether she would be able to store some of the paintings for him; mentions celebrations for Frieda's 50th birthday; signed 'Love to you all. DHL'.
Term	health, Frieda Lawrence
	health, D.H. Lawrence
	art, paintings, censorship of
	art, paintings, D.H. Lawrence
	celebrations, birthdays, Frieda Lawrence
Physical Description	Written in blue ink on one sheet of lined paper, folded to form 2 folios; dimensions are 285 x 180mm.
Publication Note	Keith Sagar and James T. Boulton 'The Letters of D.H. Lawrence' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991) vol VII, pp 421-422.

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
NA169	Lawrence; Frieda (1879-1956); née von Richthofen; married Ernest Weekley 1899 D.H. Lawrence 1914 Antonio Ravagli 1950	1879-1956
NA3382	Richthofen; Anna von (1851-1930); Baroness; mother of Frieda Lawrence	1851-1930
NA372	Warren; Dorothy Cecil Wynter (1896-1954)	1896-1954