Content Description | Addresses her as 'My dear Ada'; is sorry that their father is such a nuisance to her and tells her how 'hard and bitter' he feels towards him; mourns the death of Joe King and Mabel Limb [Mabel had died in 1909]; discusses the family of Louie Burrows; reports on the progress of his paintings and his novel The White Peacock, including a book review in the Daily News [14 Feb.]; discusses family members including Emily [King] and Aunt Ada, and ponders his feelings for Ada in comparison to his feelings for Louie; send regards to Minnie and everybody; signed 'Your brother D.H. Lawrence'. Includes a black edged envelope (La Av 1/1/64/2) addressed to Miss L.A. Lawrence, Lynn Croft, Eastwood, Notts; bears two green half penny stamps postmarked in Croydon at 11.15pm 17 Feb. 1911; the verso also bears a postmark in Eastwood Nottingham dated 18 Feb. 1911. |