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Document ReferenceLa Ac 1/1/99
TitlePostcard from D.H. Lawrence, [Fontana Vecchia, Taormina, Sicily] to Mrs L.A. Clarke, Grosvenor Road, Ripley, Derbyshire; [27? Apr. 1920]
Date27 April 1920
Extent1 item
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionEnquires whether she has written to him recently, because the postal service is bad; informs her that they both have colds after a trip up Mount Etna to see Duca di Bronte [at the Castello di Maniace]; signed 'Love. DHL'.

In a postscript written in purple pencil, he jokes about the trip to Maniace.

Verso of the postcard has a picture captioned 'Piazza del Duomo e Fontana, Taormina'.

Postmarked: Ta[ormina...?].

Date: postcard is dated 24 Apr.; year provided is from James T. Boulton and Andrew Robertson (eds) 'The Letters of D.H. Lawrence' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984) vol III, p 509.
Termsocial visits
health, D.H. Lawrence
health, Frieda Lawrence
Physical DescriptionWritten in dark ink and coloured pencil on the recto of a postcard; text is written with postcard placed vertically, address written horizontally; dimensions are 140 x 90 mm.
Publication NoteJames T. Boulton and Andrew Robertson (eds) 'The Letters of D.H. Lawrence' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984) vol III, p 509.

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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
Places
CodeSet
PL99722Mount Etna/Sicily/Italy
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