Record

La - D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930) Collection, 1865-2000s
- B - Papers of Louie Burrows, 1904-1962, in the D.H. Lawrence Collection
  - 14-183 - Letters from D.H. Lawrence to Louie Burrows; 1905-1912

Document Reference	La B 124
Title	Letter from D.H. Lawrence, 12 Colworth Road, Addiscombe, Croydon, Surrey to Louie Burrows; 11 Jul. 1911
Date	11 July 1911
Extent	4 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Addresses her as 'My dear Lou'; discusses the arrangements for their holiday, telling her who is able to go with them: the Halls and Frances and Gertie [Frances Cooper and Gertrude Cooper]. Neville [George Henry Neville] cannot make it; refers to his brother Georgie [George Arthur Lawrence] as a 'fool'; discusses his plans for visiting her and for going to Eastwood; warns her that Kit Holderness [Edith Holderness] will be joining them on their holiday and that he plans to be in Lincoln for part of the fourth week. Reports receiving a larger payment than he had anticipated from the English ['English Review'] and details how he intends to spend the money; wants to take Mrs Burrows [Louisa Ann Burrows] a present and asks for advice; as the following day is the school sports day he plans to have a break and visit Max and Ethel [Ethel Hunger and Max Hunger] in St Margarets; wonders how she has 'gone on' in Quorn; hopes that the sea air in Wales will do her some good; final salutation in French; signed 'D.H. Lawrence'.
Term	publications, periodicals, 'English Review'
	holidays, arrangements
	gifts
Copyright	The Estate of Frieda Lawrence Ravagli.
ReprodnNote	University of Nottingham.
Physical Description	Written in dark ink on two separate folded sheets of plain white paper; the text following the sequence: ff 1r, 2r, 1v, 2v, 3r, 4r, 3v, 4v; ff 1r & 3r have narrow black borders; the dimensions are 177 x 114 mm; one horizontal fold in the paper.
Related Material	La B 243/14/3; typed transcript of this letter made by Louie Burrows.
Related Record	La/B/224-244/243
Publication Note	James T. Boulton, ed. 'Lawrence in Love' (Nottingham: University of Nottingham, 1968) pp 118-19 James T. Boulton, ed. 'The Letters of D.H. Lawrence' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1979) vol I, pp 284-85

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Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA74594	Cooper; Frances Amelia (1884-1918); known as 'Frankie'; childhood friend of D.H. Lawrence; teacher	1884-1918
NA74593	Cooper; Gertrude (1885-1942); known as 'Gertie' or 'Grit'; childhood friend of D.H. Lawrence	1885-1942
NA3525	Neville; George Henry (1886-1959); school friend of D.H. Lawrence	1886-1959
NA5785	Lawrence; George Arthur (1876-1967); brother of D.H. Lawrence	1876-1967
NA74596	Burrows; Louisa Ann (1865-1954); mother of Louie Burrows	1865-1954
NA74643	Holderness; Edith (fl 1911); known as 'Kitty'; daughter of George Holderness; teacher	fl 1911
NA74645	Hunger; Max (fl 1896-1931); husband of D.H. Lawrence's cousin Ethel Hunger; Manufacturers' Agent and Importer	fl 1896-1931
NA74646	Hunger; Ethel (1879-1973); née Staynes; cousin of D.H. Lawrence	1879-1973
NA42	Lawrence; D.H. (1885-1930); David Herbert; writer	1885-1930
NA366	Burrows; Louisa (1888-1962); known as 'Louie'; married Frederick Heath 1941	1888-1962

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