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 21
Title	Letter from D.H. Lawrence, Lynn Croft, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire to Louie Burrows; 20 Oct. 1907
Date	20 October 1907
Extent	1 f
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Informs her of a Christmas competition in the 'Nottinghamshire Guardian' which invites the submission of three stories; he has already written two with the encouragement of Alan [Chambers] and Jessie [Chambers]; as he cannot submit more than one story he asks her to submit his attempt at an 'Amusing Adventure' story in her own hand and her own style; offers to let her read his 'Legend' story; thinks that the 'Amusing' story is less likely than the 'Legend' to be accepted. Has not seen Jessie, because of the bad weather, but he will post her note to Jessie. The letter is signed 'D.H.L.' Details of the Christmas competition were issued in the 'Nottinghamshire Guardian' on 8 Oct 1907. The 'Legend' that Lawrence submitted was later to become 'A Fragment of Stained Glass'. Louie Burrows sent in 'The White Stocking' which was later re-written and published in 'The Prussian Officer and Other Stories' (London: Duckworth, 1914).
Term	publications, periodicals, 'Nottinghamshire Guardian'
	publications, short stories, D.H. Lawrence 'White Stocking'
	literature, competitions, Nottinghamshire Guardian 1907
Copyright	The Estate of Frieda Lawrence Ravagli.
ReprodnNote	University of Nottingham.
Physical Description	Written in pencil on both sides of a single folio of white, lined exercise paper; the dimensions are 222 x 140 mm. There are three horizontal and one vertical fold in the paper.
Condition	Small tears
Related Material	La B 243/3/7; typed transcript of this letter made by Louie Burrows.
Related Record	La/B/1-5/1
	La/B/14-183/22
	La/B/224-244/243
	La/B/224-244/231
	La/Pc/1/2/1
	La/Pc/1/2/2
Publication Note	James T. Boulton, ed. 'Lawrence in Love' (Nottingham: University of Nottingham, 1968) pp 6-7 James T. Boulton, ed. 'The Letters of D.H. Lawrence' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1979) vol I, p 38

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Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA367	Chambers; Jessie (1887-1944); childhood friend of D.H. Lawrence; known as 'Muriel'; married John R. Wood 1915	1887-1944
NA74592	Chambers; Alan Aubrey (1882-1946); brother of Jessie Chambers; married D.H. Lawrence's cousin Alvina	1882-1946
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