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 85
Title	Letter from D.H. Lawrence, 12 Colworth Road Addiscombe, Croydon, Surrey to Louie Burrows; 23 Dec. 1910
Date	23 December 1910
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Addresses her as 'Geliebte'; has passed a non-eventful day; believes that she does not desire to leave Ratcliffe and 'shrink[s] from the thought of Gaddesby'; explains that his temper can be 'damnably serious and melancholic. If I had not a few grains of reason, I should be a maudlin idiot'; wants her help in his exhaustion; describes the 'tipsy' state of 'Pa Jones' [John William Jones] and claims to be able to ascertain the state of inebriation of any man he knows; encourages her to keep her spirits high and not to cry; mentions his plans for his Brighton holiday, explaining the support he will have to offer Ada [Lawrence] although he wants 'comforting' himself; reveals his closeness to Ada. Wants Louie to enjoy Christmas and to 'forget' him as he thinks that he 'frets' her but promises to be a 'good husband' as he believes that he is 'very faithful' to his own folk; refers to his dreams of his mother [Lydia Lawrence] revealing his bond with her; signed 'D.H.L.'
Term	celebrations, Christmas
	holidays, arrangements
	food and drink, alcohol
Copyright	The Estate of Frieda Lawrence Ravagli.
ReprodnNote	University of Nottingham.
Physical Description	Written in pencil on two separate folios of lined white paper, possibly taken from an exercise book; the text following the sequence: ff 1r, 1v, 2r, 2v; the dimensions are 204 x 165 mm; one horizontal and one vertical fold in the paper.
Related Material	La B 243/7/8; 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 70-71 James T. Boulton, ed. 'The Letters of D.H. Lawrence' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1979) vol I, pp 211-12

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Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA74605	Jones; John William (1868-1956); -; Superintendent School Attendance Officer in Croydon	1868-1956
NA368	Clarke; Ada (1887-1948); Mrs; married W.E. Clarke 1913; sister of D.H. Lawrence	1887-1948
NA386	Lawrence; Lydia (1852-1910); Mrs; née Beardsall; mother of D.H. Lawrence	1852-1910
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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