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RepositorySpecial Collections Archives (GB 0029)
Ref NoEUL MS 207/6/4/1/77
Date18 Feb 1945
LevelItem
Extent6 pieces
TitleManuscript letter dated 18 February 1945
Creator NameMaurier, Daphne du (1907-1989); author
DescriptionManuscript letter from Daphne du Maurier to 'Tod' [Maud Waddell], discussing several matters, including the death of a man with the surname of 'Waddell'; the cold weather in Cornwall; the health of her children and Margaret [the nanny]; 'Tommy's' [Frederick Browning] opinions of Kandy [in Sri Lanka], the 14th Army in Burma, and his relationship with [Louis] Mountbatten; her play in London ['The Years Between']; a film adaptation of 'Frenchman's Creek'; research on the Civil War period and the Grenville family [presumably for the book 'The King's General']; her children's schooling; 'Tod's' employment; her speculation as to where 'Tommy's' career could lead them to travel; and an account of Marjorie's [Johnson] health after childbirth.
LanguageEnglish
AccessStatusOpen
Access ConditionsUsual EUL conditions apply
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