| Repository | Special Collections Archives (GB 0029) |
| Ref No | EUL MS 207/6/4/1/78 |
| Date | 28 Mar 1945 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 6 pieces |
| Title | Manuscript letter dated 28 March 1945 |
| Creator Name | Maurier, Daphne du (1907-1989); author |
| Description | Manuscript letter from Daphne du Maurier to 'Tod' [Maud Waddell], discussing several matters, including 'Tod's' employer, Mr Peake; her play in London ['The Years Between' and her critiques of the actors Clive Brook and Nora Swinbure; 'Tommy's' [Frederick Browning] activities in Kandy [in Sri Lanka], his meeting with Chiang Kai-shek in Chongqing, and the war in Burma; recent contact with Fernande [Yvon]; progress on her story set during the Civil War [presumably 'The King's General]; the health and wellbeing of her children, including Tessa [ Browning], whom she predicts will soon have 'Robert' [code word for menstruation]; and the current situation of living in the same house as Marjorie [Johnson]. |
| Language | English |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Access Conditions | Usual EUL conditions apply |
| Copyright | Usual EUL conditions apply |