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RepositorySpecial Collections Archives (GB 0029)
Ref NoEUL MS 207/6/4/1/11
Date02 [Mar] 1925
LevelItem
Extent3 pieces
TitleManuscript letter dated 02 [March?] 1925
Creator NameMaurier, Daphne du (1907-1989); author
DescriptionManuscript letter from Daphne du Maurier to 'Tod' [Maud Waddell], discussing several matters, including a marriage; the weather; a visit to Trent Park, home of Philip Sassoon; playing tennis with Russian princes and English Earls; a visit to the Russian ballet; visits to the cinema; seeing Gwen Farrar perform in 'The Punch Bowl'; the girls at the Paris finishing school; the poetry of Oman Khayyam; her thoughts on sex within and outside of marriage, and societal views of illegitimate children; and an accident experienced by Angela [du Maurier] during a production of 'Peter Pan'. The letters ends with two poems, no authors given.
LanguageEnglish
AccessStatusOpen
Access ConditionsUsual EUL conditions apply
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