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RepositorySpecial Collections Archives (GB 0029)
Ref NoEUL MS 207/6/4/1/150
Date[c 1922-1923]
LevelItem
Extent3 pieces
TitleManuscript letter [c 1922-1923]
Creator NameMaurier, Daphne du (1907-1989); author
DescriptionManuscript letter from Daphne du Maurier to 'Tod' [Maud Waddell], discussing several matters, including Christmas gifts; attending the opening night of 'Treasure Island'; activities over the Christmas period, including lunch at the Savoy; attending the opening night of 'Bulldog Drummond' [a play by Gerald du Maurier]; her sisters' friends, and the lack of her own friends; exam results; writing a book, for which she provides a synopsis; contemplations about death; reading [Algernon Charles] Swinburne's poetry, and her thoughts on his poem 'The Garden of Prosperine'; and reading 'The Trembling of a Leaf' W. Somerset Maugham.
LanguageEnglish and French
AccessStatusOpen
Access ConditionsUsual EUL conditions apply
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