Letter from RD to his mother, relating to: his arrival at a hospital in Chesham, and medical treatment received there; his mother's meeting with Harry [her brother] after many years; his reading of David Copperfield, which has stirred up an interest in his own early childhood; Ella [Voysey]'s kindness during his illness; plans to take part in an August broadcast of a play called The king of Zenoa; and his forthcoming move to Liverpool [to join William Armstrong's company].
Dated at: Chesham, Buckinghamshire. Holograph.