Postcard to Kathleen Crofts
Title
Postcard to Kathleen Crofts
Description
A postcard from Peter Hattersley to Kathleen Crofts written from his prisoner of war camp. In it he describes a fairy story that he is writing and concludes by stating that he hopes its first private reading will be in bed with her.
Creator
Date
1944-10-29
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
One handwritten postcard
Publisher
Rights
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Contributor
Identifier
MHattersleyCR40699-160506-040006,
MHattersleyCR40699-160506-040007
MHattersleyCR40699-160506-040007
Transcription
[postmark]
[Censors stamp]
MISS KATHLEEN CROFTS
HADDENHAM
ELY
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
ENGLAND
W/CDR. (WING COMMANDER) C.R. HATTERSLEY RAF
864
H
[page break]
29/10/44
My darling Kay, I’m just in the middle of writing a fairy story, about a young knight “whose judgement left much to be desired” and a precious stone (or jewel) which turned into a beautiful maiden “who simply radiated love and warmth”. It’s not a long story but it’s more or less to the point. It’ll have its first private reading in bed, when we’ve time.
Your, Peter.
[Censors stamp]
MISS KATHLEEN CROFTS
HADDENHAM
ELY
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
ENGLAND
W/CDR. (WING COMMANDER) C.R. HATTERSLEY RAF
864
H
[page break]
29/10/44
My darling Kay, I’m just in the middle of writing a fairy story, about a young knight “whose judgement left much to be desired” and a precious stone (or jewel) which turned into a beautiful maiden “who simply radiated love and warmth”. It’s not a long story but it’s more or less to the point. It’ll have its first private reading in bed, when we’ve time.
Your, Peter.
Collection
Citation
Peter Hattersley, “Postcard to Kathleen Crofts,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed February 11, 2025, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/7015.
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