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Letter from Kate O’Brien, 116 Clifford’s Inn, Fetter Lane, London to Lorna Reynolds, [21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin]. Kate describes the feelings the letter just received from Lorna has evoked in her and attempts to explain how much she loves and admires her. She mentions having given up the practises of the Church and explains why. She discusses the exhaustive task of having to finish the script of That Lady before Christmas and mentions other writing projects currently occupying her time. She asks Lorna for a snapshot of herself. With damaged envelope.

Letter from Kate O’Brien, 116 Clifford’s Inn, Fetter Lane, London to Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin. Kate has written a poem (for which see P74/3/1/2/1/21), which she will send to Lorna. She recalls having been good at producing verse in her student days, but she had never experienced a poetic presence or visitation until now. Katharine Cornell is on her way from America and Kate expects to meet her in about a week’s time. Kate is returning to Ireland in December and would like an opportunity to discuss That Lady with Lorna. She is writing a 1,000-word autobiographical note for the BBC and observes how artists have a tendency to falsify even their truest tributes. With envelope.

Envelope addressed to Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin containing a manuscript of a poem entitled ‘To L. R.’ by Kate O’Brien.

Letter from Kate O’Brien, 116 Clifford’s Inn, Fetter Lane, London to Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin. She assures Lorna that as long as she knows she has Lorna’s trust and thought, no quarrel between them could disturb her. She agrees with Lorna about the rudeness of agents’ letters. She is about to get ready for a formal dinner, where she will meet the wife of the publisher Hamish Hamilton. With envelope.

Letter from Kate O’Brien, 116 Clifford’s Inn, Fetter Lane, London, contained in the same envelope as P74/3/1/2/1/24. She describes the dinner from which she has just returned. She is amused by Lorna’s confession to the sin of acedia. She is meeting Guthrie McClintic in the morning and is prepared to make changes to That Lady, but only because she needs the money. She confesses her love for Lorna.

Letter from Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin to Kate O’Brien, wishing her a happy birthday and feeling deeply touched by the confidential nature of Kate’s letters.

Letter from Kate O’Brien, 116 Clifford’s Inn, Fetter Lane, London to Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin. She thanks Lorna for her telegram, which has brought her enormous relief. She mentions her work for the Spectator, which since the death of Walter J. Turner has become intolerable, but provides her with a regular income. She discusses her lifelong interest in art and mentions an early etching by Picasso which she purchased when That Lady was published. She takes issue with a recent article in Irish Writing, which claims that Pray for the Wanderer was written to argue the censoring of Mary Lavelle and to re-establish Kate with the conventional Irish reader. Instead, the book arose out of an immediate emotion at a time of extreme unhappiness. With envelope.

Letter from Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin to Kate O’Brien, describing some of her character traits and their origins to Kate. She confesses to being circuitous and oblique in her expressions of feeling while Kate is direct, but she reassures her that for all their indirectness her feelings are real. She explains how a good argument excites her, but she only likes to argue with people she trusts and values. To her, a good argument is not lack of sensitiveness, but a form of appreciation. She is amazed to have received a letter with a request from Baroness Budberg to honour her with a contribution to her journal La France Libre and feels quite inflated with importance.

Envelope addressed to Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin containing a plain card with a message of Christmas greetings from Kate O’Brien. The envelope bears the logo and address of Irish Cottage Industries Ltd but is unstamped.

Letter from Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin to Kate O’Brien, describing the excitement caused by Kate’s letters and gifts of book tokens to Lorna’s sisters. Lorna assures Kate that she means a great deal to her. She is determined never to write a novel as she couldn’t stand being hunted and sought out the way Kate is. She discusses at length her views on religion and philosophy. Lorna is happy to come to Silver Vale Hotel, but only if it does no distract Kate from her work on her play. She describes a visit she paid to Seumas O’Sullivan and her amusement at him calling her a beautiful woman.