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Letter from Darina Silone in Rome to Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin. There has been an argument, unspecified but of a private nature, between the two women and Darina defends her behaviour and seeks Lorna’s forgiveness. The rest of the letter is dedicated to Darina’s attempts on Lorna’s behalf to secure a scholarship in Italy. With envelope.

Letter from Darina Silone, 79 Cromwell Road, London SW7 to Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin. She thanks Lorna for her offers of help but assures her that they are not starving, nor in arrears with their rent. She worries about Keshev’s state of health, which adds to all the other problems on her hands. With envelope.

Letter from Darina Silone, 79 Cromwell Road, London SW7 to Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin. Darina has accepted a commission to ghost the memoirs of [Beniamino] Gigli, which will necessitate a trip to Italy to collect material. She has found a more comfortable furnished flat in Kensington and offers it to Lorna or Kate O’Brien or both during her absence. With envelope.

Letter from Darina Silone in Geneva to Lorna Reynolds. Darina repeats her advice for Lorna to send her brother’s medical papers to Geneva, where the doctor treating Darina’s husband might be able to diagnose Ken’s condition. It is clear to Darina that her husband’s condition is incurable and that he will have to stay in hospital for the rest of his life, but the financial implications of this are frightening.

Letter from Darina Silone, Koralam, Kerala to Lorna Reynolds. She is returning to Rome on 18 March and struggles to describe the loathing that she feels about the prospect. The only thing that gives her comfort is the thought of spending Easter in Ireland and seeing Lorna.

Letter from Darina Silone, Casella Postale 7196 Nomentano, 00161 Roma to Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin. He mental health is fragile and she seems unable to cope with anything. Having completed her husband’s unfinished novel, Severine, she has decided to abandon the idea of writing his biography and editing his correspondence. She now needs to get his library and archive into a safe place, where they can be accessed by scholars. She thanks Lorna for her invitation to Eyrecourt and promises to do her best to get there. With envelope.

Letter from Darina Silone, Clinique Générale, Beaulieu, 20 Chemin Beau-Soleil, 1206 Geneva to Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin. Darina is in Switzerland being treated for depression, exhaustion and digestive problems. She discusses the state of her physical and mental health and various domestic issues. She also talks about her husband’s archive, and plans to write an exposé to defend herself to provide a written record of the reasons why certain vital things are missing from her husband's archive. With envelope.

Letter from Darina Silone, Clinique Générale, Beaulieu, 20 Chemin Beau-Soleil, 1206 Geneva to Lorna Reynolds. The letter has been written as a postscript to P74/3/1/3/5/13 and relates to Darina’s digestive problems which, it has suddenly dawned on her, are psychosomatic in origin and a result of the extreme stress she has lived under for the past eight years.

Typed letter from Darina Silone, Via di Villa Ricotti 36, Rome to Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin, providing further details about the forthcoming PEN Club congress in Venice. With envelope.

Typed letter from Darina Silone, Via di Villa Ricotti 36, Roma to Lorna Reynolds, 21 Herbert Avenue, Dublin, describing her new domestic help, a Hungarian refugee who does not speak any Italian, and her two pupils to whom she teaches English. With envelope.