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| Letter Reference | HRC/UNCAT/OS-123 |
| Archive | Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Friday 6 July 1888 |
| Address From | Roseneath, Harpenden, Hertfordshire |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Havelock Ellis |
| Other Versions | Draznin 1992: 443 |
| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, the University of Texas at Austin, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Manuscript Collections. This letter has been dated by reference to information written onto it by Ellis.
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1Friday night
2
3Yes it is this Koverlipsky. Please if you have any work in the way of
4Russian translation ever in your hands think of Tchakoffsky Mrs Wilson
5also would be very glad to get any translation from the French to do.
6
7I am working hard
8
9I am very satisfied with Ford.
10
11You know what you will be at last is the most learned man in Europe I
12like Isabella’s letter.
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14I have no news I’ve only been out I once since you were here. Not
15spoken to a soul but Mrs Wilson Good night Harry. I’m going to
16London on Monday. Sorry you won’t be there. I’m going to the
17Richer by myself in the evening.
18
19Olive
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2
3Yes it is this Koverlipsky. Please if you have any work in the way of
4Russian translation ever in your hands think of Tchakoffsky Mrs Wilson
5also would be very glad to get any translation from the French to do.
6
7I am working hard
8
9I am very satisfied with Ford.
10
11You know what you will be at last is the most learned man in Europe I
12like Isabella’s letter.
13
14I have no news I’ve only been out I once since you were here. Not
15spoken to a soul but Mrs Wilson Good night Harry. I’m going to
16London on Monday. Sorry you won’t be there. I’m going to the
17Richer by myself in the evening.
18
19Olive
20
Notation
A version of this letter is in Draznin (1992).
A version of this letter is in Draznin (1992).