"That I may finish that book, 'From Man to Man', being of some use, tragedy & bitterness of woman's fate" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | T120 (M722): W.T. Stead Papers/30- pages 135-136 |
| Archive | National Archives Depot, Pretoria |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 27 December 1896 |
| Address From | The Homestead, Kimberley, Northern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | William Thomas Stead |
| Other Versions | Rive 1987: 298-9 |
| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to the National Archives Repository, Pretoria, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Micofilm Collections.
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1Private
2The Homestead
3Dec 27 / 96
4
5My dear Friend
6
7We are, as think I told you when I wrote six weeks ago, sailing on the
86th of Jan = from Cape Town & shall I hope arrive in London about the
922nd. I write again in case I forgot to mention to you the date of our
10sailing.
11
12We shall only be in London a few days, for me to see about some
13publisher’s business & then we shall go on to Italy till the summer. I
14shall be very very glad to see you if you can make time to come & see
15me. My address is in London –
16c/o Alice Corthorn, M.B.
1719 Russell Rd
18Kensington W.
19
20If you do come & see me, please let us leave colonial politics alone.
21There are so many much larger & more interesting subjects that Mr
22Rhodes which we can dis-cuss & I feel that nothing I can say would be
23of any help to you. I am always willing to dis-cuss as long as I think
24my views may be of service to another. When I know it is not so, I
25won't. I shall indeed be glad to see you.
26
27Your friend
28Olive Schreiner
29
30^I hear Rhodes intends going by the same steamer we are going by so
31perhaps you will be at Plymouth to welcome him.^
32
2The Homestead
3Dec 27 / 96
4
5My dear Friend
6
7We are, as think I told you when I wrote six weeks ago, sailing on the
86th of Jan = from Cape Town & shall I hope arrive in London about the
922nd. I write again in case I forgot to mention to you the date of our
10sailing.
11
12We shall only be in London a few days, for me to see about some
13publisher’s business & then we shall go on to Italy till the summer. I
14shall be very very glad to see you if you can make time to come & see
15me. My address is in London –
16c/o Alice Corthorn, M.B.
1719 Russell Rd
18Kensington W.
19
20If you do come & see me, please let us leave colonial politics alone.
21There are so many much larger & more interesting subjects that Mr
22Rhodes which we can dis-cuss & I feel that nothing I can say would be
23of any help to you. I am always willing to dis-cuss as long as I think
24my views may be of service to another. When I know it is not so, I
25won't. I shall indeed be glad to see you.
26
27Your friend
28Olive Schreiner
29
30^I hear Rhodes intends going by the same steamer we are going by so
31perhaps you will be at Plymouth to welcome him.^
32
Notation
The ‘publisher’s business’ referred to concerns the publication of Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland. Rive’s (1987) version omits part of this letter and is incorrect in minor respects.
The ‘publisher’s business’ referred to concerns the publication of Trooper Peter Halket of Mashonaland. Rive’s (1987) version omits part of this letter and is incorrect in minor respects.