"City of dreadful night; cut throats, don't mention political news" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/47 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 6 September 1901 |
| Address From | Hanover, Northern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Effie Hemming m. Brown (1903) |
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| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to Manuscripts and Archives, University of Cape Town, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Manuscripts and Archives Collections. Schreiner was resident in Hanover from September 1900 to October 1907, after 1902 with visits, sometimes fairly lengthy, elsewhere.
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Sep 6 / 01
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3 Dear Effie
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5 I was so glad of your note.
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7 Just send me a line when able to let me know how mother goes on, & how
8you are feeling when alone there.
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10 I shall think of you on Monday when you will be left alone.
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12 Your little Auntie
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14 Shall I send the scissors to you or to mother at Cape Town?
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3 Dear Effie
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5 I was so glad of your note.
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7 Just send me a line when able to let me know how mother goes on, & how
8you are feeling when alone there.
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10 I shall think of you on Monday when you will be left alone.
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12 Your little Auntie
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14 Shall I send the scissors to you or to mother at Cape Town?
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