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| Letter Reference | Mary Gladstone (Mrs Drew) Add. 46244, ff.191-192 |
| Archive | British Library, Department of Manuscripts, London |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Sunday 18 April 1915 |
| Address From | Kensington Palace Mansions, De Vere Gardens, Kensington, London |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Mary Drew nee Gladstone (m. 1886) |
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The manuscript of this letter by Olive Schreiner belongs to the Archive referenced above; its ownership of the original should be acknowledged by referencing the letter as indicated: Copyright transcription: © Olive Schreiner Letters Project. This transcription can be freely used as long as copyright is acknowledged and it is referenced using the following citation: ‘Olive Schreiner to Mary Drew nee Gladstone (m. 1886), 18 April 1915, British Library Manuscripts, Olive Schreiner Letters Project transcription’. Please also supply letter line numbers for specific quotations.
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The Project is grateful to the British Library for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Special Collections. The date of the letter has been written on in an unknown hand. The letter is on embossed headed notepaper.
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Kensingston Palace Mansions & Hotel
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De Vere Gardens
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London
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Telephone: 3675 Kensingston. Telegram: Apartment, London
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Sunday
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Dear Mrs Drew
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I was deeply sorry to see in the papers the notice of your nephews
10: death. Only the day before a young officer who had met him was telling
11: me how fine he thought him with something of his Grandfathers spirit.
12: It's this awful loss of all the beautiful young, strong life of all
13: the countries that is so terrible to me. I hope you have good news of
14: your daughter's husband. One almost dreads to open a newspaper now. I
15: hope the children flourish & are a great comfort to you both.
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Yours ever with truest sympathy
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Olive Schreiner
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I hear from my niece that beautiful Paul Methuen is going to the front
21: next week.
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Notation
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