"My arms stretching out to Alice Greene; if I could put my love into words, must feel it coming to you across the miles" Read the full letter
Collection Summary | View All |  Arrange By:
< Prev |
Viewing Item
of 1895 | Next >
Letter ReferenceOlive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold3/Jan-Feb1920/26
ArchiveUniversity of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town
Epistolary TypeLetter
Letter Date6 February 1920
Address From9 Porchester Place, Edgware Road, Westminster, London
Address To
Who ToBetty Molteno
Other Versions
PermissionsPlease 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. The date has been written on this letter in an unknown hand, while the name of the addressee is indicated by content. Schreiner was resident at Porchester Place from early April 1917 until August 1920, when she left Britain for South Africa.
1My own dear Friend, you are better. ^I hope^ Don’t be in a hurry to
2get up – just rest as long as you can. You are quite worn out. You
3looked sometimes so very very tired when I was in town.
4
5Please let me know how you are
6Olive
7