1^Grand Hotel^
2Alassio
3Italy
4Jan 19 / 88
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6My dear Mr Unwin,
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8Having travelled up to the house of the Greek Consul, & travelled down
9again the volume you sent me has at last reached me. Thank you very
10very, much for it. It’s exceedingly satisfactory in its get up also.
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12I have a great favour to ask of you. I know how busy you are & that
13every moment is precious, but it would be a very great favour to me if
14you would allow me to to see the reviews the book gets. I believe
15publishers generally collect the reviews of books they ^publish,^
16don’t they? They should be carefully returned. My reason for asking
17this is that I live so out of the world that I never see anything, &
18am exceedingly anxious to know what reception many of the views in the
19book, on social questions, will meet with at the hands of the common
20public.
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22I have read most of the articles before, & no writer has ever so
23stimulated me, except perhaps Emerson! I am somewhat curious to know
24whether this work will have the same effect on other minds.
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26You shall hear from me as soon as my novel is done. I am quite lost in
27it at present, know nothing else in heaven & earth. It is reather mean
28to expect payment for what gives one so much delight in producing, but
29one does, you know! I am going to Austrian Tyrol in the summer & hope
30to finish off my work there.
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32Please remember me to Mr Norman if writing to him I follow his steps
33with interest through the P.M.G.
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35Thanks very much for the book.
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37Yours faithfully
38Olive Schreiner
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40^I haven’t time to think about the Dream book now, I’m too much
41absorbed in my novel^
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