"On helping set up women's branch of Democratic Foundation 1880s London" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | HRC/UNCAT/OS-43 |
| Archive | Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Thursday 4 June 1885 |
| Address From | 41 Upper Baker Street, Marylebone, London |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Havelock Ellis |
| Other Versions | Draznin 1992: 358 |
| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, the University of Texas at Austin, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Manuscript Collections. This letter has been dated by reference to information written onto it by Ellis. Schreiner was resident in Upper Baker Street for the last part of May and June 1885.
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1Thursday
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3My Havelock,
4
5I feel so loving to you. Please love me a little yes, I will meet you
6at C+ at 1/2 past two, but if I’m not there till three you won’t mind?
7
8I put my arms round you.
9Olive
10
11You know I feel so proud when I think of the love you’ve given me. How
12you kissed me just before you went away from St Leonards (144 Marina)
13Do you remember.
14
15Olive
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2
3My Havelock,
4
5I feel so loving to you. Please love me a little yes, I will meet you
6at C+ at 1/2 past two, but if I’m not there till three you won’t mind?
7
8I put my arms round you.
9Olive
10
11You know I feel so proud when I think of the love you’ve given me. How
12you kissed me just before you went away from St Leonards (144 Marina)
13Do you remember.
14
15Olive
16
Notation
Draznin’s (1992) version of this letter is in some respects different from our transcription.
Draznin’s (1992) version of this letter is in some respects different from our transcription.