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Letter Reference | HRC/UNCAT/OS-51 |
Archive | Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin |
Epistolary Type | Letter |
Letter Date | 23 June 1885 |
Address From | 41 Upper Baker Street, Marylebone, London |
Address To | |
Who To | Havelock Ellis |
Other Versions | Draznin 1992: 363 |
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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1I have come back from a walk in the park, & am going to bed. I feel so
2clingingly tender to you. The one soul that meets mine & touches it. I
3don’t think I ever would have been so glad to see you as this
4evening.
5
6Olive
7
8Moore came after Philip & Mackenzie were gone He wants to write about
9S A F in his pamphlet. & want to know if I would be angry.
10
11Olive
12
13^Oh Henry, how much closer you are to me than anyone.^
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2clingingly tender to you. The one soul that meets mine & touches it. I
3don’t think I ever would have been so glad to see you as this
4evening.
5
6Olive
7
8Moore came after Philip & Mackenzie were gone He wants to write about
9S A F in his pamphlet. & want to know if I would be angry.
10
11Olive
12
13^Oh Henry, how much closer you are to me than anyone.^
14
Notation
Draznin's (1992) version of this letter differs in some respects from our transcription.
Draznin's (1992) version of this letter differs in some respects from our transcription.