"Not love uniting you but greed, gold-thirsty native policy, cheap labour" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | HRC/UNCAT/OS-60 |
| Archive | Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 24 July 1885 |
| Address From | 9 Blandford Square, Paddington, London |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Havelock Ellis |
| Other Versions | Draznin 1992: 373 |
| 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 Blandford Square for the last part of July 1885.
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1I want to see you I want to talk to you this evening, a long talk,
2sitting in a sweet quiet place with you. Please let your heart rest a
3little when you think of me for I feel very true to you.
4
5Olive
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2sitting in a sweet quiet place with you. Please let your heart rest a
3little when you think of me for I feel very true to you.
4
5Olive
6
Notation
A version of this letter is in Draznin (1992).
A version of this letter is in Draznin (1992).