"Getting in Dutch vice president of Women's Enfranchisement League, Mrs MacFadyen, we have to educate women in South Africa slowly" Read the full letter
Letter Reference | HRC/CAT/OS/1a-xix |
Archive | Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin |
Epistolary Type | Letter |
Letter Date | Thursday 12 June 1884 |
Address From | 32 Fitzroy Street, Camden, London |
Address To | 24 Thornsett Road, South Penge Park, London |
Who To | Havelock Ellis |
Other Versions | Cronwright-Schreiner 1924: 22; Draznin 1992: 65 |
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 an associated envelope and its postmark, which also provides the address it was sent to. Schreiner was resident in Fitzroy Street in late May and June 1884.
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1Thursday
2
3I will like to come on Monday if I am well enough. I am glad you are
4not angry. I hope you will enjoy going to Oxford. I am still in bed, &
5so stupid
6
7Please let Miss Jones know I can’t come just now
8
9Olive
10
2
3I will like to come on Monday if I am well enough. I am glad you are
4not angry. I hope you will enjoy going to Oxford. I am still in bed, &
5so stupid
6
7Please let Miss Jones know I can’t come just now
8
9Olive
10
Notation
A version of thise letter is in Draznin (1992). Cronwright-Schreiner's (1924) version is incorrect in minor ways.
A version of thise letter is in Draznin (1992). Cronwright-Schreiner's (1924) version is incorrect in minor ways.