"Not a spot of hypocrisy in Rhodes; show myself nakedly to him; Boer article and 'Buddhist Priest's wife'" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | HRC/UNCAT/OS-70 |
| Archive | Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 6 September 1885 |
| Address From | 16 Portsea Place, Westminster, London |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Havelock Ellis |
| Other Versions | Draznin 1992: 380 |
| 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 at Portsea Place from mid August to late October 1885. The start of the letter appears to be missing.
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3You must wear this little old handkerchief. I’ve often worn it.
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5Olive
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7Last evening I wanted so much to talk to you. I wondered
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9^how you were. Miss Müller has just called to ask me to go up the river
10but I can’t let anything^
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12^take me from my work.^
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3You must wear this little old handkerchief. I’ve often worn it.
4
5Olive
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7Last evening I wanted so much to talk to you. I wondered
8
9^how you were. Miss Müller has just called to ask me to go up the river
10but I can’t let anything^
11
12^take me from my work.^
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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.