"Standing by what you write" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | HRC/UNCAT/OS-100 |
| Archive | Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 11 June 1886 |
| Address From | The Convent, Harrow, London |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Havelock Ellis |
| Other Versions | Draznin 1992: 417-8 |
| 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 lived at the Convent in Harrow from late May to late September 1886.
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1Thank you for that sweet long letter, Please write to me soon. I have
2been trying to write even one line & can’t.
3
4I hope it is nice at Smiths.
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6Thank you so much for your letter. Yes, you must marry someday, but
7not for someyears, you have to grow first. If either of us have made a
8little money we may go together in the winter perhaps
9
10Olive
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2been trying to write even one line & can’t.
3
4I hope it is nice at Smiths.
5
6Thank you so much for your letter. Yes, you must marry someday, but
7not for someyears, you have to grow first. If either of us have made a
8little money we may go together in the winter perhaps
9
10Olive
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Notation
A version of this letter is in Draznin (1992).
A version of this letter is in Draznin (1992).