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| Letter Reference | HRC/CAT/OS/5b-viii |
| Archive | Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin |
| Epistolary Type | Postcard |
| Letter Date | 22 March 1916 |
| Address From | Alexi, 31 The Park, Hampstead, London |
| Address To | Rose Cottage, Carbis Water, Cornwall |
| Who To | Havelock Ellis |
| Other Versions | Draznin 1992: 503 |
| 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 postcard, which is part of its Manuscript Collections. The date has been derived from the postmark on this postcard and the address and addressee it was sent to are on its front. Schreiner was resident at The Park from late February to the end of May 1916.
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1I am so anxious to know how everything is going with you. Much love to
2Edith. Thanks for the book. I had to get the doctor in the night the
3other day. He injected morphine & strycnine, which gave relief, says
4its neuralgia of the heart am still in bed
5
6^but better Olive^
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2Edith. Thanks for the book. I had to get the doctor in the night the
3other day. He injected morphine & strycnine, which gave relief, says
4its neuralgia of the heart am still in bed
5
6^but better Olive^
7
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.