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| Letter Reference | HRC/OliveSchreinerLetters/OS-JohnHodgson/32 |
| Archive | Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | After Start: October 1914 ; Before End: July 1915 |
| Address From | Kensington Palace Mansions, De Vere Gardens, Kensington, London |
| Address To | |
| Who To | John Hodgson |
| Other Versions | |
| 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. Schreiner was resident at Kensington Palace Mansions from October 1914 to July 1915. This letter is written on printed headed notepaper.
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1Telephone: 3675 Kensington.
2Telegrams: Apartment, London.
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4Kensington Palace Mansions & Hotel,
5De Vere Gardens, W.
6
7Dear Mr Hodgson
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9I hope you didn’t misunderstand about Mrs Pankhurst. I think her one
10of the strongest & cleverest women I ever met. And her physical
11courage in undergoing all she has gone has been splendid. But
12naturally when she is passionately war like, & I am all for peace we
13cannot have much in common.
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15I enjoyed last night so much. What a sweet
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17^sincere girl Miss Ehrlich is? Our Cape girls are so splendid, the hope
18of South Africa.^
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20Yours ever
21Olive Schreiner
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2Telegrams: Apartment, London.
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4Kensington Palace Mansions & Hotel,
5De Vere Gardens, W.
6
7Dear Mr Hodgson
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9I hope you didn’t misunderstand about Mrs Pankhurst. I think her one
10of the strongest & cleverest women I ever met. And her physical
11courage in undergoing all she has gone has been splendid. But
12naturally when she is passionately war like, & I am all for peace we
13cannot have much in common.
14
15I enjoyed last night so much. What a sweet
16
17^sincere girl Miss Ehrlich is? Our Cape girls are so splendid, the hope
18of South Africa.^
19
20Yours ever
21Olive Schreiner
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