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Letter ReferenceHRC/OliveSchreinerLetters/OS-JohnHodgson/38
ArchiveHarry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin
Epistolary TypeLetter
Letter Date After Start: Wednesday July 1915 ; Before End: October 1915
Address FromLlandrindod Wells, Wales
Address To
Who ToJohn Hodgson
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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 first stayed in Llandrindod Wells from late July to late October 1915, and then again from mid June to mid September 1916. Rose Ehrlich left for the Cape in early 1916.
1c/o Dr Parker
2Llandrindod Wells
3Wales
4Wednesday
5
6Dear Mr Hodgson
7
8Thank you so much for your letter I got here on Monday. – two days ago.
9 I was very thankful to get out of London. The air here is nice &
10fresh. If I find it suits me I shall stay on there some time, if not I
11must go on to Glasgow which is the only other place where I have
12friends who will look for rooms for me. I should like to be on my
13beloved East Coast where its so dry & stimulating but its impossible
14to go there now with the war.
15
16I hope your play will be a great success.
17
18Give my love & affectionate greetings to Miss Ehrilich & Miss Wickam.
19Its always raining up here among the hills it seems. Do you know this
20part of the world?
21
22All good to you
23Olive Schreiner
24
25I am staying here with my friends the Parker’s till I can get rooms.
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