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| Letter Reference | Lytton 01229/3 |
| Archive | Lytton Family Papers, Knebworth |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | After Start: 21 May 1893 ; Before End: 7 October 1893 |
| Address From | na |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Constance Lytton |
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| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to the Knebworth House Archive (www.knebworthhouse.com) for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter to Lady Constance Lytton, which is part of the Knebworth collections. This letter has been dated by reference to content and the period of Schreiner’s sojourn in Britain in 1893, which was between 21 May and 7 October.
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1Dear Con
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3Thank you for your letter. I shall write tomorrow. I send you my
4friends photo-graphs to see Please return them.
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6Yours
7Olive
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9The face is not so hard as it looks in the picture, because the moment
10he speaks it lights up & becomes gentle
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3Thank you for your letter. I shall write tomorrow. I send you my
4friends photo-graphs to see Please return them.
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6Yours
7Olive
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9The face is not so hard as it looks in the picture, because the moment
10he speaks it lights up & becomes gentle
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