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Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner: Extracts of Letters to Cronwright-Schreiner MSC 26/2.16/73 |
Archive | National Library of South Africa, Special Collections, Cape Town |
Epistolary Type | Extract |
Letter Date | 7 June 1903 |
Address From | Beaufort West, Western Cape |
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Who To | S.C. (‘Cron’) Cronwright-Schreiner |
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Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
Legend |
The Extracts of Letters to Cronwright-Schreiner were produced by Cronwright-Schreiner in preparing The Life and The Letters of Olive Schreiner. They appear on slips of paper in his writing, taken from letters that were then destroyed; many of these extracts have also been edited by him. They are artefacts of his editorial practices and their relationship to original Schreiner letters cannot now be gauged. They should be read with considerable caution for the reasons given. Cronwright-Schreiner has written the date and where it was sent from onto this extract, and also that these comments concern General Malan’s aunt.
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…Such a charming young British woman….. Who spends her life
2looking after the old grandfather who is 80; she needs a change...
3Being surrounded with human creatures who care & understand her makes
4one so young & beautiful…
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2looking after the old grandfather who is 80; she needs a change...
3Being surrounded with human creatures who care & understand her makes
4one so young & beautiful…
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