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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner: E.B. Lloyd MSC 26/2.4.3 |
| Archive | National Library of South Africa, Special Collections, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Thursday 24 February 1916 |
| Address From | Alexi, The Park, Hampstead, London |
| Address To | 27 Clements Lane, Lombard Street, London |
| Who To | E. Bertram Lloyd |
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| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to the National Library of South Africa (NLSA), Cape Town, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Special Collections. The date of this letter is derived from the postmark on an attached envelope, which also provides the address it was sent to.
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Alexi
2 31 The Park
3 Hampstead
4 Thursday
5
6 Dear Mr Lloyd
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8 I wrote to you to the Hampstead address Edward Carpenter gave me to
9ask if you could come & see me but the letter was returned as not
10known at that address. I don't know if you are far from this. This
11house is near Golders Green about half way down from the Bull & Bush.
12Its close to Golders Green station about 4 turning off on the right
13side as you walk up from Golders Green station towards the top of
14Hampstead where the ponds are & Jack Straws Castle. If you could come
15& see me I would be so glad The evening would do. I much wish to have
16a talk with you.
17
18 Yours faithfully
19 Olive Schreiner
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2 31 The Park
3 Hampstead
4 Thursday
5
6 Dear Mr Lloyd
7
8 I wrote to you to the Hampstead address Edward Carpenter gave me to
9ask if you could come & see me but the letter was returned as not
10known at that address. I don't know if you are far from this. This
11house is near Golders Green about half way down from the Bull & Bush.
12Its close to Golders Green station about 4 turning off on the right
13side as you walk up from Golders Green station towards the top of
14Hampstead where the ponds are & Jack Straws Castle. If you could come
15& see me I would be so glad The evening would do. I much wish to have
16a talk with you.
17
18 Yours faithfully
19 Olive Schreiner
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