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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner: E.B. Lloyd MSC 26/2.4.7 |
| Archive | National Library of South Africa, Special Collections, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Monday 10 April 1916 |
| Address From | Alexi, 31 The Park, Hampstead, London |
| Address To | |
| 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 has been written on this letter in an unknown hand.
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"Alexi"
2 31 The Park
3 Hampstead
4 Monday
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6 Dear Mr Lloyd
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8 DIf you & your friend could come about 5 on Saturday I should be so
9glad. I shall have to go to lunch in London. But will be back before 5
10if there is any hope of seeing you. I should so love to hear your
11friend play & to meet her. I thought the meeting fine on Saturday.
12Clifford Allens speech was splendid. His whole personality impresses
13one with such rare sincerity.
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15 I wonder if you've heard whether Edward is coming on the 12th.
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17 Yours very sincerely
18 Olive Schreiner
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2 31 The Park
3 Hampstead
4 Monday
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6 Dear Mr Lloyd
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8 DIf you & your friend could come about 5 on Saturday I should be so
9glad. I shall have to go to lunch in London. But will be back before 5
10if there is any hope of seeing you. I should so love to hear your
11friend play & to meet her. I thought the meeting fine on Saturday.
12Clifford Allens speech was splendid. His whole personality impresses
13one with such rare sincerity.
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15 I wonder if you've heard whether Edward is coming on the 12th.
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17 Yours very sincerely
18 Olive Schreiner
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