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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner: John & Mary Brown MSC 26/2.2.26B |
| Archive | National Library of South Africa, Special Collections, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Postcard |
| Letter Date | 25 March 1889 |
| Address From | Paris, France |
| Address To | 66 Bank Parade, Burnley, Lancashire |
| Who To | Mary Brown nee Solomon |
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| Legend |
The Project is grateful to the National Library of South Africa (NLSA), Cape Town, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner postcard, which is part of its Special Collections. The date of this postcard is provided by the postmark and the address it was sent to and the addressee are on its front.
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I am in Paris. I hoped to be able to finish my nursing course here,
2but I find my ^want of good^ knowledge of French will stand in my way, &
3I shall perhaps have to return to Endle St. In that case I shall go
4over to England next week as the term begins in April. I always
5associate nursing & hospitals with you. I went to see the Morgue
6to-day I will tell you about it sometime & the beautiful thought that
7took away
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9^the sadness from me.^
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11Olive
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13 ^Address to my brother's care^
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2but I find my ^want of good^ knowledge of French will stand in my way, &
3I shall perhaps have to return to Endle St. In that case I shall go
4over to England next week as the term begins in April. I always
5associate nursing & hospitals with you. I went to see the Morgue
6to-day I will tell you about it sometime & the beautiful thought that
7took away
8
9^the sadness from me.^
10
11Olive
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13 ^Address to my brother's care^
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