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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner: Mary Sauer MSC 26/2.11.55 |
| Archive | National Library of South Africa, Special Collections, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Saturday 18 June 1892 |
| Address From | Matjesfontein, Western Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Mary Sauer nee Cloete |
| Other Versions | |
| 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. Content indicates Schreiner was in Matjesfontein when it was written.
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Saturday night
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3 I'm going really to answer your letter. I cant tonight. I shall think
4of you when I'm lying in bed & wish you were here to talk to.
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6 I've been able to work a little the last two days, of which I'm so
7glad. I want so much to finish this book by the end of August. I don't
8mind your showing the little story to any one provided it doesn't go
9to England. I liked your letter so much.
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11 Give my hearty friendly greetings to Ella Shippard. If I don't go away
12if would be so lovely if she would come & spend some days with me when
13the weather gets warmer. I should like it so much.
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15 Olive
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17 Jack, Mr Logan's dog, was found dead behind the wood house door the
18other morning. We think he must have been frozen to death
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20 ^Do you know much of Mrs Gill? You & she would love each other so much,
21if you could once get below each others surfaces.^
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3 I'm going really to answer your letter. I cant tonight. I shall think
4of you when I'm lying in bed & wish you were here to talk to.
5
6 I've been able to work a little the last two days, of which I'm so
7glad. I want so much to finish this book by the end of August. I don't
8mind your showing the little story to any one provided it doesn't go
9to England. I liked your letter so much.
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11 Give my hearty friendly greetings to Ella Shippard. If I don't go away
12if would be so lovely if she would come & spend some days with me when
13the weather gets warmer. I should like it so much.
14
15 Olive
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17 Jack, Mr Logan's dog, was found dead behind the wood house door the
18other morning. We think he must have been frozen to death
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20 ^Do you know much of Mrs Gill? You & she would love each other so much,
21if you could once get below each others surfaces.^
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Notation
'This book' which Schreiner wanted to finish by the end of August is likely to be the 'sex book' which was destroyed when Schreiner's house in Johannesburg was badly damaged during the South African War; it was re-written as her two 'Woman' articles and then Woman and Labour.
'This book' which Schreiner wanted to finish by the end of August is likely to be the 'sex book' which was destroyed when Schreiner's house in Johannesburg was badly damaged during the South African War; it was re-written as her two 'Woman' articles and then Woman and Labour.