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| Letter Reference | Edward Carpenter 359/48 |
| Archive | Sheffield Archives, Archives & Local Studies, Sheffield |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | After Start: October 1889 ; Before End: March 1890 |
| Address From | Cape Town, Western Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Edward Carpenter |
| Other Versions | |
| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to the Sheffield Archives, Sheffield Libraries, Archives and Information Services, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Archive Collections. On returning to South Africa in October 1889, Schreiner stayed mainly in the Mount Vernon house belonging to her brother Will and his wife Fan until she removed to Matjesfontein in March 1890, with some short visits elsewhere.
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Cape Town
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3 Dear Ed,
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5 I expect you are all at Abbottsholm. Just a word because I want to
6communicate with you but I’m too stupid to write. It’s better here
7than I could have dreamed. I am going out to Vischhoek tomorrow.
8Address Vischhoek, Somerset West, Hotten-tots Holland, Cape of Good
9Hope. I’m going to have a "house" with only one little room bedroom
10& sitting room all in one.
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12 This land is too beautiful. You must see it some day.
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14 Olive
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16 ^Give my love to George^
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3 Dear Ed,
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5 I expect you are all at Abbottsholm. Just a word because I want to
6communicate with you but I’m too stupid to write. It’s better here
7than I could have dreamed. I am going out to Vischhoek tomorrow.
8Address Vischhoek, Somerset West, Hotten-tots Holland, Cape of Good
9Hope. I’m going to have a "house" with only one little room bedroom
10& sitting room all in one.
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12 This land is too beautiful. You must see it some day.
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14 Olive
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16 ^Give my love to George^
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