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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box4/Fold2/1909/41 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Postcard |
| Letter Date | 4 August 1909 |
| Address From | De Aar, Northern Cape |
| Address To | Gordon Hotel, Gordon Square, London |
| Who To | Betty Molteno |
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| Legend |
The Project is grateful to Manuscripts and Archives, University of Cape Town, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner postcard, which is part of its Manuscripts and Archives Collections. The date of this postcard is provided by the postmark, and the name of the addressee and the address it was sent to are on its front. Schreiner was resident in De Aar from November 1907 until she left South Africa for Britain and Europe in December 1913, with some fairly lengthy visits elsewhere over this time.
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I wonder if you have come over to England to meet Mrs Murray! I’ve
2not had a line from you for two weeks!
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4 The cold weather will soon be over here; today is already hot &
5oppressive. I do so understand your love for Switzerland.
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7 Tell Alice the spirit must move her to write to ^me. Olive^
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2not had a line from you for two weeks!
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4 The cold weather will soon be over here; today is already hot &
5oppressive. I do so understand your love for Switzerland.
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7 Tell Alice the spirit must move her to write to ^me. Olive^
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