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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box4/Fold4/1911/26 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Monday 5 June 1911 |
| Address From | Victoria Falls Hotel, Zimbabwe |
| Address To | |
| Who To | William Philip ('Will') Schreiner |
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| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to Manuscripts and Archives, University of Cape Town, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Manuscripts and Archives Collections. The date section of the printed headed notepaper this letter is written on has not been fully completed by Schreiner with a month, which has been derived from content.
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Victoria Falls Hotel,
2 Zambesi,
3 S.A.
4 Monday 1911
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6 We got here this morning, dear, after a, to me, unbrokenly delightful
7journey. The scenery unreadable a the was was delightful as soon as
8you got beyond Mafikeng. We were all very happy together, the
9attendance & food first rate. Here & Fan & I have a nice room together
10& the two girls & Hanny a very large one. We just had lunch in the
11huge dining room, & are soon going out to see the falls. The smoke as
12seen from the distance was very fine. If only you were here, dear.
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14 Good bye Laddie
15 I’m flourishing well.
16 Love to you
17 Ol
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2 Zambesi,
3 S.A.
4 Monday 1911
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6 We got here this morning, dear, after a, to me, unbrokenly delightful
7journey. The scenery unreadable a the was was delightful as soon as
8you got beyond Mafikeng. We were all very happy together, the
9attendance & food first rate. Here & Fan & I have a nice room together
10& the two girls & Hanny a very large one. We just had lunch in the
11huge dining room, & are soon going out to see the falls. The smoke as
12seen from the distance was very fine. If only you were here, dear.
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14 Good bye Laddie
15 I’m flourishing well.
16 Love to you
17 Ol
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