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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box5/Fold3/1914/78 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Sunday 22 November 1914 |
| Address From | Kensington Palace Mansions, De Vere Gardens, Kensington, London |
| Address To | |
| Who To | William Philip ('Will') Schreiner |
| Other Versions | |
| 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 has been written on this letter in an unknown hand. The letter is on printed headed notepaper.
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1Telephone: 3675 Kensington.
2Telegrams: Apartment, London.
3
4Kensington Palace Mansions & Hotel,
5De Vere Gardens,
6W.
7Sunday
8
9My dear Laddie,
10
11I hope I will see you are looking better. I have just had a letter
12from Mrs Ochs She should sends many greetings to you from herself &
13Daphne & her nephew. Miss MacDonald is back with them. I have been
14pretty ill dear. This air poisons my lungs. If only I can get through
15this winter, without having to give in altogether. I cant go to Italy
16I couldn’t stand the strain of not getting letters or news from
17Africa. I cant go to Africa, the heat would be worse than the fog here,
18 I seem to have my face to a wall without an opening.
19
20If only the Gods who shape life would let people die when they can’t
21work & are no use.
22
23Good bye dear. Send the enclosed to Ollie
24Olive
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2Telegrams: Apartment, London.
3
4Kensington Palace Mansions & Hotel,
5De Vere Gardens,
6W.
7Sunday
8
9My dear Laddie,
10
11I hope I will see you are looking better. I have just had a letter
12from Mrs Ochs She should sends many greetings to you from herself &
13Daphne & her nephew. Miss MacDonald is back with them. I have been
14pretty ill dear. This air poisons my lungs. If only I can get through
15this winter, without having to give in altogether. I cant go to Italy
16I couldn’t stand the strain of not getting letters or news from
17Africa. I cant go to Africa, the heat would be worse than the fog here,
18 I seem to have my face to a wall without an opening.
19
20If only the Gods who shape life would let people die when they can’t
21work & are no use.
22
23Good bye dear. Send the enclosed to Ollie
24Olive
25