"First real letter to Ellis, Spencer's First Principles" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box6/Fold2/1916/6 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Monday 28 February 1916 |
| Address From | Alexi, 31 The Park, Hampstead, 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.
|
1“Alexi”
2The Park
3Golder’s Green
4Monday
5
6Dear old Man
7
8I got here this afternoon – every thing seems delightful, the quiet,
9the dear little birds pecking about on the lawn – but alas! I left
10Tucker in the taxi which brought my things up from the station! I
11always take it when I go to a new place where I may have asthma. When
12I was in Cape Town I wrote inside the case, that if it was lost & any
13one found it it was to be returned to
14Hon W P Schreiner
15St George’s Street
16Cape Town
17
18If any one should by any possibility return it to you here: seeing
19your name inside – let me know. I’m going down to Scotland Yard
20tomorrow afternoon, but I’ve not much hope of finding it.
21
22I send you a rather sweet little cutting from Anna Purcell’s letter
23about Oliver. How every one does love him.
24
25Your small sister
26Olive
27
2The Park
3Golder’s Green
4Monday
5
6Dear old Man
7
8I got here this afternoon – every thing seems delightful, the quiet,
9the dear little birds pecking about on the lawn – but alas! I left
10Tucker in the taxi which brought my things up from the station! I
11always take it when I go to a new place where I may have asthma. When
12I was in Cape Town I wrote inside the case, that if it was lost & any
13one found it it was to be returned to
14Hon W P Schreiner
15St George’s Street
16Cape Town
17
18If any one should by any possibility return it to you here: seeing
19your name inside – let me know. I’m going down to Scotland Yard
20tomorrow afternoon, but I’ve not much hope of finding it.
21
22I send you a rather sweet little cutting from Anna Purcell’s letter
23about Oliver. How every one does love him.
24
25Your small sister
26Olive
27
Notation
The 'little cutting' referred to is no longer attached.
The 'little cutting' referred to is no longer attached.