"My arms stretching out to Alice Greene; if I could put my love into words, must feel it coming to you across the miles" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box 12/Fold2/Misc/1 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 1896 |
| Address From | The Homestead, Kimberley, Northern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Unknown |
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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 year has been written on this letter in an unknown hand. Schreiner was resident at The Homestead, Kimberley, from mid 1894 to late 1898. The name of the addressee cannot be established. The start of the letter is missing.
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3he says the latest story there; believed by the man in the street, is
4that Rhodes has brought ?Ley---des. I don’t for one moment believe it,
5?Ley-des would not be such a fool.
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7Good bye, dear
8Olive
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3he says the latest story there; believed by the man in the street, is
4that Rhodes has brought ?Ley---des. I don’t for one moment believe it,
5?Ley-des would not be such a fool.
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7Good bye, dear
8Olive
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