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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box8/Fold4/MMPr/AssortedCorres/FredPL/18 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 18 October 1910 |
| Address From | De Aar, Northern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Frederick ('Fred') Pethick-Lawrence |
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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. A typescript only of this letter is available. The transcription here follows this typescript and includes uncertain dates, ellipses, mistakes and so on.
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de Aar
2 October 18th, 1910
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4 Thank you for your interesting letter. The passage in "Rebel Women" I
5think so fine is that of the poor drudge who speaks of her sorrow at
6the thought of bringing another woman into the world. The "idea" is
7common enough. The genius-touch is in the cry breaking out in that
8seemingly soulless drudge. It is like when many years ago a Kaffir
9woman suddenly poured out to me all the sorrow and anguish of being a
10woman in the most unsurpassed language. It is something one never
11forgets. I send you a speech of my brother Will’s.
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2 October 18th, 1910
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4 Thank you for your interesting letter. The passage in "Rebel Women" I
5think so fine is that of the poor drudge who speaks of her sorrow at
6the thought of bringing another woman into the world. The "idea" is
7common enough. The genius-touch is in the cry breaking out in that
8seemingly soulless drudge. It is like when many years ago a Kaffir
9woman suddenly poured out to me all the sorrow and anguish of being a
10woman in the most unsurpassed language. It is something one never
11forgets. I send you a speech of my brother Will’s.
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Notation
The book referred to is: Evelyn Sharp (1910) Rebel Women London: A.C. Fifield.
The book referred to is: Evelyn Sharp (1910) Rebel Women London: A.C. Fifield.