"Trying to help Will Schreiner politically; I want 'She wrote Peter Halket' on my grave; it's what it cost me" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box5/Fold3/1914/75 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 20 October 1914 |
| Address From | Durrant?s Hotel, Manchester Square, Westminster, London |
| 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 has been written on this letter in an unknown hand. The letter is on printed headed notepaper.
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1Durrants Hotel,
2Manchester Square,
3W.
4
5Dear Will
6
7They threw me out of this Hotel because my name is Schreiner which
8they said must be either English or Austrian.
9
10I have taken a room at Kensington Palace Mansions Kensington just
11opposite your old Palace Hotel
12
13Olive
14
15I hope you’ll have time to come & see
16
17^me dear.^
18Olive
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2Manchester Square,
3W.
4
5Dear Will
6
7They threw me out of this Hotel because my name is Schreiner which
8they said must be either English or Austrian.
9
10I have taken a room at Kensington Palace Mansions Kensington just
11opposite your old Palace Hotel
12
13Olive
14
15I hope you’ll have time to come & see
16
17^me dear.^
18Olive
19