"Small Schreiner expected by Will & Fan, many London friends" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box7/Fold2/Aug-Dec1919/16 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | October 1919 |
| Address From | 9 Porchester Place, Edgware Road, Westminster, London |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Betty Molteno |
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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, while the month can be surmised from content. The addressee is provided by salutation and content. Schreiner was resident at Porchester Place from early April 1917 until August 1920, when she left Britain for South Africa.. The ‘sure’ in the first paragraph is underlined three times.
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1Darling
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3Be sure not to mention anything I told you about dear little Lucy in
4writing to the Cape especially not to Margaret – but I know you
5wouldn’t
6
7I am not very fit
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9Will write tomorrow
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11What is the matter with that dear Helen? I do hope its not her heart.
12Any disease is better than that.
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14My heart is with you always & always & with my Alice
15Olive
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17Dot writes such happy letters
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2
3Be sure not to mention anything I told you about dear little Lucy in
4writing to the Cape especially not to Margaret – but I know you
5wouldn’t
6
7I am not very fit
8
9Will write tomorrow
10
11What is the matter with that dear Helen? I do hope its not her heart.
12Any disease is better than that.
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14My heart is with you always & always & with my Alice
15Olive
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17Dot writes such happy letters
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