"Marriage, can't read ordinary novel" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box 12/Fold1/Undated/32 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Tuesday 1901 |
| Address From | Hanover, Northern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Betty Molteno |
| 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 year has been written on this letter in an unknown hand. Salutation indicates the likely addressee is Betty Molteno.
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1Hanover
2Tuesday
3
4Dear Friend
5
6I am sending you a bit of one of my novels. Please keep it carefully
7for me. It’s only ^a^ rough first draft but if you care to read it do.
8I’m fond of it.
9
10Good bye
11Olive
12
13Please wire me as soon as you get it
14
2Tuesday
3
4Dear Friend
5
6I am sending you a bit of one of my novels. Please keep it carefully
7for me. It’s only ^a^ rough first draft but if you care to read it do.
8I’m fond of it.
9
10Good bye
11Olive
12
13Please wire me as soon as you get it
14
Notation
The 'bit of one of my novels' Schreiner refers to is likely to be part of From Man to Man, perhaps its 'Prelude', although Schreiner was also revisiting other manuscripts at this time.
The 'bit of one of my novels' Schreiner refers to is likely to be part of From Man to Man, perhaps its 'Prelude', although Schreiner was also revisiting other manuscripts at this time.