"Everything so dark & mysterious, going to be a great European war" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box8/Fold4/MMPr/AssortedCorres/FredPL/31 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | After Start: October 1916 ; Before End: December 1916 |
| Address From | Kensington Palace Mansions, De Vere Gardens, Kensington, London |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Frederick (Fred) Pethick-Lawrence |
| 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. A typescript only of this letter is available. The transcription here follows this typescript and includes any uncertain dates, ellipses, mistakes and so on. Botha instituted martial law in connection with the Boer Rebellion in October 1916.
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Kensington Palace
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4 I am so sorry that tomorrow I have to go out to lunch to meet Norman
5Angell, an old appointment. Could you come at four and have tea with
6me? Thanks for news of the wife and also for the cuttings. Of course
7Botha has all the money & guns etc. and he must win now. What a wide
8deep chasm is being formed.
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2 1916 - 17.
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4 I am so sorry that tomorrow I have to go out to lunch to meet Norman
5Angell, an old appointment. Could you come at four and have tea with
6me? Thanks for news of the wife and also for the cuttings. Of course
7Botha has all the money & guns etc. and he must win now. What a wide
8deep chasm is being formed.
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