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| Letter Reference | HRC/CAT/OS/1a-xxii |
| Archive | Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 19 June 1884 |
| Address From | 32 Fitzroy Street, Camden, London |
| Address To | 24 Thornsett Road, South Penge Park, London |
| Who To | Havelock Ellis |
| Other Versions | Draznin 1992: 67 |
| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, the University of Texas at Austin, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Manuscript Collections. This letter has been dated by reference to an associated envelope and its postmark, which also provides the address it was sent to. Schreiner was resident in Fitzroy Street from mid May to mid June 1884.
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1I sent one note to your home address & send this to the Hospital. Are
2you going to the opera this tomorrow evening (Friday) I am making no
3engagements this week because I thought you would be coming this
4evening & perhaps tomorrow. Come on Sat evening if you care to & have
5nothing else to do, but let me know.
6
7I think the Flying Dutchman will be very good.
8
9My head is too bad to scribble much & I am going down to the Oxford
10where Dr. Aveling is waiting for us.
11
12O.S
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2you going to the opera this tomorrow evening (Friday) I am making no
3engagements this week because I thought you would be coming this
4evening & perhaps tomorrow. Come on Sat evening if you care to & have
5nothing else to do, but let me know.
6
7I think the Flying Dutchman will be very good.
8
9My head is too bad to scribble much & I am going down to the Oxford
10where Dr. Aveling is waiting for us.
11
12O.S
13
Notation
Draznin's (1992) version of this letter is in some respects different from our transcription.
Draznin's (1992) version of this letter is in some respects different from our transcription.