"Life-long unions, ideal unions" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | HRC/UNCAT/OS-106 |
| Archive | Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 28 July 1886 |
| Address From | The Convent, Harrow, London |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Havelock Ellis |
| Other Versions | Draznin 1992: 420 |
| 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 information written onto it by Ellis. Schreiner lived at the Convent in Harrow from late May to late September 1886.
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1My Havelock you know when people really belong to each other in head &
2in natural likeness nothing ever really divides them. It is not like
3when people are attracted by difference
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5Olive
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7I’m writing like old boots.
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2in natural likeness nothing ever really divides them. It is not like
3when people are attracted by difference
4
5Olive
6
7I’m writing like old boots.
8
Notation
There are some crossed out words written horizontally on the back of the notepaper, as follows: 'The upper lip has grown down over our teeth lift it up, you will see the ?long ?canine'. Draznin's (1992) version of this letter is in some respects different from our transcription.
There are some crossed out words written horizontally on the back of the notepaper, as follows: 'The upper lip has grown down over our teeth lift it up, you will see the ?long ?canine'. Draznin's (1992) version of this letter is in some respects different from our transcription.