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Letter Reference | HRC/OliveSchreinerUncatLetters/OS-TFisherUnwin/29 |
Archive | Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin |
Epistolary Type | Letter |
Letter Date | 30 January 1897 |
Address From | 19 Russell Road, Kensington, London |
Address To | |
Who To | T. Fisher Unwin |
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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 is by and from Olive Schreiner, with Cronwright-Schreiner acting as her amanuensis or secretary.
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119 Russell Road
2Kensington W.
3
430.1.97
5
6T. Fisher Unwin Esq
7---
8Dear Mr Unwin,
9
10With this I am returning, corrected, the first portion of “Peter
11Halket”. You will notice the corrections clearly marked. The
12dedication will be sent to you in a day or two: Mrs Schreiner is
13awaiting the permission of the man to whom the dedication is made.
14
15Other portions will be corrected & returned to you with the least
16possible delay as they are received.
17
18We go to Eastbourne on Monday, to return on Saturday. Our address
19while there will be
20c/o Fred. Schreiner
21Preparatory School,
22New College
23Eastbourne.
24
25I am also returning, with many thanks, all the cuttings on “The
26Political Situation”, which I have looked through with interest. I
27also return with them the preliminary pages ^of ‘Halket’^ on which
28you will observe some minor (& one very important) corrections.
29
30Yours very truly,
31S.C. Cronwright Schreiner
32
33Each time you send any portion of the Story, please send all the back
34portion as well.
35C.S.
36
2Kensington W.
3
430.1.97
5
6T. Fisher Unwin Esq
7---
8Dear Mr Unwin,
9
10With this I am returning, corrected, the first portion of “Peter
11Halket”. You will notice the corrections clearly marked. The
12dedication will be sent to you in a day or two: Mrs Schreiner is
13awaiting the permission of the man to whom the dedication is made.
14
15Other portions will be corrected & returned to you with the least
16possible delay as they are received.
17
18We go to Eastbourne on Monday, to return on Saturday. Our address
19while there will be
20c/o Fred. Schreiner
21Preparatory School,
22New College
23Eastbourne.
24
25I am also returning, with many thanks, all the cuttings on “The
26Political Situation”, which I have looked through with interest. I
27also return with them the preliminary pages ^of ‘Halket’^ on which
28you will observe some minor (& one very important) corrections.
29
30Yours very truly,
31S.C. Cronwright Schreiner
32
33Each time you send any portion of the Story, please send all the back
34portion as well.
35C.S.
36