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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner: Mimmie Murray 2001.24/4 |
| Archive | National English Literary Museum, Grahamstown |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 13 May 1911 |
| Address From | De Aar, Northern Cape |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Minnie or Mimmie Murray nee Parkes |
| Other Versions | Cronwright-Schreiner 1924: 300 |
| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to the National English Literary Museum (NELM) for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Manuscript Collections.
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De Aar
2 May 13 / 11
3
4 Dear Friend
5
6 I value your letter so much. I shall always keep it. I have had a
7great joy, perhaps, it is not certain, my little niece Ursula
8Schreiner will study medicine. She will not quite decide till she goes
9to England next month with her brother Oliver & her father. I am so
10anxious for some of our best young women who have the ability & whose
11parents can manage the money to enter some of the professions & not
12the already over crowded occupations of teaching, nursing, typewriting,
13 boarding house keeping &c.
14
15 I am going to the Victoria Falls on the 2nd of June with my brother
16Will's wife, the two girls & Oliver. My sweet old brother Will has
17invited me & is paying for my ticket that I may have the chance of
18being with the children before they go. I am looking forward to it
19greatly if only I can keep well. It would be fine if you & Mr Murray
20were coming too. Its so beautiful if you have all your friends about
21you. My love to all the dear children. I send some stamps.
22
23 Good bye. Thank you so much, so very much for your letter.
24 Yours
25 Olive Schreiner
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2 May 13 / 11
3
4 Dear Friend
5
6 I value your letter so much. I shall always keep it. I have had a
7great joy, perhaps, it is not certain, my little niece Ursula
8Schreiner will study medicine. She will not quite decide till she goes
9to England next month with her brother Oliver & her father. I am so
10anxious for some of our best young women who have the ability & whose
11parents can manage the money to enter some of the professions & not
12the already over crowded occupations of teaching, nursing, typewriting,
13 boarding house keeping &c.
14
15 I am going to the Victoria Falls on the 2nd of June with my brother
16Will's wife, the two girls & Oliver. My sweet old brother Will has
17invited me & is paying for my ticket that I may have the chance of
18being with the children before they go. I am looking forward to it
19greatly if only I can keep well. It would be fine if you & Mr Murray
20were coming too. Its so beautiful if you have all your friends about
21you. My love to all the dear children. I send some stamps.
22
23 Good bye. Thank you so much, so very much for your letter.
24 Yours
25 Olive Schreiner
26
Notation
Cronwright-Schreiner's (1924) version of this letter is incorrect in various respects.
Cronwright-Schreiner's (1924) version of this letter is incorrect in various respects.