"Best blood of youth, beginning of half century of war" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner: John & Mary Brown MSC 26/2.2.4 |
| Archive | National Library of South Africa, Special Collections, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Postcard |
| Letter Date | Sunday 30 April 1888 |
| Address From | Pisa, Italy |
| Address To | 66 Bank Parade, Burnley, Lancashire |
| Who To | Mary Brown nee Solomon |
| Other Versions | Rive 1987: 140 |
| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to the National Library of South Africa (NLSA), Cape Town, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner postcard, which is part of its Special Collections. The date is provided by the postmark on this postcard and the address it was sent to and the addressee are on its front.
|
1
Pisa
2 Italy
3 Sunday night
4
5 Have been meaning to write for so long. Left Alassio today, & am on my
6way to Venice. Have just been to see the Leaning Tower, which is
7splendid. Am going on tomorrow to Bologna. No place is so delightful
8as my peaceful little Alassio I'm writing this because I long to know
9how you all are. I don't forget you.
10
11 Olive
12
2 Italy
3 Sunday night
4
5 Have been meaning to write for so long. Left Alassio today, & am on my
6way to Venice. Have just been to see the Leaning Tower, which is
7splendid. Am going on tomorrow to Bologna. No place is so delightful
8as my peaceful little Alassio I'm writing this because I long to know
9how you all are. I don't forget you.
10
11 Olive
12
Notation
Rive's (1987) version of this postcard has been misdated, omits part of the message and is also in a number of respects incorrect.
Rive's (1987) version of this postcard has been misdated, omits part of the message and is also in a number of respects incorrect.