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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner: Hermann Kallenbach MSC 26/2.3.16 |
| Archive | National Library of South Africa, Special Collections, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Sunday February 1915 |
| Address From | Kensington Palace Mansions, De Vere Gardens, Kensington, London |
| Address To | |
| Who To | Hermann Kallenbach |
| Other Versions | |
| 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 letter, which is part of its Special Collections. The month and year have been written on this letter in an unknown hand. The letter is on printed headed notepaper.
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Kensington Palace Mansions & Hotel,
2 De Vere Gardens, W.
3 Sunday
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5 Have you engagements for tomorrow? Or could you call here before 11
6tomorrow morning warmly dressed & take me for a drive on the top of
7the omnibus to Richmond? I feel too weak to go alone, & I shall not
8get strong till I get fresh air. I am posting this on Sunday so you
9ought to get it by the 8 o'clock post on Monday Please give me the
10account for the things you've got tell me how much it all comes to.
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12 Yours ever
13 Olive Schreiner
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15 I know how much you will have felt dear Mr Gokale's death. Why do the
16good & wonderful pass so soon.
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2 De Vere Gardens, W.
3 Sunday
4
5 Have you engagements for tomorrow? Or could you call here before 11
6tomorrow morning warmly dressed & take me for a drive on the top of
7the omnibus to Richmond? I feel too weak to go alone, & I shall not
8get strong till I get fresh air. I am posting this on Sunday so you
9ought to get it by the 8 o'clock post on Monday Please give me the
10account for the things you've got tell me how much it all comes to.
11
12 Yours ever
13 Olive Schreiner
14
15 I know how much you will have felt dear Mr Gokale's death. Why do the
16good & wonderful pass so soon.
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