"Heart dying up last 5 or 6 years, 'Soul of a People' like rain falling on dry parched soil" Read the full letter
| Letter Reference | Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/141 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | Sunday 28 April 1912 |
| Address From | De Aar, Northern Cape |
| Address To | Blaauwberg, Western Cape |
| Who To | Henrietta (‘Ettie’) Schreiner m. Stakesby Lewis (1891) |
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| Permissions | Please read before using or citing this transcription |
| Legend |
The Project is grateful to Manuscripts and Archives, University of Cape Town, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner letter, which is part of its Manuscripts and Archives Collections. The date of this letter is derived from the postmark on an attached envelope, which also provides the address it was sent to. Schreiner returned to De Aar from Cape Town in early April 1912.
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Sunday night
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3 My darling
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5 I’ve not had you once out of my thoughts today. I feel so anxious I
6suppose because its some days since I heard How are the dear legs? I
7hope the oysters are still suiting you. They’ll be in season now for
8some months I’m glad to think.
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10 My dear love to you my old Ettie
11 Olive
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3 My darling
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5 I’ve not had you once out of my thoughts today. I feel so anxious I
6suppose because its some days since I heard How are the dear legs? I
7hope the oysters are still suiting you. They’ll be in season now for
8some months I’m glad to think.
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10 My dear love to you my old Ettie
11 Olive
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