Letter Reference | Schreiner-Hemming Family BC 1080 A1.7/99 |
Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
Epistolary Type | Lettercard |
Letter Date | 27 August 1907 |
Address From | na |
Address To | c/o Miss Forbes, Beaufort Street, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape |
Who To | Effie Hemming m. Brown (1903) |
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The manuscript of this letter by Olive Schreiner belongs to the Archive referenced above; its ownership of the original should be acknowledged by referencing the letter as indicated: Copyright transcription: © Olive Schreiner Letters Project. This transcription can be freely used as long as copyright is acknowledged and it is referenced using the following citation: ‘Olive Schreiner to Effie Hemming m. Brown (1903), 27 August 1907, UCT Manuscripts & Archives, Olive Schreiner Letters Project transcription’. Please also supply letter line numbers for specific quotations.
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The Project is grateful to Manuscripts and Archives, University of Cape Town, for kindly allowing us to transcribe this Olive Schreiner lettercard, which is part of its Manuscripts and Archives Collections. The date of this letter-card is provided by the postmark and the address it was sent to is on its front.
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My darling
Effie,
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I was delighted to see
Arthur, I felt so sorry at the thought of your
4being away from him so long. I don’t only like him, I feel I should
5love him; there is something very sensitive & yet strong in his face.
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Your little Auntie
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Olive
9The Train
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