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| Letter Reference | Olive Schreiner BC16/Box1/Fold4/1897/8 |
| Archive | University of Cape Town, Manuscripts & Archives, Cape Town |
| Epistolary Type | Letter |
| Letter Date | 21 March 1897 |
| Address From | Naples, Italy |
| Address To | Morley?s Hotel, Trafalgar Square, London |
| Who To | William Philip ('Will') Schreiner |
| Other Versions | Rive 1987: 307 |
| 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 address this letter was sent to is provided by an attached envelope.
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Naples March 21 / 97
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3 My dear Will,
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5 I have only seen the report of your exam in the Standard. It was very
6poor, & of course all on the Rhodes side. You seemed to speak
7splendidly. There was not one word you said I disagreed with. We shall
8stay here a couple of days & reach Alassio on the 24th. Let me find a
9line there.
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11 Your little sis
12 Olive
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3 My dear Will,
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5 I have only seen the report of your exam in the Standard. It was very
6poor, & of course all on the Rhodes side. You seemed to speak
7splendidly. There was not one word you said I disagreed with. We shall
8stay here a couple of days & reach Alassio on the 24th. Let me find a
9line there.
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11 Your little sis
12 Olive
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Notation
Rive's (1987) version omits part of this letter and is also in a number of respects incorrect.
Rive's (1987) version omits part of this letter and is also in a number of respects incorrect.