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Kate Salt
Kate Salt nee Joynes and Henry Salt, an erstwhile teacher at Eton, were friends of Edward Carpenter and part of the Millthorpe gatherings of like-minded friends. The Salts seemingly had a celibate marriage, and while George Bernard Shaw, a close friend, gossiped that she was more attracted to women, Kate Salt seems to have idealised Carpenter and, from her letters to him, was in love with him over many years. As ever with his women friends, she was held at arm’s length and perhaps might have shared Schreiner’s view that only men could ever truly be close to Carpenter. and Kate Salt appear to have been friendly in a ‘Love to dear Kate Salt’ way, without being close friends. However, from Schreiner’s other letters, they clearly did write to each other, although no extent letters have been traced.
For further information see:
Sheila Rowbotham (2008) Edward Carpenter: A Life of Liberty and Love London: Verso

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Olive Schreiner: Edward Carpenter SMD 30/32/gi:De Aar, Feb 24 / 08, Dear Edward , Can you send this letter for me to "Bob". His address is in my desk at Hanover, where I sh...
Olive Schreiner: Edward Carpenter SMD 30/32/t:Alexi, 31 The Park, Hampstead , Saturday, Dear EC, You will see from the above where I am staying in our dear friends house w...
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Olive Schreiner: E.B. Lloyd MSC 26/2.4.2:c/o Dr Parker , Llandrindod Wells, Wales, Friday, Dear Mr Lloyd, I have just got your letter. Had I heard about yours friends...
Olive Schreiner: Mary Sauer MSC 26/2.11.71:Molteno, Sunday evening, Darling Mary,, I got your letter yesterday morning at East London just before I started. Some very k...
Olive Schreiner: Mary Sauer MSC 26/2.11.77:Darling, Please address this letter to Mrs Salt, I've forgotten her address., I got a long beautiful letter from dear Ed Carp...
Olive Schreiner: Mary Sauer MSC 26/2.11.78:The Homestead , Kimberley , Sep Oct 5 / 94, Dear one, Did Mrs Salt send you Carpenter's new pamphlet on "Marriage"? If she di...
Olive Schreiner: Mary Sauer MSC 26/2.11.92:The Homestead , June 3rd 1895, My darling Mary, Thankyou so much for your letter., Do you know I was starting off with Cron t...
Olive Schreiner: Mary Sauer MSC 26/2.11.95:The Homestead, Kimberley, July 1st 1895., Dear sweet old Mary, We got back at midday today, & I am glad to be here again,...
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Edward Carpenter 359/64:Millthorpe, Sunday, Dear EC., This place does suit me better than any place I’ve ever been in in England. I shall stay ...
Edward Carpenter 359/73:The Homestead, Kimberley, South Africa , Oct 8 / 94 , Dear old E. C. , The marriage pamphlet has come. I think it splendid! Y...
Edward Carpenter 359/74:The Homestead, July 27 / 95, Dear Edward , I am sending you Cron’s little paper. It was very amusing when Cron read it....
Edward Carpenter 359/82:Box 2, Johannesburg, Trans Vaal, South Africa, Nov 13th 1898 , Dear E.C. , I don’t know what makes me suddenly want to ...
Edward Carpenter 359/83:Box 406, Johannesburg, Dear Ed , Things are going on with us from bad to worse. Fancy having absolutely to fight the capitali...
Edward Carpenter 359/85:Hanover , May 25th 1902 , Dear EC , I wonder how the world goes with you & if you have been up to Glasgow & stayed w...
Edward Carpenter 359/89:Hanover, Aug 10th 1905 , Dear Ed , I got a letter the other day from a Miss Darby; who says she is a friend of yours. So many...
Edward Carpenter 359/95:Oudeberg, nr. Graaff Reinet , Jan 31st 1911 , Dear Ed , I was glad to get your letter. I don’t know why I’ve had ...