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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. Schreiner stayed in Mentone from mid December 1888 to mid March 1889.
Olive Schreiner (24 March 1855 – 11 December 1920) was a South African author, anti-war campaigner and intellectual. She is best remembered today for her novel The Story of an African Farm (1883), which has been highly acclaimed.
The Olive Schreiner House was declared a National Monument in 1988, recognizing its historical and cultural significance. Visitors can explore Olive Schreiner’s personal library, offering a glimpse into the literary influences that shaped her exceptional worldview.
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.
52 Olive Schreiner 53 54 ^It is very funny that in the book that I am revising now there is one 55 character who reminds me somewhat of Knight in his relation to Elfride. 56 The likeness is not strong, still it is there. He is a man who when 57 the woman he loves confesses to him turns away from her; but my woman
- Letter
- HRC/CAT/OS/1a-iii
- 28 March 1884
Dec 7, 2020 · Olive Schreiner: one of South Africa’s earliest major literary figures, she was a feminist, pacifist and anti-racist. Brian Maye. Mon Dec 7 2020 - 19:01.
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Dec 10, 2020 · Olive Schreiner: a feminist free thinker who was ahead of her time. December 11, 2020 marks the centenary of the death of well-known South African writer and women’s rights advocate, Olive Schreiner. She passed away on December 11, 1920 at the relatively young age of 65.
