Olive Schreiner was an extraordinary and unconventional woman of genius. She was also South Africa's first major novelist, a humanist, a liberal thinker, and a feminist. In an era when no respectable woman went without stockings, she was considered outrageous for shunning corsets and stays. Olive liked to skinny-dip and sunbathe in the altogether! She lived very simply. In later years she was so poor that she packed the inside of her coat with newspaper to keep out the cold.
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Olive Schreiner was an extraordinary and unconventional woman of genius. She was also South Africa's first major novelist, a humanist, a liberal thinker, and a feminist. In an era when no respectable woman went without stockings, she was considered outrageous for shunning corsets and stays. Olive liked to skinny-dip and sunbathe in the altogether! She lived very simply. In later years she was so poor that she packed the inside of her coat with newspaper to keep out the cold.
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Good. Signed by previous owner. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed, torn, small creases and edge worn. The text within the book is clean and clear. The binding is excellent. GK.
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Very Good. Size: 5x0x8; Signed by the author Heather Parker Lewis. Publication of 242 pages. The wraps are in near fine condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The binding is excellent. GK.
