Olive Schreiner

Olive Schreiner (1855 - 1920) was a South African author.

Olive Emilie Albertina Schreiner was born in Wittebergen[?], South Africa on March 24, 1855. She was South Africa's first famous author, recognised for her semiautobiographical work, The Story of an African Farm[?] (1883).

She was a militant feminist and outspoken opponent of the orthodox church. Another work of note was Woman and Labour[?] (1911).

Schreiner died in Cape Town on December 11, 1920.

External Links

e-texts of some of Olive Schreiner's works:

• Dream Life And Real Life (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=552)
• Dreams (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=555)
• The Story of an African Farm, a novel (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=2318)
• Woman and Labour (http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=1878)