Unintended consequences
A small restaurant in Maine sought to limit the number of reservations by requiring people to send theirs by...
The spirit of the letter
Luiz found this beautiful book at our favourite flea market in Geneva. I liked the cover image and title, which...
Letters unopened
We use the term ‘back of the envelope’ to capture the notion of jotting down an idea or plan on...
A plea for pity – II
Keats' plea for tolerance, given we each have flaws that can be painfully exposed. See Theodore Dreiser's similar suggestion...
This is the world
Keats was one of the most life-loving people you could hope to meet, grasping with all his force every chance...
The merry mind
The actress Ingrid Bergman had a short relationship with the photographer Robert Capa. I love this quotation from a letter...
Keats’ correspondence
Here are Keats' own aspirations for his letter-writing. Whether he found interesting matter or just made matter interesting, his letters...
In mourning
In the 19th century, it was customary to use black-bordered paper and envelopes to inform someone of a death. Here...
Straight as an avenue of poplars
When was the last time you received - or wrote - an 18 page letter? I think I have managed...
Letters unsent (II)
Clemency Burton-Hill describes the sight that greeted friends of the composer and pianist Erik Satie when, following his death in...
Letters better late than never
The war-time life-line of letters is summed up here. Their erratic arrival in a region of Italy where the battle...
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