The last and the first
Hand written cards and letters are part of an ancient but rapidly dying art, hardly helped by the high ratio...
War and letters
Letters were a lifeline for people in war, whether fighting it or waiting for someone who was, or simply trying...
On writing letters
The wryness of Kenneth Grahame’s Dream Days is captured here in describing the cultural activity of choice for his younger...
Sea-stained letters
A source of sorrow to the Hale family is the injustice inflicted on their son and brother, Frederick. Wanted for...
My kind of letter
Love receiving 'real' letters, and so was thrilled to find this beautiful envelope in the letter box, apparently made from...
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...
How to speak to an editor
Clearly, authors are simply too humble in approaching editors. This is how it should be done, straight to the point...
A letter by boat and about a boat
This letter is magical. It is delivered by boat and announces the arrival of another boat at an assignation point.
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A real craving of nature
Branwell Bronte, the sister-eclipsed son in a family of six, caused them and his father great heartache through alcoholism and...
Close to your heart
I've heard of people keeping letters, including under their pillow, but never one permanently about your person. This letter from...
Letters unsent (II)
Clemency Burton-Hill describes the sight that greeted friends of the composer and pianist Erik Satie when, following his death in...
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