Jude Law, Stephen Fry and Sandi Toksvig headed a stellar cast as intimate letters were read out to a crowd… Read more Letters Live at the Hay Festival: ‘Letter-writing is not, after all, a dying art’ (via Telegraph.co.uk)
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The letters that reveal Horatio Nelson’s secrets (via History Extra)
He was Britain’s greatest naval hero, famed for his victories against the French during the Napoleonic Wars – most famously… Read more The letters that reveal Horatio Nelson’s secrets (via History Extra)
Memories of the blitz revealed in letter from Honley (via huddersfieldexaminer)
Letter from Honley grocer A W Wimpenny which he wrote on March 23, 1941, to the parents of Joan Walsh,… Read more Memories of the blitz revealed in letter from Honley (via huddersfieldexaminer)
102-year-old letter shows Titanic was almost saved by crash into ship (via Mail Online)
A 102-year-old letter from the chief engineer of Titanic to his son has revealed that the doomed ship almost crashed… Read more 102-year-old letter shows Titanic was almost saved by crash into ship (via Mail Online)
Best writers’ sheds – in pictures (via the Guardian)
As JK Rowling gets planning permission to construct a summer house inspired by Hagrid’s hut, we round up five of… Read more Best writers’ sheds – in pictures (via the Guardian)
The adorable letter Beatrix Potter wrote to a young Peter Rabbit fan (via The Independent)
Beatrix Potter fans are celebrating the 150th anniversary of her birth today, with Royal Mail releasing commemorative stamps and a… Read more The adorable letter Beatrix Potter wrote to a young Peter Rabbit fan (via The Independent)
Letters to Children from Beatrix Potter by Judy Taylor (via www.penguin.co.uk)
‘My dear Noel, I don’t know what to write to you so I shall tell you a story about four… Read more Letters to Children from Beatrix Potter by Judy Taylor (via www.penguin.co.uk)
Adventures in Letter Writing No. 23: “Which of all my important nothings shall I tell you first?” (Jane Austen)
Honestly that felt hilarious, dashing down the hill at dusk to try and catch the 5.15pm postal collection with my… Read more Adventures in Letter Writing No. 23: “Which of all my important nothings shall I tell you first?” (Jane Austen)
Dearest deeply loved Victoria … your image fills my whole soul (via Telegraph.co.uk)
Letter of longing from Prince Albert to his bride-to-be to go on display for the first time. From: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/10524906/Dearest-deeply-loved-Victoria-…-your-image-fills-my-whole-soul.html
Letter from Mary Anning (via www.show.me.uk)
Mary Anning is a famous dinosaur discoverer who ‘sold sea shells by the sea shore’. She wrote this letter describing her… Read more Letter from Mary Anning (via www.show.me.uk)