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)
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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)
How a letter from John Lennon to folk singer Steve Tilston inspired the new Al Pacino movie (via the Guardian)
The Beatle’s 1971 note disappeared before it reached its recipient. When it was rediscovered in 2005 it set in motion… Read more How a letter from John Lennon to folk singer Steve Tilston inspired the new Al Pacino movie (via the Guardian)
Adventures in Letter Writing No. 22: Postcards from the Past
OK, seriously, this is why the world of letter writing is not dull at all but a little world of… Read more Adventures in Letter Writing No. 22: Postcards from the Past
Adventures in Letter Writing No. 21: “A Fo Ben, Bid Bont” (Welsh Proverb)
I had a really sad thought today. Eventually all the people who I have treasured letters from, kept safe in… Read more Adventures in Letter Writing No. 21: “A Fo Ben, Bid Bont” (Welsh Proverb)
Adventures in Letter Writing No. 20: Quills and Spills
Well that was the best thing ever (I am such a saddo), and a hundred times easier to make than… Read more Adventures in Letter Writing No. 20: Quills and Spills
To the Letter by Simon Garfield – review (via the Guardian)
This is a love letter to what is already an outdated mode of communication. But is putting pen to paper… Read more To the Letter by Simon Garfield – review (via the Guardian)