Being a bit of a romantic I should love Valentine’s Day, but it does just feel all a bit prescribed… Read more Adventures in Letter Writing No. 26: First Class is Red, Second is Blue, Valentine’s or Not, This One’s for You!
Adventures in Letter Writing No. 25: “A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men” (Roald Dahl)
I did wonder whether I should handwrite everything on this website and then scan or photograph it, seeing as it… Read more Adventures in Letter Writing No. 25: “A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men” (Roald Dahl)
Adventures in Letter Writing No. 24: Old Keys and Other Stuff
Old keys are mysterious objects aren’t they. I’ve realised recently that hand-held artefacts are what I find really magical for… Read more Adventures in Letter Writing No. 24: Old Keys and Other Stuff
Letters Live at the Hay Festival: ‘Letter-writing is not, after all, a dying art’ (via Telegraph.co.uk)
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)
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)