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)
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)
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
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)
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)
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
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)
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
This is a love letter to what is already an outdated mode of communication.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)
Letters are kind of old-fashioned; e-mail is quicker and a regular part of our lives now. But there’s something special… Read more Letter Writing (via Reading Rockets)
This page lists fun and creative children’s books that can be great resources for teaching letter writing to children in… Read more Teaching Letter Writing with the Best Children’s Books (via www.the-best-childrens-books.org)