Last week we went on a little historical field trip to Kingston Lacy House, near Wimborne in Dorset, to search… Read more Adventures in Letter Writing No. 7: Corfe Castle Keys and Shepherd’s Huts
The lost art of letter-writing (via the Guardian)
As books on handwriting, letter-writing and paper are published, are we ready to fall back in love with slow communication?… Read more The lost art of letter-writing (via the Guardian)
Why letters are the best legacy for family stories (via the Guardian)
Reading old correspondence to his mother after the death of his twin, made John O’Connell realise that handwritten letters have… Read more Why letters are the best legacy for family stories (via the Guardian)
Jane Austen’s House Museum (via Jane Austen’s House Museum)
Jane Austen’s House Museum was the Hampshire home of Jane Austen for the last 8 years of her life. From:… Read more Jane Austen’s House Museum (via Jane Austen’s House Museum)
Derwent Pencil Museum (via www.derwentart.com)
The Derwent Pencil Museum is home to 500 years of history of the humble pencil and still stands on the… Read more Derwent Pencil Museum (via www.derwentart.com)
Exhibition: Hand.Written.Letter.Project – Creative Review (via Creative Review)
Craig Oldham began his Hand.Written.Letter.Project (HWLP) by inviting a selection of leading designers and image makers to simply share their… Read more Exhibition: Hand.Written.Letter.Project – Creative Review (via Creative Review)
The Letter Box Study Group (via The Letter Box Study Group)
Founded in 1976, the LBSG has identified around 800 different types of postbox. From: http://lbsg.org/
Letters of Note – Portable Edition (via www.lettersofnote.com)
Dear All, It will soon, in October, be three years since the first volume of Letters of Note was published.… Read more Letters of Note – Portable Edition (via www.lettersofnote.com)
Letters of Note (via www.lettersofnote.com)
Correspondence deserving of a wider audience From: http://www.lettersofnote.com/
Jane Austen and the art of letter writing | OUPblog (via OUPblog)
Letter writing manuals were popular throughout Jane Austen’s lifetime, and it’s possible then that Jane Austen might have had access… Read more Jane Austen and the art of letter writing | OUPblog (via OUPblog)