Long letters

"I assure you I am as tired of writing long letters as you can be.  What a pity that one should still be so fond of receiving them!"

letter to Cassandra
June 30, 1808 [55]

This is just how I feel about email!

Comments

[Kelly Fineman]

There's a difference, of course -- back then, you had to pay to receive the letter, so a few lines on a sheet of paper would feel like a ripoff. Email feels like free (even though we pay for the service).

[Lori Smith]

Great point.

[Bonnie Buckingham]

Lori,

My Book Club is awaiting your book to read it together in the fall! It's been wonderful to follow your blogs!

I'm reading a short story in White Wings: The Short Stories of Elizabeth Goudge. This one is called "Escape for Jane" ( Based ona true incident in the life of Jane Austen). Have you read it?

Bonnie Buckingham
Charlotte

[Lori Smith]

Thanks, Bonnie -- that's very cool about the book group! I'm not at all familiar with Goudge's stories. I would love to know if the story were based on Jane's life.