Letter Fourteen, Post Twenty-four

Friday 24 April 2015
To Cassandra, from Steventon, "-I have just heard from Martha, & Frank-his letter was written on the 12th Nov:r-all well, & nothing particular."

J. A.

Miss Austen
Godmersham Park
Faversham
Kent" - Jane Austen, Wednesday 19 December 1798

So we finished letter fourteen today. (Over a year in the making-sorry about that.)

I read somewhere that Jane Austen had quite a correspondence list and she wrote over three thousand letters in her lifetime. It is a shame people do not write hand-written letters any more, at least no one I know. If e-mail had existed in Jane Austen's time we might not have this insight into her world.

I have a little book called Gift of a Letter written by Alexandra Stoddard. It is one of my favorites. In it Alexandra Stoddard states, "Letters give life a rich dimension. They can be saved, savored, reread and treasured for hundreds of years." She is so right about that.

This is such a sweet book. If you have not read it, I would recommend it. Maybe we can all get inspired to surprise someone with a letter.

I hope you enjoyed your day today,
Terrie