The invention of the letter, as a means of conveying news and other kinds of information, is often attributed to a Persian queen, Atossa, who reigned 2,500 years ago. But none of her correspondence ...

The magic of letters -- From Vindolanda, greetings -- The consolations of Cicero, Seneca and Pliny the Younger -- Love in its earliest forms -- How to write the perfect letter, part 1 -- Neither snow ...

Letter-writing in the 18th century. I was less quick to understand that letters were not just a source for learning about religion and slavery; rather, letter-writing itself is a practice with a ...

Series from publisher's Web site. NPM copy purchased with Adopt-a-Book funds. Contents Prologue : networks of nineteenth-century letter-writing / Elizabeth Hewitt -- Introduction : epistolary studies ...