"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!
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July 20, 2007
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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).
Posted by: Kelly Fineman | July 20, 2007 at 10:49 AM
Great point.
Posted by: Lori Smith | July 20, 2007 at 11:17 AM
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
Posted by: Bonnie Buckingham | July 23, 2007 at 01:29 PM
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.
Posted by: Lori Smith | July 23, 2007 at 03:49 PM