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P&P The Untold Stories: Lydia’s Letter to Harriet

What does Lydia have to say about married life? September 3, 1812 My Dearest Harriet, What adventures I have had since I saw you! I write to you now from Longbourn, where Wickham and I have just come to visit after our wedding in London. Yes, London! Are you not surprised? Or perhaps you have …

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Advent Calendar Day Four: A Christmas Letter from Lydia Wickham to Elizabeth Darcy (with Annotations by Mr George Wickham)

Merry Christmas! And what is the Christmas season without a kindly word from our nearest and dearest? Today, Catherine Curzon and I bring you a sweet missive from a young couple celebrating their first Christmas together. We hope it warms your heart (but don’t try to drink your tea while you read). -Nicole and Catherine …

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Persuasion 200: Captain Wentworth Hears News of Kellynch

We are told in chapter 3 of Persuasion how the Crofts learned Kellynch was for let, but we are not told how Captain Wentworth heard they had taken it. Presumably, it would have been in a letter from his sister, and would have come as quite a shock. It arrived in the morning post – …

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