In Austen’s day, pen and ink were separate entities, both of which needed to be available in order for writing to be possible.
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Written in herown hand–Pennamanship in Austen’s Day
Today, when pennmanship is rapidly becoming a thing of the past, and we type notes into our phones rather than write them by hand, we give little thought to handwriting, much less the different ways in which letters might be formed. That was not the case during the days of writing with quill and ink.
Writing like Jane Austen Wrote
How did one use a quill pen and what was it like to write with one?
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