Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 140
7 ceiving letters was not the every-day occurrencethat it is with us. Letters to friends were usu-ally written with much pains and formality, andcarefully gave all the family news and neigh-borhood items that were supposed to be inter-esting to the recipients. Occasionally a few words would be… … AN ADVENTURE IN ETPING EOREST. Stiff, quaint expressions described the quiet,old-fashioned romances, the sorrows, tragedies,and adventures of the entire country-side sincethe writing of the last letter — perhaps a yearbefore. The sheets of paper were large andparchment-like, the handwriting usually…
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