A review by evedartley
Letter-Writing: Its Ethics and Etiquette, with Remarks on the Proper Use of Monograms, Crests and Seals by Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton

4.0

a really interesting look into the values, perceptions, and norms of Victorian England in regards to correspondence. So much can be understood about their society purely from the ways in which they wrote their letters and the strict rules that apply to such a practice. The language is simultaneously humorous (to the modern reader) and chillingly extreme - gold edged paper is not "tacky" or "outdated" but "vulgar," and it is repeated that you can tell one's breeding from how they write to you. It is incredibly intriguing for anyone who is at all interested in Victorian societies and/or customs.