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11 magnificent letters which will make you want to write them again

Come back letter writing! All is forgiven!

THE ART OF letter writing is dying out, and it doesn’t look like there’s going to be any turning back.

It’s a shame really. There is something truly delightful about a letter, in knowing the time the sender took to write and post it, and if you’re lucky, seeing their handwriting.

Lest you’ve forgotten the delight that comes with a good letter, here are 11 magnificent examples to remind you.

This letter from the 84-year-old winner of a radio

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This letter from Roald Dahl to a young dreamer

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This letter from the morning after a romantic liaison

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This letter from J.K. Rowling to a young person who lost her parents to drug abuse

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This letter from a little girl whose dog had been hit by a car

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This letter of apology from F. Scott Fitzgerald to a friend

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This letter from Royal Mail to one of its customers

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This letter to a child from one of JFK’s advisors on civil rights

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This letter of apology from a circus to an audience member

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This letter from Tom Hanks to the hosts of a podcast who’d sent him a gift

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This letter from one classmate to another

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