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The disappearance of the long s from handwriting

The long s (ſ) and its disappearance from handwriting is a bit of a mystery to me. Printers had more or less abandoned its use at the beginning of the nineteenth century, although it continued to continued to be used … Continue reading

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Letter cards

Over the past year or so I’ve developed a slow burn fascination with late Victorian and Edwardian postcards. I don’t simply collect them, when I get a new one I try my hand at transcribing the card and trying to … Continue reading

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