Oh my God how I do hate species & varieties

Unhappy Birthday Charles Darwin

Feb 12 • Shaun Usher

154

8

19

We are all sailing away to the sea

On this day in letters

Feb 10 • Shaun Usher

146

12

15

He looks like a blimp

An Important Announcement from the US President

Feb 6 • Shaun Usher

141

6

7

January 2026

I am surprised at the conduct of the young woman

Arthur Conan Doyle announces a new arrival

Jan 28 • Shaun Usher

200

6

9

What we have got to have in this world is a change of heart

A mixed mailbag

Jan 25 • Shaun Usher

175

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28

December 2025

The crime of malicious rottenness

I. M. Grinch vs S. T. Nicholas

Dec 23, 2025 • Shaun Usher

96

9

7

The anguish must be borne

A letter of condolence from George Eliot

Dec 22, 2025 • Shaun Usher

138

10

15

All my senses are being tortured simultaneously

A letter of complaint of note

Dec 21, 2025 • Shaun Usher

119

5

9

What do I want for Christmas?

Letters of Noël

Dec 18, 2025 • Shaun Usher

96

6

7

November 2025

It’s a masterpiece

Martin Scorsese's filmmaking idol sends some glowing feedback

Nov 14, 2025 • Shaun Usher

97

2

4

October 2025

1984 v A Brave New World

Two giants collide

Oct 21, 2025 • Shaun Usher

132

20

20

I love my wife, my wife is dead

A devastating letter from Richard Feynman – with a reading by Toby Jones

Oct 17, 2025 • Shaun Usher

227

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