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Victorian letter writing guides

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As the use of letters increased in popularity, guides began to emerge on how to correctly write and form a letter and as to what was proper, and what was not. Many of these Victorian conventions are a way of understanding tensions in nineteenth-century England, such as the urge to speak from the heart, but never more than was proper.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia As the use of letters increased in popularity during the Victorian era, guides began to emerge on how to correctly write and form a letter and as to what was proper, and what was not. Many of these conventions are a way of understanding tensions in nineteenth-century England, such as the urge to speak from the heart, but never more than was proper.[citation needed] A letter's physical appearance, in addition to its content, was a concern for letter-writing guides. For men, guides advocated plain paper and for women, a light spritz of perfume was…

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