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On The Mantelpiece For You: Letters In The Novels Of Thomas Hardy, Morgan Sanford
On The Mantelpiece For You: Letters In The Novels Of Thomas Hardy, Morgan Sanford
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Even as modern technology continues to introduce new modes of communication, people still write letters. Letters are a primary vehicle for written communication and have played a key role in forming, maintaining, and preserving relationships for centuries. Particularly in Victorian England, letters facilitated communication over a range of space and time, capturing the momentary and immortalizing the impermanent. At the height of the letter’s popularity, Thomas Hardy included letters in his novels to further plot, develop characters, and think critically about the function of written communication in society. Hardy’s exploration of this medium changed over the course of his career. …