Letter (message)
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
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"Stamps can be obtained at any receiving house. The place where the letters directed to the General Post Office (Poste Restante) open 8 A.M. to 7 P.M. are delivered is hot, dirty, crowded, and inconvenient; letters should if possible be addressed to some hotel or to the care of a friend or banker. Letters sent to the Post Restante will be given out to any one who presents the passport of the person to whom they are directed; they are not usually delivered without the passport. "--Handbook for Visitors to Paris (1879) John Murray |
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A letter is a written message from one party to another. The role of letters in communication has changed significantly since the 19th century. Historically, letters (in paper form) were the only reliable means of communication between two persons in different locations.
See also
- Love letter
- Love Letters of Great Men
- Epistle
- Epistolary novel
- Writing desk
- Secrecy of correspondence
