![]() Imagine my surprise when I when I opened my mailbox and found a package! When I got home from the post office I eagerly but carefully opened it. Inside was a book accompanied by a letter. This is not just any book. This is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Should you wonder at its significance, Anna and I have been corresponding, among other things, about the books we read. I admitted to her that I was unfamiliar with the Bronte sisters. Such unfamiliarities are easily cured but I never expected to be cured in this way. This is a small, leather bound edition which became an immediate treasure. As you can see from the pictures below, everything from the handwriting on the envelope to the gilded binding of the book is lovely. The embossed edge of the card above is echoed by the decorative though edge of the stationery which gives the feeling of a matching set. I thought this was very nice. Now for the real treat: the book itself. Enjoy the pictures and imagine how the paper feels and smells. A picture says a thousand words on its own but ten thousand to an engaged imagination. I read the first chapter yesterday evening and will read more today. When I am finished I will have a shared experience with my friend Anna. Shared experience is one thing books, like letters, give us and that is a beautiful thing. Thank you, Anna!
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