First Letter The Elms, Wickshire, Cumbria 1 April 1015 My dearest cousin Armand, Papa arrived at The Elms not too early in the afternoon last Wednesday, while Edward was berating me yet again for my high-handed, injudicious, and socially injurious plans to host a dinner party. "For a young unmarried lady such as yourself—" he … Continue reading Letters from Armorica: Dinner and Mangelwurzels (3 June 37 AF)

First Letter The Elms, Wickshire, Cumbria 25 March 1015 My dearest cousin Armand, I am by no means an idiot or a fool, as I hope you know; and yet somehow the behavior of my brother Edward passes all understanding. On the one hand we have Mr. Blightwell, my father's man-of-business. I have mentioned him … Continue reading Letters from Armorica: Scientific Farming (27 May 37 AF)

First Letter Letters from Armorica: Arcane Geometry (20 May 37 AF) The Elms, Wickshire, Cumbria 18 March 1015 My dearest cousin Armand, I am so glad that you are not here, and that you are already married, for the geometries here in Wickshire are already quite sufficiently tangled; your unmarried presence would be beyond enough. … Continue reading Letters from Armorica: Arcane Geometry (20 May 37 AF)

First Letter The Elms, Wickshire, Cumbria 11 March 1015 My dearest cousin Armand, I was able to go by sleigh to the library in Stourton this week, for the air was clear, the sun bright and cold, and the snow deep and even. I wrapped up in fur rugs with hot bricks at my feet, … Continue reading Letters from Armorica: Rivalry (13 May 37 AF)