First Letter The Elms, Wickshire, Cumbria 30 December 1014 My dearest cousin Armand, It has been such a week! Wednesday was Christmas, of course, which we kept quietly, Edward and I. Yes, indeed! Edward appeared on the 24th with my pair of matched bays and my mother and father's best wishes; and he was accompanied … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- Stourness (11 March 37 AF)

First Letter Dear Jack, Thank you for passing along His Lordship's plans. A proper canteen at the encampment (which I suppose I must now refer to as "The Fort") will aid matters greatly; and yes, I am confident that some enterprising fellow will open a tavern nearby as soon as the weather permits. It is … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- Distance (9 March 37 AF)

First Letter The Elms, Wickshire, Cumbria 23 December 1014 My dearest cousin Armand, I have had a triumph this week! No, the carriage is not yet ready; or, rather, it is ready but the team is not. It seems that horses truly are scarce in Wickshire, or at least horses of the appropriate sort for … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- Miss Willoughby (24 February 37 AF)

First Letter The Elms, Wickshire, Cumbria 16 December 1014 My dearest cousin Armand, Today I once again attained the peak of the social whirl here in Wickshire, at least I have so far experienced it: I attended tea at the Grimsbys. No, perhaps that is too hard of me. The true peak is tea with … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- Tea with the Grimsbys (17 February 37 AF)

First Letter Dear Jack, It has been three weeks since I wrote you about the troubles between the town and the garrison; and if the situation has grown no worse, it is only because the snow is too deep for any group to gather in large numbers at Le Cochon's Head. Those few soldiers and … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- Grumbling (12 February 37 AF)

First Letter The Elms, Wickshire, Cumbria 9 December 1014 My dearest cousin Armand, Yes it is I, again. I fear you are to be stuck with me, at least so long as my sojourn here in Wickshire extends. But I shall endeavour, as in good faith, to make my wailings and lamentations as diverting for … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- The Elms (9 February 37 AF)

First Letter The Elms, Wickshire, Cumbria 2 December 1014 My dearest cousin Armand, But there, you have started in surprise. Yes, it is I, your cousin Amelia! But what is the cause of your surprise? Is it that I call you "dearest cousin"? As you are my only close cousin, you are certainly my dearest. … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- Wickshire (1 February 37 AF)

First Letter Dear Jack, Bois-de-Bas has grown in size yet again with the coming of the garrison, and I am not sure how we will manage. When I first came, this was a tidy little place, and all discussions as to the future of the community were held in the hot springs of a Sunday … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- Friction (23 January 37 AF)

First Letter Dear Journal, Tonight is Twelfth Night, or L'Épiphanie as my Provençese-speaking fellows call it; and tomorrow Jack will return to Mont-Havre without having formed any attachment to any of the daughters of Bois-de-Bas—and, what is more surprising, without any marked degree of flirting! It is a state of the most vexing, as Amelie … Continue reading Letters from Armorica- Twelfth Night (6 January 37 AF)