The story of John Keats and Fanny Brawne is beautiful and tragic. Much of what we know about their relationship is because of the letters Keats wrote to Brawne throughout their short and ill-fated time together. When their love was revealed in publication in 1878 (the year Dempsey & Carroll was founded!) Victorian readers were …
Imagine a time before it was possible to instantly connect with somebody across the country (or world) with text messages and emails. Your letter gave me more delight than anything in the world but yourself could do; indeed, I am almost astonished that any absent one should have that luxurious power over my senses which …
The art of the handwritten note is something that we have cherished here at Dempsey & Carroll since our founding in 1878. In celebration of December 7th being declared “Letter Writing Day”, we wanted to share our thoughts on what inspires us to write letters. Megan: “To send a letter is a good way to …
An Excerpt from “Diamonds from Brilliant Minds,” published by Messers. Dempsey & Carroll in 1881. In Twos Somewhere in the world there hide, Garden-gates that no one sees Save they come in happy twos- Not in ones, nor yet in threes.-W.C.Gannett
LOVE’S POWER Then, more than blest I fondly swear, “No power can with Love’s power compare! None in the starry court of Jove Is greater than the god of Love! If any can yet greater be, Yes, my Neaera! Yes, ‘tis thee!” Nott.
It all began when she read the words, “I love your verses with all my heart, dear Miss Barrett …” In 2014, it may seem impossible to imagine that a romance can begin with a simple letter, but it is something that the Victorians certainly got right. The English poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning …
