Letters Between Two Hearts: A Romance in Correspondence

You will receive 2 letters per month for 12 months. The $82 covers a whole years worth of letters!

In the spring of 1912, when motorcars were still the province of the wealthy and most communication traveled by post, a simple thank-you note sparked a romance that would endure for more than four decades.

Miss Catherine Ashford of Hampshire and Mr. James Hartley of Northumberland had known each other for years through family connections—polite acquaintances who exchanged pleasantries at social gatherings and thought little more of it. But when James spent a fortnight at Ashford Hall, something shifted. Conversations about agricultural improvements and shared hours in the garden revealed depths neither had suspected in the other. When James returned to his remote northern estate, both found themselves surprisingly bereft—and so began a correspondence that would transform casual friendship into passionate love.

Through letters exchanged over six months, Catherine and James navigate the exhilarating, terrifying journey from friendship to engagement to marriage. Their letters reveal not only the development of their romance but also the texture of Edwardian life: the social expectations placed upon wealthy young women, the responsibilities of estate management, the challenges of maintaining propriety while expressing genuine emotion, and the complications introduced by an unwanted suitor whose wounded pride threatens Catherine's reputation.

As their wedding day approaches, Catherine must prepare to leave the only home she has ever known for the wild beauty of Northumberland, while James works to make Hartley Manor worthy of his beloved. Their correspondence captures the universal experiences of falling in love—the impatience of separation, the joy of mutual understanding, the fears and hopes that accompany such a momentous life change—all expressed in the elegant, intimate language of a bygone era.

This is a story of partnership and devotion, of two people who found in each other not just romance but true companionship. It is a reminder that the greatest love stories are often written not in grand dramatic gestures but in the quiet accumulation of shared thoughts, honest emotions, and the daily choice to cherish one another—one letter at a time.

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