THE ART OF letter writing is dying out, and it doesn’t look like there’s going to be any turning back.

It’s a shame really. There is something truly delightful about a letter, in knowing the time the sender took to write and post it, and if you’re lucky, seeing their handwriting.

Lest you’ve forgotten the delight that comes with a good letter, here are 11 magnificent examples to remind you.

This letter from the 84-year-old winner of a radio

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This letter from Roald Dahl to a young dreamer

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This letter from the morning after a romantic liaison

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This letter from J.K. Rowling to a young person who lost her parents to drug abuse

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This letter from a little girl whose dog had been hit by a car

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This letter of apology from F. Scott Fitzgerald to a friend

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This letter from Royal Mail to one of its customers

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This letter to a child from one of JFK’s advisors on civil rights

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This letter of apology from a circus to an audience member

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This letter from Tom Hanks to the hosts of a podcast who’d sent him a gift

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This letter from one classmate to another

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