A fascinating rediscovery of historic letters from the late 1800s offers a glimpse into the experiences of travelers and ...

From the mid 1800s until the 1920s ... It was a simplified version of the Spencerian system in which the letters were shaped by the movement of the arm rather than the fingers of the hand holding ...

A newly deciphered letter home dating back around 1,800 years reveals the pleas of a young Egyptian soldier named Aurelius ...