My Dear Friends,
I venture to communicate this evening in a manner that I am not accustomed to writing and, I dare say, that you are not accustomed to reading. However, I feel that when you have discerned the nature of this communiqué that my motivation for the manner of speaking will become clear to you.
I am sure that many of you are familiar with the writings of a certain author, namely Jane Austin. I have, within the past few years become acquainted with a few of her writings especially those novels
Sense and Sensibility,
Emma, and
Pride and Prejudice the later two of which I have read and now have as a part of my extensive literary collection.
I have also become familiar with an author of a similar nature and time, Elizabeth Gaskell. Although I have not been so fortunate as to add any of
her works to my collection, rest assured, I will when such might become available to me and as expenses allow. I first became familiar with her works through the writings of a certain commentator who writes by the pen name
Lady Lydia. I have seen moving picture stories of the titles of
Wives and Daughters and
Cranford. I also, when convenient, have ventured to listen to an
audio adaptation of the former.
The merits and virtues of these authors and the subsequent adaptations may be familiar to you, but please allow me the privilege of recounting them here.
The manner of conversation is most refreshing. The mode
of speaking is gentle and shows no lacking in education. This speaks of an age in which people spent time enriching their minds, instead of inundating themselves with senseless media and constant entertainment. There is a lack of the coarse language that is so prevalent in today's society.
Not only are the chosen words of merit, but the manner in which they are spoken as well as the manner of conduct is most admirable. Kindness and gentility emanates from the characterization of both heroes and heroines of these works of fiction – although as familiar
as these characters are, they hardly seem to be works of fiction at all, rather accounts of historical events. But I have been diverted. Their methods of conduct are most gentile to even the most deplorable of humans as well as to those in their immediate familial circles. The
heroes are gentlemen in most every respect, but especially so in their dealings with the fairer gender. How we are lacking in these aspects in today's society. We are often unkind even to those we love, perhaps not so much intentionally as through lack of thought – the latter, I fear to have been guilty of myself from time to time. Not only is there a lack of kindness, but I also observe that chivalry is today gasping for breath amongst those that should be reviving it. I feel this is in part brought on by the anti-female group often referred to as "feminists." This "liberation of women" has done much to lower the character and respectability of many an unsuspecting female.
My purpose in this missive is not to have bored you. I sincerely hope that has not been the result – although if you have read thus far you must have been moderately amused which as I am sure you have realized, was entirely my intention in using this manner of speech. Although the content, I hope, has been edifying. I hope you will take time, if you haven't already, to delve deeper into the works of the authors that I have listed here. I hope, at a later time, to address myself in more detail to these works. Although it isn't likely that I should use this manner of speech – one can only take certain things so far.
Until then, I remain ever truly yours,
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Pictures compliments of:
www.jasa.net
www.anotherthink.com
Wmagazine.com
wikipedia.org
