Gladstone’s Daughter:
Living Liberalism

Blog text © Phyllis Weliver.

Mary Gladstone to W.E. Gladstone, 28 December 1857, GG 603. All images used with permission.

How to write a Victorian birthday letter

October 16, 2014

This post shows how to write a Victorian birthday letter, using examples written by Mary Gladstone to her father in 1857 and 1858. The birthday letter formula is most evident in children's letters, which strongly suggests that norms for writing birthday letters were taught along with other etiquettes.

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Gladstone's Daughter: Living Liberalism

Mary Gladstone's extensive manuscript writings show a living liberalism through the intimate details of Victorian family life. Born in 1847, this daughter of British Prime Minister Gladstone was the only woman among his private secretariat. The blog posts transcriptions and annotations of Mary Gladstone's unpublished life writing along with relevant images. Comments remain open for a fortnight. Blog text © Phyllis Weliver.

All manuscript images are copyright material. They may not be reproduced without the permission of the Gladstone family, c/o Gladstone's Library. Quoting or paraphrasing the intellectual content on this blog must acknowledge Phyllis Weliver as the author.