Show notes
Frances reads two letters, written by Bernard and Cuthbert.Bernard writes in great detail about all the headings on the front page of the Daily Chronicle, a halfpenny newspaper which doesn't impress him; it is far too sensational. He also thoroughly reviews The Testing of Diana Mallory, a novel in which every character regularly flushes, blushes and reddens. Bernard is amused and starts to make a list... Then tragedy strikes, the Budget is lost in the post, and Cuthbert mournfully starts the Budget on its rounds once more. Cuthbert's letter includes a lot of family detail; he describes a snowball fight in the garden where the siblings are observed by a policeman and some streetboys, and they break a pane of glass in Dr Cox's conservatory.Machell Cox Budget letters is on Twitter - @CoxLetters. Or email me if you have enjoyed this podcast – [email protected] content is subject to copyright, and belongs to Frances Thompson and the Bodleian Library. Intro: 00:00Bernard's letter, 21st November 1908 : 08:30Notes on Bernard's letter: 24:20Cuthbert's letter, 25th January 1909: 36:20Notes on Cuthbert's letter: 41:27