The letter, posted from Orkney in the old Transvaal, arrived at a flat belonging ... He signs it: “Bye-bye for now with deepest love, from your future partner, Merville”.

The notes and illustrations, which were once passed between 19th century teenagers, were found during a renovation of the ...

His letters range from sweepingly romantic to telling her how much he hates her, sometimes in the same letter: I don't love you an atom; on the contrary, I detest you. You are a good for nothing ...