Folk and Fable Antiques has dated this Victorian Automatic Writing Letter to the 19th Century.
It reads: I sometimes think, a little last night I dreamt that there was a person who took away things, even if you put it under a tent, banked up with snow, but I must say goodbye now, for I daresay that my poor pen must be tired.
Lines such as “I sometimes think, a little” and “last night I dreamt” suggest a drifting mental state and a blurred line between dreaming and waking.
The mention of a figure “who took away things… banked up with snow” evokes themes of loss and the futility of preservation.
The closing—“I must say goodbye now… my poor pen must be tired”—feels self-aware, as if the writing emerged from a deeper place and has now come to rest.
The writing flows with a dreamy, spontaneous quality—starting with “Sometimes I think a little,” and moving into a surreal narrative about someone who “took away things.
Some words are hard to decipher and are joined together, lines are crossed out, and there’s irregular spacing, which can be characteristic of automatic writing when the writer is not fully conscious of or focused on the penmanship.
The mention of dreams, someone taking things away, and a mysterious goodbye adds to the mystical tone often found in automatic or subconscious writing.
The handwriting varies in pressure and neatness, which can happen in altered states of consciousness or deep focus.
Condition is good, commensurate with age. Paper splitting to the upper edge of one of the three folds, some light foxing and discolouration.
Measures 26.5cm x 18.5cm
Folk and Fable Antiques has dated this Victorian Automatic Writing Letter to the 19th Century.
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