Mrs Jenkins believes the letter is an important piece of historical literature and should be shared with the world.

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All that is left is historical interest, a heritage in literature and the arts, and a beat or two in the weakening hearts of a dwindling few.

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Perhaps most significant is the broader historical study they make of similar trends in popular culture, fashion, literature and politics.

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The historical novelist is to receive the Award Of Bodley Medal for outstanding achievement in literature.

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She says that words were written at a particular time, and to "clean up literature" means that today's readers would lose some of the historical context.

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