Dear Cicero,
Some days, only Seneca will do.
To remind me that we are all human.
To remind me that happiness and confusion and wisdom and anger
are all part of the same story.
Thank you Cicero, for being a part of that.
with gratitude and respect,
Morgan.
Dear Cicero,
I have been reading Louisa May Alcott, and I think that you would love her. She's read heaps of our favourite ancient books, and she has a few to recommend as well. She seems to be a fan of one of your heroes, making reference to Demosthenes as the greatest of all Orators. (Notably, she never mentions you, Cicero). Alcott was writing before the translation of your letters by Shuckburgh, and before the publication of his beautiful biography of you but I am certain that she knows about you.
I have now read all four books of the March family saga. (Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men and Jo's Boys). Today, I will read to you from Little Women, which is a book so beautiful and moving, that it has sparked a great rush of interest in me to read more of the 19th Century authors whom Alcott admires, including George Elliot (Mary Ann Evans), Charlotte Bronte, Harriet Martineaus, and Elizabeth Browning.
Louisa May Alcott
I have also recently begun reading Aristotle's book, The Art of Rhetoric, which I am deeply fascinated by. It is the first time I have been drawn to read him, and his clear style and meticulous attention to detail are quite inspiring. I will read something of his work to you in the future.
with gratitude and respect,
Morgan
