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Some of the greatest writers who ever lived never got to see the world you're living in — until now.

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Armchair Epics

The only way to read a great writer is to let them write to you.

12
Letters per Series
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Authors & Counting
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Letters Each Month
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Spend a season with a literary companion.

Each series brings you twelve original letters in the voice, style, and world of the author you choose — each one a small artifact in its own right.

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The Complete Journey

Two authors. Twelve months. A Yearlong Gift.

Choose two Awakened Authors to hear from. You'll get a full year's worth of joy in your mailbox, discovering the story behind their stories and the facts that fueled their fantasies and fictions. Enjoy a literary experience unlike anything else!

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$130 prepaid · 12 months
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Edgar Allan Poe
E.A.P. 12 Letters
New York ·1845· West 3rd St
Series No. IIA dose of insight and atmosphere
American Gothic · 1809–1849

Edgar Allan Poe

— known as the inventor of horror

A man known for stories of dread, beauty, and inevitability. You know his tales; now you have the chance to glimpse the mind behind them. Twelve original letters arrive by candlelight from an awakened author who saw the world in ways his contemporaries never could. He has always understood what keeps a mind awake at night — now he turns that insight toward the peculiarities of our modern age.

In his letters: your far-too-bright living room, love, careers, fashion, travel, parties, pets, food and drink, and the glowing rectangle in your pocket.

$15.00/mo or $65 prepaid · 6 months
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Jane Austen
J.A. 12 Letters
Hampshire ·1813· Chawton
Series No. IIILetters served with a cup of tea
Regency · 1775–1817

Jane Austen

— author of Pride & Prejudice and so much more

The picture of grace — known for manners, intelligence, and the perfectly timed observation. You adore her novels; now meet the creative spirit who wove manners and love into unforgettable stories that were as much about romance as social commentary. Letters best accompanied by a cup of tea in the drawing room, written by a woman who understood people better than they understood themselves.

In her letters: ghosting and modern courtship, doing meaningful work in a noisy world, what your wardrobe says about you, and more.

$15.00/mo or $65 prepaid · 6 months
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Mary Shelley
M.S. 12 Letters
Geneva ·1816· Diodati
Series No. IVEloquent prose to savor
Romantic · 1797–1851

Mary Shelley

— the true inventor of Frankenstein's monster

Only eighteen when she dreamed up the story that would define her for generations to come. Discover the restless imagination of the woman who suffered heartbreak and weaved it into words to perfectly capture the sublime, the monstrous, and the tender heart of the Gothic imagination. Letters from the young woman who invented the modern monster — and who understood creation, loss, and longing better than anyone of her age.

In her letters: homes styled for photographs instead of living, glass towers that remember nothing, beginning before you feel ready, fast fashion, and more.

$15.00/mo or $65 prepaid · 6 months
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Oscar Wilde
O.W. 12 Letters
London ·1891· Tite St.
Series No. IA heaping of humor and flair
Victorian · 1854–1900

Oscar Wilde

— a man of wit and eccentricity in equal measure

Wit, paradox, and devastating elegance from one of the most talented men of letters. You know his plays and epigrams; now you have the chance to correspond with the mind behind it all. Expect dramatic flair and color to grace your mailbox — letters written with the full force of a man who believed style was a moral virtue and lived his life as though the extraordinary were simply the ordinary.

In his letters: the tyranny of the beige sofa, why a love entered cautiously is “not a love at all,” and more.

$15.00/mo or $65 prepaid · 6 months
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The Awakened Author Series: Charles Dickens
C.D. 12 Letters
London ·1843· Doughty St.
Series No. VVivid, sassy, and sarcastic
Victorian · 1812–1870

Charles Dickens

— A Christmas Carol sung through the ages

A man whose work has been called the greatest of the Victorian era, and whose most devoted reader was the Queen herself. His stories captivated the imagination of readers across Britain and America, spurring social change and cementing Christmas in all our hearts. His letters will capture your imagination and stir your emotions — vivid, sassy, and deeply human, arriving with the warmth of a coal fire in winter and with the ability to inspire laughter and sober reflection in the same paragraph.

In his letters: the glowing devices at your dinner table, the meaning of work, and more.

$15.00/mo or $65 prepaid · 6 months
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12 Letters per
Series
What Arrives

Letters from the recently awakened.

Twice a month, for twelve months, a letter finds you — not an email, not a notification, but a real letter on real paper. Monica, your Faithful Correspondent in Time, sees to every envelope personally.

  1. I.
    A short note from Monica She sets the stage with a biographical detail about your author that will reframe everything you thought you knew about them.
  2. II.
    A letter from the author themselves Full of genuine wit, observation, and counsel — written in a voice so alive you'll forget, more than once, that they aren't sitting across from you.
  3. III.
    A wrap-up note from Monica Responding to what the author has just said, and inviting you to write back — because the best correspondences go both ways.
  4. IV.
    A keepsake to tuck away A bookmark, a sticker, a postcard — chosen specifically for your author and their world. And on your birthday, a bonus surprise arrives that belongs entirely to you.
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How It Works

Simple as a postage stamp.

From your mailbox to your armchair — no fuss, no friction, no scrolling.

I
Choose two authors

Each writes to you for six months before passing the quill to the next.

II
Two letters a month

Twenty-four in all, across one full year of correspondence.

III
They arrive by post

A real envelope, a real stamp, in your real mailbox — twice a month.

IV
A year to remember

Deeper literary companionship than most find in a lifetime of book clubs.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"I began with Oscar Wilde and now I feel as though I've had a year-long correspondence with a brilliant, slightly dangerous friend. Nothing else in my mailbox comes close."
— Margaret T., subscriber since 2024
The Experience
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"By the fourth letter I was making a cup of tea before opening it. It became the loveliest little ritual — something I looked forward to all month long."
Helen R. Austen series · Brooklyn
The Gift
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"I gave the Complete Journey to my mother for her seventieth. She rang me after the first letter in tears. Best gift I have ever sent in my life."
Sarah W. Gifted Wilde → Austen · Edinburgh
The Journey
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"Six months with Poe felt like a private induction into something — a secret society of one. Monica's letters made me feel genuinely accompanied through it."
James D. Poe series · Portland
The Gift
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"My aunt is the woman who has everything. This is the first present I've given in fifteen years she's kept on display — letters stacked on her side table, tied with the ribbon."
Rebecca M. Gifted Shelley series · Austin
The Keepsakes
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"The watercolor that arrived with letter seven is framed above my desk. It's not a subscription. It's an heirloom in the making."
Priya K. Wilde series · London
The Experience
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
"I wrote back to Austen on a whim and got a reply three letters later that answered me by name. I haven't felt that kind of small magic since I was a girl."
Diane L. Austen series · Charleston
For Someone Who Loves Stories

A gift that arrives twice a month.

Books are easy to buy and easy to forget on a shelf. A series from Armchair Epics keeps giving all year — a new letter to open, a new keepsake to find, a small reason to check the mailbox every other week.

  • You choose the first letter date — birthdays, anniversaries, Mother's Day
  • A personal note sent to your gift recipient before their first letter arrives
  • Six months of letters, or a full year for the Complete Journey
  • Access to our Patreon where you can discuss, share, and enjoy community with other avid readers.
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Begin a correspondence with a great mind.

One year. Two authors. Twenty-four letters. One birthday surprise.

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Who This Is For

A small ceremony worth preserving.

For the reader who believes a real letter in the post is one of life's small moments of joy. For the person a little tired of the internet, who'd like to hold something beautiful and unhurried twice a month instead. For anyone who has ever finished a great novel and felt the grief of leaving its characters behind — because here, the authors come to find you.

M.O. Faithful
Correspondent
in Time
A Note from Monica

Founder, Armchair Epics

I started Armchair Epics because I believe the writers we love are never entirely gone. Their voices live in their pages, yes — but I wanted to hear what those voices would say about today. About the world we are actually living in, with all its noise and beauty and bewildering speed.

What I discovered, letter by letter, is that they have more to say about today than I expected — and that what they have to say is, more often than not, exactly what we needed to hear.

I am your Faithful Correspondent in Time and I cannot wait to introduce you.
— Monica, Founder