Life & LuxuryArts & CultureSaleroomPrint articleThe horror of war in a century-old letterElizabeth FortescueJul 10, 2024 – 2.33pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginYou can picture the scene all too easily. A modest home in Yurong Street, near Hyde Park in Sydney. A young woman, Mary Ann Linklater, receives a letter about her brother who is in Europe fighting in the Great War.The news is delivered flat and unadorned.Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreSaleroomAustralian War MemorialJackson PollockNational Gallery of AustraliaWorld War ILatest In Arts & CultureFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Life and luxuryThe Australian Financial Review MagazineAFR Magazine celebrates The Art of MovementLauren Sams‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starBOSS Financial ReviewThis CEO thought he was healthy. Then he went for a checkSally Patten and Lap PhanHow the Macquarie CEO played a role in setting me up to lead MagellanWhich AI course should I do?Life & LeisureHow horse riding gives this Sydney business leader his edgeLife & LeisureLamborghini not worried by super-quick Chinese EVs – yetUp your game with this stylish golf kit and Swiss waterproof sneakersRich ListSpotlight’s new Anaconda will teach shoppers to fishMichael BlebyPortelli hits fast lane on mooted LMCT+ sale, MacCap takes the wheelInside the fortune Kerry Stokes (quietly) made in China