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Valentine lore spans hearts and history across many ages
Dear Ann Landers shares reader letters about Valentine’s Day origins Saint Valentine’s feast and Chaucer Shakespeare and Chaucer’s Parliament of Fowls are linked to romance while notes credit Nancy Rosin and the National Valentine Collector’s Association. The piece also salutes veterans and service members on the holiday.
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Dear Ann Landers
U.S
Jeanne Imperati
North Haven
Conn
Congenital Heart Information Network
Tchin.org
Mona Barmash
Children’s Health Information Network
Ann Landers
Gelasius
St. Valentine
Juno
England
Geoffrey Chaucer
Ophelia
Valentine
Steven Anderson
Dept. of English
Gettysburg College
Ann
Henry VIII
Nancy Rosin
National
Tony Hyman
P.S