Letters from Home - a walkthrough.
Release 4 / Serial number 000925

[when you meet him]
>EXAMINE FAT MAN
>ASK ANDY FOR KEY

[then, when you meet him]
>EXAMINE TALL MAN
>ASK BILL FOR KEY


[game starts here]

Landing
>EXAMINE QUOTATION
>TAKE CLOCK
>LOOK IN CLOCK
>EXAMINE TILE
>DOWN

Foot of the stairs
>READ NOTE
>DRINK TEA
>SW

Entrance hall
>EXAMINE FIREPLACE
>EXAMINE DATE
>TAKE FIVE
>ENTER FIREPLACE

Entrance hall (in the fireplace)
>SEARCH ASHES
>TAKE CLUE 5D
>OUT

Entrance hall
>EXAMINE BICYCLE
>OPEN REAR LAMP
>TAKE BATTERY, FRONT LAMP
>OPEN FRONT LAMP
>PUT BATTERY IN FRONT LAMP
>CLOSE FRONT LAMP
>LOOK IN SADDLEBAG
>TAKE OIL
>SOUTH

Study
>EXAMINE DESK
>EXAMINE ARTICLES
>TAKE INDEFINITE ARTICLE
>NORTH

Entrance hall
>SE

Billiards room
>TAKE ROD, BALL
>LOOK UNDER TABLE
>TAKE CHALK
>EAST

Library
>EXAMINE BOOKS
>TAKE WHY SIGN
>EXAMINE SHINY ARMOUR
>RAISE SHINY SWORD
>EXAMINE RUSTY ARMOUR
>OIL RUSTY ARMOUR
>RAISE RUSTY SWORD
>SWITCH LAMP
>EAST

Cellar
>TAKE WATER
>LOOK IN PIT
>EXAMINE BOTTLE
>TAKE BOTTLE
>TAKE CLUE 7A
>GO TO HALL

Entrance hall
>PUSH BICYCLE NE

Foot of the stairs
>PUSH BICYCLE NE

Enclosed courtyard
>EXAMINE TREE
>UP

Enclosed courtyard (up the tree)
>LOOK IN NEST
>PUT BALL IN NEST
>TAKE EGG
>DROP EGG
>DOWN

Enclosed courtyard
>TAKE TREE, CLUE 9A
>NE

Drawing room
>TAKE PENCIL, PAD
>EXAMINE PENCIL
>EXAMINE SYMBOL
>TAKE SYMBOL
>NORTH

Dining room
>EXAMINE FLOOR
>EXAMINE CRACK
>JUMP
>PUT PAD ON CRACK
>TAKE PEA
>WEST

Kitchen
>LOOK IN SINK
>TAKE EARRINGS
>EXAMINE LEFT EARRING
>EXAMINE RIGHT EARRING
>OPEN LAMP
>TAKE BATTERY
>DROP BATTERY
>ATTACH CATHODE TO BATTERY
>PUT CATHODE IN WATER
>ATTACH ANODE TO BATTERY
>PUT ANODE IN WATER
>TAKE GAS AT ANODE
>WEST

Scullery
>OPEN FRIDGE
>EXAMINE THERMOMETER
>TAKE TEMPERATURE, CLUE 2D
>WEST

Office
>OPEN PRESS
>EXAMINE TYPE
>TAKE DASH
>GO TO LANDING

Landing
>UP

Top of the stairs
>EXAMINE CARPET
>LOOK UNDER CARPET
>TAKE CLUE 8A
>WEST

Gallery
>EXAMINE PORTRAITS
>EXAMINE ADMIRAL
>TAKE EYE
>SW

Sewing room
>EXAMINE PATTERN
>SEARCH PATTERN
>TAKE CLUE 6D
>EXAMINE CLOTH
>EXAMINE COTTON
>TAKE COTTON
>SOUTH

Mama's bedroom
>SWITCH RADIO
>LISTEN TO RADIO
>TAKE RHYTHM
>NORTH

Sewing room
>NORTH

Nursery
>EXAMINE RECORDS
>TAKE KAYE
>NORTH

School-room
>EXAMINE BLACKBOARD
>WRITE THREE ON BLACKBOARD
>TAKE EQUATION
>NORTH

Music room
>EXAMINE VIOLIN
>TAKE G STRING
>NE

Tutor's room
>EXAMINE PARCEL
>TAKE MONSIEUR
>UNWRAP PARCEL
>EAST

Guest bedroom
>EXAMINE TABLE
>OPEN DRAWER
>TAKE BOOK
>EXAMINE BOOK
>TAKE SLIP
>EXAMINE SPINE
>TAKE LOG
>SE

Alcove
>EXAMINE PAD
>TAKE MORSE
>SOUTH

Long corridor
>LOOK THROUGH WINDOW
>TAKE EWES
>SW

[assuming you've now met Andy and Bill and so have the key]

Top of the stairs
>UNLOCK DOOR
>EAST

Attic
>TAKE NEWSPAPER
>EXAMINE NEWSPAPER
>EXAMINE CAPTION
>TAKE DELANO
>WEST

Top of the stairs
>SE

Papa's dressing room
>TAKE BRUSH, COMB
>DIP COMB IN POT
>WAVE COMB
>TAKE BEE
>SOUTH

Papa's bedroom
>EXAMINE MAN
>LISTEN TO MAN
>TAKE SNORING
>NORTH

Papa's dressing room
>NW

Top of the stairs
>BRUSH CARPET
>EXAMINE CARPET
>TAKE JAY
>DOWN

Landing
>INVENTORY
>EXAMINE NEWSPAPER
>EXAMINE CROSSWORD
>EXAMINE 4A. WRITE JACKDAWS IN GRID
>EXAMINE 6D. WRITE LOVE IN GRID
>EXAMINE 9A. WRITE MY IN GRID
>EXAMINE 8A. WRITE BIG IN GRID
>EXAMINE 5D. WRITE SPHINX IN GRID
>EXAMINE 7A. WRITE OF IN GRID
>EXAMINE 2D. WRITE QUARTZ IN GRID
>EXAMINE CROSSWORD
>INVENTORY

[if it's before 10:55 and the taxi hasn't yet arrived]
>WAIT FOR TAXI

>DOWN

Foot of the stairs
>SW

Entrance hall
>OPEN DOOR
>WEST

[game ends here]
