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Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience

by Shaun Usher
$10.32
Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience
Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience
Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience

Captivating historical correspondence, humanity's remarkable spectrum.

Imagine holding a piece of history in your hands, not through textbooks, but through the personal words of those who made it. "Letters of Note" offers that intimate experience, allowing you to witness private thoughts and moments that have shaped our world. It's a book for those who cherish the lost art of letter writing and relish the chance to connect with the humanity behind the names we so often see in headlines and history books.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience

by Shaun Usher
$10.32
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ISBN: 9781782119289
Authors: Shaun Usher
Publisher: Canongate Books
Date of Publication: 2016-10-06
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Philosophy, Creative Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Essays, World History, History, Historical, Biography
Goodreads rating: 4.31
(rated by 6200 readers)

Description

Letters of Note is a collection of one hundred and twenty-five of the world's most entertaining, inspiring, and unusual letters, based on the seismically popular website of the same name - an online museum of correspondence visited by over 70 million people. From Virginia Woolf's heart-breaking suicide letter to Queen Elizabeth II's recipe for drop scones sent to President Eisenhower; from the first recorded use of the expression 'OMG' in a letter to Winston Churchill, to Gandhi's appeal for calm to Hitler; and from Iggy Pop's beautiful letter of advice to a troubled young fan, to Leonardo da Vinci's remarkable job application letter, Letters of Note is a celebration of the power of written correspondence which captures the humour, seriousness, sadness, and brilliance that make up all of our lives. Including letters from: Queen Elizabeth II, Elvis Presley, Charles Schulz, Leonardo da Vinci, Iggy Pop, Fidel Castro, Anaïs Nin, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Amelia Earhart, Charles Darwin, Roald Dahl, Albert Einstein, Dorothy Parker, John F. Kennedy, Groucho Marx, Charles Dickens, Katharine Hepburn, Mick Jagger, Steve Martin, Clementine Churchill, Ray Bradbury, Kurt Vonnegut, and many more.
 

Captivating historical correspondence, humanity's remarkable spectrum.

Imagine holding a piece of history in your hands, not through textbooks, but through the personal words of those who made it. "Letters of Note" offers that intimate experience, allowing you to witness private thoughts and moments that have shaped our world. It's a book for those who cherish the lost art of letter writing and relish the chance to connect with the humanity behind the names we so often see in headlines and history books.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.