Letters of Note - Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience

Usher, Shaun
Letters of Note - Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience

Letters of Note - Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience

Usher, Shaun

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Letters of Note, the book based on the beloved website of the same name, became an instant classic on publication in 2013, selling hundreds of thousands of copies. This new edition sees the collection of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and unusual letters updated with fourteen riveting new missives and a new introduction from curator Shaun Usher.

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.

Author:   Usher, Shaun
Publisher:   Canongate Books Ltd
ISBN:  

9781838853174


Pages:   384
Publication Date:   30 November 2021
Bind Format:   Hardback
Availability:  
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Letters of Note, the book based on the beloved website of the same name, became an instant classic on publication in 2013, selling hundreds of thousands of copies. This new edition sees the collection of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and unusual letters updated with fourteen riveting new missives and a new introduction from curator Shaun Usher.

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.

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Author:   Usher, Shaun
Publisher:   Canongate Books Ltd
ISBN:  

9781838853174


Pages:   384
Publication Date:   30 November 2021
Bind Format:   Hardback
Availability:  
This item is in stock and will be dispatched immediately.
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