Letters of note : correspondence deserving of a wider audience
2016
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Click and Collect for Letters of note : correspondence deserving of a wider audienceLetters of Note is a collection of over one hundred 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.
Main title:
Letters of note : correspondence deserving of a wider audience / compiled by Shaun Usher.
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Imprint:
Edinburgh, United Kingdom : Canongate Books, 2016.
Collation:
xvi, 368 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.First published in Great Britain in 2013 by Canongate Books Ltd in conjunction with Unbound, previously titled as - Letters of note: correspondence deserving of a wider circulation.
ISBN:
9781782119289
Dewey class:
808.86
Language:
English
BRN:
297956
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Languages and Literature | 808.86 LET | Available |
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