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Every letter contains a miniature story, and here are some of the greatest. From Oscar Wilde's unconventional method of using the mail to cycling enthusiast Reginald Bray's quest to post himself, Simon Garfield uncovers a host of stories that capture the enchantment of this irreplaceable art (with a supporting cast including Pliny the Younger, Ted Hughes, Virginia Woolf, Napoleon Bonaparte, Lewis Carroll, Jane Austen, David Foster Wallace and the Little Red-Haired Girl). There is also a brief history of the letter-writing guide, with instructions on when and when not to send fish as a wedding gift. And as these accounts unfold, so does the tale of a compelling wartime correspondence that shows how the simplest of letters can change the course of a life.
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To The Letter, Simon Garfield
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2014
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- Titolo
- To The Letter
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Simon Garfield
- Editore
- Canongate Books
- Pubblicato
- 2014
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 464
- ISBN10
- 0857868616
- ISBN13
- 9780857868619
- Serie
- Tag
- Saggistica, Scienze sociali, Tema stórico, Storia, Lingue, Linguistica, Scrittura, Ricerca, Sui libri
- Valutazione
- 3,55 su 5
- Descrizione
- Every letter contains a miniature story, and here are some of the greatest. From Oscar Wilde's unconventional method of using the mail to cycling enthusiast Reginald Bray's quest to post himself, Simon Garfield uncovers a host of stories that capture the enchantment of this irreplaceable art (with a supporting cast including Pliny the Younger, Ted Hughes, Virginia Woolf, Napoleon Bonaparte, Lewis Carroll, Jane Austen, David Foster Wallace and the Little Red-Haired Girl). There is also a brief history of the letter-writing guide, with instructions on when and when not to send fish as a wedding gift. And as these accounts unfold, so does the tale of a compelling wartime correspondence that shows how the simplest of letters can change the course of a life.