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Letters 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 heartbreaking 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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Letters of Note, Shaun Usher
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2016
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- Titolo
- Letters of Note
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Shaun Usher
- Editore
- Canongate Books
- Pubblicato
- 2016
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 384
- ISBN10
- 1782119280
- ISBN13
- 9781782119289
- Serie
- Tag
- Saggistica, Tema stórico, Storie vere, Biografie, Storia, Manuali e guide, Giornalismo d’opinione & Saggi, Scrittura
- Valutazione
- 4,4 su 5
- Descrizione
- Letters 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 heartbreaking 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.