Publisher: | Canongate Books |
Genres: | Nonfiction Books, History Books, Biography Books |
Authors: | Shaun Usher |
Pages: | 384 pages |
ISBN13: | 9781782119289 |
Tags: | Nonfiction Books, History Books, Biography Books, Free Books, PDF Books |
Language: | en |
Type: | Digital |
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.