Name: Letters of Note By Shaun Usher
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Letters of Note Summary

Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience by Shaun Usher

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 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, sadness and brilliance that make up all of our lives. Including letters from: Zelda Fitzgerald, Iggy Pop, Fidel Castro, Leonardo da Vinci, Bill Hicks, Anais Nin, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Amelia Earhart, Charles Darwin, Roald Dahl, Albert Einstein, Elvis Presley, Dorothy Parker, John F. Kennedy, Groucho Marx, Charles Dickens, Katharine Hepburn, Kurt Vonnegut, Mick Jagger, Steve Martin, Emily Dickinson and many more.

Letters of Note Reviews

Funny, tragic, brilliantly incisive, historic, lyrical, romantic and studiedly offensive, this stupendous compendium of letters ancient and modern is my book of the year. You will never tire of it -- Stephen Fry
The literary equivalent of a box of chocolates - bite-sized and pure addictive pleasure . . . The result is beautifully produced, with photographs and colour facsimiles of much of the correspondence. A gorgeous Christmas present * * The Sunday Times * *
A gloriously presented compilation * * Financial Times * *
Open the pages of the anthology and the appeal is immediately obvious * * Observer * *
A truly extraordinary reading experience * * Big Issue * *
It is hard to see how Letters Of Note could ever be surpassed * * Mail on Sunday * *
Quite literally the most enjoyable volume it is possible to imagine. Every page is a marvel * * Spectator * *
Addictive, like dipping into a bag of variously tempting assorted candies, knowing that the next one will always bring surprise and pleasure. Usher has an evident knack for selecting letters that land with the force of a good short story, with personalities and dramatic arcs emerging swiftly, from just a page or two. Many of the writers are famous people, caught in a moment of accessibility and rawness or off-the-cuff virtuosity * * New Yorker * *
A wonderful collection of magical missives . . . It'll have you reaching for pen and paper * * Evening Standard * *
As a guide to letters that deserve a wider readership, Usher's compilation is hard to beat * * Scotland on Sunday * *
The volume is so well-produced it could become an heirloom, passed down through generations * * Huffington Post * *
Witty, tragic, educational, inspirational * * The List * *
It is inspiring, and often sad, funny, and occasionally quite surreal * * GQ * *
This wonderful volume features letters for the great and the good, including Mick Jagger, Roald Dahl - and the Queen, with her personal recipe for drop scones! Some are witty, some are wicked and others will move you to tears * * Bella * *
A book that's an ideal Christmas gift * * Metro * *
This year's Christmas gift? For sure * * Evening Standard * *

About Shaun Usher

Shaun Usher is a writer and sole custodian of the popular blogs www.lettersofnote.com and www.listsofnote.com. He has transformed both blogs into the bestselling books Letters of Note, More Letters of Note and Lists of Note, crowd-funded by Unbound and jointly published by Unbound and Canongate. He lives in Wilmslow with his wife Karina and their two sons. www.lettersofnote.com www.shaunusher.com Follow @LettersOfNote on Twitter

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GOR005699995

ISBN 13

9781782112235

ISBN 10

1782112235

Title

Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience by Shaun Usher

Author

Shaun Usher

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Canongate Books Ltd

Year published

2013-10-24

Number of pages

384

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N/A

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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Letters of Note Shaun Usher

Letters of Note by Shaun Usher

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Letters of Note Summary

Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience by Shaun Usher

Letters of Note Reviews

About Shaun Usher

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