Opis: Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience - Usher

Letters of Note is a collection of one hundred and twenty five 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. Including letters from: Queen Elizabeth II, Elvis Presley, Charles Schulz, Leonardo da Vinci, Iggy Pop, Fidel Castro, Anais Nin, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Amelia Earhart, Charles Darwin, Roald Dahl, Albert Einstein, Dorothy Parker, John F. Kennedy, Groucho Marx, Charles Dickens, Katharine Hepburn, Mick Jagger, Steve Martin, Clementine Churchill, Ray Bradbury, Kurt Vonnegut and many more. * 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 * A gloriously presented compilation Financial Times * Open the pages of the anthology and the appeal is immediately obvious Observer * It is inspiring, and often sad, funny, and occasionally quite surreal GQ * 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 * Addictive, like dipping into a bag of variously tempting assorted candies, knowing that the next one will always bring surprise and plea

Szczegóły: Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience - Usher

Tytuł: Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience
Autor: Usher
Wydawnictwo: Canongate
Kod paskowy: 9781782112235
Rok wydania: 2015
Oprawa: Inna

Recenzje: Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience - Usher