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Item Details
| Title:
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TO THE LETTER
A CURIOUS HISTORY OF CORRESPONDENCE |
| By: |
Simon Garfield |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£8.49 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0857868608 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780857868602 |
| Publisher: |
CANONGATE BOOKS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
24 October, 2013 |
| Edition: |
Main |
| Pages: |
464 |
| Description: |
The newest outing of this engaging and enlightening history of letter-writing and our relationship with the mail, from the bestselling author of Just My Type and On the Map |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Canongate Books Ltd |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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