Letters of note : an eclectic collection of correspondence deserving of a wider audience

Letters of note An eclectic collection of correspondence deserving of a wider audience

Book - 2014

[Volume 1] "This collection of 125 letters offers a never-before-seen glimpse of the events and people of history--the brightest and the best, the most notorious, and the endearingly everyday. Letters are not ordered chronologically or thematically, but are artfully arranged for a discovery-rich reading experience. Each entry includes a transcript of the letter; a short contextual introduction; and, in 100 cases, a facsimile of the letter itself"--

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Subjects
Letters.
Personal correspondence.
Genres
Personal correspondence
Published
San Francisco : Chronicle Books 2014-
Language
English
Other Authors
Shaun Usher (compiler)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
volumes : illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN
9781452134253
9781452153834
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

Based on the blog of the same name, this collection of letters is so handsome that it looks like a coffee-table book, but it's more than that. In it, Queen Elizabeth II sends a note to President Dwight -Eisenhower reflecting on -Mamie and Ike's visit to -Balmoral Castle: she appends her recipe for scones. The chairman of the Whitehall Vigilance Committee receives a package with a note from Jack the Ripper accompanied by half a human kidney, pickled in wine: "I fried and ate it was very nise." Gandhi appeals to Hitler as the only one who can avert the impending war. Bank robber Clyde Barrow tells Henry Ford he only drives Fords. -Francis Crick alerts his son about DNA. A wife writes to her samurai husband on the eve of battle (he died in the fighting, she committed suicide) and an ex-slave addresses his former master. This treasure trove of fascinating material includes more than 125 letters from both the famous and the unknown dating as far back as 1340 BCE, many reproduced in facsimile. -VERDICT A beautiful collection that should appeal to everyone. Start reading it and you're lost.-David Keymer, Modesto, CA (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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