The literary equivalent of a box of chocolates - bite-sized and pure addictive pleasure.

Every page is a marvel * * Spectator * *Īddictive, like dipping into a bag of variously tempting assorted candies, knowing that the next one will always bring surprise and pleasure * * New Yorker * *Ī gloriously presented compilation * * Financial Times * * Quite literally the most enjoyable volume it is possible to imagine. The letters are variously life-affirming, devastating, wilfully mundane, subtly acidic and sometimes downright creepy * * Guardian * * This book was brilliant in written form and it's even better in audio, with a cast of famous voices elevating hilarious, horrifying and moving historical epistles. Publisher: Canongate Books ISBN: 9781838853174 Number of pages: 384 Weight: 1100 g Dimensions: 220 x 190 x 25 mm Edition: Main MEDIA REVIEWS This new edition sees the collection of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and unusual letters updated with fourteen riveting new missives and a new introduction from curator Shaun Usher.įrom 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. Letters of Note, the book based on the beloved website of the same name, became an instant classic on publication in 2013, selling hundreds of thousands of copies.

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