$29.80
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2024
Summary
A collection of the most inspiring and powerful letters of all time.
The written word has the power to inspire, astonish and entertain, as this collection of 100 letters that changed history will show. Ordered chronologically, the letters range from ink-inscribed tablets that vividly describe life in the Roman Empire to remarkable last wills and testaments, passionate outpourings of love and despair, and succinct notes with deadly consequences.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781849948685 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1849948682 |
| Author: | Colin Salter |
| Publisher: | Batsford |
| Imprint: | Batsford |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2024 |
| Weight: | 432g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 185mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
‘Colin Salter’s celebration of the humble letter is an insightful examination of the power of communication.’
– All About History
‘An accessible, visually appealing overview of some of history’s most crucial correspondence’
– History RevealedAbout The Author
Colin Salter
Colin Salter is a prolific author of literary history. For Batsford he has written 100 Books that Changed the World, 100 Letters that Changed the World and 100 Children’s Books that Inspire our World. He is the author of a biography of Mark Twain and is currently working on a history of the books in one family’s threehundred-year-old library. He lives in Edinburgh with his wife, dog and bicycle.
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