Letters of Note
Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience
$48.99
- Hardcover
384 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2021
Summary
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. 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.
From Virginia Woolf’s heart-breaking suicide letter to Queen Elizabeth II’s recipe for drop scones sent to President Eisen…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781838853174 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1838853170 |
| Author: | Shaun Usher |
| Publisher: | Canongate Books |
| Imprint: | Canongate Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2021 |
| Weight: | 1.10kg |
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Critics Review
It is hard to see how Letters Of Note could ever be surpassed
‘Quite literally the most enjoyable volume it is possible to imagine. Every page is a marvel’ - Spectator
‘Addictive, like dipping into a bag of variously tempting assorted candies, knowing that the next one will always bring surprise and pleasure’ - New Yorker
‘A gloriously presented compilation’ - Financial Times
‘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’ - Sunday Times
‘It is hard to see how Letters Of Note could ever be surpassed’ - Mail on Sunday
Shaun Usher
Shaun Usher is a writer and sole custodian of the popular blogs lettersofnote.com and listsofnote.com. He has transformed both blogs into bestselling books, crowdfunded by Unbound and jointly published by Unbound and Canongate.
He lives in Wilmslow with his wife Karina and their two sons. He is the author of the bestselling Letters of Note, More Letters of Note, and Lists of Note.
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