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Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience Hardcover – April 1, 2016

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Letters of Noteis a collection of over one hundred of the world's mostentertaining, inspiring and unusual letters, based on the seismically popular website of the same name - an online museum of correspondence visited by over 70 million people.

From 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.

Including letters from:

Zelda Fitzgerald, Iggy Pop, Fidel Castro, Leonardo da Vinci, Bill Hicks, AnaÃ¯s Nin, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Amelia Earhart, Charles Darwin, Roald Dahl, Albert Einstein, Elvis Presley, Dorothy Parker, John F. Kennedy, Groucho Marx, Charles Dickens, Katharine Hepburn, Kurt Vonnegut, Mick Jagger, Steve Martin, Emily Dickinson and many more.

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"Funny, tragic, brilliantly incisive, historic, lyrical, romantic and studiedly offensive, this stupendous compendium of letters ancient and modern is my book of the year. You will never tire of it." —Stephen Fry, comedian, actor and author, More Fool Me: A Memoir

About the Author

Shaun Usher is a writer and sole custodian of the popular blog www.lettersofnote.com. His chosen career as a curator of correspondence is particularly interesting given that he regularly receives - and more often than not doesn't reply to - abuse from exasperated friends due to his apparent inability to return their calls, emails, and, on very rare occasions, letters. Shaun lives in Wilmslow with his wife Karina, and their two sons. Letters of Note is his first book. www.shaunusher.com Follow @LettersOfNote on Twitter

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1782112235
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Canongate UK; Main edition (April 1, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781782112235
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1782112235
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.42 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.31 x 1.34 x 11.26 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,543,137 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,131 in Literary Letters
- #12,624 in Historical Study (Books)

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Shaun Usher is the writer and sole custodian of the popular blogs listsofnote.com and lettersofnote.com. As a result, he spends much of his life hunting down letters and making lists of things he'd like to share. His first book, Letters of Note, was jointly published by Unbound and Canongate to widespread acclaim and has since become an international bestseller. Shaun lives in Manchester with his wife Karina and their two sons.

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Sharon Brown

Purchased book used like new

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2023

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Delivered early and in great condition.

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David Derr

Fantastic

Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2022

Great

Queeen Mary Writes,Elizabeth 2 Cooks Scones. Letters of Two Queens, and Others

Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2014

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This is a great book, to be dipped into and considered. Wonderful to see real writing, real ink on real pages. A well chosen variety showing what could still be possible in our digital time. The letter written by Mary Queen of Scots to the King of France just before her execution was most moving. On the other hand, the letter ofQueen Elizabeth 2 to President Eisenhower enclosing a recipe for drop scones confirmed me in my understanding of the vacuity of this monarch. Compare the two letters and you will see!
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bleuSD

Overall, a great book

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2023

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I love this book but I am giving it 4 stars because not every letter in this book comes with a photocopy of the original letter. As someone who loves writing letters, seeing the typed transcription of the letter by itself just takes away the charm of that letter. There are also a few letters which I really didn't care for such as the one from Queen Elizabeth to a US president about a recipe.

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2017

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Very interesting book and appears to be lovingly made. I enjoyed Leonardo DaVinci's job application letter the most! Just seeing his hand writing was amazing! There are lots of other interesting letters in here as well - something for everyone and a good book for the coffee table.

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James Gade

This Book is Fantastic!!

Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2018

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Probably the most interesting book you will ever read. There are two volumes of this book, don't miss volume on and volume two. The haradcover books are extremely well made and should be in everybodys book collection.

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Ashish Chandola

A fantastic read. The book can be picked up and read at leisure. Fascinating facts and writings.

Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2014

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A fantastic read. The book can be picked up and read at leisure. Fascinating facts and writings. The commentary at the start of each letter is very well written and gives in insight into the letter and puts what you read into context thereby making it even more fascinating.

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A slow read

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2014

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While some letters are interesting, there are quite a few you feel inclined to skip over. In the kindle version, some letters are also not able to be read in the facsimile version published with no typed version provided.

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A great book with a variety of authors

A great book to have or to give as a gift

Reviewed in Belgium on January 29, 2024

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The font is a bit too small

Ishan Raghava

Great book, very well compiled and excellent delivery by Amazon

Reviewed in India on January 10, 2019

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The book features some of the most stunningly well written letters of the past few centuries. Great to read and to get an insight into the mental processes and thought processes of various eras. The size of the book is huge though, so late reading in bed can be cumbersome!

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WONDERFUL

Reviewed in Italy on January 13, 2018

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This book is a must have and also a great idea for a present. It is full of really interesting letters and is also nicely edited with copies of the letters and images. I can't recommend it enough. Also, it is a great deal considering the price.

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