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Letters of Note is a collection of more than 100 of the world's most entertaining, 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 humor, seriousness, sadness, and brilliance that make up all of our lives. Included are letters from Zelda Fitzgerald, Iggy Pop, Fidel Castro, Leonardo da Vinci, Bill Hicks, Anas 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.Product Identifiers
PublisherCanongate Books
ISBN-101782112235
ISBN-139781782112235
eBay Product ID (ePID)176291616
Product Key Features
Publication Year2016
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
IllustratorYes
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight56.8 oz.
Item Length11.3 in
Item Width8.3 in