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More Letters of Note

Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience
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More Letters of Note is a captivating collection of historically significant and entertaining letters, showcasing correspondence from a wide range of figures across various fields. It delves into personal and professional exchanges, providing insights into moments of creativity, emotion, and humour. Through these letters, readers gain a unique glimpse into the thoughts and lives of notable individuals from around the world.
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You might enjoy this book if you have a fascination for personal correspondences that reveal intimate insights into the lives of famous figures and historical moments. This collection of letters offers a unique perspective on arts and culture, highlighting poignant, humorous, and thought-provoking exchanges that resonate across time.

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The follow-up to the international bestseller and publishing phenomenon Letters of Note.

The follow-up to the international bestseller and publishing phenomenon Letters of Note

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More Letters of Note is another rich and inspiring collection, which reminds us that much of what matters in our lives finds its way into our letters.

These letters deliver the same mix of the heartfelt, the historically significant, the tragic, the comic and the unexpected. Discover Richard Burton's farewell note to Elizabeth Taylor, Helen Keller's letter to The New York Symphony Orchestra about 'hearing' their concert through her fingers, the final missives from a doomed Japan Airlines flight in 1985, John Cleese claiming that his fan club had been murdered by Michael Palin's, and even Albus Dumbledore writing to a reader applying for the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor at Hogwarts.

Including letters from:

Jane Austen, Richard Burton, Helen Keller, Alan Turing, Albus Dumbledore, Eleanor Roosevelt, Henry James, Sylvia Plath, John Lennon, Gerald Durrell, Janis Joplin, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Hunter S. Thompson, C. G. Jung, Katherine Mansfield, Marge Simpson, John Cleese, Dorothy Parker, Buckminster Fuller, Beatrix Potter, Che Guevara, Evelyn Waugh and many more.

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More Letters of Note is praised for its addictive quality, compared to the joy of sampling assorted sweets, delivering surprise and pleasure in equal measure. The letters selected by the author are noted for their compelling narrative arcs and emotional depth. It's celebrated as a beautifully produced collection, featuring photographs and facsimiles, making it a visually and intellectually appealing anthology.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781782114543

Publisher: Canongate Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 October 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Canongate Unbound

Edition: Main

Illustration: Full colour

Contributors:

  • Compiled by Shaun Usher

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 35.0mm

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 289.0mm

Weight: 1620g

Pages: 384

About the Author

Shaun Usher is a writer and sole custodian of the popular blogs www.lettersofnote.com and www.listsofnote.com. He has transformed both blogs into bestselling books, crowd-funded 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 and Lists of Note. www.lettersofnote.com www.shaunusher.com Follow @LettersOfNote on Twitter

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