Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0857868616
ISBN-13
9780857868619
Edition
Main
Publisher
Canongate Books
Imprint
Canongate Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 3rd, 2014
Print length
464 Pages
Weight
316 grams
Dimensions
19.80 x 13.70 x 3.00 cms
Product Classification:
Prose: non-fictionAnthologies (non-poetry)
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The paperback outing of this engaging and enlightening history of letter-writing and our relationship with the mail, from the bestselling author of Just My Type and On the Map
Every letter contains a miniature story, and here are some of the greatest. From Oscar Wilde''s unconventional method of using the mail to cycling enthusiast Reginald Bray''s quest to post himself, Simon Garfield uncovers a host of stories that capture the enchantment of this irreplaceable art (with a supporting cast including Pliny the Younger, Ted Hughes, Virginia Woolf, Napoleon Bonaparte, Lewis Carroll, Jane Austen, David Foster Wallace and the Little Red-Haired Girl). There is also a brief history of the letter-writing guide, with instructions on when and when not to send fish as a wedding gift. And as these accounts unfold, so does the tale of a compelling wartime correspondence that shows how the simplest of letters can change the course of a life.
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