Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience

Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience by Usher, Shaun. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781782119289.

Letters of Noteis a collection of over one hundred of the worlds 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 Woolfs heart-breaking suicide letter, to Queen Elizabeth IIs recipe for drop scones sent to President Eisenhower; from the first recorded use of the expression OMG in a letter to Winston Churchill, to Gandhis appeal for calm to Hitler; and from Iggy Pops beautiful letter of advice to a troubled young fan, to Leonardo da Vincis 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.