To the Letter - A Curious History of Correspondence

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Simon Garfield, Garfield Simon
• Editore: Canongate Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2014
• EAN: 9780857868619
• ISBN: 978-0-85786-861-9
• Pagine: 464
• Dimensioni: 128 mm x 197 mm x 28 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Saggistica > Arte, letteratura > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Media, comunicazione > Scienze della comunicazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; HISTORY / Social History, Social and cultural history, Biography and non-fiction prose, Diaries, letters and journals