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Cover: 9780857868619 | To the Letter | A Curious History of Correspondence | Simon Garfield
Rückseite: 9780857868619 | To the Letter | A Curious History of Correspondence | Simon Garfield
Cover: 9780857868619 | To the Letter | A Curious History of Correspondence | Simon Garfield
Rückseite: 9780857868619 | To the Letter | A Curious History of Correspondence | Simon Garfield
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To the Letter
A Curious History of Correspondence
Taschenbuch von Simon Garfield
Sprache: Englisch

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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.
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.
Über den Autor

Simon Garfield was born in London in 1960. He is the author of an appealingly diverse and unpredictable canon of non-fiction, including the bestsellers Mauve, Just My Type and On The Map. He is a trustee of Mass Observation, and is the editor of several books of diaries from the archive, including Our Hidden Lives and A Notable Woman. His recent books include Timekeepers, In Miniature and All the Knowledge in the World. He lives in London and Cornwall.

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Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Genre: Biographien, Importe
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Canongate Books
Inhalt: 464 S.
ISBN-13: 9780857868619
ISBN-10: 0857868616
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Garfield, Simon
Hersteller: Canongate Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 198 x 128 x 32 mm
Von/Mit: Simon Garfield
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.07.2014
Gewicht: 0,315 kg
Artikel-ID: 105435862
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