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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2016 1:36:06 GMT
I am still working my way through To the Letter by Simon Garfield (he also wrote a book called Just My Type, about types/fonts ....) on the history of the letter. I've put so many highlighter tabs in it, lots interesting bits. Read a few more pages but still not finished. This has happened to me now as well, I read the first 100 or so pages very quickly and now I just keep picking it up only to be interrupted.. Really enjoying it though, lots of different historical info..
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2016 1:45:45 GMT
I think my favourite book book of letters may be the letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto. They were such funny ladies! Every time I am about to avoid about doing dishes I think of Avis writing "And what is easier than to wash a bowl" and laugh...and then avoid doing the dishes still!
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Post by distractedmom on Mar 9, 2016 2:37:52 GMT
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Post by ritak on Mar 9, 2016 22:50:32 GMT
I've been collecting books about correspondence and letter writing for quite a few years now. Here are a few of my favorites
To The Letter by Simon Garfield
Letters Of Note compiled by Shaun Usher ... an interesting compilation of letters by notable people. The book contains the actual letter as well as the type written version. Some of the letters are difficult to read so the typed word is really helpful.
84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff ... the correspondence between Helene Hanff and Frank Doel. The book was made into a wonderful movie with Anthony Hopkins and Anne Brancroft.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows A fictional work but the entire story is told in letters.
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Post by distractedmom on Mar 10, 2016 1:38:56 GMT
I've been collecting books about correspondence and letter writing for quite a few years now. Here are a few of my favorites To The Letter by Simon Garfield Letters Of Note compiled by Shaun Usher ... an interesting compilation of letters by notable people. The book contains the actual letter as well as the type written version. Some of the letters are difficult to read so the typed word is really helpful. 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff ... the correspondence between Helene Hanff and Frank Doel. The book was made into a wonderful movie with Anthony Hopkins and Anne Brancroft. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows A fictional work but the entire story is told in letters. My book club also read the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society. I loved it.
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Post by hoyabella on Apr 6, 2016 4:42:56 GMT
I read a collection of letters written by Italian prisoners sentenced to death during WW2. A very interesting document, especially from a historical and social point of view. There is a similar edition of letters by Eutopean prisoners, too; it is in Italian but I suppose edition in other languages have been published. A friend of mine spoke very well of the correspondence between CS Lewis and G Calabria (a Catholic priest, now a saint). The original letters were written in Latin and knowing my friend she could have read the original...
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Post by bruce on Jul 26, 2016 0:50:47 GMT
I came across this remarkable book a couple of weeks ago, and might suggest it as reading. David Johnson started writing several letters a day at the close of the 1950's and has kept it up to today. He has written to people living and dead, and this collection of letters were chosen by him to help reach an understanding of Canada.
The Idea of Canada: Letters to a Nation; by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston. 28th Governor General of Canada
"Touching on a wide range of topics ranging from learning, the law, kindness and courage, to the monarchy, Aboriginal education, justice, bilingualism, mental health and hockey, David Johnston has always used the letter writing form to tackle the passions, challenges, and goals of his incredibly accomplished and varied life. From his earliest years at Harvard, he has written several letters each day, starting with those to his large family, and broadening out to an ever-widening circle of friends that includes ministers and monarchs, educators and entrepreneurs, and many extraordinary Canadians who have deepened his perspective and touched his heart. The letters included in this beautiful volume are all about Canada -- a project to help him understand and share his views on this great country, past, present and future.
Presented in three parts -- What Shapes Me, What Consumes Me, and What Comforts Me -- His Excellency reaches out to everyone from his grandchildren, Kevin Vickers, Clara Hughes, Chris Hadfield, the Aga Khan, Tina Fontaine, Mike Lazaridis, the teachers of our country, a grade five class in Winnipeg, an Inuit boy he met at the Terry Fox run in Repulse Bay, and many others."
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Post by hypatia on Aug 28, 2016 10:48:49 GMT
A friend gave me Erasmus of Rotterdam's manual on letter-writing, "Opus de conscribendis epistolis" (with a German translation, thankfully). It's interesting to read, despite it's age, but I'm progressing only very slowly.
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Post by Mia on Oct 28, 2016 0:23:39 GMT
I am still working my way through To the Letter by Simon Garfield (he also wrote a book called Just My Type, about types/fonts ....) on the history of the letter. I've put so many highlighter tabs in it, lots interesting bits. Finally, finally finished this book, almost 3 years after receiving it as a Christmas present! Good book.
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Post by Mia on Dec 16, 2016 1:04:38 GMT
I bought Letters of Note and am working my way through it. One impression from my last reading session - Fidel Castro had neat handwriting
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Post by distractedmom on Dec 18, 2016 3:02:55 GMT
I just bought a book called We Are Still Tornadoes for my daughter for Christmas. It's a YA novel, written in letters. I freely admit that the letter part was what sold me. I'll let you know what she thinks.
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Post by writingrav on Jan 28, 2017 12:19:02 GMT
This article in a recent TLS may be of interest to snail mailers: link
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Post by writingrav on Jan 28, 2017 22:18:38 GMT
I bought Letters of Note and am working my way through it. One impression from my last reading session - Fidel Castro had neat handwriting I just spent a good part of the afternoon reading, in no particular order, through this wonderful book in preparation for Incowrimo; just to get more ito the mood.
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Post by jamberrychoux on Jan 28, 2017 22:43:38 GMT
I bought Letters of Note and am working my way through it. One impression from my last reading session - Fidel Castro had neat handwriting I just spent a good part of the afternoon reading, in no particular order, through this wonderful book in preparation for Incowrimo; just to get more ito the mood. Sounds like a good book. I'll have to see if my library carries it. I just finished reading "The History and Uncertain Future of Handwriting" by Anne Trubek. It was a short book, but there were lots of very interesting amd fascinating tidbits of penmanship-related trivia in it.
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Post by distractedmom on Jan 29, 2017 20:59:33 GMT
I bought Letters of Note and am working my way through it. One impression from my last reading session - Fidel Castro had neat handwriting I just spent a good part of the afternoon reading, in no particular order, through this wonderful book in preparation for Incowrimo; just to get more ito the mood. I follow Letters of Note on Twitter.
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