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Post by penguy on Oct 23, 2020 4:39:44 GMT
This evening I decided to look for some books about letters. I tried 'letters' as a topic for browsing and did not find what I wanted. I decided to try 'for the love of letters'. I didn't know what I would find, perhaps how to write love letters, but I did find some interesting books with diverse approaches to letters and letter writing. There was FOR THE LOVE OF LETTERS by Samara O'shea which helped write various kinds of letters. There was For the Love of Letters by John O'Connell who puts forward a case for the value of letter-writing, sounds like a book I would like. Also, LOVE LETTERS TO THE DEAD by Ava Dellaira, gives me an idea for November's 5 Questions. Then there is The Noel Letters a novel using letters as the main thread running through the story, another book I am temped to look up. Oh, and there was The Art of Writing Love Letters for Her by Grace Palmer, but I think I will leave that for the younger crowd, though I did write a letter to my wife for our 50th wedding anniversary, and she was surprised when it came in the mail.
Anyway, I was wondering what you might have found that sounds like you would like to read or have read about some aspect of letter writing whether based on fact or fiction.
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Post by ginny on Oct 23, 2020 7:43:01 GMT
I bought 'To the Letter' by Simon Garfield a while ago (ISBN 978-0-85786-861-9), but haven't read it yet (just flipped through it - shame on me! I will have to rectify this soon!). It's non-fiction, subtitled 'A curious history of correspondence', and there are numerous samples of letters from famous and not-so-famous people in it. If you haven't read that yet, penguy, I think you might enjoy it. Blurb says: 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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Post by InsomniaQueen on Oct 23, 2020 8:35:19 GMT
I bought 'To the Letter' by Simon Garfield a while ago (ISBN 978-0-85786-861-9), but haven't read it yet (just flipped through it - shame on me! I will have to rectify this soon!). It's non-fiction, subtitled 'A curious history of correspondence', and there are numerous samples of letters from famous and not-so-famous people in it. If you haven't read that yet, penguy , I think you might enjoy it. Blurb says: 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. I was just trying to figure out what to read next, so I got this on Kindle. I'm so excited to read it!
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