An edition of To the letter
(2013)
To the letter
a celebration of the lost art of letter writing
by Simon Garfield
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An ode to the dwindling art of letter writing explores its potential salvation in the digital age, chronicling the history of letter writing as reflected by love letters, chain mail, and business correspondence, while surveying the role that letters have played as literary devices.
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To the Letter: A Celebration of the Lost Art of Letter Writing
Nov 04, 2014, Avery
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1592408826 9781592408825
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To the Letter: A Curious History of Correspondence
2014, Canongate Books
in English
0857868616 9780857868619
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To the letter: a celebration of the lost art of letter writing
2013
in English
1592408354 9781592408351
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Table of Contents
The magic of letters
From Vindolanda, greetings
The consolations of Cicero, Seneca and Pliny the Younger
Love in its earliest forms
How to write the perfect letter, part 1
Neither snow nor rain nor the flatness of Norfolk
How to write the perfect letter, part 2
Letters for sale
Why Jane Austen's letters are so dull (and other postal problems solved)
A letter feels like immortality
How to write the perfect letter, part 3
More letters for sale
Love in its later forms
The modern master
Inbox
Epilogue : dear reader.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 446-449) and index.
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