| Author | : N.A |
| Publisher | : McClelland & Stewart |
| Release Date | : 2020-03-31 |
| ISBN 10 | : 0771049544 |
| Pages | : 144 pages |
A compilation of remarkable letters with love at their heart, from the curator of the globally popular Letters of Note website. The first volume in the bestselling Letters of Note series was a collection of hundreds of the world's most entertaining, inspiring, and unusual letters, based on the seismically popular website of the same name--an online museum of correspondence visited by over 70 million people. From Virginia Woolf's heartbreaking suicide letter, to Queen Elizabeth II's recipe for drop scones sent to President Eisenhower; from the first recorded use of the expression 'OMG' in a letter to Winston Churchill, to Gandhi's appeal for calm to Hitler; and from Iggy Pop's beautiful letter of advice to a troubled young fan, to Leonardo da Vinci's remarkable job application letter. Now, the curator of Letters of Note, Shaun Usher, gives us wonderful new volumes featuring letters organized around a universal theme. In this volume, Shaun Usher turns to the subject of love. What emotion inspires humans to put pen to paper more than love? It's unsurprising that love letters provide an endless source of extraordinary writing. Letters of Note: Love gathers together some of the most powerful messages about love ever composed, whether inspired by love's first blush or the recriminations at its ending, the regrets of unrequited feelings and the joys of passions known. Includes letters by Zora Neale Hurston, Napoleon Bonaparte, Frida Kahlo, Nelson Mandela, and many more.
| Author | : N.A |
| Publisher | : Canongate Books |
| Release Date | : 2020-03-05 |
| ISBN 10 | : 183885147X |
| Pages | : 144 pages |
In Letters of Note: Art, Shaun Usher celebrates extraordinary correspondence about art, from missives on the agony of being overlooked, the ecstasy of producing work that excites, to surprising sources of inspiration and rousing manifestos. Includes letters by: Michelangelo, Salvador Dali, Frida Kahlo, Artemisia Gentileschi, Oscar Howe, Martin Scorsese, Henri Matisse, Mick Jagger, Augusta Savage, Vincent van Gogh & many more
| Author | : N.A |
| Publisher | : Canongate Books |
| Release Date | : 2021-05-06 |
| ISBN 10 | : 1786895579 |
| Pages | : 144 pages |
In Letters of Note: Sex, Shaun Usher collects together some of the most noteworthy missives ever written on the subject, from euphemism-laden, flirtatious exchanges and desire-driven expressions of passion to sincere and thoughtful meditations on the meaning of sex. Includes letters by: John Cheever, Frida Kahlo, Dorothy Day, James Joyce, Margaret Mead, Henry Miller, Anaïs Nin, Mae West & many more
| Author | : N.A |
| Publisher | : Canongate Books |
| Release Date | : 2021-05-06 |
| ISBN 10 | : 1786895412 |
| Pages | : 144 pages |
In Letters of Note: New York, Shaun Usher curates a collection of extraordinary written exchanges about the Big Apple, from the marvelling of wide-eyed newcomers and the devoted outpourings of native citizens, to the frustrated outcries of the dispossessed and the fond reminiscences of old-timers. Includes letters by: Italo Calvino, Ralph Ellison Kahlil Gibran, Bianca Jagger Helen Keller, Martin Scorsese Saum Song Bo, Rebecca West & many more.
| Author | : N.A |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Release Date | : 2021-05-11 |
| ISBN 10 | : 0525506519 |
| Pages | : 144 pages |
A fascinating new volume of messages about fatherhood, from the author of the bestselling Letters of Note collections. In Letters of Note: Fathers, Shaun Usher collects together remarkable correspondence by and about fathers, including proud parental words of love, advice from experienced dads to new ones, as well as letters from both frustrated and adoring offspring. Includes letters by: Anne Frank, W.E.B. Du Bois, Jawaharlal Nehru, Groucho Marx, Che Guevara, Ted Hughes Katherine Mansfield, Fergal Keane, Arthur Conan Doyle, Samuel Bernstein & many more
| Author | : Shaun Usher |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : 2020-10 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9781786895301 |
| Pages | : 144 pages |
In Letters of Note: Dogs, Shaun Usher brings together a delightful collection of correspondence on canines, featuring affectionate accounts of pups' playful misdemeanours, heartfelt tributes to loyal fidos and shared tales of remarkable hounds.Includes letters by:Clara Bow, Bob HopeCharles Lamb, Sue Perkins,Marcel Proust, Dodie SmithGertrude Stein, Virginia Woolf& many more.
| Author | : Shaun Usher |
| Publisher | : Canongate Unbound |
| Release Date | : 2013-10-24 |
| ISBN 10 | : 1782112243 |
| Pages | : 384 pages |
Letters of Note is a collection of over one hundred of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and unusual letters, based on the seismically popular website of the same name – an online museum of correspondence visited by over 70 million people. From Virginia Woolf's heart-breaking suicide letter, to Queen Elizabeth II's recipe for drop scones sent to President Eisenhower; from the first recorded use of the expression 'OMG' in a letter to Winston Churchill, to Gandhi's appeal for calm to Hitler; and from Iggy Pop's beautiful letter of advice to a troubled young fan, to Leonardo da Vinci's remarkable job application letter, Letters of Note is a celebration of the power of written correspondence which captures the humour, seriousness, sadness and brilliance that make up all of our lives.
| Author | : N.A |
| Publisher | : Chronicle Books |
| Release Date | : 2014-05-06 |
| ISBN 10 | : 1452140863 |
| Pages | : 329 pages |
This spectacular collection of more than 125 letters offers a never-before-seen glimpse of the events and people of history—the brightest and best, the most notorious, and the endearingly everyday. Entries include a transcript of the letter; a short contextual introduction; and, in 100 cases, a captivating facsimile of the letter itself. The artfulness of Shaun Usher's eclectic arrangement creates a reading experience rich in discovery. Mordant, hilarious, poignant, enlightening—surprise rewards each turn of the page. Colorfully illustrated with photographs, portraits, and relevant artworks, Letters of Note is an instant classic.
| Author | : N.A |
| Publisher | : Canongate Books |
| Release Date | : 2020-03-05 |
| ISBN 10 | : 1786895587 |
| Pages | : 144 pages |
In Letters of Note: Music, Shaun Usher brings together a riveting collection of letters by and about some of the musicians and music that enrich our lives. It is a wonderfully wide-ranging and illuminating book that will delight music lovers of all stripes. Includes letters by: Ludgwig van Beethoven, Nick Cave, Helen Keller, Keith Richards, Yo-Yo Ma, Tom Waits, Erik Satie, Angélique Kidjo, Leonard Cohen John Coltrane, Kim Gordon & many more
| Author | : Shaun Usher |
| Publisher | : Penguin Books |
| Release Date | : 2019-11-12 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9780143134633 |
| Pages | : 144 pages |
From Frida Kahlo and Richard Burton to Stieg Larsson and Patti Smith, glimpse the ardors of artists, painters, writers, and more in this touching volume of beautiful missives, from the author of the bestselling Letters of Note collections Beethoven yearns to see his famously unknown Immortal Beloved. A Victorian farmer proposes marriage to a woman he's never met. Georgia O'Keeffe writes to Alfred Stieglitz of her aching fervor for him. A spurned husband itemizes all of the excuses that his wife has used to avoid sleeping with him. Revealing deep, eternal truths from the heart, this intimate collection of 30 letters traces all of love's incarnations, from first blush and mutual enchantment to unrequited feelings and the ache of passions past. It offers a rare, passionate, and timeless look at what it means to love and be loved.
| Author | : Shaun Usher |
| Publisher | : N.A |
| Release Date | : 2021-03-04 |
| ISBN 10 | : 9781786895363 |
| Pages | : 144 pages |
| Author | : N.A |
| Publisher | : Canongate Books |
| Release Date | : 2020-03-05 |
| ISBN 10 | : 1786895552 |
| Pages | : 144 pages |
In Letters of Note: Cats, Shaun Usher collects together the most engaging missives that celebrate, eulogise, rail against and analyse the idiosyncratic ways of our feline companions. Nikola Tesla, Elizabeth Taylor, Charles Dickens, Anne Frank, T.S. Eliot, Raymond Chandler, John Cheever, Florence Nightingale, Rachel Carson, Jack Lemmon & many more