Letters of Note

Letters of Note Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience

Shaun Usher2013
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.Including letters from: Zelda Fitzgerald, Iggy Pop, Fidel Castro, Leonardo da Vinci, Bill Hicks, Anaïs Nin, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Amelia Earhart, Charles Darwin, Roald Dahl, Albert Einstein, Elvis Presley, Dorothy Parker, John F. Kennedy, Groucho Marx, Charles Dickens, Katharine Hepburn, Kurt Vonnegut, Mick Jagger, Steve Martin, Emily Dickinson and many more.
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N.C@quince
4 stars
Dec 28, 2023

Wow, this was great. A real diverse collection - from a child writing to an architect asking for plans for a doghouse, to ancient tablets and scrolls, to letters to and from presidents and royalty. I loved it.

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Gavin@gl
4 stars
Mar 9, 2023

Wonderful

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Mayra Melo@mayramelo
4 stars
Dec 10, 2021

Inspirational.

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Mayra Melo@mayramelo
4 stars
Dec 10, 2021

4.5/5 "Love is a seeking for a way of life; the way that cannot be followed alone; the resonance of all spiritual and physical things" - Ansel Adams

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Mayra Melo@mayramelo
5 stars
Dec 10, 2021

This one is truly amazing. Such a beautiful collection of inspiring letters. Will reread this many times, I think. Wish I had the physical copy, I would treasure it forever. Just lengthening my already humongous wishlist, I guess. Update April 2017: Did in fact get a physical copy and reread it! Still great.

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Kiman@kiman
4 stars
Apr 14, 2023
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Ketan Nayak@ketan
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Oct 14, 2022
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Guy Moorhouse@futurefabric
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Aug 12, 2022
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Gabriel Jönsson@gabrieljonsson
4 stars
Jan 21, 2022
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Mandi Jayne@mandi_reads
3 stars
Jan 13, 2022
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Amy Grieve@blossomamy
2 stars
Jan 9, 2022
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James Maskell@jmaskell
5 stars
Nov 19, 2021
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Emily S@bibliochemist
4 stars
Nov 18, 2021
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Nadia@nadiaj
5 stars
Oct 26, 2021