The Art Of Letter Writing

Author : Liz Williams
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781843179207

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Kind Regards by Liz Williams Pdf

All the signs show that the worthy art of letter writing is in decline. One third of 16-year-olds have never written a letter, and in the next ten years it is predicted that first-class mail will drop by 37%. Emails and texts have overtaken the humble pen and paper as the most popular method of communication. In Kind Regards, Liz Williams explores the popular history of letter writing and how it has shaped the world today - from the early Greek philosophers, to the great letter writers Byron and Walpole and famous letters that changed the world. It also covers the invention of the fountain pen and the growth of the mail delivery system. This is the fascinating story of how a simple piece of paper revolutionized global communication and how, despite the ever-growing influence of technology, handwritten letters are regaining their value, meaning and popularity

Author : Deborah Parker,Michelangelo Buonarroti
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010-10-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521761406

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Michelangelo and the Art of Letter Writing by Deborah Parker,Michelangelo Buonarroti Pdf

Deborah Parker examines Michelangelo's use of language in his correspondence as a means of understanding the creative process of this extraordinary artist.

Author : James Willis Westlake
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Letter writing
ISBN : STANFORD:36105049230233

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How to Write Letters by James Willis Westlake Pdf

Author : Menna van Praag
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749021054

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The Lost Art of Letter Writing by Menna van Praag Pdf

In a forgotten nook of Cambridge a little shop stands where thousands of sheets of beautiful paper and hundreds of exquisite pens wait for the next person who, with Clara Cohen's help, will express the love, despair and desire they feel to correspondents alive, estranged or dead. Clara knows better thanmost the power a letter can have to turn a person's life around, so when she discovers a cache of wartime love letters, she follows them on the start of on a profound journey of her own.

Author : Simon Garfield
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-04
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781592408825

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To the Letter by Simon Garfield Pdf

The New York Times bestselling author of Just My Type and On the Map offers an ode to letter writing and its possible salvation in the digital age. Few things are as exciting—and potentially life-changing—as discovering an old letter. And while etiquette books still extol the practice, letter writing seems to be disappearing amid a flurry of e-mails, texting, and tweeting. The recent decline in letter writing marks a cultural shift so vast that in the future historians may divide time not between BC and AD but between the eras when people wrote letters and when they did not. So New York Times bestselling author Simon Garfield asks: Can anything be done to revive a practice that has dictated and tracked the progress of civilization for more than five hundred years? In To the Letter, Garfield traces the fascinating history of letter writing from the love letter and the business letter to the chain letter and the letter of recommendation. He provides a tender critique of early letter-writing manuals and analyzes celebrated correspondence from Erasmus to Princess Diana. He also considers the role that letters have played as a literary device from Shakespeare to the epistolary novel, all the rage in the eighteenth century and alive and well today with bestsellers like The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. At a time when the decline of letter writing appears to be irreversible, Garfield is the perfect candidate to inspire bibliophiles to put pen to paper and create “a form of expression, emotion, and tactile delight we may clasp to our heart.”

Author : Iona Grey
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466874688

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Letters to the Lost by Iona Grey Pdf

An accomplished novel from a talented writer, Letters to the Lost is a stunning, emotional love story. Iona Grey's prose is warm, evocative, and immediately engaging; her characters become so real you can't bear to let them go. I promised to love you forever, in a time when I didn't know if I'd live to see the start of another week. Now it looks like forever is finally running out. I never stopped loving you. I tried, for the sake of my own sanity, but I never even got close, and I never stopped hoping either. Late on a frozen February evening, a young woman is running through the streets of London. Having fled from her abusive boyfriend and with nowhere to go, Jess stumbles onto a forgotten lane where a small, clearly unlived in old house offers her best chance of shelter for the night. The next morning, a mysterious letter arrives and when she can't help but open it, she finds herself drawn inexorably into the story of two lovers from another time. In London 1942, Stella meets Dan, a US airman, quite by accident, but there is no denying the impossible, unstoppable attraction that draws them together. Dan is a B-17 pilot flying his bomber into Europe from a British airbase; his odds of survival are one in five. In the midst of such uncertainty, the one thing they hold onto is the letters they write to each other. Fate is unkind and they are separated by decades and continents. In the present, Jess becomes determined to find out what happened to them. Her hope—inspired by a love so powerful it spans a lifetime—will lead her to find a startling redemption in her own life in this powerfully moving novel.

Author : Shaun Usher
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781838856168

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Letters of Note by Shaun Usher Pdf

Letters of Note, the book based on the beloved website of the same name, became an instant classic on publication in 2013, selling hundreds of thousands of copies. This new edition sees the collection of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and unusual letters updated with fourteen riveting new missives and a new introduction from curator Shaun Usher. 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 : Samantha Berger
Publisher : Running Press Kids
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780762462520

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Snail Mail by Samantha Berger Pdf

A long, long time ago, before email and texting, the mail was delivered in a much slower way-it was called Snail Mail (because some thought it was delivered by a snail). Although it took much longer, everyone agreed that letters were a little more special when they were delivered by Snail Mail. They might be handwritten. They might include a drawing. They might even contain a surprise inside! One such letter was sent by a Girl to the Boy she loved, and it was up to four special snails to deliver her card across the country. The snails trek across the country-through desert heat and dangerous blizzards, across mountains and plains, through cities and forests-and along the way, they find that taking time to slow down and look around makes the journey all the more beautiful. Snail Mail's playful and educational story encourages kids to have slow living, and to approach life with determination and wonder. Julia Patton's rich illustrations showcase America's diverse terrain and national monuments from coast to coast. Kids and parents alike will delight in this celebration of America's beauty and the power of a simple handwritten letter.

Author : Nina Sankovitch
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781451687170

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Signed, Sealed, Delivered by Nina Sankovitch Pdf

The author of the much-admired Tolstoy and the Purple Chair goes on a quest through the history of letters and her own personal correspondence to discover and celebrate what is special about the handwritten letter. Hailed as witty, moving, enlightening, and inspiring, Signed, Sealed, Delivered begins with Nina Sankovitch’s discovery of a trove of hundred year-old letters. The letters are in an old steamer trunk she finds in her backyard and include missives written by a Princeton freshman to his mother in the early 1900s. Nina’s own son is heading off to Harvard, and she hopes that he will write to her, as the Princeton student wrote to his mother and as Nina wrote to hers. But times have changed. Before Nina can persuade her child of the value of letters, she must first understand for herself exactly what it is about letters that make them so significant—and just why she wants to receive letters from her son. Sankovitch sets off on a quest through the history of letter writing—from the ancient Egyptians to the medieval lovers Abelard and Heloise, from the letters received by President Lincoln after his son’s death to the correspondence of Edith Wharton and Henry James. Sankovitch uncovers and defines the specific qualities that make letters so special, examining not only historical letters but also the letters in epistolary novels, her husband’s love letters, and dozens more sources, including her son’s brief reports from college on the weather and his allowance. In this beautifully written book, Nina Sankovitch reminds us that letters offer proof and legacy of what is most important in life: love and connection. In the end, she finds, the letters we write are even more important than the ones we wait for.

Author : SC Gupta
Publisher : Arihant Publications India limited
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789350947302

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A Handbook for Letter Writing by SC Gupta Pdf

A Handbook for Letter Writing’ is a comprehensive & exhaustive book which has been designed to help in learning the art and techniques of writing letters. The words and language that are being used while writing a letter not only shows our knowledge but also reflects our personality.The present book on letter writing has been divided into five chapters namely An Introduction of Letter Writing, Informal Letters, Formal Letters, Reference/ Recommendation Letters and Email. This book contains various types of letters – Personal, Business Letters, Applications, Official Letters, Application Writing, Apology, Condolence, etc. The book also contains the E-mailing, Report Writing and Press Release sections. A simple and easy language with the latest pattern has been used in this book. This book will also help you in developing the research and writing skills.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-11
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1452153833

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Letters of Note: Volume 2 by Anonim Pdf

From the editor of the New York Times bestseller and instant classic Letters of Note, comes this companion volume of more than 125 captivating letters. Each turn of the page brings delight and discovery in a collection of correspondence that spans centuries and place, written by the famous, the not-so-famous, and the downright infamous. Entries are accompanied by a transcript of the letter, a short contextual introduction, and a spirited illustration—in most cases, a facsimile of the letter itself. A splendid gatefold features one extraordinary hand-embroidered biographical letter. As surprising as it is entertaining, Letters of Note: Volume 2 is a gift of endless enjoyment and lasting value.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1851
Category : Etiquette
ISBN : BL:A0024110848

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Book of Politeness. (The American Letter-Writer.). by Anonim Pdf

Author : George Fisher (accountant.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc
ISBN : OXFORD:590370876

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The young man's best companion by George Fisher (accountant.) Pdf

Author : Alexandra Stoddard
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Cooking
ISBN : PSU:000017085724

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Gift of a Letter by Alexandra Stoddard Pdf

A world of difference separates a phone call from a letter, says Alexandra Stoddard. She urges the reader to make letter-writing a natural habit, evaluates different kinds of papers, and praises the traditional fountain pen as a natural extension of the hand. Illustrated.

Author : Louise Curran
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-17
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781107131514

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Samuel Richardson and the Art of Letter-Writing by Louise Curran Pdf

Examines Samuel Richardson's letters and novels, and explores the interconnection between fiction and correspondence in eighteenth-century literature.