A compulsive collection of the world’s most entertaining, inspiring and powerful letters with war at their heart, curated by the founder of the global phenomenon lettersofnote.com
In Letters of Note: War, Shaun Usher brings together some of the most remarkable letters that encapsulate the human experience of war, from unimaginable feats of courage and compassion, to unthinkable episodes of violence and horror.
Includes letters by:
Martha Gellhorn, Alexander Hamilton,
Kurt Vonnegut, Mohandas Gandhi,
Mark Twain, June Wandrey,
Evelyn Waugh, Luis Alvarez,
Lord Horatio Nelson
& many more
“Praise for Letters of Note: The literary equivalent of a box of chocolates - bite-sized and pure addictive pleasure … The result is beautifully produced, with photographs and colour facsimiles of much of the correspondence. A gorgeous Christmas present”
sunday Times
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“Addictive, like dipping into a bag of variously tempting assorted candies, knowing that the next one will always bring surprise and pleasure”
new Yorker
“A gloriously presented compilation”
financial Times
“As a guide to letters that deserve a wider readership, Usher’s compilation is hard to beat”
scotland On Sunday
“Quite literally the most enjoyable volume it is possible to imagine. Every page is a marvel”
spectator
Shaun Usher is a writer and sole custodian of the popular blogs lettersofnote.com and listsofnote.com. He has transformed both blogs into bestselling books, crowd-funded by Unbound and jointly published by Unbound and Canongate. He lives in Wilmslow with his wife Karina and their two sons. He is the author of the bestselling Letters of Note, More Letters of Note, Lists of Note and Speeches of Note. Along with Simon Garfield’s To the Letter, Letters of Note inspired Letters Live, a series of live performances celebrating the enduring power of literary correspondence, with great performers reading remarkable letters to a live audience.
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