Letters of Note: War
- 5 Mar 2020
- 9781786895349
- £6.99
- 144 pp
- 111×178mm
- 5 Mar 2020
- 9781786895356
- £4.79
- 144 pp
- 5 Mar 2020
- 9781838850081
- £20.99
- 2 hrs 50 min
In a few words
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 a few words
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 a few words
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
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
Addictive, like dipping into a bag of variously tempting assorted candies, knowing that the next one will always bring surprise and pleasure
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
Addictive, like dipping into a bag of variously tempting assorted candies, knowing that the next one will always bring surprise and pleasure
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
Addictive, like dipping into a bag of variously tempting assorted candies, knowing that the next one will always bring surprise and pleasure
More about
the book
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
More about
the book
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
More about
the book
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.
A star-studded cast of readers brings the letters to life, with contributions from Sanjeev Bhaskar, Louise Brealey, Simon Callow, Benedict Cumberbatch, Adrian Edmondson, Stephen Fry, Neil Gaiman, Danny Huston, Toby Jones, Ferdinand Kingsley, Jude Law, Natascha McElhone, Clarke Peters, Juliet Stevenson and Mark Strong.
The collection features letters by Mark Twain, June Wandrey, Evelyn Waugh, Lord Horatio Nelson, Alexander Hamilton, Luis Alvarez and many more.
Letters of Note: War also includes audio exclusive bonus content drawn from recordings made at performances of Letters Live, the live events series produced by Canongate in partnership with SunnyMarch and Shaun Usher. Listen to Ben Kingsley reading Mohandas Gandhi’s letter to Adolf Hitler and Colin Firth and Taron Egerton read letters exchanged between Rudyard Kipling and his son, John.
A donation will be made to The National Literacy Trust – one of the regular partner charities for Letters Live – for each audiobook sold.
Praise for Letters of Note:
A gloriously presented compilation
As a guide to letters that deserve a wider readership, Usher's compilation is hard to beat
Quite literally the most enjoyable volume it is possible to imagine. Every page is a marvel
It is hard to see how Letters Of Note could ever be surpassed
Praise for Letters of Note:
A gloriously presented compilation
As a guide to letters that deserve a wider readership, Usher's compilation is hard to beat
Quite literally the most enjoyable volume it is possible to imagine. Every page is a marvel
It is hard to see how Letters Of Note could ever be surpassed
Praise for Letters of Note:
A gloriously presented compilation
As a guide to letters that deserve a wider readership, Usher's compilation is hard to beat
Quite literally the most enjoyable volume it is possible to imagine. Every page is a marvel
It is hard to see how Letters Of Note could ever be surpassed
Shaun Usher
View profileShaun 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.
lettersofnote.com | shaunusher.com | letterslive.com | @LettersOfNote
Shaun Usher
View profileShaun 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.
lettersofnote.com | shaunusher.com | letterslive.com | @LettersOfNote
Shaun Usher
View profileShaun 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.
lettersofnote.com | shaunusher.com | letterslive.com | @LettersOfNote
