To the letter

a celebration of the lost art of letter writing

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464 pages

English language

Published Aug. 27, 2013

ISBN:
978-1-59240-835-1
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OCLC Number:
828888745

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4 stars (4 reviews)

An ode to the dwindling art of letter writing explores its potential salvation in the digital age, chronicling the history of letter writing as reflected by love letters, chain mail, and business correspondence, while surveying the role that letters have played as literary devices.

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5 stars

What a fantastic survey of this history of correspondence! Highly recommended and gave as gifts to friends. The history chapters alternate with interstitial selections of letters of a World War II love long-distance affair. Personally, I found very little of interest in those letters, but thoroughly loved the history.

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Subjects

  • Interpersonal communication
  • Postal service
  • Letter writing
  • History and criticism
  • English letters
  • History