Letters of note
Letters of Note comes this companion volume of more than 125 letters, 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 an illustration--in most cases, a facsimile of the letter itself.
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- Fiction :
* Lolita by Vladmir Nabakov ; an absolute master class.
* The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling ; one for the memories!
Non Fiction :
* Letters of Note by Shawn Usher; a compendium of wonderful letters from the past. Highly recommended. https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Note-Collection-Correspondenc...
* Deep work by Cal Newport ; very applicable to the modern day distracted soul.
- Letters of Note. From the blog of the same name - a fascinating collection of letters from and/or to historical figures. Makes a great coffee table book. https://unbound.com/books/letters-of-note
- I hosted Shaun Usher, the author of Letters of Note, at Google:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg7LRg2NAfM&list=PL4ugKP-T4L...
I had Googlers pick a letter out of the book and read it aloud. I don't think we did that one, though. There are a lot of moving and occasionally funny letters in that book and it'd make a great gift for someone.
Interestingly enough, Shaun courted his wife entirely by pen-and-paper letters, and this was well after the Internet era.
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