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a celebration of the lost art of letter writing

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An edition of To the letter (2013)

To the letter

a celebration of the lost art of letter writing

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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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Interpersonal communication, Postal service, Letter writing, History and criticism, English letters, History, Handbooks, manuals, English letters, history and criticism, Postal service, history, New York Times reviewed

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To the Letter: A Celebration of the Lost Art of Letter Writing
Nov 04, 2014, Avery
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To the Letter: A Curious History of Correspondence
2014, Canongate Books
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2013
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Table of Contents

The magic of letters
From Vindolanda, greetings
The consolations of Cicero, Seneca and Pliny the Younger
Love in its earliest forms
How to write the perfect letter, part 1
Neither snow nor rain nor the flatness of Norfolk
How to write the perfect letter, part 2
Letters for sale
Why Jane Austen's letters are so dull (and other postal problems solved)
A letter feels like immortality
How to write the perfect letter, part 3
More letters for sale
Love in its later forms
The modern master
Inbox
Epilogue : dear reader.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 446-449) and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
808.6
Library of Congress
PE1483 .G37 2013b, PE1483.G37 2013b

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Pagination
464 pages
Number of pages
464

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Open Library
OL26887849M
Internet Archive
tolettercelebrat0000garf
ISBN 10
1592408354
ISBN 13
9781592408351
LCCN
2013497360
OCLC/WorldCat
828888745

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