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To the Letter
Simon Garfield
其他書名
A Journey Through a Vanishing World
出版
Canongate Books
, 2013-10-24
主題
History / Social History
Literary Collections / Essays
ISBN
9780857868602
0857868608
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=n8UDqx31a1UC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
Every letter contains a miniature story, and here are some of the greatest. From Oscar Wilde's unconventional method of using the mail to cycling enthusiast Reginald Bray's quest to post himself, Simon Garfield uncovers a host of stories that capture the enchantment of this irreplaceable art (with a supporting cast including Pliny the Younger, Ted Hughes, Virginia Woolf, Napoleon Bonaparte, Lewis Carroll, Jane Austen, David Foster Wallace and the Little Red-Haired Girl). There is also a brief history of the letter-writing guide, with instructions on when and when not to send fish as a wedding gift. And as these accounts unfold, so does the tale of a compelling wartime correspondence that shows how the simplest of letters can change the course of a life.