Letters of Note, Shaun Usher
Letters of Note, Shaun Usher
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Letters of Note
Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience

Author: Shaun Usher

Narrator: Jordan Stephen, Noma Dumezweni, Gillian Anderson, Phyllis Ho, Mark Strong, Colin Salmon, Kerry Shale, Stephen Fry, Toby Jones, Crystal Clarke, Alan Cumming, Shaun Usher, Louise Brealey, Olivia Colman, Juliet Stevenson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ferdinand Kingsley

Unabridged: 11 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/23/2021


Synopsis

Letters of Note, the book based on the beloved website of the same name, became an instant classic in 2013, selling hundreds of thousands of copies. This new edition sees the collection of the world’s most entertaining, inspiring and
unusual letters updated with sixteen riveting new missives and a new introduction from curator Shaun Usher.

Includes letters by Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Leonardo da Vinci, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Tom Hanks, Katharine Hepburn, Shirley Jackson, Dorothy Parker, Rainer Maria Rilke and many more

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mutasim on July 13, 2020

Letters of Note is a collection of over a hundred correspondences across time. There isn't a unique theme to these letters and their arrangement is quite random. "The highlights are endless, but let me pluck a handful from the bag to whet your appetite. We have a letter from Mick Jagger to Andy War......more

Goodreads review by Mayra on April 26, 2017

This one is truly amazing. Such a beautiful collection of inspiring letters. Will reread this many times, I think. Wish I had the physical copy, I would treasure it forever. Just lengthening my already humongous wishlist, I guess. Update April 2017: Did in fact get a physical copy and reread it! Still g......more

Goodreads review by Chris Lee (away) on November 20, 2023

This collection of letters was a joy to read. It is a simple premise. The author sourced and compiled a plethora of interesting letters from around the world. Some are heartbreaking, others are funny, a few are grim and dark, and others lift the spirits. I found it exciting to read a few each and ev......more

Goodreads review by Óscar Moreno (OscarBooker) on June 16, 2023

Simplemente me encantó el proyecto detrás de este libro. Es un libro plagado de datos interesantes, figuras enigmáticas y frases entrañables. Página a página vas descubriendo eventos históricos que desconocías o personaje que aludían tu atención. Si eres un fan de la historia, ciencia, literatura, m......more