Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience [Hardcover]

Letters of Note, the book based on the beloved website of the same name, became an instant classic on publication 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 fourteen riveting new missives and a new introduction from curator Shaun Usher.

From Virginia Woolf's heart-breaking suicide letter to Queen Elizabeth II's recipe for drop scones sent to President Eisenhower; from the first recorded use of the expression 'OMG' in a letter to Winston Churchill, to Gandhi's appeal for calm to Hitler; and from Iggy Pop's beautiful letter of advice to a troubled young fan, to Leonardo da Vinci's remarkable job application letter,Letters of Noteis a celebration of the power of written correspondence which captures the humour, seriousness, sadness and brilliance that make up all of our lives.

SIAn updated edition of this compulsive collection of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and powerful letters, curated by the founder of the global phenomenon lettersofnote.com

US Bookscan sales of 43,000.

Shaun Usheris a writer and sole custodian of the popular blogs lettersofnote.com and listsofnote.com. He has transformed both blogs into bestselling books, crowdfunded by Unbound and jointly published by Unbound and Canongate. He lives in Wilmslow with his wife Karina and their two sons. He is the author of the bestsellingLetters of Note, More Letters of NoteandLists of Note.

@LettersOfNote | lettersofnote.com | shaunusher.com

It is inspiring, and often sad, funny, and occasionally quite surrealQuite literally the most enjoyable volume it is possible to imagine. Every page is a marvelAddictive, like dipping into a bag of variously tempting assorted candies, knowing that the next one will always bring surprise and pleasureThe literary equivalent of a box of chocolates - bite-sized and pure lc³