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To the letter : a celebration of the lost art of ... Read More

Garfield, Simon,(author.).

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Detroit Lakes Public Library 809.6 GAR (Text) 33500011807492 Main Available -

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  • ISBN: 9781592408351 (hbk.)
  • ISBN: 1592408354 (hbk.)
  • Physical Description: 464 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Gotham, 2013

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages ... Read More
Formatted Contents Note:
The magic of letters -- From Vindolanda, Greetings ... Read More
Summary, etc.:
An ode to the dwindling art of letter writing ... Read More
Subject: Letter writing
Interpersonal communication
Interpersonal communication
Letter writing
Genre: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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24510. ‡aTo the letter : ‡ba celebration of the lost art of letter writing / ‡cSimon Garfield.
260 . ‡aNew York, New York : ‡bGotham, ‡c2013
300 . ‡a464 pages : ‡billustrations, portraits ; ‡c22 cm
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504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 446-449) and index.
5050 . ‡aThe 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.
520 . ‡aAn 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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