9780192804907 - The Oxford Book of Letters (Oxford Books of Prose) (10 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Reading other people's letters, like reading private diaries, offers thrilling and unexpected glimpses into their lives, and it is partly the guilty pleasure we take in such literary eavesdropping that makes this volume so compelling. More than 300 letters spanning five centuries chronicle the affairs of correspondents from Elizabeth I to Groucho Marx, from politicians to poets, and from the famous to the unknown. But whether the writers are educated or barely literate, whether the prose is polished and witty or stumbling and artless, these letters share an immediacy and intimacy unlike any other form of writing. Their subjects range from the mundane to the extraordinary, from gossip about the latest fashion to the horrors of a public execution, and from the tragic to the hilarious. Exchanges of letters between regular correspondents are included, where familiarity and an ongoing saga add to the fascination. Among the most moving letters are those from emigrants to America, Australia, and South Africa, describing the hardships they endured and the resolution with which they faced their new worlds. In every case the editors provide a context for the letters, and unobtrusive notes. In an age where communication is instant and ephemeral this volume celebrates the glories of the written word, and what may well be a dying art form. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. The Oxford Book of Letters 1995.A sampling of some of the letters: Sir Walter Raleigh to his wife; Cotton Mather to John Higginson; Jonathan Swift to Lord Oxford; James Boswell to Samuel Johnson; Sir Joshua Reynolds to James Barry; Abigail and John Adams to each other; The Prince of Wales to Princess Caroline; Benjamin Franklin to Sir Joseph Banks; Jane Austen to Cassandra Austen; Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton; John Keats to P.B. Shelley; Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley to Maria Gisborne; Benjamin Disraeli to John Murray; Charlotte Bronte to Robert Southey, Emily Bronte and Ellen Nussey; Charles Dickens to Daniel Maclise; Ralph Waldo Emerson to Margaret Fuller; Virginia Woolf to Vanessa Bell; Groucho Marx to Warner Brothers; "Carrington" to Strachey and hundreds of others. We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

Zustand: New. This volume contains more than 300 letters spanning five centuries chronicling the affairs of correspondents from Elizabeth I to Groucho Marx, from politicians to poets, and from the famous to the unknown.&Uumlber den AutorAn acclai.