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Book 2014

To the Letter

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Publisher
Canongate Books
Language
English
Published
2014
  • Letter writing
  • Postal service, history

An 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.