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More Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience

More Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience

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  • Author：Shaun Usher
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Summary

More Letters of Note is another rich and inspiring collection， which reminds us that much of what matters in our lives finds its way into our letters。

These letters deliver the same mix of the heartfelt， the historically significant， the tragic， the comic and the unexpected。 Discover Richard Burton's farewell note to Elizabeth Taylor， Helen Keller's letter to The New York Symphony Orchestra about 'hearing' their concert through her fingers， the final missives from a doomed Japan Airlines flight in 1985， and even Albus Dumbledore writing to a reader applying for the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor at Hogwarts。

Including letters from:

Jane Austen， Richard Burton， Helen Keller， Alan Turing， Albus Dumbledore， Eleanor Roosevelt， Henry James， Sylvia Plath， John Lennon， Gerald Durrell， Janis Joplin， Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart， Hunter S。 Thompson， C。 G。 Jung， Katherine Mansfield， Marge Simpson， Dorothy Parker， Buckminster Fuller， Beatrix Potter， Che Guevara， Evelyn Waugh and many more

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Reviews

Behrooz ，

I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first one。 There a few interesting and touching Letters。 But I couldn't take to Letters that are from an author （or somebody） that I didn't know， to another person that I didn't know even when the context was more intersting than the relevant people。 It was a Christmas present so I read it through but couldn't help feeling that we were now scraping the bottom of the barrell。 I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first one。 There a few interesting and touching Letters。 But I couldn't take to Letters that are from an author （or somebody） that I didn't know， to another person that I didn't know even when the context was more intersting than the relevant people。 It was a Christmas present so I read it through but couldn't help feeling that we were now scraping the bottom of the barrell。 。。。more

Maureen Tully ，

So many interesting letters， but the one from Helen Keller was especially so。

Priya Harry ，

This book is filled with little bits of joy throughout。 My only regret was having to read it so fast as I was on a Kindle Unlimited trial。There is so much to take in， and the curator is generous with the amount of letters he has gathered （over 100 are included）。 The stories are interesting and span the breadth of human experience and times。

Abigael Alisa ，

This is a must-have-book for a history junkie！ It's like a rare pleasure， intimate feeling to crawl in past figures' minds。 This is a must-have-book for a history junkie！ It's like a rare pleasure， intimate feeling to crawl in past figures' minds。 。。。more

tattwa ，

Nie znam drugiej książki tak dobrej na prezent dla kogoś， o kim wie się niewiele więcej ponad to， że lubi czytać。 Zdecydowana większość listów jest krótka， więc świetnie się sprawdzają， kiedy na to czytanie ma się niewiele czasu w ciągu dnia - parę listów tu， parę listów tam。 Rozrzut tematyczny i czasowy - ogromny， od starożytnych wiadomości wyrytych na tabliczkach po listy osób wciąż żyjących。 Są tu listy zabawne， smutne， szokujące， wzruszające， oburzające， tragiczne w treści， kontrowersyjne， z Nie znam drugiej książki tak dobrej na prezent dla kogoś， o kim wie się niewiele więcej ponad to， że lubi czytać。 Zdecydowana większość listów jest krótka， więc świetnie się sprawdzają， kiedy na to czytanie ma się niewiele czasu w ciągu dnia - parę listów tu， parę listów tam。 Rozrzut tematyczny i czasowy - ogromny， od starożytnych wiadomości wyrytych na tabliczkach po listy osób wciąż żyjących。 Są tu listy zabawne， smutne， szokujące， wzruszające， oburzające， tragiczne w treści， kontrowersyjne， zaskakujące pomysłowością i po prostu urocze。 Są zwykłe słowa szarych Kowalskich i okrągłe zdania wielkich pisarzy。 Są muzycy， żołnierze， niewolnicy， dyrektorzy firm， gospodynie domowe， lekarki， naukowcy， nastoletni chłopcy i gwiazdy Hollywood。 Słowem: dla każdego coś。 Zaczęłam czytać dwa tomy jednocześnie i tak się złożyło， że ten skończyłam pierwszy， ale najlepiej zamówić od razu obydwa。 Pokochają to wszyscy miłośnicy biografii， kinomani i melomani， fani sztuki i nauki， osoby zainteresowane historią świata。 Te drobne opowieści i anegdoty spisane w listach to historia， o której się nie naucza - a przynajmniej nie w takim detalu。 Warto， a nawet trzeba。 。。。more

Hilary ，

An amazing collection。 I found the last few less interesting but learned so much， some are so funny， others sad。 Would thoroughly recommend

Trevor Gill ，

Essential reading for people who value the thoughts， wisdom and daftness of others。 Funny， sad， wise and whacky - it’s all here。 Reading a letter each day was a joy。 Really well presented book - letters are introduced and originals often reproduced alongside typed versions。

Russ Johnston ，

A good coffee table book。 Could potentially have been served by some sort of thematic organization， but I suppose that may not have been the objective of the composer。

Utmost Cookie ，

Sehr lustige， berührende und interessante Briefe， ausgezeichnet in Szene gesetzt durch passende Sprecher*innen。 In einem Brief lästert z。B。 eine verkaterte Jane Austen über einen langweiligen Ball。 Einziger Makel an dem Hörbuch ist， dass zu oft Namen， auch von wirklich bekannten Leuten， falsch ausgesprochen wurden。

Eric ，

All parts inspiring， moving， silencing， humbling， and occasionally comic。 Even the best fiction， regardless of how well conceived， simply cannot match the sheer emotional power and drama of a letter conceived by human hand。

B ，

Another wonderful collection of letters 。。。 thoroughly enjoyed this！

Andrew ，

For those not familiar with Shaun Usher's obsession with correspondence， check out the website lettersofnote。com first。 In each of the books he has included 125 letters。 I'm afraid this volume had a few that were questionable， such as Lorina Bulwer's rambling letter from the insane asylum。 What makes it interesting is that she hand-stitched it -- but it makes no sense。 Several of the letters are angry responses by people like Norman Mailer， Ursula LeGuin， Hunter Thompson， the Egyptian Shepsi， V。 For those not familiar with Shaun Usher's obsession with correspondence， check out the website lettersofnote。com first。 In each of the books he has included 125 letters。 I'm afraid this volume had a few that were questionable， such as Lorina Bulwer's rambling letter from the insane asylum。 What makes it interesting is that she hand-stitched it -- but it makes no sense。 Several of the letters are angry responses by people like Norman Mailer， Ursula LeGuin， Hunter Thompson， the Egyptian Shepsi， V。S。 Naipaul， and Asger John。Like the first volume， this volume ends with a letter home from a world war。 In this case a touching letter from English Captain James Armes， who describes the Christmas Eve 1914 truce between German and English soldiers。 The joys of a book like this is that it can prompt the reader to research subjects with which they weren't familiar。 Some gems in this book are:* Beatrix Potter's letter to the son of a friend which starts the Tale of Peter Rabbit。 This is one case where the original is more important than the transcription because Potter draws Flopsy， Mopsy， Cottontail and Peter。* The librarian's letter to Francis Ford Coppola that led to the filming of "The Outsiders"。* Samantha Smith's 1982 letter to Yuri Andropov。* Prof。 Steven Armes application for the 'Defence Against the Dark Arts' teaching post at Hogwarts。* British Air Marshal Hugh Dowding's memo to Winston Churchill urging the conservation of British fighter planes for the coming Battle of Britain。 。。。more

Samantha ，

Oh to go back to a world with letters。 What an inspirational book。 Shaun Usher does a superb job of just writing enough about the people concerned， answering my questions regarding the letters without knowing what they were， genius。 It's not 'just' a book about letters， （if it was， it would still be great） it's a delve into history and involves famous people but proper famous people such as authors， musicians， inventors， people who have had an impact in history and therefore on our lives， not ju Oh to go back to a world with letters。 What an inspirational book。 Shaun Usher does a superb job of just writing enough about the people concerned， answering my questions regarding the letters without knowing what they were， genius。 It's not 'just' a book about letters， （if it was， it would still be great） it's a delve into history and involves famous people but proper famous people such as authors， musicians， inventors， people who have had an impact in history and therefore on our lives， not just stars of the stage and screen。 It also includes not so famous people， some of my favourites were from children just wanting an answer to often difficult questions。 What is overwhelming about this collection of letters is it reminds you of how important it is to express yourself， to tell people how much they mean to you， to believe in yourself and to follow your dreams。 To ask the question， it's never silly and the answer may just lead you to better things。 It's hard to pick favourites amongst such a heartfelt， awe inspiring， revealing， very funny and at times very sad collection but I would say the Tiger memos， Norman Mailer's letter to his father， Alan Turing's letter to his friend， Dr Suess inspiring a child to follow their dreams， A Pile of 5000 Cats and Kittens and Eric Idle's note to John Major。 Even if my review has not inspired you to get your hands on a copy of this， you want to know why Eric Idle wrote to John Major， don't you ☺️ 。。。more

Mandy ，

These letter collections never cease to amuse， shock and delight me。

Michael Davis ，

This second volume of communiques to and from people famous and not was at times just as potent as the first， just as moving， just as insightful。 I’m rating it slightly lower for two reasons， one purely selfish which I’ll save for last。Whether it was because I’d just read its predecessor， I’m not sure， but some of the magic of discovery was missing for me in this one。 I don’t think it was because the senders and receivers were of any less note - they include the likes ofSteve Albini （to Nirvana） This second volume of communiques to and from people famous and not was at times just as potent as the first， just as moving， just as insightful。 I’m rating it slightly lower for two reasons， one purely selfish which I’ll save for last。Whether it was because I’d just read its predecessor， I’m not sure， but some of the magic of discovery was missing for me in this one。 I don’t think it was because the senders and receivers were of any less note - they include the likes ofSteve Albini （to Nirvana）Abraham LincolnSylvia PlathWinston ChurchillJanis JoplinJohn Lennon （to Eric Clapton）Emily DickinsonAbigail AdamsEleanor RooseveltKurt Vonnegut As well as inspiring letters like the one from Helen Keller to the NY Symphony Orchestra after “listening” to Beethoven for the first time - full circle， if you will， from a composer who couldn’t hear to one of the most literate hearing-impaired people in history and back again。 Or from Gene Wilder to the makers of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory with “just a few ideas” on how to make the character and the movie a little better; without his suggestions the movie would not have been early as wondrous。 Or the resume and job application sent to Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft & Wizardry - and its reply from Headmaster Albus Dumbledore。 Almost all of them were as delightful and charming as any that were included in the previous collection， without doubt。The personal （and selfish -I almost didn’t include it here） reason it was slightly more disappointing than the first version was simply that the publishers didn’t take the time to transcribe most of the letters from their original type-written， or in some cases hand-written， originals for the electronic version of the collection。 （In the first volume every letter was shown in both forms。） Some， maddeningly， were available in both but most were not; it almost made it more frustrating that way。 The ones that did not provide the easier to read version both took more time to make legible and were harder to read since they were so true to the letters’ original forms。 I appreciate the fact that in “real life” both volumes had the goal of providing the formats， textures and ‘looks and feels’ of their originals， and in fact I plan to buy them for exactly those reasons as gifts for a few people I know will appreciate them， but it made for a frustrating experience for me， and took me out of the spell it was so successfully weaving more than once。 （On an even MORE selfish note， the e-version of volume one had been on sale and volume two was about 15 times - from $1 and change to $15 and change - more expensive， so I’d expected at least a similar experience， not a downgraded or rushed final product。）Nevertheless， I recommend both volumes highly。 Each holds a mirror up to our own society and our own experiences， from the personal to the universal， and both held more than a few epiphanies for this reader。 。。。more

Anna Bradley ，

This is a beautiful collection of letters from people who range from Emily Dickinson and the writers of Southpark。 I will continue to dip in and out of this book for the whole year。

Erin Boeck ，

Lots of great letters in this collection。 The one that made me laugh the most was the kid who wrote to Nixon for relief funds since his mom declared his bedroom a disaster zone。

Kasey Wilson ，

Beautiful。 Inspiring。 Funny。 Devastating。I smiled and cheered on the writers and cried over their losses as well。 Some I can't get out of my head。Gene Wilder。 Read this。 Beautiful。 Inspiring。 Funny。 Devastating。I smiled and cheered on the writers and cried over their losses as well。 Some I can't get out of my head。Gene Wilder。 Read this。 。。。more

Rhi ，

[I should probably say that I was given this book in a Goodreads giveaway。 I was not required to give a review and my opinion is my own。 Just like to be upfront about these things。] I recieved the softback edition which is a large， heavy thing with good quality paper。 You could do some damage if you whacked someone with it。 I like that in a book。 It also has plenty of pictures， including scans of the letters。 In my opinion this is a book that should be in dead tree format。 Perhaps a PDF if they [I should probably say that I was given this book in a Goodreads giveaway。 I was not required to give a review and my opinion is my own。 Just like to be upfront about these things。] I recieved the softback edition which is a large， heavy thing with good quality paper。 You could do some damage if you whacked someone with it。 I like that in a book。 It also has plenty of pictures， including scans of the letters。 In my opinion this is a book that should be in dead tree format。 Perhaps a PDF if they sell them， but I can't imagine it would look good on an ereader。The content is amazing。 I haven't read the first volume， but if you're having doubts about there not being enough quality letters out there to fill this book then I'm happy to say those fears are unfounded。 In these pages you will find every aspect of humanity that is expressable in words， and a reassuring reminder that wherever or whenever you go people are people。 One of my favourites was a clay tablet complaining about the poor quality of goods。 Something that will make me smile next time I'm wrangling with some customer service helpline， I'm not just on hold， I'm participating in a thousands of years old tradition。It's rare that something is both mind expanding and comforting at the same time， but this book pulls it off。 I did find the centerpiece of an embroidered letter from a madwoman a little uncomfortable， but I understand why it was included。 That's about the only negative I can think of， and that's probably just me。 。。。more

Vicky ，

A great compilation of letters from a whole host of authors - some famous， some less so。 Have really enjoyed reading them and the stories that accompany them。 An excellent coffee table book or one to dip in and out of。 Especially love the insight into Mozart's brain！ A great compilation of letters from a whole host of authors - some famous， some less so。 Have really enjoyed reading them and the stories that accompany them。 An excellent coffee table book or one to dip in and out of。 Especially love the insight into Mozart's brain！ 。。。more

Troy ，

I love letters， and notes written to remind or inform or plead or to impress， and I love this series。 The only issue I have is that the font size is really small， so to read a ton in one sitting is pretty hard for limited vision people， but I love the variety of notes here。

Jake Cooper ，

I don't know why I didn't find this as bewitching as the first， but here we are。 I don't know why I didn't find this as bewitching as the first， but here we are。 。。。more

Douglas O'laughlin ，

Not even close to as good as the first。 I couldn't quite get into this one as I did the first one。 Still a very enjoyable read， but perhaps reading them in succession might of messed up my expectations。 Not even close to as good as the first。 I couldn't quite get into this one as I did the first one。 Still a very enjoyable read， but perhaps reading them in succession might of messed up my expectations。 。。。more

T。 ，

Almost as interesting as the first book; such a personal experience to read the letters of someone else， and truly amazing to get this glimpse into history and the personal lives of famous， or note-worthy people。 A great read。

Ann ，

As a writer of letters， I really enjoyed this book of correspondence！ Some famous letters and others unremarkable but all have insight into a particular time in history or into a life。 A splendid read！

Mayra ，

Inspirational。

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Al ，

This is an extraordinary eclectic collection of letters by the famous and sometimes not so famous。 They range from the amusing （Samuel Clemens struggling with an early typewriter） to the sad （Ethel Rosenberg's letter to her sons before execution）。 You'll learn that Richard Burton continued to love Elizabeth Taylor after their second divorce and that Bram Stoker was a big fan of Walt Whitman。 The book is beautifully produced with transcripts of the letters often followed by photocopies of the let This is an extraordinary eclectic collection of letters by the famous and sometimes not so famous。 They range from the amusing （Samuel Clemens struggling with an early typewriter） to the sad （Ethel Rosenberg's letter to her sons before execution）。 You'll learn that Richard Burton continued to love Elizabeth Taylor after their second divorce and that Bram Stoker was a big fan of Walt Whitman。 The book is beautifully produced with transcripts of the letters often followed by photocopies of the letters。 （Note: the hardcover version I read was titled "Letters of Note: Vol。 2"。） Each entry is an intriguing surprise。 Recommended。 。。。more

Patricia ，

This book is a collection of letters which you could read over and over from John Leno writing to Eric Clapton in 1970 to Tom Clancy writing to his friends to Helen Keller writing to the NY Symphony。 I received this book in a giveaway and now I want Volume I。 I love history and this is history in an easy to read manner。

Josh Yuter ，

Enjoyable but Kindle Edition Missing TranscriptionsI enjoyed volume 1 and most of volume 2。 At present， in the Kindle edition several letters （maybe 10 give or take） only include the images without the transcriptions， which I found difficult （if not impossible） to read on my tablet or pc。

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