The Resource To the letter : a celebration of the lost art of letter writing, Simon Garfield
To the letter : a celebration of the lost art of letter writing, Simon Garfield
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The item To the letter : a celebration of the lost art of letter writing, Simon Garfield represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 464 pages
- Contents
-
- The 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
- Isbn
- 9781592408351
- Label
- To the letter : a celebration of the lost art of letter writing
- Title
- To the letter
- Title remainder
- a celebration of the lost art of letter writing
- Statement of responsibility
- Simon Garfield
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Garfield, Simon
- Dewey number
- 808.6
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PE1483
- LC item number
- .G37 2013b
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Letter writing
- English letters
- Interpersonal communication
- Postal service
- English letters
- Interpersonal communication
- Letter writing
- Postal service
- Label
- To the letter : a celebration of the lost art of letter writing, Simon Garfield
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 446-449) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The 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
- Control code
- ocn828888745
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 464 pages
- Isbn
- 9781592408351
- Lccn
- 2013497360
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781592408351
- (OCoLC)828888745
- Label
- To the letter : a celebration of the lost art of letter writing, Simon Garfield
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 446-449) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The 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
- Control code
- ocn828888745
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 464 pages
- Isbn
- 9781592408351
- Lccn
- 2013497360
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781592408351
- (OCoLC)828888745
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