To the letter : a celebration of the lost art of letter writing /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Garfield, Simon (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Gotham, [2013]
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Description
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.
Physical Description:464 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 446-449) and index.
ISBN:1592408354 (hbk.)
9781592408351 (hbk.)