A review by cpalisa
Letters of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience by Shaun Usher

5.0

I loved this book! It's from the library but I'll probably have to buy it. First off, it is a physically beautiful book. I loved the look of it, kind of like a coffee table book with a ribbon to mark your spot. It is comprised of 125 totally random letters and they are presented beautifully. Some are simply copied so you can see all the notations, date stamps, etc., and some are typed with the original handwritten letters included as well. Some were incredibly sad, such as Virginia Woolf's suicide note, or the letter to Mrs. Sullivan from FDR confirming her 5 sons had been killed in battle, while some are silly and light. A few are so deep and complicated that I am miles away from understanding them, but you can at least appreciate their poetry. Great book!