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  • Letters to a Young Poetby Rainer Maria Rilke; Charlie Louth

    Penguin Books Ltd 2011; Not Available

    Originally written to a young man considering a career in the German military, Rainer Maria Rilke's beautiful letters explore a huge range of subjects delicately and with a passionate sensitivity. The recipient, Franz Kappus, began to send his poetry to the 27-year-old Rilke when a student, seeking advice. Their correspondence lasted from 1902 to 1908,... more...

  • The Thurber Lettersby Harrison Kinney; Rosemary A. Thurber

    Simon & Schuster 2003; Not Available

    Though he died more than forty years ago, James Thurber remains one of America's greatest and most enduring humorists, and his books -- for both adults and children -- remain as popular as ever. In this comprehensive collection of his letters -- the majority of which have never before been published -- we find unsuspected insights into his life and... more...

  • Love Letters of Great Men and Womenby Ursula Doyle (Ed.)

    Pan Macmillan 2010; US$ 6.38

    From the private papers of Jane Austen and Mozart to those of Anne Boleyn and Nelson, Love Letters of Great Men and Women collects together some of the most romantic letters in history. For some of these great men, love is a ?delicious poison? (William Congreve); for others, ?a nice soft wife on a sofa with good fire, & books & music? (Charles Darwin).... more...

  • Love Letters of Great Womenby Ursula Doyle (Ed.)

    Pan Macmillan 2011; US$ 9.58

    From the private papers of Anne Boleyn and Emily Dickinson to those of Empress Josephine and Queen Victoria, Love Letters of Great Women is an anthology of some of the most romantic letters in history. As a companion to Love Letters of Great Men, this collection gives the other side of the story: the secret hopes and lives of some of the greatest women... more...

  • Letters on Cézanneby Rainer Maria Rilke; Joel Agee

    Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2002; US$ 13.99

    Rilke's prayerful responses to the french master's beseeching art For a long time nothing, and then suddenly one has the right eyes. Virtually every day in the fall of 1907, Rainer Maria Rilke returned to a Paris gallery to view a Cezanne exhibition. Nearly as frequently, he wrote dense and joyful letters to his wife, Clara Westhoff, expressing... more...

  • The Thurber Lettersby Harrison Kinney; Rosemary A. Thurber

    Simon & Schuster 2003; Not Available

    Though he died more than forty years ago, James Thurber remains one of America's greatest and most enduring humorists, and his books -- for both adults and children -- remain as popular as ever. In this comprehensive collection of his letters -- the majority of which have never before been published -- we find unsuspected insights into his life and... more...

  • Love Letters of Great Womenby Ursula Doyle

    Pan Macmillan UK 2010; US$ 21.83

    From the private papers of Anne Boleyn and Jane Austen to those of Elizabeth Barrett-Browning and Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, 'Love Letters of Great Women' collects together some of the most romantic letters in history. As a companion to 'Love Letters of Great Men', this anthology gives the other side of the story: the secret hopes and lives... more...

  • Through the Windowby Julian Barnes

    Random House 2012; US$ 14.67

    In these seventeen essays (and one short story) the 2011 Man Booker Prize winner examines British, French and American writers who have meant most to him, as well as the cross-currents and overlappings of their different cultures. From the deceptiveness of Penelope Fitzgerald to the directness of Hemingway, from Kipling's view of France to the French... more...

  • Dear Lupin...by Mortimer Charlie

    Constable & Robinson 2012; US$ 11.65

    Nostalgic, witty and filled with characters and situations that people of all ages will recognise, Dear Lupin is the entire correspondence of a Father to his only son, spanning nearly 25 years. Roger Mortimer's sometimes hilarious, sometimes touching, always generous letters to his son are packed with anecdotes and sharp observations, with a unique... more...

  • Kurt Vonnegutby Kurt Vonnegut; Dan Wakefield

    Random House Publishing Group 2012; US$ 35.00

    NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Newsweek /The Daily Beast ? The Huffington Post ? Kansas City Star ? Time Out New York This extraordinary collection of personal correspondence has all the hallmarks of Kurt Vonnegut?s fiction. Written over a sixty-year period, these letters, the vast majority of them never before published, are... more...