To the Letter: A Celebration of the Lost Art of Letter Writing

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"To the letter is a celebrations of the intrinsic integrity of letters, which is lacking from other forms of written communication, and of the rewards of letter writing as a practice that has dictated and tracked the progress of civilization for more than five hundred years. From Roman wood ships discovered near Hadrian's Wall to the wonders and terrors of email, Simon Garfield explores how we have written to one another over the centuries wand what our letters reveal about our lives."--page 4 of cover