Author: Julian Barnes
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307367592
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
With the same brilliant style and idiosyncratic intelligence that have marked all his novels—and with a bold grasp of intricate political realities—Julian Barnes's ironic glance turns home. Letters from London takes in everything from Lloyd's of London's demise to Maggie's majesty to Salman Rushie's death sentence. Formidably articulate and outrageously funny, Letters from London is international voyeurism at its best—a peek into the British mindset from the vantage point of one of the most erudite and witty British minds.
Letters From London
Author: Julian Barnes
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307367592
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
With the same brilliant style and idiosyncratic intelligence that have marked all his novels—and with a bold grasp of intricate political realities—Julian Barnes's ironic glance turns home. Letters from London takes in everything from Lloyd's of London's demise to Maggie's majesty to Salman Rushie's death sentence. Formidably articulate and outrageously funny, Letters from London is international voyeurism at its best—a peek into the British mindset from the vantage point of one of the most erudite and witty British minds.
Publisher: Vintage Canada
ISBN: 0307367592
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
With the same brilliant style and idiosyncratic intelligence that have marked all his novels—and with a bold grasp of intricate political realities—Julian Barnes's ironic glance turns home. Letters from London takes in everything from Lloyd's of London's demise to Maggie's majesty to Salman Rushie's death sentence. Formidably articulate and outrageously funny, Letters from London is international voyeurism at its best—a peek into the British mindset from the vantage point of one of the most erudite and witty British minds.
The Letters of Jack London
Author: Jack London
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804715072
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1828
Book Description
The standard edition of the remarkable American short story writer's letters. Published in 1988
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804715072
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1828
Book Description
The standard edition of the remarkable American short story writer's letters. Published in 1988
Letters from England
Author: Karel Čapek
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473392764
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
"Letters from England" is a masterpiece of observation written by the famous Czech writer, Karel Capek. These humorous and insightful letters and drawings were designed to describe Europe's oldest democracy to the citizens of Europe's newest; Capek's countrymen. Within its pages he suggests the existence of a deep connection between his people and the those of his study, and writes with a bemused admiration for England and the English. A fascinating and important piece of Czech literature, "Letters from England" would make for a great addition to any bookshelf, and is one not to be missed by fans and collectors of Capek's work. The chapters of this book include: 'First Impressions', 'The English Park', 'London Streets', 'Traffic', 'Hyde Park', 'In the Natural History Museum', 'The Pilgrim Goes Over More Museums', 'The Pilgrim Sees Animals and Famous People', 'Clubs', 'The Biggest Samples Fair', 'The East End', 'In The Country', 'Cambridge and Oxford', etcetera. We are republishing this antiquarian volume now in an affordable, modern edition, complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473392764
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
"Letters from England" is a masterpiece of observation written by the famous Czech writer, Karel Capek. These humorous and insightful letters and drawings were designed to describe Europe's oldest democracy to the citizens of Europe's newest; Capek's countrymen. Within its pages he suggests the existence of a deep connection between his people and the those of his study, and writes with a bemused admiration for England and the English. A fascinating and important piece of Czech literature, "Letters from England" would make for a great addition to any bookshelf, and is one not to be missed by fans and collectors of Capek's work. The chapters of this book include: 'First Impressions', 'The English Park', 'London Streets', 'Traffic', 'Hyde Park', 'In the Natural History Museum', 'The Pilgrim Goes Over More Museums', 'The Pilgrim Sees Animals and Famous People', 'Clubs', 'The Biggest Samples Fair', 'The East End', 'In The Country', 'Cambridge and Oxford', etcetera. We are republishing this antiquarian volume now in an affordable, modern edition, complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
Letters from London
Author: Cyril Lionel Robert James
Publisher: Signal Books
ISBN: 9781902669618
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Reveals CLR James' first encounter with the colonial metropolis and the values that had already shaped his intellectual development in Trinidad. A resurrected 'classic', this book provides a hitherto inaccessible picture of the young man during his formative period.
Publisher: Signal Books
ISBN: 9781902669618
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Reveals CLR James' first encounter with the colonial metropolis and the values that had already shaped his intellectual development in Trinidad. A resurrected 'classic', this book provides a hitherto inaccessible picture of the young man during his formative period.
Tour in England, Ireland and France ... in a series of letters [signed: L-] by a German prince [i.e. Prince von Pückler-Muskau]. [Translated by Sarah Austin from “Briefe eines Verstorbenen.”]
Letters Concerning the English Nation
Author: Voltaire
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Letters from London and Europe
Author: Gioacchino Tomasi Lampedusa
Publisher: Alma Books
ISBN: 9781846881374
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Leopard, published posthumously in 1958, was one of the most important works of fiction to appear in the Italian language in the twentieth century. Between 1925 and 1930, its author, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, wrote a number of letters to his cousins Casimiro and Lucio Piccolo in which he describes his travels around Europe (London, Paris, Zurich, Berlin). The letters, here published in English for the first time, display much of Lampedusa's distinctive style present in his later work: not only the razor-sharp introspection, but also a wicked sense of humour, playful in its description of the comédie humaine.
Publisher: Alma Books
ISBN: 9781846881374
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Leopard, published posthumously in 1958, was one of the most important works of fiction to appear in the Italian language in the twentieth century. Between 1925 and 1930, its author, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, wrote a number of letters to his cousins Casimiro and Lucio Piccolo in which he describes his travels around Europe (London, Paris, Zurich, Berlin). The letters, here published in English for the first time, display much of Lampedusa's distinctive style present in his later work: not only the razor-sharp introspection, but also a wicked sense of humour, playful in its description of the comédie humaine.
Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies
Author: John Dickinson
Publisher: New York : Outlook Company
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Publisher: New York : Outlook Company
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Letters 2004-2006
Author: Martin John Callanan
Publisher: Book Works (UK)
ISBN: 9781870699983
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Callanan's work explores apparatuses of power. Gathered here are the responses to his mass letter writing. Each letter poses a deceptively simple question or even inane rhetorical statement and the collected responses reveal the absurdity of bureaucracy and the egos of those that claim power. Collected here are a selection of responses to a series of letters mailed between 2005-06, ranging from the bemused response of the Secretary to the Archbishop of Canterbury to the question When will it end? to appreciative letters from the offices of President Mubarak of Eygpt in response to the declaration I respect your authority.
Publisher: Book Works (UK)
ISBN: 9781870699983
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Callanan's work explores apparatuses of power. Gathered here are the responses to his mass letter writing. Each letter poses a deceptively simple question or even inane rhetorical statement and the collected responses reveal the absurdity of bureaucracy and the egos of those that claim power. Collected here are a selection of responses to a series of letters mailed between 2005-06, ranging from the bemused response of the Secretary to the Archbishop of Canterbury to the question When will it end? to appreciative letters from the offices of President Mubarak of Eygpt in response to the declaration I respect your authority.
To the Letter
Author: Simon Garfield
Publisher: Gotham Books
ISBN: 9781782113775
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
SIGNED EDITIONTo the Letter tells the story of our remarkable journey through the mail. From Roman wood chips discovered near Hadrian's Wall to the wonders and terrors of email, Simon Garfield explores how we have written to each other over the centuries and what our letters reveal about our lives. Along the way he delves into the great correspondences of our time, from Cicero and Petrarch to Jane Austen and Ted Hughes (and John Keats, Virginia Woolf, Jack Kerouac, Anaïs Nin and Charles Schulz), and traces the very particular advice offered by bestselling letter-writing manuals. He uncovers a host of engaging stories, including the tricky history of the opening greeting, the ideal ingredients for invisible ink, and the sad saga of the dead letter office. As the book unfolds, so does the story of a moving wartime correspondence that shows how letters can change the course of life. To the Letter is a wonderful celebration of letters in every form, and a passionate rallying cry to keep writing.
Publisher: Gotham Books
ISBN: 9781782113775
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
SIGNED EDITIONTo the Letter tells the story of our remarkable journey through the mail. From Roman wood chips discovered near Hadrian's Wall to the wonders and terrors of email, Simon Garfield explores how we have written to each other over the centuries and what our letters reveal about our lives. Along the way he delves into the great correspondences of our time, from Cicero and Petrarch to Jane Austen and Ted Hughes (and John Keats, Virginia Woolf, Jack Kerouac, Anaïs Nin and Charles Schulz), and traces the very particular advice offered by bestselling letter-writing manuals. He uncovers a host of engaging stories, including the tricky history of the opening greeting, the ideal ingredients for invisible ink, and the sad saga of the dead letter office. As the book unfolds, so does the story of a moving wartime correspondence that shows how letters can change the course of life. To the Letter is a wonderful celebration of letters in every form, and a passionate rallying cry to keep writing.