Synopsis
This reference contains more than 300 letters spanning five centuries. It chronicles the affairs of correspondents from Queen Elizabeth I to Abraham Lincoln, from Charlotte Bronte to George Bernard Shaw. Celebrating the glory of the written word, the editors provide notes with each selection.
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About the Editors:
Frank Kermode, author and critic, is retired King Edward VII Professor of English at Cambridge. He has written and edited many books, including Uses of Error and The Oxford Anthology of English Literature. Anita Kermode has researched and taught English and American literature at Rutgers University, Columbia University, and the University of Cambridge.
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