{"product_id":"to-the-letter-a-curious-history-of-correspondence","title":"To the Letter: A Curious History of Correspondence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimon Garfield\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback, 464 pages\u003cbr\u003e9780857868619\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery letter contains a miniature story, and here are some of the greatest. From Oscar Wilde's unconventional method of using the mail to cycling enthusiast Reginald Bray's quest to post himself, Simon Garfield uncovers a host of stories that capture the enchantment of this irreplaceable art (with a supporting cast including Pliny the Younger, Ted Hughes, Virginia Woolf, Napoleon Bonaparte, Lewis Carroll, Jane Austen, David Foster Wallace and the Little Red-Haired Girl). There is also a brief history of the letter-writing guide, with instructions on when and when not to send fish as a wedding gift. And as these accounts unfold, so does the tale of a compelling wartime correspondence that shows how the simplest of letters can change the course of a life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canongate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43257145196579,"sku":"9780857868619","price":22.5,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/files\/DSC_9943_8ad5bd7d-f866-4f35-a343-7930ed27b282.jpg?v=1782816773","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.com\/products\/to-the-letter-a-curious-history-of-correspondence","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}