Name: Letters Of Not: Undistinguished Correspondence From The Annals Of History
Brand: Dale Shaw

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

9780007533107

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Format Books GB

Paperback

Format detail

Limited edition

Release date

2014-11-03

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Harper Collins

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1 / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Dale Shaw

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Writing

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A collection of remarkable and completely made-up correspondence from the great and the good across history.  Many books have collated the exceptional letters and personal writing of the famous, offering a fascinating insight into well-known figures' personal lives and hidden desires. But what of the undistinguished epistles of the renowned? Can their less auspicious musings divulge clues to their hopes and ambitions? Probably not. But they can be quite funny.  'Letters of Not' assembles the fictional jotted dross that was never before considered worthy of collection. The Post-it notes, the shopping lists, the failed limericks and the birthday card sentiments of history's most celebrated sons and daughters.  Inside you will find: Werner Herzog's impassioned note to his cleaning lady. Patti Smith's gym application. Captain Scott's other last letter to his wife. Salvador Dali's to do list. Mark E. Smith's audio tour of Ripon Cathedral. Harold Pinter greetings cards. Pope Benedict's handover notes. James Joyce's out of office. Dr Heimlich's other manoeuvre. A letter from the table next to the Algonquin Round Table. Tweets from the 1966 Newport Folk Festival. Instructions on what to do when you meet Van Morrison.  And many more, beautifully rendered in their original, blatantly falsified glory and hilariously transcribed for your pleasure.

Letters Of Not: Undistinguished Correspondence From The Annals Of History

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