Written in History: Letters that Changed the World
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- Editorial ORION
- ISBN13 9781474609180
- ISBN10 147460918X
- Tipus LLIBRE
- Pàgines 247
- Any Edició 2018
- Idioma Anglès
- Encuadernació Cartoné
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Història Social/culturalWritten in History: Letters that Changed the World
Editorial ORION
Espanya peninsular
Detalls del llibre
WRITTEN IN HISTORY celebrates the great letters of world history, creative culture and personal life. Acclaimed historian Simon Sebag Montefiore selects over one hundred letters from ancient times to the twenty-first century: some are noble and inspiring, some despicable and unsettling; some are exquisite works of literature, others brutal, coarse and frankly outrageous; many are erotic, others heartbreaking. The writers vary from Elizabeth I, Rameses the Great and John Lennon to Emmeline Pankhurst, Mandela, Stalin, Michelangelo, Suleiman the Magnificent and unknown people in extraordinary circumstances - from love letters to calls for liberation, declarations of war to reflections on death. In the colourful, accessible style of a master storyteller, Montefiore shows why these letters are essential reading: how they enlighten our past, enrich the way we live now - and illuminate tomorrow.
A collection of the greatest letters in history, charting world-shaping events and revealing the unique personalities of some of history's most famous figures