Written in History

Letters that Changed the World

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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 Leonard Cohen 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.

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Authors:
Montefiore, Simon Sebag
Year Published:
2019
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9781474609197
Number of Pages:
304
Publication Date:
01/10/2019
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Co
Place of Publication:
London
SKU:
9781474609197

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