An argument for Ireland

History

John O'Connell

Europe

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Baskerville Legacy: A Confession

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

Short Books

<p>Remember letters? They were good, weren't they? The thrill of receiving that battered envelope with its longed-for contents - all the better for the wait...Handwritten is a celebration of letter-writing in all its guises, a showcase for the masterpieces we would all write if we had the time and inclination - the perfect thankyou letter, a riotous despatch from a far-flung location, that heartfelt declaration of love. As John O'Connell shows, the best letters have much to teach us - Samuel Richardson's 'familiar letters'; Wilfred Owen's outpourings to his mother; the schoolboy scatology of Kingsley Amis and Philip Larkin; Churchill and Clementine's reflections on the 'colour &amp; jostle of the highway' they trod together; the sly observational charms of Jane Austen...In this richly entertaining book, O'Connell puts forward a passionate case for the value of letter-writing in a distracted, technology-obsessed world. A properly crafted letter is something to be cherished, an act of exposure which gives shape and meaning to the chaos of life. In the words of John Donne, 'Sir, more than kisses, letters mingle souls;/For, thus friends absent speak.'</p>

For the Love of Letters: The Joy of Slow Communication

Reference

Words, Language & Grammar

Short Books Ltd

<p>The experience of collaboration will prove traumatic for both Fletcher Robinson and Conan Doyle. And when the result of their labours, The Hound of the Baskervilles, is finally published, it will be credited to one author alone. Based on real events, The Baskerville Legacy is a creeper in its own right: a thrilling, frequently terrifying exploration of friendship and rivalry, love and lust, ambition and the limits of talent. It provides a glimpse of the chilling Edwardian taste for spiritualism and the occult. It takes us from the clattering heart of Edwardian London to the eerie stillness of ancient West Country moorland, where a treacherous mire might swallow a man in seconds -</p>

Biographies & Memoirs

Rise of the Activist Investor: Your Handbook on Leading Sustainable Corporate Change as an Individual Activist Investor

Oasis Group Publishing

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