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

Shaw, Dale

Reference

The Friday Project

Enjoy this hilarious collection of over 200 haikus that sum up the complex, confusing and often compounding character of the British people 'Will make everybody laugh' DOLLY ALDERTON ON THE HIGH LOW _______ Enjoy this hilarious collection of over 200 haikus that sum up the complex, confusing and often compounding character of the British people. The Sellotape end Unlocatable it seems Christmas is cancelled How many gin tins Is decreed appropriate For this train journey? The sound of a splash My Hobnob falls to pieces My tea is sullied Every houseplant Suffers a slow painful death I am a monster You're at the seaside A seagull eyes your Magnum You won't win that fight

Painfully British Haikus

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Michael, Joseph

Shaw, Dale, Titans Of The American Stage: Edwin Forrest, The Booths, The O'Neills

Titans of the American stage;: Edwin Forrest, the Booths, the O'Neills

Westminster Press

From God "Best Size for a Bang?" via Dickens "Things Urchins Say," Henry VIII "Breaking Bad News to women from Cleeves" and Karl Marx "Cheating at Monopoly," here are the greatest moments from history as told through internet search histories. Dale Shaw's take on all the funniest moments from the past makes the perfect gift for any history buff who wants a chuckle.

Last Minute Rooms in Bethlehem: And Other Great Internet Search Histories of the Past

Computers & Technology

Boxtree

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Shaw, Dale. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Shaw, Dale

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Shaw, Dale. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Letters of Not

Painfully British Haikus

Titans of the American stage;: Edwin Forrest, the Booths, the O'Neills

Last Minute Rooms in Bethlehem: And Other Great Internet Search Histories of the Past