About the Author

SHAUN USHER is a writer, the custodian of the hugely popular blog Letters of Note, and the author of Letters of Note and Lists of Note. Visit speechesofnote.com.

Reviews

Praise for Letters of Note:

"Funny, tragic, brilliantly incisive, historic, lyrical, romantic, and studiedly offensive, this stupendous compendium of letters ancient and modern is my book of the year. You will never tire of it."
--Stephen Fry

"A fascinating blog..."
--Andrew Sullivan, The Atlantic