The Oxford book of letters / Book of letters Letters edited by Frank Kermode and Anita Kermode. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996. - xxiv, 559 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [543]-553) and indexes.

This panoramic survey of one of the most intimate of art forms offers more than 300 letters spanning five centuries. They chronicle the affairs of correspondents from Elizabeth I to Groucho Marx, from politicians to poets, and from the famous to the unknown.

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English letters.
Cartas inglesas
American letters.
Cartas estadounidenses


Great Britain--Social life and customs.
Gran Bretaña --Vida social y costumbres
United States--Social life and customs.
Estados Unidos--Vida social y costumbres
Commonwealth countries--Social life and customs.
Países de la Commonwealth --Vida social y costumbres

PR 1343 / O98 1996

826.008