The Pen and the People
Author | : Susan Whyman |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2009-10-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199532445 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199532443 |
Rating | : 4/5 (443 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Pen and the People by : Susan Whyman
Download or read book The Pen and the People written by Susan Whyman and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2009-10-08 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pen and the People explores how eighteenth-century men and women learned to write letters, why they used them, and the impact of letter writing on their lives and wider culture. Capturing actual dialogues between correspondents, it reveals the intimate lives of ordinary people.