Cressida Connolly

‘God has given me a new Turkish colleague called Mustapha Kunt…’

In Letters of Note, Shaun Usher has compiled a stupendous collection of memorable missives, often by famous people — and with facsimiles, each page is a marvel

Letters of Note includes letters from Elvis Presley to President Nixon Photo: Mondadori via Getty
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  • To the Letter: A Journey Through a Vanishing World

    Simon Garfield

    Canongate, pp. 464

  • Letters of Note: Correspondence Deserving a Wider Audience

    Shaun Usher

    Canongate, pp. 384

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