PDF Books in Literary Letters
Letters to His Son
by Earl of Philip Dormer Stanhope ChesterfieldLetters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman comprises of over 400 letters written by Earl of Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, a British statesman known as Lord Stanhope. This letters were published by his daughter-in-law after the death of his son. These collections are mostly instructive letters brilliantly ..
Beethoven's Letters
by Lady WallaceBeethoven's Letters is a compilation of letters written by Ludwig van Beethoven, the great composer and pianist from Germany. This book is divided into three parts categorized by the year in which the letters written. Beethoven has written about 475 letters to various persons and organizations between the years 1783 to 1827. This letters h..
Letters of Pliny
by PlinyLetters of Pliny is a collection of oldest surviving records which provide historical value in many ancient Roman empires, specifically the relationship between the imperial office and provincial governors. Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus popularly called a Pliny the younger, was the nephew of the Roman naturalist Gaius Plinius Secundus, who was c..
The Letters of Charles Dickens
by Charles DickensThe letters of Charles Dickens, of which more than 14,000 are known, range in date from about 1821, when Dickens was 9 years old, to 8 June 1870, the day before he died. They have been described as "invariably idiosyncratic, exuberant, vivid, and amusing?widely recognized as a significant body of work in themselves, part of the Dickens canon". They..
Eight or Nine Wise Words about Letter-Writing
by Lewis CarrollEight or Nine Wise Words about Letter-Writing is an essay by Lewis Carroll on useful tips for composing, writing, mailing, and recording letters. The essay was published in 1890 by Emberlin and Son as a hardcover booklet consisting of 35 pages of text, followed by four pages of advertising, three pages of illustration, a stamp holder, and an illust..
Lettres d'un Innocent - The Letters of Captain Dreyfus to His Wife
by Alfred DreyfusIn cases of high treason no less than in violations of the criminal code the personal character of the accused has always had great weight with French judges. In attempting to prove that Captain Alfred Dreyfus carried on treasonable negotiations with a foreign power, M. d’Ormescheville, in his Acte d’Accusation or indictment, laid great stress on t..