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Last updated: January 21, 2025

    The best books on Great Letter Writers, recommended by Jonathan Keates

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    The best books on Great Letter Writers - Selected Letters and Journals by Lord Byron

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    Selected Letters and Journals
    by Lord Byron

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    The best books on Great Letter Writers - To the Happy Few: Letters by Stendhal

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    To the Happy Few: Letters
    by Stendhal

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    The best books on Great Letter Writers - The Letters of Queen Victoria by Queen Victoria

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    The Letters of Queen Victoria
    by Queen Victoria

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    The best books on Great Letter Writers - Henry James: A Life in Letters by Henry James

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    Henry James: A Life in Letters
    by Henry James

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    The best books on Great Letter Writers - Letters of Evelyn Waugh by Evelyn Waugh

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    Letters of Evelyn Waugh
    by Evelyn Waugh

  • Queen Victoria was anything but Victorian and Lord Byron was more vulnerable than we think, says writer Jonathan Keates – who considers emails a poor substitute for a hand-written correspondence.

  • The best books on Great Letter Writers - Selected Letters and Journals by Lord Byron
  • The best books on Great Letter Writers - To the Happy Few: Letters by Stendhal
  • The best books on Great Letter Writers - The Letters of Queen Victoria by Queen Victoria
  • The best books on Great Letter Writers - Henry James: A Life in Letters by Henry James
  • The best books on Great Letter Writers - Letters of Evelyn Waugh by Evelyn Waugh

The best books on Great Letter Writers, recommended by Jonathan Keates

Queen Victoria was anything but Victorian and Lord Byron was more vulnerable than we think, says writer Jonathan Keates – who considers emails a poor substitute for a hand-written correspondence.

The best books on Great Letter Writers, recommended by Jonathan Keates

    Five Diaries and Autobiographies, recommended by Craig Brown

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    Five Diaries and Autobiographies - Blessings in Disguise by Alec Guinness

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    Blessings in Disguise
    by Alec Guinness

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    Five Diaries and Autobiographies - The Harold Nicolson Diaries by Harold Nicolson

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    The Harold Nicolson Diaries
    by Harold Nicolson

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    Five Diaries and Autobiographies - Harpo Speaks! by Harpo Marx

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    Harpo Speaks!
    by Harpo Marx

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    Five Diaries and Autobiographies - The Story of My Life by Helen Keller

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    The Story of My Life
    by Helen Keller

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    Five Diaries and Autobiographies - The Andy Warhol Diaries by Andy Warhol

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    The Andy Warhol Diaries
    by Andy Warhol

  • The Private Eye satirist and author Craig Brown recommends five entertaining published diaries, from Andy Warhol to Harpo Marx – and tells us why parody is a pickpocket

  • Five Diaries and Autobiographies - Blessings in Disguise by Alec Guinness
  • Five Diaries and Autobiographies - The Harold Nicolson Diaries by Harold Nicolson
  • Five Diaries and Autobiographies - Harpo Speaks! by Harpo Marx
  • Five Diaries and Autobiographies - The Story of My Life by Helen Keller
  • Five Diaries and Autobiographies - The Andy Warhol Diaries by Andy Warhol

Five Diaries and Autobiographies, recommended by Craig Brown

The Private Eye satirist and author Craig Brown recommends five entertaining published diaries, from Andy Warhol to Harpo Marx – and tells us why parody is a pickpocket

Five Diaries and Autobiographies, recommended by Craig Brown

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