Find out what the most influential, brilliant and respected people of the 20th and 21st centuries shared in their unique and inspiring letters! Before you is a trove of evocative quotes which will entertain, enthuse, and bemuse - and even levitate - the reader. In over 140 letters, this remarkable opus encapsulates the thoughts and sentiments of more than eighty individuals who have shaped our nation - and other nations - during the last sixty years. A History of Letters: Memorable Quotes from a Moribund Art is a first-person chronicle of our history told through the voices of the extraordinary individuals who have reached the pinnacle of success in their chosen fields.