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Take your pick 22 Aug 2013 | 08:24 pm
In 1984, iconic advertising executive and real-life Mad Man David Ogilvy received a letter from his 18-year-old great nephew, Harry. Having just finished school, Harry was now faced with the common di...
My dear little grandfather 15 Aug 2013 | 08:14 pm
Marcel Proust was undoubtedly a gifted author, known largely for his classic multi-volume novel, In Search of Lost Time, a mammoth piece of work believed by some to be one of the greatest books ever w...
My husband is not a common man 13 Aug 2013 | 07:13 pm
In 1905, George Bernard Shaw received a piece of fan mail from an aspiring playwright initially known only as "Miss Charming" that would ultimately result in the following unique letter. Miss Charming...
Arkell v. Pressdram 7 Aug 2013 | 07:51 pm
"Messrs Jeffrey Benson and Michael Isaacs of Tracing Services Ltd, currently on bail on charges of conspiracy to create a public mischief, appear to have lost most of the work collecting debts and tra...
A book is a sneeze 2 Aug 2013 | 06:40 pm
In September of 1952, a few weeks before the publication of Charlotte's Web—the now-classic tale of Wilbur, a pig who becomes friends with a heroic spider named Charlotte—the book's author, E. B. Whi...
It's the real thing 29 Jul 2013 | 07:39 pm
In March of 1970, having been shown an advertisement for the newly-published book in the New York Times, Coca-Cola brand manager Ira C. Herbert wrote to Grove Press and asked that they stop using the ...
She was the music heard faintly at the edge of sound 24 Jul 2013 | 06:52 pm
Detective novelist Raymond Chandler's wife of 30 years, Cissy, died on December 12th, 1954 after a long and painful battle with pulmonary fibrosis during which the author wrote The Long Goodbye. As ca...
Every hour is precious 22 Jul 2013 | 09:17 pm
In March of 1886, at the age of 26, acclaimed Russian author and physician Anton Chekhov wrote this fascinating and honest letter of advice to his troubled older brother, Nikolai, a talented painter a...
Very untruly yours 18 Jul 2013 | 07:24 pm
In March of 1987, having paid a hefty licensing fee of $500'000 to Capital Records and Michael Jackson for the privilege, Nike released the first ever television commercial to feature a song from the ...
It is a good book 17 Jul 2013 | 08:34 pm
On May 22nd of 1925, the great Gertrude Stein wrote to fellow author F. Scott Fitzgerald and offered, in her own inimitable style, a brief review of his recently published novel, The Great Gatsby. It ...
