A Collection Of Famous Epistles

"A good letter conveys more than information. Often it is an attempt to persuade the reader to see the world through the letter writer's eyes. The success of this endeavour depends on the ability of the letter writer to find the right words and weave them into a complex web of meanings and intentions. This is the letter writer as Conqueror, you might say, conquering with words; words of revolution, of genius, of love, or of beauty.
Alas, technology has made the long explanatory letter a dying art. Letters today are brief, to the point. The letter writer must convey as quickly as he can the bare bones of his idea.
In the following pages, Conqueror pays tribute to those individuals whose letters continue to ensnare the reader with their power and resonance."… (mais)