{"product_id":"9781844862863","title":"In Their Own Words: Letters from History","description":"The way we communicate has changed. Today, many of our interactions are  digital, but until recently writing letters was the norm. Drawing from  over 100 miles of records held at the UK's official government archive,  The National Archives at Kew, this collection of letters, postcards and  telegraphs will shine a spotlight on a range of significant historical  moments and occurrences, recapturing a lost world in which  correspondence was king. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe book includes letters  from:\u003c\/i\u003e Queen Elizabeth I, Oscar Wilde, Charles Kray, 'Jack the  Ripper', the Captain of the Titanic, Edward Smith, as well as the 'real  Charlotte Gray' spy, Christine Granville, amongst others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTopics  covered in the collection are both British and international,  including:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnne Boleyn's adultery, the Gunpowder Plot, mad King  George III's military campaign in the New World, Captain Cook  being the first European to set foot in Australia, a soldier's view of  life in the trenches, the experience of a special agent during World War  II and Nelson Mandela's trial, amongst others.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe book  features approximately 60 letters, each with a 600 word essay, and a  3000 word introduction. There are  around 120 images in the book: 60 of  the letters themselves, and a further 60 supplementary images.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175708967152,"sku":"9781844862863","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781844862863_p0.jpg?v=1763743013","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781844862863","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}