Famous Letters

Pliny the Younger's letter to Tacitus about the the volcanic eruption at Pompeii

Meanwhile, broad sheets of flame were lighting up many parts of Vesuvius; their light and brightness more vivid for the darkness of the night

Jun 27, 2024 •

Oscar Wilde's letter to Mary Prescott

This letter sheds light on Wilde's involvement in the production details of his first play, despite the play receiving largely negative reviews from…

Jun 23, 2024 •

Martin Scorcese's letter to the New York Times

Why Make Fellini the Scapegoat for New Cultural Intolerance?

Jun 20, 2024 •

Che Guevara's letter to Fidel Castro

Perhaps disenchanted with Castro after the Cuban missile crisis, Che left the Cuban revolution to find other causes to fight in Congo and Bolivia. This…

Jun 18, 2024 •

Elvis Presley's letter to President Richard Nixon

When Elvis wanted to become a federal agent

Jan 3, 2022 •

Leonardo Da Vinci's letter to the Mayor of Milan

The artist's letter to Ludovico Sforza(mayor of Milan) shares critical insights on how to write a good CV; also that hustle culture was alive even back…

Jan 2, 2022 •

John Chu's letter to Coldplay

How the director of Crazy Rich Asian's got Coldplay to lend "Yellow" to his blockbuster hit

Dec 31, 2021 •

Groucho Marx's letter to Woody Allen

"There is no money is answering letters"

Jul 30, 2021 •

Dali's letter to Federico García Lorca

Dali and Garcia Lorca exchange thoughts on the meaning of their art.

Jul 25, 2021 •

Churchill's letter to The London Times

Written during the drought of 1919, after hearing of the Royal Dukes plan to hold prayers in churches, for God to bring rain

Jul 23, 2021 •

Wilbur Wright's (of the Wright brothers) letter to the Smithsonian

3 years before the Wright brothers conducted the first controlled human flight

Jul 19, 2021 •

Che Guevara's letter to his eldest daughter before being executed

"Now you have the privilege of living in another era and you must be worthy of it"

Jun 28, 2021 •

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