Project Gutenberg 2011-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 355 Carroll, Lewis 1832 1898 Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge Eight or Nine Wise Words about Letter-Writing 8 or 9 Wise Words about Letter-Writing Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_or_Nine_Wise_Words_about_Letter-Writing Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Eight or Nine Wise Words about Letter-Writing" by Lewis Carroll is a practical guide on the art of writing letters, published in the late 19th century. The book is an instruction manual focused on letter composition, covering everything from starting and organizing a letter to concluding it effectively. Carroll employs his signature wit and whimsical style to impart advice, making his insights both entertaining and educational. In this brief yet insightful book, Carroll breaks down the components of letter-writing into clear sections. He provides tips on beginning letters with proper greetings, maintaining legible handwriting, and the importance of addressing people's names correctly. He humorously advises readers not to overapologize for delays and suggests using quotes from previous correspondence for clarity. Additionally, Carroll offers etiquette on closing letters, emphasizing how to match the tone of the ending with that of previous exchanges. His humorous anecdotes and clever rules present letter-writing as not just a task but an enjoyable form of communication, encouraging readers to cultivate their correspondence skills. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Letter writing PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: How To ... 68642 2025-07-15T11:35:50.056850 text/html 66012 2021-01-08T07:40:56 text/html 292071 2025-07-15T11:35:56.159820 application/epub+zip 290702 2025-07-15T11:35:53.362820 application/epub+zip 89379 2025-07-15T11:35:52.094847 application/epub+zip 432019 2025-07-15T11:35:58.199869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 417965 2025-07-15T11:35:55.377825 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203208 2022-09-17T11:43:43.070975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 53074 2025-07-15T11:35:49.677843 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52924 2021-01-08T07:40:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 52935 2021-01-08T07:40:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21258 2025-07-15T11:35:58.333810 application/rdf+xml 15886 2025-07-15T11:35:52.664836 image/jpeg 3582 2025-07-15T11:35:52.343849 image/jpeg 20189 2021-01-08T07:40:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 211671 2021-01-08T07:40:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 20163 2021-01-08T07:40:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 311061 2025-07-15T11:35:50.075893 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia