The Letters of Noel Coward edited by Barry Day

Noel Coward was a type of performer that no longer exists in our culture and we are lesser for it. Here collected in a wonderful volume are examples of the wit and joy that was the great Noel Coward. The letters span his entire life and provide a very good biography of the man and his times. Writer of popular music, plays and movies as well as a noted director and actor, Coward was it all. This collection is an invaluable insight into a time and place that simple is no longer here. The collection was masterful crafted by the Day and it is simply stunning.

Not only has a collection of Coward’s letters, but the book also contained letters written to him from people of all walks of life. These letters provide the context of his life. It simply seems that there just are not any larger than life performers like we had yesteryear. No more Oscar Levants, Cole Porters, nor any Gershwins. These were the entertainers…Learn more buy reading of one of the greats.