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Gift the most inspiring letters from history this Christmas

´We know through painful experience that freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed´ Martin Luther King

In an era where the liberties we often take for granted are under threat, Letters To Change the World is a collection of inspiring letters offering reminders from history that standing up for and voicing our personal and political beliefs is not merely a crucial right but a duty if we want to change the world.

Edited by Travis Elborough, the collection includes George Orwell´s warning on totalitarianism, Martin Luther King´s ´Letter from a Birmingham Jail´, Albert Camus on the reasons to fight a war, Bertrand Russell on peace, Emmeline Pankhurst rallying her suffragettes, Nelson Mandela´s letter to his children from prison and Time´s Up on the abuse of power.

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"Visionaries, idealists and ordinary citizens speak out in this remarkable, timely anthology... At a time of political uncertainty, the collection demonstrates the importance of speaking truth to power." PD Smith Guardian

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Travis Elborough, described as ´one of Britain´s finest pop culture historians´ by the Guardian, has been a freelance writer, author, broadcaster and cultural commentator for nearly two decades. His books include The Bus We Loved, London Bridge in America, and A Walk in the Park. Our History of the 20th Century: As Told in Diaries, Journals and Letters was published in 2017.

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