{"product_id":"the-missing-ink-paperback","title":"The Missing Ink - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Hensher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe loop of an l, the chewed-on pen, letters tiny or expansive: what we've lost in the error of typing and texting\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Philip Hensher realized that he didn't know what a close friend's handwriting looked like, he felt that something essential was missing from their friendship. It dawned on him that having abandoned pen and paper for keyboards, we have lost one of the ways by which we come to recognize and know another person: handwriting.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Missing Ink \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of this endangered art. Hensher introduces us to the nineteenth-century handwriting evangelists who traveled across America to convert the masses to the moral worth of copperplate script; he examines the role handwriting plays in the novels of Charles Dickens; he investigates the claims made by the practitioners of graphology that penmanship can reveal personality.\u003cbr\u003e But this is also a celebration of the physical act of writing: the treasured fountain pens, chewable ballpoints, and personal embellishments that we stand to lose. Hensher pays tribute to the warmth and personality of the handwritten love note, postcards sent home, and daily diary entries. With the teaching of handwriting now required in only five states and many expert typists barely able to hold a pen, the future of handwriting is in jeopardy. Or is it? Hugely entertaining, witty, and thought-provoking, \u003ci\u003eThe Missing Ink \u003c\/i\u003ewill inspire readers to pick up a pen and write.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Hensher\u003c\/b\u003e is a columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e, an arts critic for \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e, and one of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e's Best of Young British Novelists. He has written one collection of short stories and eight novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Mulberry Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKing of the Badgers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Northern Clemency\u003c\/i\u003e, which was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize. He lives in South London and Geneva.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8.57 x 6.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42722330607679,"sku":"9780865478022","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d4925e13a3d8a9759f28bddc593c25da.webp?v=1765095391","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-missing-ink-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}