<p>In 'Letters to Dead Authors', Andrew Lang employs a unique epistolary format to celebrate and critique a pantheon of literary figures. Through his pen flows a series of imagined correspondences with the illustrious deceased; he adopts a tone that is at once affectionate and incisive, reserving his admiration for both the high art and the human foibles of his subjects. The book, noted for its infusion of humor and insightful commentary, offers ...