Love Letters of Great Women by Ursula Doyle
From the private papers of Anne Boleyn and Emily Dickinson to those of Empress Josephine and Queen Victoria, "Love Letters of Great Women" is an anthology of some of the most romantic letters in history. As a companion to "Love Letters of Great Men", this collection gives the other side of the story: the secret hopes and lives of some of the greatest women in history, from writers and artists to politicians and queens. It includes letters by: Anne Boleyn, Edith Wharton, Mary Wordsworth, Nell Gwyn (mistress of Charles II), Queen Victoria, the Empress Josephine, Mary Wollstonecraft, Katherine Mansfield, and, George Sand. Praise for "Love Letters of Great Men": 'The most romantic book ever' - "Daily Mail"; 'Inspired by the "Sex and the City" movie...Famous men caught with pen in hand and heart in mouth' - "The Times".
Love Letters of Great Men
Love Letters of Great Men by Ursula Doyle
From the private papers of Mark Twain and Mozart to those of Robert Browning and Nelson, "Love Letters of Great Men" collects together some of the most romantic letters in history. For some of these great men, love is a 'delicious poison' (William Congreve); for others, 'a nice soft wife on a sofa with good fire, & books & music' (Charles Darwin). Love can scorch like the heat of the sun (Henry VIII), or penetrate the depths of one's heart like a cooling rain (Flaubert). Every shade of love is here, from the exquisite eloquence of Oscar Wilde and the simple devotion of Robert Browning, to the wonderfully modern misery of the Roman Pliny the Younger, losing himself in work to forget how much he misses his beloved wife, Calpurnia.Taken together, these "Love Letters of Great Men" show that perhaps men haven't changed so very much over the last 2,000 years; passion, jealousy, hope and longing are all represented here - as is the simple pleasure of sending a letter to, and receiving one from, the person you love most.
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