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Love Letters of Great Men and Women
Love Letters of Great Men and Women | Ursula Doyle (Ed.)
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From the private papers of Jane Austen and Mozart to those of Anne Boleyn and Nelson, Love Letters of Great Men and Women 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 ones heart like a cooling rain (Flaubert). But what about the other side of the story? What of the secret hopes and lives of some of the greatest women in history? Taken together, these love letters show that perhaps little has changed 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. Includes letters by: Anne Boleyn * Beethoven * Edith Wharton * Mark Twain * Mary Wordsworth * Nell Gwyn (mistress of Charles II) * Elizabeth Barrett Browning * GK Chesterton * Queen Victoria * Napoleon Bonaparte * The Empress Josephine * Mary Wollstonecraft * Amadeus Mozart * Katherine Mansfield 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
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Gracelovesreading
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This gorgeously wrapped parcel and card came today after a long journey from the US! ❤ #bookcupidswap Yay! Thank you @Texreader
(Reminds me of a previous Vday spent reading great love letters.) #BookCupidSwap @candority

candority 💘💘💘 3y
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mellissimo
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Hey Litsy friends, I'm back! I have the most stupid reason for my absence but a reason anyway: So I read this book and I didn't know what it was about and then out of a sudden part of it played in Dresden. My hometown and the town I try to return to for quite some time now. Back then I had a job application going and I really liked the thought of my next post being combined about how I got the job and read the book about Dresden at the same time.

mellissimo Well, sadly I didn't get the job but was so excited about this post that it didn't feel right to post anything else here first for a while. (I know that sounds stupid🙈) But I'm still searching and I miss Litsy and could use your guys support, so I'm back and those are all the books I read in the meantime. I will post the reviews and thoughts about them in the next days 😊 6y
TheKidUpstairs So lovely to see you back! I wish you best of luck with your search. 6y
sprainedbrain Glad you‘re back! I‘m sorry you didn‘t the job you had wanted. Wishing you the best of luck at finding something even better. 😃 6y
mabell I completely understand! It took the wind out of your sails. 😞 But glad you're back, and you'll find something just right! ❤️ Looks like you've gotten some good reading done! 😊 6y
DivineDiana Welcome back! 6y
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mikagatsby
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Pickpick

Rating: 4/5 stars.

I adore these men and women for all the words they came up with. So good, I've kept it in my "Reread" shelf. ?

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libellule.reader
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anushareflects
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When your sister knows and acknowledges the hopeless romantic you are, and gifts you this. Thanks Nish!

TalesandTexts You are welcome sweetheart 😘 8y
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