Description
| Product ID: | 9780330515139 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Love Letters of Great Men and Women |
| Authors: | Author: Ursula Doyle |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Diaries, letters and journals, Diaries, letters & journals, Gift books, Gift books |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Together for the first time in one volume: the bestselling Love Letters of Great Men and Love Letters of Great Women <p>From the private papers of Jane Austen and Mozart to those of Anne Boleyn and Nelson, <i>Love Letters of Great Men and Women</i> collects together some of the most romantic letters in history.<br><br> 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). But what about the other side of the story? What of the secret hopes and lives of some of the greatest women in history?<br><br> 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.<br><br> Includes letters by:<br><br> 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<br><br> <b>Praise for <i>Love Letters of Great Men</i>: </b><br><br> <b>'The most romantic book ever' <i>Daily Mail</i> </b><br><br> <b>'Inspired by the <i>Sex and the City</i> movie... Famous men caught with pen in hand and heart in mouth' <i>The Times</i></b></p> |
| Imprint Name: | Pan Books |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2010-01-15 |