Love Letters of Great Men

Doyle (Ed.), Ursula

ISBN 10: 0230739466 / ISBN 13: 9780230739468

Published by Macmillan, 2008

About this Item

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.

Seller Inventory # CHL1038798

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Love Letters of Great Men
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0230739466
• ISBN 13: 9780230739468
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used; Good

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Ursula Doyle was born in 1967. She lives in London.