Love Letters of Great Men

Author: Doyle (Ed.), Ursula, Various, Doyle (Ed.), Ursula

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Published on 24 January 2019 by PAN MACMILLAN (Macmillan Collector's Library) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Macmillan Collector's Library' series.

Hardback | 176 pages
151 x 107 x 12 | 126g

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.

Part of the Macmillan Collectors Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited and introduced by publisher Ursula Doyle.

For some of these great men, love is a delicious poison (William Congreve); for others, love can scorch like the heat of the sun (Henry VIII), or penetrate the depths of ones 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. Taken together, these Love Letters of Great Men show that perhaps men havent changed so very much over the last 2,000 years; passion, jealousy, hope and longing are all represented described here as is the simple pleasure of sending a letter to, and receiving one from, the person you love most.