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    Love Letters of Great Men
    Love Letters of Great Men
    Love Letters of Great Men
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    Love Letters of Great Men

    Published by Macmillan Audio

    Narrated by Anton Lesser

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    Remember the wonderfully romantic book of love letters that Carrie reads aloud to Big in the recent blockbuster film, Sex and the City? Fans raced to buy copies of their own, only to find out that the beautiful book didn't actually exist. However, since all of the letters referenced in the film did exist, we decided to publish this gorgeous keepsake ourselves.

    Love Letters of Great Men follows hot on the heels of the film and collects together some of history's most romantic letters from the private papers of Beethoven, Mark Twain, Mozart, and Lord Byron. 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 letters show that perhaps men haven't changed all that much over the last 2,000 years--passion, jealousy, hope and longing still rule their hearts and minds. In an age of e-mail and texted "i luv u"s, this timeless and unique collection reminds us that nothing can compare to the simple joy of sitting down to read a letter from the one you love.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateNov 25, 2008
    ISBN9781427206718

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    • 3/5
      Love Letters of Great Men by Ursula Doyle is a collection that includes personal and private letters from some great names in history and literature, including: - King Henry VIII (writing to Anne Boleyn)- Mozart (writing to his wife)- Napoleon writing to his wife Josephine- Beethoven (writing to his Immortal Beloved)- Mark Twain (writing to Olivia Langdon)- Oscar Wilde (writing to Lord Alfred Douglas)and more!A short introduction is given to each letter which was concise and welcome background setting the scene.Some of the letters were beautifully written, some poorly written (but all reproduced in type font, so don't worry, you don't have to read their handwriting) and some just down right possessive. I'm talking about you Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Page 37):But I should not like you to take long walks without me. I entreat you to follow my advice exactly, for it comes from my heart.So, it turns out Mozart was possessive, jealous and just a tad bossy. Who knew?For more insights into the love lives of 41 men from history, check out Love Letters of Great Men by Ursula Doyle.
    • 5/5
      My lovely sister bought me this beautiful book after receiving it as a gift herself; we had both seen it on the Sex and the City movie. Doyle has created a collection of love letters from some of history's most prominent men. There are politicians, writers, composers, poets, lords and kings. The letters are all very different in style but the sentiment of running through all of them is unmistakably love. Some men wrote of their love to one woman over a length of time and some men had many women to correspond with.I really, really enjoyed reading these letters, mainly due to the fact that they are letters. Today, messages are too often conveyed in abbreviated text messages; instant chat conversations or speedily written emails. Maybe I am old-fashioned but I still write letters to those closest to me and pop them in the post. You can take your time with a letter and really make the effort to get your feelings down in words.The letters in this collection are all well before email and telephones and that makes them even more poignant. You have Nelson writing from on board HMS Victory to Lady Emma Hamilton; they had probably not seen each other for months and his only comfort were the handwritten words that he could send her and those he would hope to receive in return.This book is a brilliant idea and a lovely present to receive. I am off to look for the love letters of great women; I am sure there is a book of those out there somewhere.