Famous Love Letters

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Words of longing, exultation, desire, obsession, tenderness, words of intimacy, and passion. Famous Love Letters , glorious anthology of romantic correspondence through the ages, gives readers an insider's look at 34 of the world's great love stories, as seen by the lovers themselves. The book goes one step further, too, telling the story behind each romance in an inviting style that brings letter writer and recipient to life. Famous Love Letters includes the correspondence of kings, noblemen, rebels, artists, adventurers, novelists, poets, and soldiers.