Love Letters of Great Men

Doyle (Ed.), Ursula & Various

Collects some of the most romantic letters in history. This book presents various shades of love, 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.

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Beschrijving Love Letters of Great Men

Remember the wonderfully romantic book of letters by Beethoven, Byron and Napoleon that featured in the Sex and the City film? That collection never actually existed, but all of the letters referenced in the film were real; so Macmillan decided to create Love Letters of Great Men...

ISBN: 9780230739468
Pagina's: 160
Verschenen: 01-01-2008
NUR: 309

Druk: 1
Uitvoering: Hardback
Taal: Engels
Uitgever: Pan Macmillan

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