Love Letters of Great Men and Women

<p>From the private papers of Jane Austen and Mozart to those of Anne Boleyn and Nelson, <i>Love Letters of Great Men and Women</i> collects together some of the most romantic letters in history.<br><br> 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). But what about the other side of the story? What of the secret hopes and lives of some of the greatest women in history?<br><br> Taken together, these love letters show that perhaps little has changed 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.<br><br> Incl