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The World's Greatest Love Letters (2011)

by Michael Kelahan(Favorite Author)

4.11 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Sterling

review 1: Such a wonderful mix of love letters! Whether they are the greatest or not, I have no comparison, but they were a nice read. :-)Broken down into sections you could skip right to what you were looking for...unrequited, from him to her, her to him, long distance, funny, etc. I picked this jewel off the discount table at B&N and it is certainly worth the $5.95 it set me back! ;-) It provided long happy sighs filled with yearning.By the way, Napoleon was not only eloquent but wow did he live his wife! ;-)If you can lay your hands on a copy you'll probably laugh and sigh your way through it (except there were a couple creepy letters!)XXOO~Hope
review 2: A vivid reminder that love once existed. That it was honorable, delicate and absolutely beautiful. Some of my favo... morerite parts: "I shall at least be sure to meet you in the next world, if there be any truth in our new doctrine of the day of judgment. Since your body is full of fire, and capable of such solar notions as your letter describes, your soul can never be long going to the fixed stars, where I intend to settle; or else you may find me in the Milky Way;" Alexander Pope to Lady Mary Wortley Montagu"Our passions and our longings are so much in sympathy one with the other, my dear heart, that we ought to believe that the same soul throbs in our two bodies, that love of the same character possesses our hearts, and that Gaye, envious of our union, rears up to oppose our ecstasy and destroy our contentment". Margaret Valois to James, Lord of Chanvallon"When blind love guides, who can forbear going astray?" George Farquhar to Penelope Oldfield"When I think of the thousand endearing caresses that have passed between us, I do not wonder at the strong attachment that draws me to you; but I am sorry for my own want of power to please". William Hazlitt to Sarah Walker"I have been astonished that men could die martyrs for religion,- I have shuddered at it. I shudder no more; I could be martyred for my religion,- love is my religion,- I could die for that. I could for for you. My creed is love, and you are its only tenet". That's as close to actual love as you can be. In times where texts, online dating and Facebook rule our world. less

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