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Love Letters: An Anthology

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Everyone alive should know the joy of receiving a genuine love letter. How the sight of it makes the hand tremble and the heart beat faster, the first breathless reading, the second just to savour. But, as much as love letters can delight, they also have the power to wound. While Cupid's arrow aims straight for the heart, it can bring pain as often as joy. In this beautiful, lavishly illustrated volume, Lady Antonia Fraser has gathered together some of the most beautiful and timeless love letters ever written. She chose them, she tells us, based on her own personal preference, but the reader need have no worries on that score, for Antonia Fraser's taste is, as always, flawless, her style, impeccable. She has chosen the letters that convey the most emotion, those that speak to the heart, from the heart. And, she has grouped the letters according to the emotions they convey. While many of the letters were written by people whose names one cannot fail to recognize, the author has also included poignant letters from lesser known persons. My personal favorite is the passionate letter of John Keats to Fanny Brawne. These tortured letters have achieved almost the same status as Keats' poetry and are among the most moving in the English language. If you love of if you feel unloved; if you seek inspiration or consolation; if you just want to be moved and delighted beyond measure, this is the book for you.

I am lucky to have this book in my library. I thought this would make a wonderful christmas gift for my friends who love to read.Sadly not available.