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Love Letters of Great Men

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I agree with Bookhound - this is a great edition of a great book! Thanks to Sex and the City, this long-lost treasure has now come back to light for fans and just plain romantic souls to enjoy the writings of love over the ages!

Having seen the 'Sex and the City' movie twice now- I can affirm that the poem which Carrie read aloud was an excerpt from Beethoven's 'Immortal Beloved'.
'Immortal Beloved' is just one of many beautiful letters in this book. I can only speculate that in the movie, the title of the book was shortened to "Love Letters of Great Men..."; as the "and Women" part likely did not jive with the plot.
This book is beautiful.

Being a collector of books, I've seen many frauds in my day. This book doesn't claim to be anything other than exactly what it is- a fabulous read that just happens to have been given mention in a box-office topping movie.

My wife insisted that I join her in viewing this blockbuster, (I was the only man in the theatre), and I knew instantly the poem that Carrie was quoting from. ('Immortal Beloved', Beethoven)

When my wife and I rode home, she laid into me about the decline of chivalry, the decline of letter writing, the decline of...you get the idea. So- in an attempt to sate her, and show her that all of the above can and do still exist; I purchased this book.

Trust me when I tell you- it was worth its weight in gold. Additionally, as one who spends a great deal of time in the literary world, I can say that this book is in fact, the one from the movie.

I was inspired to buy this book after seeing it featured in the Sex and the City movie. It is a very romantic book with poetry from legendary authors.

Someone wrote that this book didn't contain letters from Sex and the City, but that is simply not true. It absolutely does. They also said that it contained mostly unknown letter writers. Hmmm... Are Mozart, Beethoven, Lord Byron, Voltaire, Rousseau and Keats unknowns? I guess they have no sense of the true historical romantics. This is a beautiful historical reproduction of the full 300+ page book (versus 100+ pages for some other versions) that is very reasonably priced.

This is a truly romantic book that should be a must purchase for any woman wanting to know how to help her man be more romantic. It is definitely the book featured in the film "Sex and the City".

Love Letters of Great Men

My fiancée and I have enjoyed sharing this timeless collection of love letters together every evening. I highly recommend this amazing book.

This is not the book from Sex and the City. Someone just put a new cover on a old book that is really called "Love Letters Of Great Men And Women: From The Eighteenth Century To The Present Day" written in 1924. It's not a bad old book, but is mostly just letters from women and 19th century poets no one has ever heard of. If you buy this thinking it's really love letters from great men, as portrayed in the movie, you'll be disappointed. I know I was.

Given all of the hype around this title, I couldn't help but weigh in.

I've seen the movie, purchased the book, read through it, and my evaluation seems to jive with that of a number of previous reviewers; it is the book from the movie, and a terrific book to boot!

It seems peculiar that so many are going back and forth about the validity of this title. The fact is, if you're searching for love letters written by great men- look no further.

As an aside- I do question the integrity of the poster who said that this contains letters from "19th century poets no one has ever heard of". I would hate to image a world where the likes of Keats or Voltaire (upon others) are suddenly considered 'unknowns'. Have the true literary giants been replaced by the comical musings of a fictional character who has great shoes?

But alas- if that's what it takes to bring press and recognition to those who have paved our literary way, then I suppose I owe Sex and the City a big thank you.

This is not the book from Sex and the City. Someone just put a new cover on a old book that is really called "Love Letters Of Great Men And Women: From The Eighteenth Century To The Present Day" written in 1924. It's not a bad old book, but is mostly just letters from women and 19th century poets no one has ever heard of. If you buy this thinking it's really love letters from great men, as portrayed in the movie, you'll be disappointed. I know I was.