This handsome and elegant anthology of famous historical letters covers all aspects of human life—emotional, creative, and intellectual. Hundreds of letters organized by topic are featured from well-known men and women such as Joan of Arc, Hernán Cortés, Albert Einstein, and Virginia Woolf. Revealing not only the history of the age but the personality of the writer, these famous letters from leaders, lovers, and thinkers describe some of the most monumental cultural and social happenings in the modern world, such as Columbus's letter describing his discovery of the New World, Chief Seattle's letter to President Pierce, and Jung's famous letter to Freud. Offering fresh insight into the past, these letters serve as reminders of the passions and people who shaped the world.
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"Upon perusal, one is struck by the importance of letter writing in telling the story of individuals in history." -- Library Journal
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Michelle Lovric is the author of How to Write Love Letters and the editor of The Insult & Curse Book, Women & Cats, Women's Wicked Wit, and Love Letters: An Anthology of Passion, a New York Times bestseller.
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I was really looking forward to this book of LETTERS however it is PORTIONS of letters ... UGH!
Try this one instead: Love Letters From Great Men and Women: From the Eighteenth Century to the Present Day
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And now, the rest of the story. Quotables and historicals, some parts are emotionally difficult to read, some parts help you to soar like an eagle. Recommended reading
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Sappho (612-580 BC), Greek poetess, dedicated these lines to her lover, Anactoria, seventh century BC. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Greatest Letters, George Sand, New York, President of the United States, Sir William, Jesus Christ, King Henry, Lore Letters, Amantine Aurore Dudevant, Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin, Fanny Knight, François-Marie Arouet, Great Britain, King of England, New England, Uncle Tom's Cabin New!
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Sappho (612-580 BC), Greek poetess, dedicated these lines to her lover, Anactoria, seventh century BC. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Greatest Letters, George Sand, New York, President of the United States, Sir William, Jesus Christ, King Henry, Lore Letters, Amantine Aurore Dudevant, Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin, Fanny Knight, François-Marie Arouet, Great Britain, King of England, New England, Uncle Tom's Cabin New!
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- Virginia Woolf (Ensayo-Biografico) (Spanish Edition) by Quentin Bell on page 90, page 97, and Back Matter
- Hope Abandoned by Nadezhda Mandelstam on page 101, and Back Matter
- Vita Sackville-West: Selected Writings by Mary Ann Caws on page 67, and page 100
- If They Come in the Morning by Angela Davis on page 160, and Back Matter
- On the Origin of Species (Penguin Classics) by Charles Darwin on page 175
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