Over the ages handwritten letters have facilitated some of the most intimate exchanges between people. The words of love letters allow us insights into the private relationships of people across centuries cultures & continents. While many anthologies of love letters exist a book reproducing actual love letters in the authors own hand has not previously been published & this book features letters from ancient Egypt to the present day. The original manuscripts of such letters grant the reader a direct connection with the person who actually wrote those personal words sometimes many centuries ago. This charming book reproduces & transcribes in full 25 love letters with engaging commentaries about the correspondents & their circumstances as well as portraits of the writers & recipients. It

Includes:: letters by figures such as Henry VIII Charles Dickens Charlotte Bronte Horatio Lord Nelson Oscar Wilde & Mervyn Peake.

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From the private papers of Mark Twain & Mozart to those of Robert Browning & Nelson Love Letters of Great Men collects together some of the most romantic letters in history. 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 ones heart like a cooling rain (Flaubert). Every shade of love is here from the exquisite eloquence of Oscar Wilde & the simple devotion of Robert Browning to the wonderfully modern misery of the Roman Pliny the Younger losing himself in work to forget how much he misses his beloved wife Calpurnia. Taken together these Love Letters of Great Men show that perhaps men havent changed so very much over the last 2 000 years; passion jealousy hope & longing are all represented here -- as is the simple pleasure of sending a letter to & receiving one from the person you love most. ...

From the private papers of Jane Austen & Mozart to those of Anne Boleyn & Nelson Love Letters of Great Men & Women collects together some of the most romantic letters in history. 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 & lives of some of the greatest women in history? Taken together these love letters show that perhaps little has changed over the last 2 000 years. Passion jealousy hope & longing are all represented here -- as is the simple pleasure of sending a letter to & receiving one from the person you love most.

Includes:: letters by: Anne Boleyn * Beethoven * Edith Wharton * Mark Twain * Mary Wordsworth * Nell Gwyn (mistress of Charles II) * Elizabeth Barrett Browning * GK Chesterton * Queen Victoria * Napoleon Bonaparte * The Empress Josephine * Mary Wollstonecraft * Amadeus Mozart * Katherine Mansfield Praise for Love Letters of Great Men: ' The most romantic book ever' Daily Mail ' Inspired by the Sex & the City movie... Famous men caught with pen in hand & heart in mouth' The Times

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A compulsive tale of a modern-day Cinderella's quest for her own happily ever after filled with Sunday Times bestseller Adele Parks' warmth wit & insight into real life relationships. Fern is staring thirty in the face & she believes a romantic wedding should be the next step for her & long-term love Adam but he just won't go down on one knee. Then a chance meeting catapults her out of the everyday existence & into a girl's ultimate fantasy
- being swept away by Prince Charming to a life of luxury wealth & celebrity. But is her whirlwind romance with pop star Scottie Taylor everything it seems? Fern is forced to ask herself if a fairy tale ending is possible in such a modern rock & roll world...*
Includes: bonus material*

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Becca thinks shes through with boys. That is until Squidge proposes his dare -- to kiss the next boy who comes onto the beach. The boy she picks has just arrived on holiday from London & is taken by surprise but very happy with such a welcome. When Becca stands back & sees him properly she realises that she quite fancies him too. However life is never that simple. Her parents marriage is on the rocks & Becca becomes increasingly stressed about what is going to happen to her. She questions everything to do with relationships & looks closely at what she wants from a boyfriend: is it escape companionship trust or someone to turn to? With the support of her friends she takes steps to discover what she truly values in her life. ...

Love Me Do tells the story of the Beatles by highlighting & then examining in detail fifty significant events in their amazing career. Taking a completely new approach to the band Paolo Hewitt creates one of the great Beatle biographies in time for the 50th anniversary of the release of the bands first single. Using huge amounts of research & personal insight Paolo Hewitt will take the reader on a rollercoaster ride from little-known moments such as the Beatles audition to be Billy Furys backing band the bands early recording of Thatll be the Day & George Harrison being deported from Hamburg to more famous moments such as the bands stint at The Cavern their 1969 rooftop gig & the making of the Sgt Pepper album. Beginning with the formation of the Beatles in the late 1950s & concluding with the bands reformation in 1996
- when Paul Mc Cartney George Harrison & Ringo Starr recorded & released two of John Lennons songs
- this book traces how the Beatles influenced their generation & countless others since.

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A NOVEL OF LOVE & DEATH IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER The words were gentle strokes drawing her awake. Hello. Hello there." She felt the light on her eyelids & knew that if she opened her eyes they would sting & she would have to shade them with her palm & let the light bleed through a crack. " Feel like talking?" A mans soft voice. & then her mind cleared enough to wonder: who was this man at her bedside? She tried to sigh but no breath came. Her eyes flew open in alarm. The Minus Eighty.. . Where millionaires browse the catalogue of icy women judging on beauty ratings & revival costs. Where a freezers gentle hum plays the background symphony for the worlds most expensive first dates. Where death is only the beginning. Love Minus Eighty is a disquieting vision of our romantic future as hopeful as it is horrifying by a Hugo Award-winning author." ...

Edward Monkton's surprisingly philosophical take on all aspects of love life & happiness have made Monkton's drawings stylish collectors' items & a mark of good taste year in year out. This is the latest offering from the bestselling author. He dreamt of a monkey whose SMILE lit up his soul like sunshine. He held out his heart to her so RADIANT so splendid & so new. She took him in her arms & felt truly perfectly at PEACE. A lyrical & beautiful story about finding true & enduring love. Deeply affecting in its honesty humour & simplicity. It might just be genius. ...

Featuring the only Monster in Cutesville LOVE MONSTER is a wonderfully warm & witty look at how sometimes when you least expect it love finds you! From a phenomenal picture book talent. It can be tough being the only funny-looking Monster in Cutesville but this Monster is not one to hang around & feel sorry for himself so hes off -- out into the big wide world to look for someone to love him. He looks high he looks low & he looks everywhere in-between but its only when hes just about to give up that he finally finds what he is looking for! Featuring an instantly charming main character who will appeal to children & adults alike LOVE MONSTER is a warm & witty tale about the power of taking action from a terrific talent new to the Harper Collins list. ...