Love Letters of Great Women

Resumen del libro

From the private papers of Anne Boleyn and Emily Dickinson to those of Empress Josephine and Queen Victoria, "Love Letters of Great Women" is an anthology of some of the most romantic letters in history. As a companion to "Love Letters of Great Men", this collection gives the other side of the story: the secret hopes and lives of some of the greatest women in history, from writers and artists to politicians and queens. It includes letters by: Anne Boleyn, Edith Wharton, Mary Wordsworth, Nell Gwyn (mistress of Charles II), Queen Victoria, the Empress Josephine, Mary Wollstonecraft, Katherine Mansfield, and, George Sand.