Love Letters Of Great Women

From the private papers of Anne Boleyn and Jane Austen to those of Elizabeth Barrett-Browning and Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, "Love Letters of Great Women" collects together some of the most romantic letters in history. As a companion to "Love Letters of Great Men", this anthology 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; Madame du Barry (mistress of Louis XV); Edith Wharton; Mary Wordsworth; Nell Gwyn (mistress of Charles II); Elizabeth Barrett Browning; Queen Victoria; The Empress Josephine; Mary Wollstonecraft; and, Katherine Mansfield. Praise for "Love Letters of Great Men": 'The most romantic book ever'- "Daily Mail".