50 greatest love letters of all time /
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Crown, c2002.Edition: 1st edDescription: xiv, 208 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:- 0812932773
- 9780812932775
- Fifty greatest love letters of all time
- 808.86/3543 21
- 808.86/9/354 21
- PN6140.L7 A15 2002
Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Standard Loan | Ione Library Adult Nonfiction | Ione Library | Book | 808.8 50 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 50610016846649 |
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If a picture speaks a thousand words, a love letter speaks a thousand more . . . Even in this age of e-mail, faxes, and instant messaging, nothing has ever replaced the power of a love letter. Much the way light displays every color when passed through a prism, love letters express the spectrum of our emotions, offering a colorful glimpse into the soul of the writer, and of the writer's beloved. For passionate readers and lovers of words, a letter is irresistible. Internationally renowned collector David Lowenherz sifted through hundreds and hundreds of historical and contemporary epistles and selected the most ardent, witty, whimsical, sexy, clever, and touching letters for this inspiring collection. Unlike interviews or biographies, these letters give us marvelous insight into the lives of some of history's most famous lovers and provide intimate glimpses into the hearts of some whose fervent or amusing expressions of devotion will come as a great surprise. Zelda Fitzgerald to Scott Fitzgerald Michelangelo Buonarroti to Vittoria Colonna Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart toConstanze Mozart Harry Truman to Bess Wallace Khalil Gibran to Mary Haskell Benjamin Franklin to Madame Brillon Horatio Nelson to Emma Hamilton George Bush to Barbara Pierce Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn Elizabeth Barrett Browning to George Barrett Jack London to Anna Strunsky Marc Chagall to Bella Chagall Ernest Hemingway to Mary Welsh Jack Kerouac to Sebastian Sampas Alfred Dreyfus to Lucie Dreyfus Marjorie Fossa to Elvis Presley Vita Sackville-West to Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf to Vita Sackville-West Ludwig van Beethoven to the "Immortal Beloved" Emma Goldman to Ben Reitman Frida Kahlo to Diego Rivera Dylan Thomas to Caitlin Thomas Franz Kafka to Felice Bauer Napoleon Bonaparte to Josephine Bonaparte Abigail Smith to John Adams John Ruskin to Euphemia Ruskin George Sand to Gustave Flaubert Simone de Beauvoir to Nelson Algren Anaïs Nin to Henry Miller Voltaire to Marie Louise Denis James Thurber to Eva Prout George Bernard Shaw to Stella Campbell Sarah Bernhardt to Jean Richepin Marcel Proust to Daniel Halevy Frank Lloyd Wright to Maude Miriam Noel Anne Sexton to Philip Legler Elizabeth I to Thomas Seymour Oscar Wilde to Constance Lloyd Katherine Mansfield to John Middleton Maury Charles Parnell to Katherine O'Shea Lewis Carroll to Clara Cunnyngham
"A Byron Preiss book."
Machine generated contents note: Introductionxi -- Horatio Nelson to Emma Hamilton3 3 -- George A. Custer to Elizabeth Custer 7 -- John Ruskin to Euphemia Ruskin11 -- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Constanze Mozart15 -- Elizabeth Barrett Browning to George Barrett19 -- Michelangelo Buonarroti to Vittoria Colonna27 -- Harry Truman to Bess Wallace29 -- George Bush to Barbara Pierce33 -- Kahlil Gibran to Mary Haskell37 -- Benjamin Franklin to Madame Brillon39 -- Jack London to Anna Strunsky45 -- Ernest Hemingway to Mary Welsh49 -- Zelda Fitzgerald to F Scott Fitzgerald53 -- Marc Chagall to Bella Chagall57 -- Vita Sackville-West to Virginia Woolf59 -- Virginia Woolf to Vita Sackville-West62 -- Alfred de Musset to George Sand63 -- Jack Kerouac to Sebastian Sampas67 -- John Rodgers to Minerva Denison71 -- Alfred Dreyfus to Lucie Dreyfus79 -- Marjorie Fossa to Elvis Presley 83 -- Honor6 de Balzac to Eveline Hanska 89 -- Ludwig van Beethoven to the "Immortal Beloved" 93 -- Robert Browning to George Barrett 99 -- Katherine Mansfield to John Middleton Murry103 -- Oscar Wilde to Constance Lloyd107 -- Frida Kahlo to Diego Rivera 111 -- Emma Goldman to Ben Reitman113 -- Ronald Reagan to Nancy Reagan117 -- Dylan Thomas to Caitlin Thomas123 -- Franz Kafka to Felice Bauer125 -- Napoleon Bonaparte to Josephine Bonaparte129 -- George Sand to Gustave Flaubert133 -- Abigail Smith to John Adams135 -- Simone de Beauvoir to Nelson Algren139 -- Mary Todd Lincoln to Harriet Wilson143 -- Radclyffe Hall to Evguenia Souline145 -- Anais Nin to Henry Miller151 -- Voltaire to Marie Louise Denis153 -- James Thurber to Eva Prout155 -- George Bernard Shaw to Stella Campbell157 -- Sarah Bernhardt to Jean Richepin161 -- Marcel Proust to Daniel Halevy 165 -- Frank Lloyd Wright to Maude Miriam Noel169 -- Anne Sexton to Philip Legler173 -- Louise and Rachel Russell to Arthur Sullivan179 -- Elizabeth I to Thomas Seymour185 -- Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn189 -- Charles Parnell to Katherine O'Shea193 -- Lewis Carroll to Clara H. Cunnynghame197 -- Permissions 201.
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Library Journal Review
A collector and dealer in letters and autographs, Lowenherz presents 50 of his favorite letters, chosen out of many hundreds. The letters span four centuries, including those from Henry VIII as well as numerous 20th-century figures, such as Harry Truman, Virginia Woolf, James Thurber, and an avid Elvis Presley fan. The letters are reproduced with spelling and grammatical errors intact. Most are by English speakers, and most are from the 20th century. Each letter is prefaced by a brief biographical introduction describing the context in which the letter was written. The letters represent love in its many varieties lover to lover, friend to friend, fan to idolized star and are grouped by type, such as tender, forbidden, passionate, or painful. They all provide an intimate glimpse into the lives of well-known men and women. Recommended for pubic libraries. The Love Letters of Dylan Thomas has greater literary significance and will be useful to students of this Welsh poet. In his letters, Thomas comments on his writing, works by other people, and his feelings about events in his life as they affect his writing. Lynch presents a variety of letters written to the various women Thomas loved, including his first love, the women he developed relationships with during his marriage, and his most enduring and passionate love his wife, Caitlin. Brief prefaces sketch Thomas's relationship with the letters' recipients. Thomas's Letters to Vernon Watkins is also available but is more specialized. Recommended for public and academic libraries, especially those that do not own the out-of-print Collected Letters or Selected Letters. Shana C. Fair, Ohio Univ. Lib., Zanesville (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Publishers Weekly Review
"The act of writing," proposes Lowenherz, "gives us a chance to reflect in private before exposing our heart." Hence the value of the love letter as an abiding expression of the writer's feelings in all their depth and complexity. A prominent collector and dealer in letters and historical memorabilia, Lowenherz presents letters (or fragments thereof) that collectively express the full range of amorous passion, from blind adoration to angst-ridden vituperation. Included are the romantic outpourings of celebrated writers George Sand, Virginia Woolf, Ernest Hemingway, Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald whose literary talents make their correspondence a model for any aspiring lover. Perhaps less gifted in their command of language, but certainly no less heartfelt, are selections from such notables as Harry Truman, Abigail Adams, Ronald Reagan, George Bush and an adoring Elvis fan from New Jersey. While reading through too many of these missives in one go might send some readers on an emotional roller coaster, dipping into the collection here and there will be inspiring for those who seek to command the attention of their loved ones. Not surprisingly, some of the most passionate declarations of love herein were uttered by lovers who later proved fickle. But there are some unexpected revelations, too: the ostensibly reserved George Bush, for example, is an effusive epistolary lover. Lowenherz introduces each letter with a quick, helpful biographical note about the author, and the collection as a whole reveals an infinite number of ways to say "I love you." Photos. (Jan.) Forecast: If Crown can generate enough publicity for this, it should be a cinch for literate lovers on Valentine's Day. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reservedSchool Library Journal Review
Adult/High School-A collector and dealer in letters, manuscripts, and signed photographs has gathered together an anthology showing a diverse, unusual, and not always romantic view of love. A brief introduction to each letter gives some background about the writer and the recipient. Photographs accompany some of the letters. The correspondents include such people as Harry Truman, Jack London, and Sarah Bernhardt. Reading through the letters, readers see vivid examples of how the expression and the language of love have changed over the years. When one considers how e-mail and instant messaging are changing the face of even our most intimate communications, these letters recall a different and sometimes gentler time. Reading some of them will give teens a peek into the private thoughts of people whose names they have seen in books or heard about in class. It might even inspire them to write some letters of their own.-Peggy Bercher, Fairfax County Public Library, VA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Author notes provided by Syndetics
He is one of the country's most prominent dealers in autographs, letters and historical documents. He is one of America's most prominent collectors of Robert Frost materials, His firm Lion Heart Autographs, is located in New York City.(Bowker Author Biography)
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