Love Letters of Great Women

By Ursula Doyle

A beautiful companion volume to successful Sex and the City-inspired collection Love Letters of Great Men.

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. From the private papers of Anne Boleyn and Jane Austen to those of Emily Dickinson and Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, Love Letters of Great Women collects together some of the most romantic letters in history.

In an age of cellphones, texts, and twitters, this timeless and unique collection reminds us that none of our new modes of communication can compare to the simple joy of sitting down to read a letter from the person they love most, making this a keepsake both men and women everywhere will want to give and receive.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
• Release date: Nov 24, 2009
• ISBN: 9781429969147

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Reviews for Love Letters of Great Women

[c_why · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Mostly from British women, this small book includes short biographical notes and sampling of letters from 1399 to 1917. We know most of their names, but the biographies made me want to investigate all 11 of these lives in much greater detail. The letters were incredibly fawning and saccharine. Perhaps we need a bit of relief from our e-mail culture - who knows. I do wish some of the men's responses were included.A fun read.As well as some lesser known women, the letter writers include: Anne Boleyn, Emily Dickinson, Edith Wharton, Mary Wordsworth, Nell Gwyn,Claire Clairmont, Queen Victoria, Empress Josephine, Mary Wollstonecraft, George Sand, & Katherine Mansfield

[sallylou61 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Ms. Doyle does not give the criteria for whose letters she included in this brief collection of letters written by 28 women. The focus is on women from the British Isles; 18 of the women lived there. Only three American women are included: Abigail Adams, Emily Dickinson (who wrote to another woman), and Edith Wharton. The letters are arranged roughly in the chronological order of the birthdates of their authors, and were written between 1399 and 1921. Several letters are included for some of the women, not always to the same person. Some of the letters appear to be more like contracts than love letters. Also, probably some of the letters written by European (non-English) women would have been written in a language other than English; nothing is mentioned about any translations.In many cases, I found the biographical information given about the women more interesting than the letters themselves.This is the companion to Doyle’s Love Letters to Great Men, which I have not had the opportunity to obtain.