Love Letters of Great Men

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name = Love Letters of Great Men


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author = John C. Kirkland
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Anthology, Poetry
publisher = CreateSpace
pub_date = May 12, 2008
media_type = Print (Paperback)
pages = 138
isbn = 1438257244
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"Love Letters of Great Men, Vol. 1" is an anthology of romantic letters written by leading male historical figures. The book plays a key role in the plot of the American film "Sex and the City". [cite news |first=Ian |last=Kelly |title=Love Letters of Great Men |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article4627684.ece |work=The Times |date=2008-08-30 ]

The book includes love letters written by Roman poet Ovid, explorer Sir Walter Raleigh, writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne, poet Robert Browning, short story writer Edgar Allan Poe, novelist Mark Twain, mathematician Lewis Carroll, physicist Pierre Curie, playwright George Bernard Shaw, adventurer Jack London, Admiral Robert Peary, President Woodrow Wilson, poet Lord Byron, poet John Keats, philosopher Voltaire, King Henry VIII of England, President George Washington, Emperor Napoleon I of France, painter Vincent van Gogh, composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and composer Ludwig van Beethoven, among others. It also includes biographical information about the writers and recipients, the circumstances and relationships that led to the letters, and explanations of what occurred in the years following the correspondence.

The book of love letters written by great men throughout history was originally created as a prop for the "Sex and the City" film [cite news |author=Associated Press |title="Sex And The City" Book Doesn't Exist |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/10/entertainment/main4170415.shtml |publisher=CBS News |date=2008-06-10 ] but was published in response to fan demand. The one that appears exactly as in the movie was authored by John C. Kirkland and published on May 12, 2008, the same date the film premiered. [cite news |author=Staff |title=Stars at Sex and the City Launch |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7396167.stm |work=BBC News |date=2008-05-12 ] St. Martin's Press has announced that on November 25, 2008 it will be publishing a book entitled "Love Letters of Great Men" edited by Ursula Doyle, which it says was also inspired by the "Sex and the City" movie.

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