A Treasury of the World's Great Letters from Ancient Days to Our Own Time: Containing the Characteristic and Crucial Communications, and Intimate Exchanges and Cycles of Correspondence, of Many of the Outstanding Figures of World History, and Some Notable ContemporariesMax Lincoln Schuster Simon and Schuster, 1940 - 563 pages Containing the characteristic and crucial communications, and intimate exchanges and cycles of correspondence, of many of the outstanding figures of world history, and some notable contemporaries, selected, edited, and integrated with biographical backgrounds and historical settings and consequences. |
Contents
CLASSIFICATION OF LETTERS BY SUBJECT | xxix |
INTRODUCTION BY THE EDITOR | xxxv |
ALEXANDER THE GREAT AND KING DARIUS III | 3 |
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Abelard Adèle Albert Burgh Alexander American beautiful became Beethoven believe Boswell brother called Christ Christian Church correspondence Damien Darius dear death declared died Emperor enemy eyes faith fame famous Fanny Brawne father feel France Franklin Franz Schubert French genius give glory grace H. L. Mencken happy heart Heloise Holy honor hope human husband immortality James Boswell John Keats Johnson Josephine Jules Guesde Keats King learned letter that follows live Lord Ludwig van Beethoven Madame Majesty Marie marriage married mind mother Napoleon nature never P. T. Barnum pain Paris passion Percy Bysshe Shelley perhaps person philosophy pleasure published received reply Richard Wagner Roman Rome secret sent Shelley soul Spinoza spirit suffer symphony tell tender things Thomas Thomas Huxley thought tion truth Voltaire Wagner Washington wife wish woman words write written wrote young