This is a collection of some of the greatest love letters of all time, from 200 of the world's most articulate lovers. Love letters both historic and fictional, tragic and comic; love letters written by both poets and princes; and each one enchanting.

Part of a series of small volumes with silk ribbon markers and headbands and gold stamping on the front and spine, and devoted to the world's classic poets. This is a collection of love poetry, ranging from ancient China, Japan, Greece and Rome to contemporary Europe and America.

The pieces in this volume are taken from all religious traditions with the purpose of providing material for prayer and meditation. The pieces are arranged in seven sections following the Canonical Hours of the Church and each section gathers poems and prose according to theme and mood.

The fourth volume in this series, Love Songs and Sonnets takes a wider view of love than the preceding volumes, covering all aspects of human relationships, from passionate first love to final regret. It includes poems by Shakespeare, Donne, Dickinson, Lowell, Larkin, Auden and Burns.

A collection of poems on the theme of mourning by some of the world's great poets.