In SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, Jane Austen writes about two ways of looking at the world in the personalities of two sisters, Elinor the determinedly practical and Marianne the madly romantic. Forced to live in reduced circumstances with their widowed mother and younger sister, the Dashwood girls must rely on marrying well if they are to survive in the ...more
In this exquisite collection, contemporary and classical authors share their thoughts, feelings, and dreams about that ageless, universal emotion called... love. For the special person who receives it, this beautiful volume is certain to make an enduring impression. The handmade paper chose for the cover of this book is specially crafted from mu...more
Culled from love letters, poetry, fiction, personal essays, and memoirs, this lavish and fascinating anthology celebrates love--humankind's grandest pastime and obsession. Included are more than 200 selections from such noteworthy writers as Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Gustave Flaubert, George Eliot, Henry Miller, Anais Nin, and Andrew Marvell Vale...more
Appropriate for either traditional or informal, sacred or secular wedding ceremonies, a collection of writings on love and commitment includes psalms, poems, and prose, including Native American love songs, African prayers, Buddhist homilies, and works by Plato, Donne, Emily Dickinson, Shakespeare, and others. Reprint.
A collection of observations on love features the words of James Joyce, Helen Hayes, Anton Chekhov, Marcel Proust, Jane Austen, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Stendahl, Bertrand Russell, and the Duchess of Marlborough.