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Love letters provide an intimate glimpse into the love and lives of great women in history. Over the centuries, these women have desired and consumed themselves, often despairing over men, having to renounce at times, but also frequently finding fulfillment. And all of this they expressed in words that were sometimes simple and sometimes highly poetic. The letter, wrote the philosopher Ricarda Huch, is the literary form that suits women best: casual, spontaneous, impulsive, passionate. Heloisa, Bettina von Arnim, George Sand, Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, Emily Dickinson, Clara Schumann – they and many other great women used that "feminine" form of the letter to connect with their beloved and express their feelings beyond societal constraints. A fascinating collection of the most moving letters.