‘A Book in Sex and the City’

                
                
Love Letters of Great Men and Women ---inspired by Sex and the City
The book Carrie Bradshaw reads in bed with Mr. Big is ‘Love Letters of Great Men’ What could be more romantic than an entire book of love letters, written by both men
 
As a female book lover, the best thing ever dreamed of is to read a remarkable book in private space with her romantic partner, talking and laughing, enlightened.
 
In the age of instant text messaging and rushed emails, a neatly handwritten letter in an old-fashioned way is a rare and real treat. The book full of love letters is read by Carrie Bradshaw in the movie ‘ Sex and the City I’. Here is the conversation between Carrier and Mr.Big.
BIG : Are you the last person in New York still taking out library books?
CARRIE : I love the smell.
BIG: That's an old one.
CARRIE: "The Love Letters of Great Men." Volume one.
BIG： Am I in there?
CARRIE：No, but some of your classmates are. Voltaire, Napoleon...
BIG：You need to get glasses.
CARRIE：No, I don't -- you have them.
        Here's Napoleon...
       "My dearest Josephine, I wake consumed with thoughts of you--"
BIG: Typical short guy.Gives it all away up front.
BIG (CONT'D) : Why are you reading this?
CARRIE: Research for my new book.
BIG: What's it about?
CARRIE: Love. I use to write about finding love-- now I want to write about
       what happens after you've found it.
BIG: Interesting. What happens?
CARRIE：Stay tuned.
CARRIE (CONT'D)：Listen... Here's Beethoven.
BIG：Bring it, Ludwig.
CARRIE： "My thoughts go out to you today my immortal beloved. I canlive only wholly with you or not at all."
BIG: Good stuff.
CARRIE: "Be calm my life, my all. Only by calm consideration of our existence can we achieve our purpose to live together. Oh continue to love me,never misjudge the most faithful heart of your beloved. Ever thine --ever mine -- ever ours.
CARRIE (CONT'D) : Have you ever written me a love letter?
BIG: Does a love fax count?
CARRIE: When have I ever gotten a love fax?
BIG：I'm pretty sure my secretary sent oneat some point.
BIG (CONT'D): What can I say, baby? Not my style. Besides,these guys had to write---they were separated from their loves by wars and hundreds of miles. I'm right here.
 
Share a part of a letter of a great man:
 
John Keats ( 1795-1821)
                
                
                
                
                
                
The great love of Keat’s life was a Hampstead neighbor, Fanny Brawne, to whom he was engaged. His passion for Fanny often shaded into jealousy, which in turn led to her posthumous reputation as a fickle and superficial flirt, although there seems to be little evidence for this.
 
John Keats to Fanny Brawne, 8 July 1819
My sweet Girl,
Your letter gave me more delight than anything in the world but yourself could do; indeed, I am almost astonished that any absent one should have the luxurious power over my senses which I feel. Even when I am not thinking of you, I perceive your tenderness and a tenderer nature stealing upon me. All my thoughts , my unhappiest days and nights, have I find not at ll cured me of my love of Beauty, but made it so intense that I am miserable that you are or with me; or rather breathe in that dull sort of patience that cannot be called Life.I never knew before, what such a love as you have made me feel, was; I did not believe in it; my Fancy was afraid of it, lest it should burn me up. But if you will fully love me, though there may be some fire, ‘twill not be more than we can bear when moistened and bedewed with Pleasures.
--------Ever yours, my love! John Keats.
Share a part of a letter of a great woman:
 
Anne Boleyn ( c, 1500-36)
In 1526 or thereabouts, Anne caught the eyeof Henry VIII.
                
                
                
                
 
To Henry VIII, 6 May 1536
 
Sir,
Your graces displeasure, and myImprisonment are things so Strange unto me, and what to write or what toexcuse, I am altogether ignorant, whereas you send unto me ( willing me toconfess a truth and so to obtain your favor) by such a one, whom you know to bemy ancient professed enemy, I no sooner received this message by him, than I rightconceived your meaning and if as you say confessing a truth in deed, mayprocure my safety, I shall with all willingness and duty perform your Command;but let not your grace ever imagine that your poor wife, will ever be broughtto acknowledge fault where not so much as a thought thereof proceeded, and tospeak truth, never prince had wife more Loyal in all duty, and in all trueaffection, than you have ever found in Anne Boleyn, with which name and place Icould willingly have contented myself, if so god and your graces pleasure hadbeen pleased.
---Yr most loyal and faithful wife
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Love letters expressing desire andaffection are mainly made up of four parts : greeting, admiration,gratefulness, and desire. Some of them also contain stories behind the letter.If you are in love, write a love letter to show the fire in your heart or at leastread one from the great men and women to your love.