Famous Affinities of History: The Romance of Devotion
by Lyndon Orr
About this book
"Famous Affinities of History" is a book of passion-filled accounts of the most famous love affairs of history. The stories of Cleopatra, Victor Hugo, Honore de Balzac, Jonathan Swift, Charles Dickens, Karl Marx, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Byron, George Sand and other famous people of all times (even those of royal blood are not spared), are dealt with in Lyndon Orr's own interesting and suspenseful style. Written in four volumes, this book makes for an informative, interesting and thoroughly enjoyable read, giving us an insight into the lives and lifestyles of various popular figures of history. (Summary by Neeru Iyer)
Chapters (33)
1The Story of Antony and Cleopatra
2Abelard and Heloise
3Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Leicester
4Mary Queen of Scots and Lord Bothwell
5Queen Christina of Sweden and the Marquis Monaldeschi
6King Charles II. and Nell Gwyn
7The Story of Prince Charles Edward Stuart
8Maurice of Saxony and Adrienne Lecouvreur
9The Empress Catharine and Prince Potemkin
10Marie Antoinette and Count Fersen
11The Story of Aaron Burr
12George IV. and Mrs. Fitzherbert
13Charlotte Corday and Adam Lux
14Napoleon and Marie Walewska
15The Story of Pauline Bonaparte
16The Story of the Empress Marie Louise and Count Neipperg
17The Wives of General Houston
18Lola Montez and King Ludwig of Bavaria
19Leon Gambetta and Leonie Leon
20Lady Blessington and Count d'Orsay
21Byron and The Countess Guiccioli
22The Story of Mme. de Stael
23The Story of Karl Marx
24Ferdinand Lassalle and Helene von Donniges
25The Story of Rachel
26Dean Swift and the Two Esthers
27Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Godwin
28The Story of the Carlyles
29The Story of the Hugos
30The Story of George Sand
31The Mystery of Charles Dickens
32Honore de Balzac and Evelina Hanska
33Charles Reade and Laura Seymour
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