The Little Big Book of Love

by Lena Tabori, Natasha Tabori Fried (Editor), Timothy Shaner (Editor)

The Little Big Book of Love is the most adorable, chunky valentine ever. There have been many successful love anthologies before this one, but none so complete, timeless, and delightful, and none in such a beautifully designed format. This great little fat love anthology is chock-full of the best of everything, More than 200 lavish illustrations, including 100 full-color, early twentieth-century images. There have been many successful love anthologies before this one, but none so complete, timeless, and delightful, and none so beautifully designed. This great little fat love anthology is chock-full of stories, poems, songs, letters, and the best recipes ever, * Poetry of William Shakespeare, Percy Bysshe Shelley, William Butler Yeats, John Keats, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, T. S. Eliot, e. e. cummings, William Carlos Williams, Nikki Giovanni, and many, many more!
* The best romantic recipes, with his-and-her aphrodisiac dinner menus, a forgiveness breakfast, cookie valentines, and a heart-shaped strawberry meringue shortcake
* Love letters from famous historical figures such as Winston Churchill, John and Abigail Adams, Queen Victoria, Oscar Wilde, Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre . . . and many equally passionate, entertaining, and eloquent declarations
* Love songs like "I've Got You Under My Skin," "Night and Day," "Our Love Is Here to Stay," and "I Only Have Eyes for You." Lavishly illustrated with nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century illustrations, this charming book will remind you of the simplicity, integrity, and importance of love. There have been many successful love anthologies before this one, but none so complete, timeless, and delightful, and none so beautifully designed. This great little fat love anthology is chock-full of stories, poems, songs, letters, and the best recipes ever, * Poetry of William Shakespeare, Percy Bysshe Shelley, William Butler Yeats, John Keats, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, T. S. Eliot, e. e. cummings, William Carlos Williams, Nikki Giovanni, and many, many more!
* The best romantic recipes, with his-and-her aphrodisiac dinner menus, a forgiveness breakfast, cookie valentines, and a heart-shaped strawberry meringue shortcake
* Love letters from famous historical figures such as Winston Churchill, John and Abigail Adams, Queen Victoria, Oscar Wilde, Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre . . . and many equally passionate, entertaining, and eloquent declarations
* Love songs like "I've Got You Under My Skin," "Night and Day," "Our Love Is Here to Stay," and "I Only Have Eyes for You." Lavishly illustrated with nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century illustrations, this charming book will remind you of the simplicity, integrity, and importance of love.

Genres: Romance, Poetry

352 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cleaning out boxes of books I came across this one. Bought it for my wife many years ago and thought I would re-read it. Poems, stories, recipes & songs all related to love and relationships - a little over the top but for a hopeless romantic like me it hit the spot.

[Robbin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tony gave me this one year for Valentine's Day and I just love it. Full of poems, quotes, love letters, stories, recipes, songs...all about Love.

[Sandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved the illustrations. I love the vintage Valentines. I loved the letters from a few famous people (like Winston Churchill) to their spouses. They were sweet and show a simpler time that we have lost.

[Rita · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had bought this book years ago and recently decided to catch up reading some of the items. I ended up reading the entire book. It has some wonderful poems, recipes and stories, and I loved the illustrations.

[Christina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm usually not a fan of those little gift books that people give, and I usually end up re-gifting them. But this one is full of classic poems, excerpts from famous novels (Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice), even recipes. I'm keeping this one.