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Love Letters of Great Men
edited by Ursula Doyle (read by Anton Lesser)

Under the bright sun, lie back, shut your eyes, and listen to the lovesick likes of Beethoven, Keats, and Napoleon. Whether the missives are stoic or sweetly goofy ("I wanted to catch butterflies as letter-carriers to you"), British stage actor Lesser gives them timeless resonance.