TY - BOOK AU - Herrick,Robert TI - Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories AV - PS PY - 2005/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction N1 - Release date is 2005-05-01; Literary love-letters -- A question in art -- Mare Morto -- The price of romance -- A rejected Titian -- Payment in full -- A prothalamion; Produced by Eric Eldred, Charles Bidwell, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team; Original publication data not identified N2 - "Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories" by Robert Herrick is a collection of short stories likely written during the late 19th century. The book presents a series of narratives that reflect on themes of love, identity, and the complexities of human relationships, woven together through the art of letter writing. The opening portion introduces characters engaged in a poignant exchange of literary love letters that highlight their emotional entanglements and self-reflections. The beginning of "Literary Love-Letters and Other Stories" sets the stage with a character named Eastlake, who reminisces about a chance meeting with a woman named Miss Armstrong. In his missive, he expresses longing and nostalgia, recalling moments from their past and contemplating the depth of their connection. Miss Armstrong responds candidly, questioning the authenticity of Eastlake's sentiments and urging him to engage more earnestly with life rather than play with words. The dynamic between these two characters encapsulates the emotional tension that often accompanies romantic relationships, hinting at their complexities while teasing the reader with the promise of further revelations and developments in their correspondence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8113 ER -