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"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)

Famous Affinities of History: The Romance of Devotion by Lyndon Orr LibriVox

    • Arts

"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)

    The Story of Antony and Cleopatra

    The Story of Antony and Cleopatra

    • 21 min
    Abelard and Heloise

    Abelard and Heloise

    • 28 min
    Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Leicester

    Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Leicester

    • 29 min
    Mary Queen of Scots and Lord Bothwell

    Mary Queen of Scots and Lord Bothwell

    • 31 min
    Queen Christina of Sweden and the Marquis Monaldeschi

    Queen Christina of Sweden and the Marquis Monaldeschi

    • 28 min
    King Charles II. and Nell Gwyn

    King Charles II. and Nell Gwyn

    • 25 min

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