The letters were by French writers—wives ... “I cannot wait to possess you,” she said, before signing off with her pet name, “your obedient wife, Nanette.” Most of the letters contained ...

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Scores of French love letters from the mid-18th century have been opened and studied for the first time since they were written. The letters – sent to French sailors by wives, siblings and ...