"Voyeurism or a true hymn to love? For centuries, love letters have invaded the literary field.

A hindrance to modesty for some, a true artistic treasure for others...

A means of expression that dares to liberate the most intimate feelings Personal letters transformed into literary masterpieces read around the world for decades. A real enthusiasm was created around these epistolary relationships, which kept all the literati of the centuries past as real novels With time, editorial production has become more elitist, but for famous lovers, it will always be risky to write "I love you".

From Madame de Sévigné to Denis Diderot, d'. Honoré de Balzac to Arthur Rimbaud, writers, novelists, playwrights, poets and even politicians, all have ventured into the art of love letters to express their flamboyant tenderness.

Le Point returns on the greatest epistolary relationships from the 18th to the 20th century."