A review by wuthrinheights
The Illustrated Book of Romantic Verse by E.A. Chapman

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.75

What a beautiful, beautiful book. Hardcover with glossy pages filled with love poems and old artworks. It was the perfect companion on a cold, rainy day. 

Starting with a great introduction, it was lovely to read about love in all its phases. Budding love, unrequited love, eternal love, love lost, love after death, and devoted love. To see it expressed in so many ways, it brought a smile to my face many times. 

But the one (or two) thing(s) I wasn't quite satisfied with was the lack of female writers in it. And some of the writers in it were recycled many times. I expected to read from a lot more.