A collection of items that belonged to the American writer Sylvia Plath, including personal photos, letters, and drawings, is on sale now in a dedicated, 55-lot online auction hosted by Sotheby’s ...

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In 2017, one of Sylvia Plath’s private letters, which had previously not been made public, included a startling revelation: Plath suggested that her husband, poet Ted Hughes, was responsible for the ...

A stash of love letters sent from American poet Sylvia Plath to her British husband and poet Ted Hughes is up for auction at Sotheby's. Getty A stash of love letters sent from American poet Sylvia ...

On July 13, 1957, Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes arrived in Cape Cod for their second honeymoon. They had been married for over a year, but their London wedding had been a secret. Now, newly arrived in ...

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LONDON (AP) -- A poem by Ted Hughes describing the night his wife Sylvia Plath killed herself has been published for the first time. The draft poem, called "Last Letter," chronicles Hughes' ...

Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath during happier times. Sotheby / YouTube Rather, her correspondences offer gleaming windows into her terrifying intellect, which was as probing and deconstructive as it was ...

Ted Hughes left behind a path of personal tragedy and destruction — and also some of the most beautiful poetry in the English language. The British Poet Laureate was the husband of writer Sylvia Plath ...

A trove of love letters that explore American poet Sylvia Plath's passion for her British husband, fellow poet Ted Hughes, are up for auction at Sotheby's, along with their wedding rings, family ...

Biographer Jonathan Bate says his job is to write about "the quality and endurance of the literary work." His new biography has been disavowed by... Sylvia Plath's Husband, Ted Hughes, Lived A Life Of ...