Erika Rummel is a professor emerita in the Department of History at Wilfrid Laurier University.

‘For history buffs, this book is well worth reading.’- V.V. Raman (Choice Magazine vol 55:03:2017) "Erika Rummel, an esteemed writer and historian, has translated and annotated the entire correspondence [between Sofie Hess and Alfred Nobel.] According to Rummel, the very fact the Nobel Foundation acquired the letters and kept them under lock and key for decades is an indication of their historical importance."- Nathan Ron (Haaretz, July 15, 2018)

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I Nobel’s LettersPart II Hess’s LettersAppendixWorks Cited

Erika Rummel is a professor emerita in the Department of History at Wilfrid Laurier University.

‘For history buffs, this book is well worth reading.’- V.V. Raman (Choice Magazine vol 55:03:2017) "Erika Rummel, an esteemed writer and historian, has translated and annotated the entire correspondence [between Sofie Hess and Alfred Nobel.] According to Rummel, the very fact the Nobel Foundation acquired the letters and kept them under lock and key for decades is an indication of their historical importance."- Nathan Ron (Haaretz, July 15, 2018)

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I Nobel’s LettersPart II Hess’s LettersAppendixWorks Cited

Erika Rummel is a professor emerita in the Department of History at Wilfrid Laurier University.

‘For history buffs, this book is well worth reading.’- V.V. Raman (Choice Magazine vol 55:03:2017) "Erika Rummel, an esteemed writer and historian, has translated and annotated the entire correspondence [between Sofie Hess and Alfred Nobel.] According to Rummel, the very fact the Nobel Foundation acquired the letters and kept them under lock and key for decades is an indication of their historical importance."- Nathan Ron (Haaretz, July 15, 2018)

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I Nobel’s LettersPart II Hess’s LettersAppendixWorks Cited