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The long-awaited award-winning biography of one of Australia's most charismatic and misunderstood writers. Charmian Clift's writing captivated readers across the nation. Her life inspired legends an……続きを見る

Paris was a Mecca for artists in the early 20th century. Anyone who wrote, sculpted, acted, drew, painted, composed, or philosophized was drawn to the bustling, European city. World War I was o……続きを見る

Vladimir Jabotinsky (1880–1940) was a man of huge paradoxes and contradictions and has been the most misunderstood of all Zionist politicians--a first-rate novelist, a celebrated Russian journalist,……続きを見る

Recueil d'articles critiques d'Antoine Albalat  parus dans la Nouvelle Revue de 1891-1894 : 1. Le mal d'écrire ; 2. Chateaubriand et Gustave Flaubert ; 3. De l'avenir du roman contempora……続きを見る

La Confession d’un enfant du siècle - Alfred de Musset Alfred de Musset (1810 - 1857) est un poète et un dramaturge français de la période romantique. La Confession d'un enfant du siècle, publié en ……続きを見る

"Be aware that frankness is the prime virtue of a dead man," writes the narrator of The Posthumous Memoirs of Brás Cubas. But while he may be dead, he is surely one of the liveliest characters in fi……続きを見る

**From the author of The Friend, winner of the 2018 National Book Award. "The masterpiece of the ‘I knew Susan’ minigenre" – A.O. Scott, The New York Times A poignant, intimate memoir of one of Amer……続きを見る

Historique. Peu d’auteurs se sont spécialement voués à l’étude du perfectionnement et de l’éducation du bœuf, et, à plus forte raison, a-t-on laissé de côté le moyen de prévenir l’usure de ses onglo……続きを見る

‘Barbara Pym is one of my most favourite novelists. Few other writers have given me more laughter and more pleasure.' Jilly Cooper ‘Could one write a book based on one’s diaries over thirty years? I……続きを見る

Skeptical Vision is an anthology of 50+ poems written in a 20 year span concerning life, love and human interaction. The poems are versed in a deep and sometimes dark articulation. Subject matter va……続きを見る

A collection of emotionally heartfelt poems and reflections, about a girl who left her friends, loves , family and home town behind, to search for a new life abroad. The poems evoke themes of sadnes……続きを見る

This sisterhood is for "Healing Hurting Women". Women who have experienced unutterable hurt from the loss of a child, suffering from loneliness, fear, depression, loss of spouse (divorce o……続きを見る

By the 1930s, Stefan Zweig, born to an affluent Jewish family in Vienna, had become the most widely translated living author in the world. His novels, short stories, and biographies became instant b……続きを見る

The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrims' Progress is a travel book by American author Mark Twain published in 1869 which humorously chronicles what Twain called his "Great Pleasure Excursion" on b……続きを見る

Did you know that the idea for Frankenstein came to Mary Shelley in a vivid dream? Or that her many of her loved ones suffered tragic deaths? What are her most famous quotes? And what did she say wh……続きを見る

Was PG Wodehouse really a traitor, a naive simpleton dominated by his wife and out of touch with the world around him? This book challenges many of the accepted wisdoms about PG Wodehouse and his wo……続きを見る

Frank Collymore: A Biography is the first book-length biography of Frank Collymore, Barbadian educator, poet, editor, stage actor, mentor and tireless promoter of West Indies Literature. Born at Woo……続きを見る

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD “A beautifully crafted memoir, rich with humor and wisdom.” ーWill Schwalbe, author of The End of Your Life Book Club ……続きを見る

Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War, and also a travel book, recounting his trip along the Missi……続きを見る

Jane Austen's letters afford a unique insight into the daily life of the novelist. 続きを見る

Mr. Clemens began to write his autobiography many years ago, and he continues to add to it day by day. It was his original intention to permit no publication of his memoirs until after his death; bu……続きを見る

Roughing It is a book of semi-autobiographical travel literature written by American humorist Mark Twain. It was written during 1870–71 and published in 1872 as a prequel to his first book Innocents……続きを見る

From one of America’s best loved authors comes this collection of WWII novels. Contains four of Wharton’s novels: • Birdy • A Midnight Clear • Franky Furbo • Shrapnel 続きを見る

"A beautifully cadenced work of artーit will remind some readers of Nabokov's classic Speak, Memory."ーJoyce Carol Oates Paris in the 1930sーmelancholy, erotic, intensely politicizedーprovides the p……続きを見る

This is a collection of important essays by Henry Williamson on books and writers, first published in 1994, and now expanded. The first piece, 'Threnos for T. E. Lawrence', is in its middle section ……続きを見る

'The best biography of Swift to date.' Michael Foot, Observer 'David Nokes's book is splendid.' Denis Donoghue, London Review of Books David Nokes presents a gripping and authoritative portrait of S……続きを見る

'Pictures of perfection make me sick and wicked,' Jane Austen wrote to her niece Fanny Knight a few months before she died. Yet most traditional accounts of Austen's life have insisted on portraying……続きを見る

In these letters written to April Gifford (Dubenka) between 1989 and 1991 but never sent, Bohumil Hrabal (1914-97) chronicles the momentous events of those years as seen, more often than not, from t……続きを見る

Les Vagabonds du Rail - Jack London Ce livre comporte une table des matières dynamique. Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique. Jack London (1876 - 1916) est un éc……続きを見る

Após cinquenta anos de debates, a teoria e a literatura pós-coloniais proporcionaram parâmetros teóricos para explicar o fenômeno da reescrita dos textos clássicos, fomentar a urgência da prática de……続きを見る