Literary 83

Ronald Knox - priest, classicist and brilliant, prolific writer - was one of the outstanding men of letters of his time. The renowned Oxford chaplain was a friend of figures such as G. K. Chesterton……続きを見る

Dieses eBook: "Edgar Allan Poe: Der Mann und das Werk" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Dieses Buch ist eine detailliert……続きを見る

As they shook hands and sat down across from each other in the stark office, Rufus knew that history was being made... Chronicling the true life of Canadian newsman Lukin “Rufus” Johnson, this never……続きを見る

Frederick Douglass was born in slavery as Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey near Easton in Talbot County, Maryland. He was not sure of the exact year of his birth, but he knew that it was 1817 or……続きを見る

Confessions of an English Opium-Eater is an autobiographical account written by Thomas De Quincey, about his laudanum (opium and alcohol) addiction and its effect on his life. The Confessions was "t……続きを見る

Shine is your chance to sit down with Samantha Armytage, co-host of Channel Seven's top-rating Sunrise, where she takes you inside her world and the lessons she's learned (and is still learning!) ab……続きを見る

Un viaggio in treno, tre donne, tre storie... Dora, Eliana e Adriana... Alcuni brani: Dora Dora e la sua vivacità, i suoi trentasei anni e la tanta voglia di vivere. I lunghi capelli castani, gli oc……続きを見る

John Barleycorn is an autobiographical novel by Jack London dealing with his enjoyment of drinking and struggles with alcoholism. In this memoir, there are the themes of masculinity and male friends……続きを見る

The Innocents Abroad is a travel book by American author Mark Twain which humorously chronicles what Twain called his "Great Pleasure Excursion" on board the chartered vessel Quaker City through Eur……続きを見る

René Descharmes fut et demeure un des plus grands flaubertistes avec son fidèle collaborateur et ami René Dumesnil. Dans cette étude magistrale (il s'agit de sa thèse de doctorat), il étudie avec mi……続きを見る

In 1859, Samuel Butler, a young Cantabrigian out of joint with his family, with the church, and with the times, left England to hew out his own path in New Zealand. At the end of just five years he ……続きを見る

The story of Heyday and its founder In an age of big box stores and media conglomerates, how can an independent publishing house surviveーand even thrive? Kim Bancroft takes us into Heyday, a small……続きを見る

Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain detailing his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before and after the American Civil War. The book begins with a brief history of th……続きを見る

I've had the honor of being a hospice nurse for the last fourteen years. When I read the current bestsellers describing their end of life experience they made me angry. Dying is not a religious expe……続きを見る

The Gambler is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky about a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian general. The novella reflects Dostoevsky's own addiction to roulette, which was ……続きを見る

I have lived much that I have not written, but I have written nothing that I have not lived, and the story of this book is but a plaintive refrain wrung from the over-burdened song of my life; while……続きを見る

When the soul of a man inclines toward the dreamy, he musn't be kept away from it, he musn't have it rationed. If you keep your mind off it, your mind will never know what's in it. And you'll be the……続きを見る

Die Welt von Gestern, mit dem Untertitel "Erinnerungen eines Europäers", ist ein autobiografisches Werk Stefan Zweigs. Das Buch entstand kurz vor Zweigs Tod in den letzten Jahren (von 1939 bis 1941)……続きを見る

Widely regarded as the first modern autobiography, “The Confessions” is an astonishing work of acute psychological insight. Jean-Jacques Rousseau argued passionately against the inequality he believ……続きを見る

Eine Biographie über Stefan George und seine ambivalente Erscheinung als Dichter und Mensch. Stefan George war einer der bedeutendsten Lyriker des deutschen Symbolismus und Zentrum eines Kreises von……続きを見る

Giuliana è una donna di trentasei anni, amante della bellezza e attenta alla salute: tennis, palestra, serate con gli amici sono le sue priorità. Insieme ad un medico, amico di suo padre, gestisce u……続きを見る

No American historian of the nineteenth century has so enchanted, irritated, and impressed his contemporaries and successors as Henry Brooks Adams. He was and is his country's greatest historian, an……続きを見る

My Search for the Grave of June Miller Wife of Notorious "Pornographic" American Author, Henry Miller June Miller was the wife of controversial American author Henry Miller. Notorious for explicit d……続きを見る

This collection contains the bulk of Alma Newton’s work, as well as the only biography available for the obscure author. Newton wrote mystic fiction, with a touch of romanticism. Her style is partic……続きを見る

THE RICH, ACTIVELY FULFILLED LIFE of the French prophet, Michel de Nostradame, is the story of genius not only in its rarest but its most modern form. His ability foreshadowed a hope, now gaining a ……続きを見る

The adventures and attitudes shared by the American writers dubbed "The Lost Generation" are brought to life here by one of the group's most notable members. Feeling alienated in the America of the ……続きを見る

Chesterton (The Man Who Knew Too Much) capped his brilliant literary career with this exploration of "right thinking," and how it led to his acceptance of the Christian faith. Although this is a ver……続きを見る

L'Atelier de Marie-Claire - Marguerite Audoux Ce livre comporte une table des matières dynamique. Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique. Marguerite Audoux (1863-1……続きを見る

Mark Twain found himself adrift as a tenderfoot in the Wild Westーand Roughing It is his hilarious record of his travels come to life with his inimitable mixture of reporting, social satire, and rol……続きを見る

Croswell Bowen: A WriterÆs Life, a DaughterÆs Portrait is the life story of a journalist who wrote his way through the major events of the mid-twentieth century. While tracing the trajectory of Cros……続きを見る