Essays & Letters 3

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Alice Sheldon’s birth, and in recognition of the enormous influence of James Tiptree Jr (Sheldon's pen-name) and Sheldon on the field, Twelfth Planet Press……続きを見る

On 2nd May 1997, Tony Blair swept into Downing Street, ending almost twenty years of Conservative government and beginning a decade as Prime Minister. Bernard Donoughue, a Labour peer in the House o……続きを見る

In 'The Life and Times of John Keats: Complete Personal Letters & Two Extensive Biographies,' readers are offered a comprehensive view into the life and works of the renowned Romantic poet, John Kea……続きを見る

Lena Dunham, acclaimed writer-director-star of HBO and Sky Atlantic’s ‘Girls’ and the award-winning movie ‘Tiny Furniture’, displays her unique powers of observation, wisdom and humour in this excep……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "EDWARD GIBBON Premium Collection: Historiographical Works, Memoirs & Letters" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Edward Gi……続きを見る

Ce cahier rassemble, pour la période 1932-1957, toutes les interviews, réponses à des enquêtes, lettres de Céline adressées à des journalistes et publiées par eux, qui portent sur la littérature ou ……続きを見る

Zum ersten Mal vollständig erschlossen: Lion Feuchtwangers bislang unveröffentlichte Tagebücher. Feuchtwangers intime Tagebücher wurden in den neunziger Jahre in der Wohnung seiner Sekretärin entdec……続きを見る

Journaliste autant que philosophe, et comme il l’a dit lui-même « spectateur engagé » de son époque, Raymond Aron a commenté chaque semaine, dans ses éditoriaux de L’Express, pendant six ans, de 197……続きを見る

Read this meditative and inspiring diary of Derek Jarman's famous garden at Dungeness, which is also a powerful account of his life as an HIV positive man in the 1980s. In 1986 Derek Jarman discover……続きを見る

本书是作者在大量研究晚清史料的基础上，写作的一部通俗有趣的史学小册子。主要叙述了晚清高官们的日常烦恼，包括自然气候、社会环境、人际关系、柴米油盐、生理疾病乃至心灵归宿等，展现了何汝霖、季芝昌、曾国藩……続きを見る

Have you ever just clicked with someone? - the sequel to the international bestseller Love Virtually about a relationship conducted by email. Love Virtually ends as Leo leaves Austria for America. H……続きを見る

Vingt-huit lettres fictives datées du 19 avril au 16 juillet 1793, composées entre mai et juillet 1793. C’est dire que l’auteure écrit à chaud, en prise directe avec l’actualité: en janvier 1793, Lo……続きを見る

Saint Ambrose, also known as Aurelius Ambrosius, is one of the four original doctors of the Church. He was the Bishop of Milan and became one of the most important theological figure of the 4th cent……続きを見る

書店常常是愛書的旅人最鍾情的落腳處，一個城市若有了一座能吸引人的書店，往往城市就魅力倍増。在倫敦有一家書店 Marks & Co.，雖然已經不存在，但凡愛書人造訪倫敦一定必到查令十字路張望、拍照。這家書店的舊址……続きを見る

Remember the wonderfully romantic book of love letters that Carrie reads aloud to Big in the recent blockbuster film, Sex and the City? Fans raced to buy copies of their own, only to find out that t……続きを見る

**肉慾横流的求愛、中傷情敵， 借錢卻被拒絕，連懷孕也能以書信通知？ 超越老派的告白，三島為書信創造更辛辣の舞台！ 從戀愛、人生、男人與女人， 百無禁忌的書信教室 人間喜劇 三島由紀夫超犯規級的娛樂之作，紙……続きを見る

**A perceptive introduction to the mind of one of German's greatest writers, in a new translation for the first time in 150 years 'The best German book there is' Nietzsche** By the turn of the ninet……続きを見る

As chief advisor to the emperor Nero, Lucius Annaeus Seneca was most influential in ancient Rome as a power behind the throne. His lasting fame derives from his writings on Stoic ideology, in which ……続きを見る

Modesty, humor, compassion, and wisdom are the traits most evident in this illuminating selection of personal papers from the Albert Einstein Archives. The illustrious physicist wrote as thoughtfull……続きを見る

**AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4'S BETWEEN OURSELVES, IN CONVERSATION WITH TARA FLYNN Laugh your socks off with this hilarious collection of tales, observations and flights of fancy from the No. 1 bestsell……続きを見る

Peter Wright has been a dancer, choreographer, teacher, producer and director in the theatre as well as in television for over 70 years. In Wrights & Wrongs, Peter offers his often surprising views ……続きを見る

Lively exchange of letters between Christopher Lloyd and Beth Chatto, two long-established friends and distinguished gardeners. 続きを見る

For the first time, selections from Emily Dickinson's thirty-six year correspondence with her childhood friend, neighbor, and sister-in-law, Susan Huntington Dickinson, are compiled in a single volu……続きを見る

Passionate, independent-minded nonfiction from the international bestselling author of ‘The Corrections’. Jonathan Franzen's ‘Freedom’ was the literary sensation of 2010, whilst ‘The Corrections’ wa……続きを見る

A bewitchingly brilliant collection of never-before-published letters from the renowned author of “The Lottery” and The Haunting of Hill House NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIE……続きを見る

Le présent ouvrage, relatif à l’attentat perpétré contre les techniciens de la DCN le 8 mai 2002, retrace l’investissement de l’auteur dans le déroulement des investigations diligentées par le gouve……続きを見る

Lun Xun is a leading figure of modern Chinese literature. Writing in Vernacular Chinese as well as Classical Chinese, Lu Xun was a short story writer, editor, translator, literary critic, essayist, ……続きを見る

"Schreiben heißt die Einsamkeit verteidigen, in der man sich befindet", schreibt María Zambrano. Wenn aber schon das Schreiben generell die Einsamkeit verteidigt, was geschieht in einem Tagebuch, da……続きを見る

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Irreverently funny ... kept me giggling all week.' Scotland on Sunday "Do you have a list of your books, or do I just have to stare at them?" Shaun Bythell is the owner of……続きを見る

Jonathan Safran Foer has long had a passion for the work of the twentieth-century American assemblage artist Joseph Cornell. Inspired by Cornell’s avian-themed boxes, and suspecting that they would ……続きを見る