Essays & Letters 58

THE SUNDAY TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'The ultimate Holocaust testimony.' HEATHER MORRIS, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka's Journey Afterword by JOHN BOYNE, author of The Boy ……続きを見る

One Bold Deed of Open Treason describes the astonishing journey by Roger Casement to Germany in 1914, via New York and Norway. Arriving into Berlin under a false identity, Casement entered a space o……続きを見る

L'epistolario fra Giorgio La Pira e Giovanni Battista Montini, pubblicato ora per la prima volta, copre un periodo di tempo che va dal 1930 al 1963 e rappresenta un importante tassello per la ricost……続きを見る

« Nous n’avons pas eu de 17ème siècle ; car alors nous étions Bernois, c’est-à-dire complètement muets, inexistants. Et c’est précisément pendant ce temps, que la langue « française » prenait sa for……続きを見る

„Fene bánja, megesett. Szerelmes vagyok.” - Móricz Zsigmond Simonyi Máriának – 1923. Nyáry Krisztián összegyűjtötte a magyar kultúrtörténet legszebb, legérdekesebb vagy éppen legfelháborítóbb szerel……続きを見る

**Adam Kay's festive hospital diaries, Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas, is the perfect Christmas read, gift, or stocking filler! The number one Sunday Times bestseller, from the author of multi……続きを見る

In his book on William Blake, Chesterton says, “We all wake up on a battlefield.” In 1915, when he emerged from his coma-like state after his physical collapse several months earlier, Chesterton, in……続きを見る

This ambitious volume assembled by scholar David W. Forbes features a collection of ninety previously unpublished letters, as well as excerpts from two diaries, written between 1881 and 1885 by Hawa……続きを見る

This book truly is a ‘letter’ (albeit a long one) to the author’s grandchildren, ages 12 to 22. But it is not a “children’s book,” either in subject matter or in style. It is personal in that the au……続きを見る

Eine atemberaubende Liebesgeschichte in Briefen. Sommer 1926: Boris Pasternaks Leben in Moskau ist bestimmt von Familiendramen und der Suche nach seiner Künstlerrolle innerhalb der UdSSR. Marina Zwe……続きを見る

Description de Notre-Dame, cathédrale de Paris est un ouvrage écrit par l'historien et archéologue français Ferdinand de Guilhermy (1809-1878) et l'architecte français Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc……続きを見る

The theme of the peasantry is central throughout most of Tolstoy’s long career. His obsession with this class is seen not just as a matter of social or humanitarian concern, but as a response to the……続きを見る

Rapport sur les prix de vertu, lu dans la séance publique annuelle de l’Académie francaise du 17 novembre 1898. Extrait : En somme, nous avons la fortune, le luxe, ou bien la fumée d’un peu de gloir……続きを見る

Dans tout roman bien conduit, une description du héros est de rigueur. Mais ce livre n’est point un roman, ou, du moins, c’en est un qui n’a pas été plus conduit que la vie de son héros. Et puis déc……続きを見る

Ces cahiers où elle consigne au jour le jour ses angoisses et ses espoirs, les deuils et les naissances et tous les événements qui émaillent le quotidien de son entourage, ne sont pas une simple chr……続きを見る

In diesem Jahr 1852 beginnt sich Henry D. Thoreau mit der Fotografie zu beschäftigen und mit den Einflüssen des Lichts auf die Wahrnehmung. Immer häufiger werden seine Spaziergänge im Mondschein, de……続きを見る

Kenneth Rose was one of the most astute observers of the post-war Establishment. The wry and amusing journals of the royal biographer and historian made objective observation a sculpted craft. His i……続きを見る

En este libro el pediatra y navegante cántabro cuenta la navegación que realizó a la Isla de Elba y el Archipiélago Toscano en el Corto Maltés, su pequeño velero de serie de seis metros de eslora, v……続きを見る

Journalist en schrijver Manu Adriaens groeide op in Wijnendale, een dorp in het West-Vlaamse Houtland. Ter gelegenheid van zijn zestigste verjaardag blikt hij terug op zijn jeugd in een bescheiden a……続きを見る

Originally published in 1969, this book aims to show that Charles Fourier has much to say that is of interest to modern edcationlists. Fourier hardly ever figures in histories of education because o……続きを見る

Originally published in 1937, The Correspondence of Sir Walter Scott and Charles Robert Maturin contains twenty-two letters presenting a penetrating and vivid self-portrait of Sir Walter Scott. Scot……続きを見る

Though life can take dark turns and expose us to the ugliness of the world, so too can it revive us and fill our hearts with hope. Wonderings is a diverse collection of poetry stretching across twen……続きを見る

If you could tell your dad anything, what would it be? Steve Waugh, Trent Dalton, Samuel Johnson, Kathy Lette, John Williamson, Susie Youssef, Michala Banas, Glenn Shorrock, Matilda Brown, Joel Crea……続きを見る

Prague, 1940-1942. The Nazi-occupied city is locked in a reign of terror under Reinhard Heydrich. The Jewish community experience increasing levels of persecution, as rumours start to swirl of depor……続きを見る

A fascinating new volume of messages about motherhood, from the author of the bestselling Letters of Note collections. In Letters of Note: Mothers, Shaun Usher gathers together exceptional missives ……続きを見る

A splendid new volume of missives about art, from the author of the bestselling Letters of Note collections. Vincent Van Gogh curses the stare of the blank canvas. Salvador Dali contemplates mailing……続きを見る

A fascinating new volume of messages about fatherhood, from the author of the bestselling Letters of Note collections. In Letters of Note: Fathers, Shaun Usher collects together remarkable correspon……続きを見る

First published in 1903, “The Kempton-Wace Letters” is a novel co-written by Jack London and Anna Strunsky. Published anonymously, it constitutes a profound discourse on the philosophy of love and s……続きを見る

This is a completely original and beautifully designed book on Eric Morecambe, one of the UK’s best loved entertainers. Containing diary entries, unseen photographs and personal letters, this is the……続きを見る

The second volume of exuberant, lively letters from legendary travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor The first collection of letters from Patrick Leigh Fermor, Dashing for the Post, delighted critics an……続きを見る