Essays & Letters 10

Using the journals of W. Norman Rudolf (1835-1886), a Victorian merchant, Evangelical Balance Sheet: Character, Family, and Business in Mid-Victorian Nova Scotia explores the important role of chara……続きを見る

This Paper describes ‘Art from Baroque, Enlightenment & Romantic Age’ along with timeline and general events. 続きを見る

This volume provides a first-hand survey of the arts and literature during a crucial period in modern culture, 1915–1924. Pound was then associated with such germinal magazines as BLAST, The Little ……続きを見る

Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) began his celebrated diary on 1st January 1660 immediately prior to the Restoration of Charles II to the throne and the subsequent loosening of the rigid moral and social co……続きを見る

Across the Creek, a collection of affectionate reminiscences, adds to the common lore about William Faulkner and his community. Jim Faulkner recounts stories abounding in folklore, humor, family his……続きを見る

Silver Pages on the Lawn is the true story of student lovers and their star-crossed romance that endures parental disapproval as well as the want of time, money, and privacy. To bridge long separati……続きを見る

Short collection of short essays, including "What Paul Bourget Thinks of Us" and "A Little Note to M. Paul Bourget". According to Wikipedia: "Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 - April 21, ……続きを見る

Captain Richards' journal is an account of three survey seasons on Vancouver Island aboard two British Navy ships, the HMS Plumper and the HMS Hecate. Between 1860 and 1862 Richards and his dedicate……続きを見る

The Essays of Montaigne, Complete by Michel de Montaigne -Included TOC for Reader. -Included biography the author. This is sample in ebook ; It has been reported of some, as of Alexander the Great, ……続きを見る

The Works of Alexander Pope: Contains Several Hundred Unpublished Letters, and Other New Materials AN ESSAY ON CRITICISM. Written in the year 1709. With the Commentary and Notes of W. Warburton, A.M……続きを見る

In 1950, at the age of twenty-four, William Clark Styron, Jr., wrote to his mentor, Professor William Blackburn of Duke University. The young writer was struggling with his first novel, Lie Down in ……続きを見る

Ceux qui désirent acquérir la grâce d'un prince ont accoutumé de se présenter à lui avec ceux de leurs biens qu'ils prisent le plus ou auxquels ils voient q……続きを見る

In this final volume of diaries, Tony Benn reflects on the compensations and the disadvantages of old age. With the support of a small circle of friends and his extended family, he continues his act……続きを見る

The most fucked up memoir you’ll ever read. A foul-mouthed memoir about a dysfunctional life. Each chapter recounts a key moment in the author’s life through the books she was reading at the time in……続きを見る

Rachel Johnson takes on the challenge of saving The Lady, Britain's oldest women's weekly, in her hilarious diary, A Diary of The Lady: My First Year and a Half as Editor. 'The whole place seemed co……続きを見る

**From the bestselling author of Kane and Abel, Hell is the first volume in Jeffrey Archer's The Prison Diaries – the author's daily record of the time he spent locked inside. 'A haunting and compel……続きを見る

In 1915, C. G. Jung and his psychiatrist colleague, Hans Schmid-Guisan, began a correspondence through which they hoped to understand and codify fundamental individual differences of attention and c……続きを見る

An essential collection of William Faulkner’s mature nonfiction work, updated, with an abundance of new material. This unique volume includes Faulkner’s Nobel Prize acceptance speech, a review of He……続きを見る

A London mum and Iraqi teacher should have nothing in common. Yet now, despite their differences, they're the firmest of friends . . . Talking About Jane Austen in Baghdad by Bee Rowlatt and May Wit……続きを見る

`My object is to have you fit to live; which, if you are not, I do not desire that you should live at all.' So wrote Lord Chesterfield in one of the most celebrated and controversial correspondences……続きを見る

The story of Abelard and Heloise remains one of the world's most celebrated and tragic love affairs. Through their letters, we follow the path of their romance from its reckless and ecstatic beginni……続きを見る

In 1934, Veza Taubner and Elias Canetti were married in Vienna. Elias describes the arrangement to his brother Georges as a “functional” marriage. Meanwhile, an intense intellectual love affair deve……続きを見る

Quels types de rapports les Juifs et les Québécois entretenaient-ils dans les années 1950, époque où les frontières linguistiques et confessionnelles étaient clairement tranchées ? Yves Thériault se……続きを見る

The second volume of Alan Clark's bestselling DIARIES, covering the downfall of Margaret Thatcher The first volume of Alan Clark's diaries, covering two Parliaments during which he served under Marg……続きを見る

John Hollingshead (1827-1904) was an English journalist, writer and theatrical producer. Based on letters from the Morning Post, he published ‘Ragged London in 1861’ in the same year, capturing the ……続きを見る

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JAY MCINERNEY John Cheever's letters offer a tantalising glimpse into the life of a writer. They include correspondence with his contemporaries, such as Philip Roth, John Upd……続きを見る

Books for All Kinds of Readers. ReadHowYouWant offers the widest selection of on-demand accessible format editions on the market today. Our 7 different sizes of EasyRead™ are optimized by increasing……続きを見る

The compelling, intimate, and often controversial, story of Katherine Mansfield - one of the world's greatest short story writers - the only writer Virginia Woolf confessed to being afraid of. Kathl……続きを見る

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY HERMIONE LEE The previously uncollected occasional prose of a great English writer – full of wit, feeling and illumination. Penelope Fitzgerald was a prolific letter writer. ……続きを見る

This book is composed of 80 short comic pieces. Leonard (Lennie) Lower (24 September 1903 - 19 July 1947) was an Australian humourist who is still considered by many to be the comic genius of Austra……続きを見る