SW - Essays & Letters 1

The present book 'The Journal to Stella' is a collection of 65 letters that Jonatham Swift wrote to his friend Esther Johnson, whom he called Stella and whom he may have secretly married. This colle……続きを見る

Politik und Literatur: Hans Wißkirchens große Biographie über Heinrich und Thomas Mann »Was reden doch die zwei unwissenden Magier da?« Das dachte Golo Mann immer wieder, wenn er Heinrich und Thomas……続きを見る

The life and work of a major American poet described in his own words. "There is something about the very form and occasion of a letter--the possibility it offers, the chance to be as open and tenta……続きを見る

A collection of Robert Sobukwe's political writings, speeches and court testimonies supplemented by an account of his years in Kimberley following release from Robben Island. There are several accou……続きを見る

The compelling anthology, 'THE LIFE OF SAMUEL JOHNSON - All 6 Volumes in One Edition,' presents a comprehensive journey into the intricate life of one of the greatest literary figures of the 18th ce……続きを見る

New York Times Bestseller: "Wilder's letters display a writer who kept her head amid growing fame, remaining sweet, down-to-earth, and immensely likable." ー Publishers Weekly Available for the firs……続きを見る

Tiende bind i den verdenskendte og elskede serie om Laura og hendes families liv som nybyggere på prærien i USA sidst i 1800-tallet. "På vej mod vort hjem" er Lauras dagbog fra tiden, da hun som vok……続きを見る

Spanning his entire life, The Selected Letters of Thornton Wilder is a comprehensive and fascinating collection of the great American writer’s correspondence. The author of such classics as Our Town……続きを見る

The book "Developing a Mind of Positivity" is a self-help book that focuses on helping readers transform their negative thinking patterns into a positive mindset. The book offers practical strategie……続きを見る

Letters ー mostly of the nuts-and-bolts, practical variety ー between Thomas Wolfe and his literary agent, Elizabeth Nowell. Nowell served as Wolfe’s editor for many of his short stories, paring the……続きを見る

The rich correspondence that preceded the publication of Monopoly Capital Paul A. Baran and Paul M. Sweezy were two of the leading Marxist economists of the twentieth century. Their seminal work, Mo……続きを見る

Best remembered as the author of Gulliver's Travels, Jonathan Swift was a Dublin native whose political pamphleteering led to a London-based position as editor of a conservative periodical. This jou……続きを見る

Orison Swett Marden (1848-1924) was an American writer who worked in the genre of inspirational prose writing about the ways to gain success in life. According to his philosophy of life, people can……続きを見る

You Are Positively Awesome is a colourful and practical book for an everyday burst of positivity and an extra dose of self-kindness. We all weather some difficult days, sometimes we just wake up nee……続きを見る

A continuous text made up of extracts from Dorothy Wordsworth's Journal and a selection of her brother's poems. Dorothy Wordsworth kept her Journal 'because I shall give William pleasure by it'. In ……続きを見る

Very early in her career Sylvia Townsend Warner won recognition of a discerning group of writers and readers on both sides of rare imagination and originality increased with each new publication. In……続きを見る

'A masterpiece of social history' Daily Mail There is nothing quite as beautiful as an English country house in summer. And there has never been a summer quite like that Indian summer between the tw……続きを見る

The Homing Pigeon is a compelling anthology that chronicles the fascinating interplay between nature and wartime strategy through a collection of works dedicated to the often-overlooked role of homi……続きを見る

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR 'The wickedest political diaries since Alan Clark's' Daily Mail 'Riotously candid' Decca Aitkenhead, Sunday Times 'An acute political intellige……続きを見る

In "De Profundis," Oscar Wilde delivers a profound and introspective letter during his imprisonment, reflecting on his experiences, suffering, and the nature of love and redemption. Written in a lyr……続きを見る

"The foreign German" depicts the story of a Tamil war refugee who came to Germany as an unattended 12-year-old boy, and who successfully has blended in. In a vivid way Umeswaran Arunagirinathan narr……続きを見る

Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote the famous book Little House on the Prairie, from which the television show came. She also wrote eight other books that tell of her life as a girl on the American frontier……続きを見る

The original works of foreign classics, including the most representative literary masters and the most influential representative works. 続きを見る

'I went & sat with W & walked backwards & forwards in the Orchard till dinner time - he read me his poem. I broiled Beefsteaks.' Dorothy Wordsworth's journals are a unique record of her life with he……続きを見る

Book by Samuel Johnson, published in 1775. The Journey was the result of a three-month trip to Scotland that Johnson took with James Boswell in 1773. It contains Johnson's descriptions of the custom……続きを見る

Edinburgh-born James Boswell, at twenty-two, kept a daily diary of his eventful second stay in London from 1762 to 1763. This journal, not discovered for more than 150 years, is a deft, frank and ar……続きを見る

The beautiful and peaceful heart of the Lake District, Grasmere was an inspiration to both Dorothy and William Wordsworth. Hills, lakes and orchards, letter writing, walks and welcome visitors (incl……続きを見る

James Boswells "London dagbog" er blevet til i årene 1762-1763, da den blot 22-årige skotte opholdt sig i byen i en periode på ni måneder. For eftertiden giver dagbogen et vigtigt indblik i livet i ……続きを見る

I sommeren 1763 rejste den skotske adelsmand James Boswell til Holland, hvor han opholdt sig i knap et år. Året forinden havde Boswell været i London, hvor han var begyndt at skrive dagbog, og denne……続きを見る