A passionate and deeply researched reassessment of Emily Dickinsons life and singular legacy in American arts and lettersWe think we know Emily Dickinson: the Belle of Amherst, virginal, reclusive, and possibly mad.
**A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR** Lively and humane Reade s enthusiasm and curiosity are winning GUARDIANSummoned in Haiti s struggle against colonial rule, read in prison by the young Malcolm X, and reimagined by Virginia Woolf - this is the revolutionary history of Milton's epic poem Paradise LostOrlando Reade shows the many different, surprising, and often contradictory ways in which Milton s epic poem Paradise Lost has been read across centuries and continents.
'Everything food writing should be: funny, profound, inspiring and unaffected' Nigella LawsonWeaving together memories, recipes, and wild tales of years spent in the kitchen, Home Cooking is Laurie Colwin's manifesto on the joys of sharing food and entertaining.
In A Daughter of Isis, Nawal El Saadawi, author of Woman at Point Zero and one of the Arab world's greatest writers, tells the story of the formative years which shaped an iconic voice in global feminism.
The letters included in this series comprise about three quarters of the collection in two volumes published in 1884 by her great-nephew Lord Brabourne.
Horacio Tarcus, con su pasión por reconstruir las redes afectivas e intelectuales del mundo de las izquierdas, recibe a Ricardo Piglia en su archivo y juntos salen a recorrer la ebullición de los años sesenta y setenta en la Argentina.
Although his hilariously entertaining stories have touched the hearts of generations of children, there was much more to beloved author Roald Dahl than met the eye.
Carla Lane's enchanting autobiography fizzes with the wry humour, sharp insights and fabulous characterization one would expect from the author of such award-winning TV dramas as the Liver Birds, Bread and Butterflies.
Telling Tales is a nostalgic and beautifully written account of growing up on a small family farm which vividly evokes a way of life that, although so recent, is now all but forgotten.
Praise for UPTON SINCLAIR and the other American Century"e;I look forward to all of Kevin Mattson's works of history and I've notbeen disappointed yet.
In this sensitive and revealing biography of Agatha Christie, Gillian Gill probes the mysterious private life and motivations of one of the bestselling authors of all time and discovers a brilliant and eccentric woman whose passionate search for success was balanced by an obsession with privacy.
A passionate and deeply researched reassessment of Emily Dickinsons life and singular legacy in American arts and lettersWe think we know Emily Dickinson: the Belle of Amherst, virginal, reclusive, and possibly mad.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;Life and Times of Charles Dickens"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:David CopperfieldSketches by BozThe Beadle.
Ernst Toller's Buch 'Eine Jugend in Deutschland' bietet einen bewegenden Einblick in das Leben des Autors während der turbulenten Zeit des Ersten Weltkriegs und der Weimarer Republik.
In 'Der Unschuldige' von John Henry Mackay taucht der Leser in die düstere Welt des Protagonisten Franz Leopold ein, der aufgrund einer unglücklichen Verkettung tragischer Ereignisse seine Unschuld verliert.
Rudolf Köpkes Werk 'Ludwig Tieck: Erinnerungen aus dem Leben des Dichters' bietet einen faszinierenden Einblick in das Leben und Schaffen des deutschen Dichters Ludwig Tieck.
'Assia was my true wife, and the best friend I ever had', wrote Ted Hughes, after his lover surrendered her life and that of their young daughter in 1969, six years after Sylvia Plath had suffered a similiar fate.
Zora Neale Hurston's 'Dust Tracks on a Road: Autobiography' is a remarkable depiction of the author's life journey through the lens of her unique literary style.
In Walking through Fire, Nawal El Saadawi, author of Woman at Point Zero and one of the Arab world's greatest writers, tells the story of the later years of a life which shaped an iconic voice in global feminism.
Stuart Dodgson Collingwood's 'The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll' is a comprehensive exploration of the life and works of the renowned author Lewis Carroll.
Dieses eBook: "Lebensgeschichte Mark Twain's" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.
In Lou Andreas-Salomés Entwicklungsroman 'Ruth' wird die Geschichte einer jungen Frau erzählt, die mit den gesellschaftlichen Normen ihrer Zeit kämpft und sich selbst neu entdeckt.
In 'The Memoirs of Casanova (Illustrated Edition)', Giacomo Casanova recounts his adventurous life filled with seductions, escapes, and travels across Europe.
Carl Spitteler, der Schweizer Schriftsteller und Nobelpreisträger, präsentiert in seinem autobiografischen Roman 'Conrad der Leutnant' eine faszinierende Geschichte voller persönlicher Enthüllungen und historischer Bezüge.
In 'Briefe an Ludwig Tieck' taucht der Leser tief in die Gedankenwelt des Autors Karl von Holtei ein, der durch seine Briefe einen intimen Einblick in sein Leben und seine Beziehung zu Ludwig Tieck gewährt.
