Sir Eric Phipps was British ambassador to Berlin during the crucial period between Hitler's decision to withdraw Germany from the League of Nations to his decision to become involved in the Spanish Civil War.
Maud Berridge (1845 1907) was the wife of a Master Mariner, and she travelled with him on at least five occasions (1869, 1880, 1882, 1883, 1886), sailing to Melbourne with emigrants and cargo.
Published to coincide with the anniversary of the First World War, this edition, superbly illustrated with contemporary photographs and colour maps, gives readers an insight into all aspects of the First World War, from the trenches to the Eastern Front, as well as the Mediterranean conflict.
Ein Blick hinter die Kulissen der NS-FilmindustrieAls Filmproduzent machte Herbert Engelsing unter den Nazis Karriere, Stars wie Heinrich George, Gustaf Gründgens und Paula Wessely spielten in seinen Filmen.
This volume covers the production of Eliot's play The Family Reunion; the publication of The Idea of a Christian Society; and the joyous versifying of Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.
In addition to his numerous works in prose and poetry for both children and adults, Daniil Kharms (1905-42), one of the founders of Russia's "e;lost literature of the absurd,"e; wrote notebooks and a diary for most of his adult life.
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.
A stunning collection of essays and memoir from twice Booker Prize winner and international bestseller Hilary Mantel, author of The Mirror and the LightIn 1987, when Hilary Mantel was first published in the London Review of Books, she wrote to the editor, Karl Miller, 'I have no critical training whatsoever, so I am forced to be more brisk and breezy than scholarly.
Brillant geschrieben und von bestechender Eindeutigkeit – Ralph Giordanos Tagebuch»Ich kann nicht leben, ohne zu schreiben«, vertraut Ralph Giordano seinem Tagebuch an, aber er kann auch nicht leben, ohne die Stimme zu erheben, wenn Unrecht geschieht.
The eighty-one manuscript letters, drafts, notes, and fragments comprising the correspondence between Sarah Helen Whitman (Poe's onetime fiancee) and Julia Deane Freeman span a tumultuous time in American history, 1856-1863.
In recent years Constance Fenimore Woolson (1840-1894) has been fictionalized at least three times, perhaps most notably in Colm Toibin's award-winning work The Master, a novelization of the life of Woolson's close friend Henry James.
Die Phänomene der verschiedenen Jahreszeiten und die Schilderungen unterschiedlichster Sonnenuntergänge und Mondwanderungen bezeugen den Lauf des in diesem Band der Tagebuchaufzeichnungen dokumentierten Jahres 1851 vom 1.
This annotated edition of General Hodges’s WWII diary offers a unique firsthand account of the First US Army from D-Day to V-E Day: “a fascinating book” (Bowling Green Daily News).
Die einzige Gesamtausgabe sämtlicher Texte von Anne Frank -- mit bislang unveröffentlichten Briefen und Schriften und vielen FotosEin Ereignis: Zum ersten Mal erscheinen sämtliche Texte von Anne Frank in einem Band, darunter auch bislang Unveröffentlichtes.
From the mountains of Algeria to the squats of South London via sectarian Northern Ireland, Ten Thousand Apologies is the sordid and thrilling story of the country's most notorious cult band, Fat White Family.
Geschichte eines komplexen Krankheitsbildes1817 hat der englische Arzt James Parkinsonin An Essay on the Shaking Palsy das Krankheitsbild,das heute seinen Namen trägt, erstmalsbeschrieben.
Taking as its point of departure Omer Bartov s acclaimed Anatomy of a Genocide, this volume brings together previously unknown accounts by three individuals from Buczacz.
Collected from published, archival, and private sources, these letters place the Petworth immigrants in the context of their times and challenge the image of English immigrants to 1830s Upper Canada as officers and gentlewomen.
This volume compiles and annotates for the first time the complete correspondence of the eighteenth-century British author Charlotte Lennox, best known for her novel The Female Quixote.
The first standard edition of the writings of Felicia Hemans (1793-1835), this volume marks a revival of interest in, and a new critical appreciation of, one of the most important literary figures of the early nineteenth century.
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Never-before-published letters offer a rich portrait of the baseball star as a fearless advocate for racial justice at the highest levels of American politicsJackie Robinson's courage on the baseball diamond is one of the great stories of the struggle for civil rights in America, and his Hall of Fame career speaks for itself.
"Pausenbrot-Botschaften" ist ein inspirierendes Buch über das Größerwerden, die Liebe, das Leben und alles, was ein Vater seinen Kindern mit auf den Weg geben möchte.
A lieutenant writes of digging through bodies that have the consistency of Camembert cheese; a mother sends flower seeds to her son at the Front, hoping that one day someone may see them grow; a nurse tends a man back to health knowing he will be court-martialled and shot as soon as he is fit.
