Diaries, letters and journals

Following the Front is a compilation of WWII dispatches written by Sidney A.

An astonishing tale of romance, resistance and bravery'A sad and beautiful book, shining a light on quiet heroism in dark times.

Originally edited by Dorothy Lobrano Guth, and revised and updated by Martha White.

The first book-length selection from the extraordinary unpublished diary of the late-Victorian writer "e;Michael Field"e;-the pen name of two female coauthors and romantic partnersMichael Field was known to late-Victorian readers as a superb poet and playwright-until Robert Browning let slip Field's secret identity: in fact, "e;Michael Field"e; was a pseudonym for Katharine Bradley (1846-1914) and Edith Cooper (1862-1913), who were lovers, a devoted couple, and aunt and niece.

Ruth Maier was born into a middle-class Jewish family in interwar Vienna.

Michael Palin's bestselling diaries before, during and after Monty Python.

Wie Entscheidungen autobiografiefähig werden, zeigt Sarah Alice Nienhaus in ihrer archivbasierten Studie.

Dreißigjährig, nach Jahren erfolgloser Arbeit an seinem ersten Romanprojekt «Ich, der Henker», den Bekenntnissen eines Naziverbrechers, entschließt Imre Kertész sich zu einer «nüchternen Selbstprüfung».

Virginia Woolf's only autobiographical writing is to be found in this collection of five unpublished pieces.

Der erste Band umfaßt die Zeit von 1862–1897.

The Diary of a Civil War Marine: Private Josiah Gregg is a rare firsthand account of a United States Marine during the Civil War, written within hours of the events described.

On 2nd May 1997, Tony Blair swept into Downing Street, ending almost twenty years of Conservative government and beginning a decade as Prime Minister.

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Morris Graves is a major American painter with roots in the Pacific Northwest.

Lambda Literary Award Finalist - LGBTQ Anthology2019 Over the Rainbow Recommended Book ListDedicated to trans women everywhere, this inspirational collection of letters written by successful trans women shares the lessons they learnt on their journeys to womanhood, celebrating their achievements and empowering the next generation to become who they truly are.

The ultimate meaning of the Russian Revolution which took place on March 7, 1917, can be best understood through the pages of the Journal of Leo Tolstoi which is here printed.

Brutal and cataclysmic, the First World War irrevocably changed the face of Europe.

In the English language World War I has largely been analysed and understood through the lens of the Western Front.

Letters - mostly of the nuts-and-bolts, practical variety - between Thomas Wolfe and his literary agent, Elizabeth Nowell.

'I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart's affections, and the truth of imagination' - Keats, in a letter to his friend Benjamin Bailey in November 1817.

A wry, moving collection of letters from the late J.

IN DECEMBER 1940, as the coldest winter in living memory fastened its grip on war-torn France, the Nazi conquerors rounded up nearly 5,000 people, mostly women and children, and sent them to an internment camp.

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.

Lively exchange of letters between Christopher Lloyd and Beth Chatto, two long-established friends and distinguished gardeners.

Sarah Emily Davies (1830-1921) lived and crusaded during a time of profound change for education and women's rights in England.

"There is scarcely one letter by Van Gogh which I, who am certainly no expert, do not find fascinating.

On September 7, 1864, William Whitlock, aged thirty-five, left his wife and four children in Allegany, New York, to join the Union army in battle.

Robert Laird Borden, Prime Minister of Canada from 1911 to 1920, was born in the village of Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, in 1854.

The Blair Years is the most compelling and revealing account of contemporary politics you will ever read.

Maurice Tyree went to prison thinking that life was disposable.

In ihren Briefen stehen die Liebenden sofort in Flammen - die Dichterin Christine Lavant und der Maler Werner BergDie schicksalhafte Liebesbeziehung zwischen Christine Lavant und Werner Berg in den Jahren 1950 bis 1955 fand in Hunderten von Briefen ihren Niederschlag.

Neues über eine der schillerndsten Figuren der amerikanischen LiteraturDer Einfluss von Charles Bukowskis Gedichten, Storys und Romanen auf die Literatur ist riesig.

Zueinanderstehen, Kameraden sein, sich verzeihen.

Part scrapbook, part memoir, this wonderfully colourful and eloquent diary brims with vivid observations, providing a rare snapshot of what life was like on the Home Front during the First World War.

Letters of a Javanese Princess (1921) is a collection of letters by Indonesian political activist and national hero Raden Adjeng Kartini.

Arnold Schoenberg and Thomas Mann, two towering figures of twentieth-century music and literature, both found refuge in the German-exile community in Los Angeles during the Nazi era.

This is the inaugural volume in the first full-scale scholarly edition of Thoreau's correspondence in more than half a century.

Die alles bewegende Frage der Selbstfindung junger Menschen in unserer Gesellschaft läßt sich für Luise Rinser nur im Kontext religiösen Denkens beantworten.

'Birkin's diary entries ultimately expose the toxic reality behind one of the 20th century's most glamorous couples' Sunday TimesJane Birkin - actor, singer, songwriter and model - may have shot to worldwide fame through her relationship with Serge Gainsbourg and their controversial hit 'Je t'aime .

An exceptional document of an extraordinary life, The Soul of Things is the memoir of Holocaust survivor Eva Fahidi.

Radical activist, thinker, comrade of Walter Rodney, Andaiye was one of the Caribbean's most important political voices.

A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING FINALIST SHORTLISTED FOR THE WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS'One of the best memoirs I've read in years' SATHNAM SANGHERA'Beautifully written, emotional and deeply personal, yet universal .

Across the Creek, a collection of affectionate reminiscences, adds to the common lore about William Faulkner and his community.