Diaries, letters and journals

Unquestionably one of the greatest novelists of his time, Graham Greene had always guarded his privacy, remaining aloof, mysterious and unpredictable.

When Jean Sasson s book Princess: Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia was published, it became an immediate international bestseller.

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.

Originally published in 1931, this is a collection of travel essays by the English poet Rupert Brooke.

This book contains a memoir and numerous letters written by the American writer, Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce.

This vintage book contains a collection of letters written by John Muir to Ezra S.

"e;Letters from England"e; is a masterpiece of observation written by the famous Czech writer, Karel Capek.

This antiquarian volume contains Karel Capek's "e;Letters From Holland"e;.

This early work is a collection of Louisa May Alcott's letters, journals, and notes.

John Buchan 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, had a remarkable life and here is his wonderfully written and fascinating memoir.

The Letters Of Henry James, By Henry James.

This book contains a letter written by Oscar Wilde to British poet and journalist Lord Alfred Douglas, first published in 1905.

This early work by Edward Streeter was originally published in 1919 and we are now republishing it as part of our WWI Centenary Series.

This early work by Edward Streeter was originally published in 1918 and we are now republishing it as part of our WWI Centenary Series.

This early work by Henry James was originally published in 1884 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

This book contains a fantastic collection of Virginia Woolf's best essays and letters on a range of subjects including feminism, war, the works of other writers, and more.

Walt Whitman is known for his beautiful, floral poetry but here are collected some of the poems inspired by his time working a s a nurse during the American Civil War.

American Walt Whitman formed a close friendship with English writer Anne Gilchrist.

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in 1920 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography.

First published in 1932, "e;A Letter to a Young Poet"e; is an essay by Virginia Woolf.

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Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born in Meigs County, Ohio, United States in 1842.

A collection of Sir Walter Scott's letters to his son-in-law, publisher J.

This book contains Bruce Frederick Cummings' (pseudonym: W.

This vintage book contains a collection of Mr.

During the Second World War, across the frontline as well as on the Home Front, millions of people recorded their thoughts of their experiences - whether in letters, their personal diaries or those prosecuting the war giving speeches.

'Like all good diarists Paling's musings are funny, tender and uncensored' Sunday Times6 April 2007Writing income for the year so far: minus 300'I feel that this might just be the year in which something happens.

'I never usually know what to give the men in my life but I've found the perfect book: VINTAGE ROGER by Roger Mortimer, a collection of letters from the author's war years.

Secret Diary of a 1970s Secretary is the diary of Sarah Shaw for the year of 1971, which she recently uncovered whilst clearing out her loft.

'Dearest Lumpy, I hope you are plump and well.

For many, Ernest Hemingway remains more a compilation of myths than a person: soldier, sportsman, lover, expat and, of course, writer.

WHAT IS YOUR FIRST MEMORY?

Financial woes, child-rearing, and employment concerns sound like modern problems, but Lizzie and Berte Ingels faced those same troubles in 1893 and faced them halfway across the nation from each other.

In May 1861, Virginian Thomas Henry Carter (18311908) raised an artillery battery and joined the Confederate army.

This book contains a variety of letters aimed at partners/courting couples or those in the process of developing a relationship with the opposite sex; covering several aspects of correspondence between a romantically involved man and woman.

My father was a captain in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (R.

When Ward Degler graduated from journalism school, his mother speculated he would become a world-famous war correspondent or, at the very least, editor-in-chief of an influential newspaper.

Florida Historical Society Rembert Patrick AwardThe rich friendship of tworemarkable women talking to each other in lettersExploringthe rich, enduring companionship shared by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and JuliaScribner Bigham through never-before-published letters, Marge and Julia provides a revelatory depiction of these twoliterary womens experiences in mid-twentieth-century America.

Within the vast and varied body of chasidic literature, rarely does one find a chasidic rebbe writing about himself.

History without the stiffness and polish time creates.

History without the stiffness and polish time creates.

The "e;marvelously funny"e; and much-loved humorist explores the perils of suburban living in this New York Times bestseller (Vogue).

An unforgettable chronicle of an era by one of America's wildest-and most brilliant-comedic and literary minds Edited by Nile Southern and Josh Alan FriedmanStarting with his landing at the Battle of the Bulge, Terry Southern showed a knack for winding up in the world's most interesting places.

Century-old letters tell a story of timeless love in a vanished countryFirst translated by American scholar Elizabeth Cooper in 1914 and published as My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard, this haunting collection of letters was out of print until discovered by bestselling author Eileen Goudge.

An honest and poignant look into the deeply intimate yet platonic relationship between a gay English teacher and his young female protgeeach seeking connection and acceptanceas reflected by the decade of letters they exchanged.

From the time when he was a little boy, Patrick White wrote letters - brilliant, gossipy, funny, angry, heartfelt letters.

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 the period covered here (1960 75) Isaiah Berlin creates Wolfson College, Oxford; John F.

In July 2012 Thomas Harding s fourteen-year-old son Kadian was killed in a bicycle accident.