Durante su gestión como corresponsal del Heraldo de Cuba en Washington, Pedro Henríquez Ureña fue un testigo excepcional de los sucesos ocurridos entre 1914 y 1915: el inicio de la Primera Guerra Mundial o la intervención de las tropas estadunidenses en Veracruz, entre otros sucesos que quedaron plasmados en sus artículos breves, pequeños ensayos de un lenguaje culto y sencillo que prefiguran al gran hispanista de los años posteriores y que quedan reunidos en este volumen.
Drawn from journals, this book is an account of a woman's sexual awakening, covering a single momentous year - 1931-32, in Paris, when June fell in love with Henry Miller, undermining her own idealized marriage.
One of the world's greatest correspondents, Madame de S vign (1626-96) paints an extraordinarily vivid picture of France at the time of Louis XIV, in eloquent letters written throughout her life to family and friends.
When Wallis & Edward was first published in 1986, weeks after the death of the Duchess of Windsor, it caused a sensation: this was the story the world had been waiting for.
The illicit relationship between Peter Abelard, a medieval philosopher, and his young pupil Heloise is one of history s most legendary and tragic love affairs.
"Es hat geregnet, wenn die Briefe ankamen oder es hat die Sonne geschienen, manchmal lag hoch der Schnee und es war nicht leicht bis zu unserem Haus vorzudringen, die Jahreszeiten haben gewechselt, die Postboten haben gewechselt, die Jahre sind vergangen – geblieben ist ein Berg an Post, entstanden ist eine Freundschaft.
This illustrated journal uses colour metaphors throughout to represent physiological states and feelings: as such, it is best viewed on devices that can render images in colour.
Abby Adams is remembered for the many letters she wrote to her husband while he stayed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the Continental Congresses.
Twelve Years A Slave is subtitled Narrative of Solomon Northup, citizen of New York, kidnapped in Washington city in 1841, and rescued in 1853 from a cotton plantation near the Red River in Louisiana.
Twelve Years A Slave is subtitled Narrative of Solomon Northup, citizen of New York, kidnapped in Washington city in 1841, and rescued in 1853 from a cotton plantation near the Red River in Louisiana.
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.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;The Love Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
To civilized humanity world-wide, and especially to the descendants of the Pilgrims who, in 1620, laid the foundations of that civil and religious freedom upon which has been built a refuge for the oppressed of every land, the story of the Pilgrim "e;Exodus"e; has an ever-increasing value and zest.
In 'The Life and Times of John Keats: Complete Personal Letters & Two Extensive Biographies,' readers are offered a comprehensive view into the life and works of the renowned Romantic poet, John Keats.
Johannes Proelß' Buch "Scheffel - Ein Dichterleben" bietet einen faszinierenden Einblick in das Leben des deutschen Dichters Joseph Victor von Scheffel.
Dieses eBook: "Gustave Flaubert: Briefe an George Sand" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.
Norwegen, das Land der Trolle und Elche, und, aus Sicht eines begeisterten Anglers betrachtet, das Land der Fjorde, mit seinen Dorschen und Seelachsen, Makrelen und Schellfischen.