Letter, Diaries

H.G. Wells classic science fiction tale ‘The Time Machine’ is the first of Wells’ ‘scientific romances’ (which included ‘The Invisible Man, ‘ ‘War of the Worlds’ and ‘The Island of Doctor Moreau’).&# …

Joseph J. Dimocks descriptions of Cuba in his travel diary provide a remarkable firsthand view of a fascinating period in the islands history. In the mid-nineteenth century, the United States was pur …

‘We recognised the place from the newsreels. There was a large desk covered with dust. An ornamental chandelier hung low from the ceiling. From here Hitler had plotted. Here had been Goering, Himmler …

‘There was a blinding flash and an ear-splitting report and the "prisoner" fell across me. The bullet had caught him full in the chin and passed out at the base of his skull.’ In A Tommy at …

John Griffith "Jack" London was born John Griffith Chaney on January 12th, 1876 in San Francisco. His father, William Chaney, was living with his mother Flora Wellman when she became pregna …

Walter Pater (1839-1894) attained a B.A. degree in Classics from Queen’s College, Oxford, followed soon after by a M.A. degree from Brasenose College, Oxford, where he was made a Fellow in 1865. That …

This is the inside story of Manchester City’s first title in 44 years and perhaps the most remarkable football season of all-time written from the point of view of the man in the eye of the storm – C …

The Times has the most famous letters page of any newspaper. This delightful selection of over 300 items of correspondence over the last century shows precisely why.As a forum for debate, playground …