Letter, Diaries

Alphonse Daudet was a highly popular nineteenth-century French novelist, whose work radiated humour and good cheer. Few knew that for his entire adult life he suffered from syphilis, a disease both …

Funny, honest and full of subtle magic, this is a rare and revealing portrait of 18th century Europe at a time when Marie Antoinette had just become queen of all France, the Grand Tour was in its …

Frequently the deeper dimension of love is lost with words that express physical contact. The act of making love and self-gratification has taken the place of the meaning of love. These letters …

Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947) is known first and foremost as a painter. His paintings, of which there are thousands around the world, explore the mythic origins, the natural beauty, and the spiritual …

Unmasks the tough, street-smart persona of Charles Bukowski America’s "Ultimate Outsider" Amazing letters filled with passionate, literary, and personal observation Insights into the author …

If you could tell your dad anything, what would it be? Steve Waugh, Trent Dalton, Samuel Johnson, Kathy Lette, John Williamson, Susie Youssef, Michala Banas, Glenn Shorrock, Matilda Brown, Joel …

Selected by Kazin's acclaimed biographer, an enlightening collection of the private writings of one of the twentieth century's most fascinating intellectuals. At the time of his death in …

Charles Meeres served on the Western Front between 1915 and 1918. He kept a secret diary and painted many watercolours of life at the front, so that his diary gives a unique insight into the campaign …