Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand 
Memoirs from Beyond the Grave: 1768-1800 [EPUB ebook] 

We cherish things, Japan has always known, precisely because they cannot last; it»s their frailty that adds sweetness to their beauty. Returning to his home in Japan after his father-in-law»s sudde …

Since publication in 1973 James I has established itself as one of the most popular short accounts of James I»s reign. The First Edition was described by John Morrill as `a far better, shrewder, mor …

Stage fright is one of the human psyche»s deepest fears. Over half of British adults name public speaking as their greatest fear, even greater than heights and snakes. Laurence Olivier learned to ad …

Flora Tristan is best known as a nineteenth century French social critic and reformer. Her writings can be seen as a precursor to Marxism and Feminism. Flora Tristan: Life Sories by Susan Grogan, inv …

Born into a fog-ridden south London slum in 1931, Eileen Killick quickly learned to look after herself. Her brothers were wayward, her mum had TB and her dad was working all hours on the railways. By …

This is the memoir of an East End undertaker, Stan Cribb, who began his apprenticeship aged just fourteen, burying the victims of London»s Blitz. During the last century, East End households had a s …

Aged just 23, and already set on a life of adventure, Roger Taylor signed up as an able seaman on the square-rigger Endeavour II, bound from Australia to New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. It was t …

Union cavalryman Boston Corbett became a national celebrity after killing John Wilkes Booth, but as details of his odd personality became known, he also became the object of derision. Over time, he w …

Toot-Toot: In My Write Mind, is a collection of writings by author and poet Frank Tannahill. The writings in this book span the course of twelve years and document a man battling alcoholism, law viol …

M Cherif Bassiouni was a towering figure in international law. He was personally connected to some of the most historically relevant moments of the past century: the Suez War; the Camp David Accords; …