Albert Cohen 
Book of My Mother [EPUB ebook] 

”A diary is an assassin”s cloak which we wear when we stab a comrade in the back with a pen”, wrote William Soutar in 1934. But a diary is also a place for recording everyday thoughts and special …

Hermann Hesse, winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize for Literature, is now acknowledged internationally as one of the major writers of this century. His books, which have become best-sellers, appeal partic …

The Life of Cesare Borgia: A History and Some Criticisms by Rafael Sabatini provides a detailed historical biography of Cesare Borgia, a controversial figure in Renaissance Italy. Sabatini explores t …

Beloved as the family storyteller, Dorothy Winthrop Bradford left behind at her death in 1987 diaries, letters, scrapbooks and memorabilia that date back to the Civil War and provide a picture of a w …

Johnson rose from obscure origins to become a major literary figure of the eighteenth century. Through a detailed survey of his major works and political journalism, Hudson constructs a complex pictu …

A leading figure in the Theosophical Society, Leadbeater was a prolific author, writing on subjects ranging from Buddhism, Masonic history and the origins of Christianity through to the power of thou …

A true and heart warming account of a journey through breast cancer. A diagnosis of breast cancer made Michelle Williams-Huw, mother of two small boys, re-evaluate her life as she battled her demons …

From church establishment figure to revolutionary, supporter of Napoleon Bonaparte to promoter of the Bourbon Restoration, the twists and turns of Charles Maurice Prince de Talleyrand’s remarkable ca …

William Crookes” long life was one of unbroken scientific and business activity, culminating in his appointment as President of the Royal Society in 1913. Throughout his career he was an important s …