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“Enclosed in this beautiful package, please find: an agile mind, a perfect style, a canny and undeceivable heart, and a welcome, enduring presence in the reader’s life.” –Michael Chabon A portrait o …

This book is a modern edition of an Anglo-Scottish epistolary classic, drawn from the authoritative scholarly edition. The letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle are works of art in themselves but also shed l …

Frances Burney was born on June 13th, 1752 in Lynn Regis (now King’s Lynn). By the age of 8 Frances had still not learned the alphabet and couldn’t read. She now began a period of self-education, whi …

"In pointing us toward how to be ’better than we are, ’ Gene Patterson–passionate, funny, sound of mind and full of heart–coincidentally reminds us just how fine journalism can be. This is a w …

"What this charming, moving and fascinating collection proves is that the [letter] form itself – a scribbled note, a declaration of love, an outpouring of passion, a bitter word – has always bee …

A brilliant new translation of the short improvisational fiction and memoirs of Lu Xun, the father of modern Chinese literature.This captivating translation assembles two volumes by Lu Xun, the found …

Break away from bad habits and build healthy ones with this step-by-step workbook, which will help you make positive changes in your life Habits are the building blocks of our days, and they have a h …

In the pages of “Becoming Lion” prepare to embark on a transformative journey through the powerful narratives of fifteen diverse authors. This captivating anthology delves deep into the intersection …

A HILARIOUS COMPILATION OF THE WORST JOB APPLICATIONS IMAGINABLE – A PERFECT STOCKING FILLER OR OFFICE SECRET SANTA GIFT THIS CHRISTMAS. Ever read a truly terrible job application? Or perhaps slightl …

THE FIRST MODERN LESBIAN ’The details of Anne’s love affairs and flirtations are there, free from suppression or euphemism’ GUARDIAN ’Engaging, revealing, at times simply astonishing’ SARAH WATERS’Th …