Praeterita and Dilecta John Ruskin Knopf 2005 Hardback
Written in lucid intervals between the bouts of dementia that haunted his final years, Praeterita tells the story of John Ruskin's early life and the Written in lucid intervals between the bouts of dementia that haunted his final years, Praeterita tells the story of John Ruskin's early life and the formation of his taste and intellect through education, travels in Europe and encounters with great art and artists. This Everyman edition includes Dilecta, Ruskin's own selection from his letters and documents. Together these works illuminate the life and work of a towering intellect, but also provide a vivid portrait of pre-Victorian and Victorian England. ...more
$23.00 now £5.99 Stock code: 88070 Qty Add to basket
The Macmillan Diaries Vol II Prime Minister and After Harold Macmillan Macmillan 2011 Hardback Illustrated
Patrick Moore The Autobiography Patrick Moore Sutton 2005 Paperback Illustrated
Patrick Moore was not only a great populariser of astronomy, but also a self-taught musician and passionate cricketer for over 50 years. In this autobPatrick Moore was not only a great populariser of astronomy, but also a self-taught musician and passionate cricketer for over 50 years. In this autobiography, written on his 1908 Woodstock typewriter, he describes the key moments of his distinguished career in broadcasting, discusses his other enthusiasms and sets out his political views. ...more
Throughout his life, the author ofGoodbye to Berlin kept a diary, not only as a chronicle of events but also as a means of philosophical reflection. SThroughout his life, the author ofGoodbye to Berlin kept a diary, not only as a chronicle of events but also as a means of philosophical reflection. Spanning the crucial years following his emigration to the USA, this volume records his thoughts and feelings on his pacifism, his discovery of Eastern mysticism, and his growing` confidence as a gay man. Written with the freshness and clarity of his best fiction, it combines vivid daily detail, outrageous gossip and spiritual insight. ...more
£20.00 now £5.99 Stock code: 93314 Qty Add to basket
Maidens' Trip A Wartime Adventure on the Grand Union Canal Emma Smith Bloomsbury 2009 Hardback
This fictionalized memoir describes the experiences of three middle class 18-year-old girls who signed up to work on the Grand Union Canal during the This fictionalized memoir describes the experiences of three middle class 18-year-old girls who signed up to work on the Grand Union Canal during the Second World War. They learned how to navigate locks, splice ropes, bail bilge water and generally handle a pair of 72-foot long canal boats carrying cargoes of steel and coal. First published in 1948, it is an evocative and unusual coming-of-age story. With a new preface by the author. ...more
£14.99 now £5.99 Stock code: 92900 Qty Add to basket
A Governess in the Age of Jane Austen The Journals and Letters of Agnes Porter Agnes Porter; Ed. Joanna Martin Hambledon 1998 Hardback
£35.00 now £9.99 Stock code: 92729 Qty Add to basket
Thomas Merton A Life in Letters William H Shannon; Christine M Bochen (Edited by) Lion 2009 Paperback
More than 10,000 letters survive from the pen of the prolific and provocative Trappist monk Thomas Merton (1915-1968), for whom letter- writing was a More than 10,000 letters survive from the pen of the prolific and provocative Trappist monk Thomas Merton (1915-1968), for whom letter- writing was a means of exploring ideas which he was forbidden from publishing. This single-volume selection is arranged in nine chapters to highlight his views on such issues as civil rights, interreligious dialogue and the Catholic response to times of change. ...more
This moving and affectionate personal narrative tells the story of a childhood spent in the comparative cosiness of a small Pennine farm between the tThis moving and affectionate personal narrative tells the story of a childhood spent in the comparative cosiness of a small Pennine farm between the two world wars. Ernest Dewhurst, later to become a local newspaper reporter, paints an evocative picture of cotton mills, milk rounds, chapels and chip shops, school trips and boyhood misdemeanours and relates how he was eventually called up 'to hinder the Royal Navy'. ...more
£12.99 now £4.99 Stock code: 92568 Qty Add to basket
Conversations with Myself
Nelson Mandela Macmillan 2010 Hardback
'The cell,' writes Nelson Mandela, 'is an ideal place to learn to know yourself.' Throughout his life, even in the most unpropitious circumstances, Ma'The cell,' writes Nelson Mandela, 'is an ideal place to learn to know yourself.' Throughout his life, even in the most unpropitious circumstances, Mandela has been an assiduous record keeper. This volume assembles journals written while on the run, recorded conversations, notes from desk calendars kept on Robben Island and an autobiographical fragment covering his years as President. As Barack Obama writes in his foreword, these inspirational writings give us a rounded portrait of the man behind the legend. ...more
£25.00 now £7.99 Stock code: 92536 Qty Add to basket
Long Life
Nigel Nicolson Phoenix 1997 Paperback Illustrated
The son of Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West, Nigel Nicolson (1917-2004) was the child companion of Virginia Woolf while she was writing OrlandoThe son of Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West, Nigel Nicolson (1917-2004) was the child companion of Virginia Woolf while she was writing Orlando. He became a soldier during the Italian Campaign, an MP in the 1950s and joint founder of Weidenfeld and Nicolson, but publishing Lolita ended his political career and he turned to writing - on history, politics, architecture and literature. This memoir was first published in 1997. ...more
'The only man who makes no mistakes,' wrote Theodore Roosevelt, 'is the man who never does anything.' One of America's most colourful and dynamic pres'The only man who makes no mistakes,' wrote Theodore Roosevelt, 'is the man who never does anything.' One of America's most colourful and dynamic presidents, Roosevelt overcame a sickly childhood to become a vigorous soldier, lawmaker, huntsman, politician, campaigner against corporate power, and prolific author. To his published autobiography, which ends with his presidency, this edition adds extracts from his later works to create a rich account of what he was proud to call his 'strenuous life'. ...more
Stephen Brennan (Edited by) Skyhorse 2011 Hardback
Davy Crockett's death at the Alamo in 1836 made him into an American legend - but who was the man behind the myth? Compiled from two works published iDavy Crockett's death at the Alamo in 1836 made him into an American legend - but who was the man behind the myth? Compiled from two works published in his lifetime, this action-packed autobiography not only recalls his Tennessee boyhood, his days as a scout in the 1812 war, and his career as a Congressman; it powerfully expresses his disillusionment with President Andrew Jackson, and his anger over political corruption, corporate greed, environmental degradation and the treatment of Native Americans. ...more
Memoirs Memoirs William Rees-Mogg Harper 2011 Hardback
As editor of The Times, chairman of the Arts Council and vice- chairman of the BBC, William Rees-Mogg was a pivotal figure in post-war Britain. In thiAs editor of The Times, chairman of the Arts Council and vice- chairman of the BBC, William Rees-Mogg was a pivotal figure in post-war Britain. In this candid memoir he reflects on his long life and career, and his relations with politicians such as Harold Wilson, Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan. He also provides an insider's account of his struggle against the print unions, the year-long closure of The Times and its subsequent purchase by Rupert Murdoch. Slightly off-mint. ...more
£30.00 now £9.99 Stock code: 91683 Qty Add to basket
$23.00
£12.99
£7.99
£20.00
£14.99
£35.00
14.99
£12.99
£25.00
£9.99
£9.99
£9.99
£30.00
On Facebook
On Twitter
Subscribe to email offers
