Diaries, letters & journals books

The second volume of one of the most entertaining and illuminating political diaries of the twentieth century, covering Harold Macmillan's years as Prime Minister

Detailed and engaging diary entries throw new light on what it was really like to live in wartime Suffolk.

A dedication to Stephen Spender, who in 1932 wrote almost a million words of journal entries between his September Journal in 1939 and his death in 1995. It provides a picture of the various lives Spender brought together in a...

Growing up in Huntsville, Alabama, during the first quarter of the 20th century, Alabama-born organist and composer Lee Orville Erwin, like many of the 20th century's great American composers, spent time studying in Paris. From...

The Forgotten Army consists of the letters, photos and sketches of a soldier fighting the Japanese in Burma that were sent home to the author's parents in Lancashire. Sketches, illustrations, photographs and paintings have been...

Spitfire pilot Doug Brown's RAF experiences. The first solo in a Spitfire was almost his last and he crashed on his first operation. It was a life of contrasts: the thrill of flying; the loss of fellow airmen; anticipation of...

A major literary event the long-awaited publication of George Orwell's diaries, chronicling the events that inspired his greatest works.

Offering an account of the New Labour era, this title covers the rise and fall of New Labour from start to finish.

From the bestselling editor of The Reagan Diaries come the newly disclosed notebooks of Ronald Reagan that bring to light his most intimate thoughts and favorite quotations.

This edited collection of correspondence written by members of English landed gentry families provides insights into the formation, experience and practice of elite masculine identities. The source book examines continuities and...

Called the most important critic of his time by Hannah Arendt, Walter Benjamin has only become more influential over the years. Suitable for any scholar wrestling with Benjamin's work, this title offers a look at the man behind...

This is the story of a family whose lives pivoted between the very English setting of the Lake District and the exoticism of Aleppo and Jerusalem. It touches on the family's connections with Arthur Ransome and his 'Swallows and...

In 1905 the author became the first white woman to cross Labrador, completing the expedition that had led to her husband's death. In her diary author's enthusiasm for the Labrador wilderness shines through her descriptions of the...

After the battle of Antietam in 1862, Harriet Eaton traveled to Virginia from her home in Portland, Maine, to care for soldiers in the Army of the Potomac. Portland's Free Street Baptist Church, with liberal ties to abolition,...

From an insecure young man with a considerable stutter who grew up in a small town in eastern Maine, Joshua Chamberlain rose to become a major general, recipient of the Medal of Honor, Governor of Maine and President of Bowdoin...

Containing many previously unpublished letters, this third volume of a six volume collection of the complete correspondence of John Wallis (1616-1703), documents an important period in the history of the Royal Society, University...

Roger Mortimer's generous letters to his son are packed with anecdotes and sharp observations, with a unique analogy for each and every scrape Charlie Mortimer got himself into. This title includes 150 letters written to his son...