Diary And Letters

Author : Shaun Usher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-05
Category : Correspondence
ISBN : 1786891697

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More Letters of Note by Shaun Usher Pdf

FOLLOW-UP TO THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER INCLUDING LETTERS FROM: Jane Austen, Richard Burton, Helen Keller, Alan Turing, Albus Dumbledore, Eleanor Roosevelt, Henry James, Sylvia Plath, John Lennon, Gerald Durrell, Janis Joplin, Mozart, Janis Joplin, Hunter S. Thompson, C. G. Jung, Katherine Mansfield, Marge Simpson, David Bowie, Dorothy Parker, Buckminster Fuller, Beatrix Potter, Che Guevara, Evelyn Waugh, Charlotte Bront� and many more. Discover Richard Burton's farewell note to Elizabeth Taylor, Helen Keller's letter to The New York Symphony Orchestra about 'hearing' their concert through her fingers, the final missives from a doomed Japan Airlines flight in 1985, David Bowie's response to his first piece of fan mail from America and even Albus Dumbledore writing to a reader applying for the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor at Hogwarts. More Letters of Note is another rich and inspiring collection, which reminds us that much of what matters in our lives finds its way into our letters.

Author : Käthe Kollwitz
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Art
ISBN : 0810107619

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The Diary and Letters of Kaethe Kollwitz by Käthe Kollwitz Pdf

One of the great German Expressionist artists, Kaethe Kollwitz wrote little of herself. But her diary, kept from 1900 to her death in 1945, and her brief essays and letters express, as well as explain, much of the spirit, wisdom, and internal struggle which was eventually transmuted into her art.

Author : Sue Palmer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Big books
ISBN : 189941374X

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The Diary & Letters Book by Sue Palmer Pdf

Author : Irene Taylor,Alan F. Taylor
Publisher : Canongate Us
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105124288460

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The War Diaries by Irene Taylor,Alan F. Taylor Pdf

From the creators of The Assassin's Cloak comes an anthology of powerful and sometimes surprising daily wartime diary entries from war fronts throughout history. The War Diaries brings together--in their own words--the stories of men and women who have endured life at its most intense and dangerous. By turns horrific and comic, the entries retain the candid intimacy that is the particular preserve of those who keep diaries. From Che Guevara, Virginia Woolf, and Davy Crockett to anonymous soldiers in the trenches, these poignant and intense missives capture the immediacy, horror, and pathos of wars that span the centuries. With a remarkable cross-section of contributors--Josef Goebbels, Anaïs Nin, Florence Nightingale, Samuel Pepys, and Salam Pax to name just a few--Irene and Alan Taylor bring unprecedented insight into what has been described as "the most exciting and dramatic thing in life" and "the universal perversion" war. This book is a unique gift for history enthusiasts everywhere.

Author : Etty Hillesum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1999-06-01
Category : Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
ISBN : 095347805X

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An Interrupted Life by Etty Hillesum Pdf

A collection of the diaries and letters of Etty Hillesum (1914-43) who lived in Amsterdam that were composed in the shadow of the Holocaust, but their interest lies in the light-filled mind that pervades them and in the internal journey they chart.

Author : Paula Modersohn-Becker
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0810116448

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Paula Modersohn-Becker, the Letters and Journals by Paula Modersohn-Becker Pdf

Recognized today as one of the great modernist painters, Paula Modersohn-Becker was also a gifted writer, and her large body of letters and journals represent the story of her life. This volume presents the journals and every extant letter, each carefully annotated.

Author : David Kipen
Publisher : Modern Library
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812993981

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Dear Los Angeles by David Kipen Pdf

A rich mosaic of diary entries and letters from Marilyn Monroe, Cesar Chavez, Susan Sontag, Albert Einstein, and many more, this is the story of Los Angeles as told by locals, transplants, and some just passing through. “Los Angeles is refracted in all its irreducible, unexplainable glory.”—Los Angeles Times The City of Angels has played a distinct role in the hearts, minds, and imaginations of millions of people, who see it as the ultimate symbol of the American Dream. David Kipen, a cultural historian and avid scholar of Los Angeles, has scoured libraries, archives, and private estates to assemble a kaleidoscopic view of a truly unique city. From the Spanish missionary expeditions in the early 1500s to the Golden Age of Hollywood to the strange new world of social media, this collection is a slice of life in L.A. through the years. The pieces are arranged by date—January 1st to December 31st—featuring selections from different decades and centuries. What emerges is a vivid tapestry of insights, personal discoveries, and wry observations that together distill the essence of the city. As sprawling and magical as the city itself, Dear Los Angeles is a fascinating, must-have collection for everyone in, from, or touched by Southern California. With excerpts from the writing of Ray Bradbury • Edgar Rice Burroughs • Octavia E. Butler • Italo Calvino • Winston Churchill • Noël Coward • Simone De Beauvoir • James Dean • T. S. Eliot • William Faulkner • Lawrence Ferlinghetti • Richard Feynman • F. Scott Fitzgerald • Allen Ginsberg • Dashiell Hammett • Charlton Heston • Zora Neale Hurston • Christopher Isherwood • John Lennon • H. L. Mencken • Anaïs Nin • Sylvia Plath • Ronald Reagan • Joan Rivers • James Thurber • Dalton Trumbo • Evelyn Waugh • Tennessee Williams • P. G. Wodehouse • and many more Advance praise for Dear Los Angeles “This book’s a brilliant constellation, spread out over a few centuries and five thousand square miles. Each tiny entry pins the reality of the great unreal city of Angels to a moment in human time—moments enthralled, appalled, jubilant, suffering, gossiping or bragging—and it turns out, there’s no better way to paint a picture of the place.”—Jonathan Lethem “[A] scintillating collection of letters and diary entries . . . an engrossing trove of colorful, witty insights.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Author : Shaun Usher
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781838856168

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Letters of Note by Shaun Usher Pdf

Letters of Note, the book based on the beloved website of the same name, became an instant classic on publication in 2013, selling hundreds of thousands of copies. This new edition sees the collection of the world's most entertaining, inspiring and unusual letters updated with fourteen riveting new missives and a new introduction from curator Shaun Usher. From Virginia Woolf's heart-breaking suicide letter to Queen Elizabeth II's recipe for drop scones sent to President Eisenhower; from the first recorded use of the expression 'OMG' in a letter to Winston Churchill, to Gandhi's appeal for calm to Hitler; and from Iggy Pop's beautiful letter of advice to a troubled young fan, to Leonardo da Vinci's remarkable job application letter, Letters of Note is a celebration of the power of written correspondence which captures the humour, seriousness, sadness and brilliance that make up all of our lives.

Author : Etty Hillesum
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 862 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0802839592

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Etty by Etty Hillesum Pdf

In the midst of the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust, Etty's writings reveal a young Jewish woman who celebrated life and remained an undaunted example of courage, sympathy, and compassion. Through this splendid translation by Arnold J. Pomerans, commissioned by the Etty Hillesum Foundation, readers everywhere will resonate with the spirit of this amazing young woman.

Author : Felix Dzerzhinsky
Publisher : University Press of the Pacific
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2002-04-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0898758890

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Prison Diary and Letters by Felix Dzerzhinsky Pdf

Felix Dzerzhinsky (1877-1926) was a loyal associate of Lenin and Stalin. Dzerzhinsky was born into the family of a small landowner in Lithuania, of Polish nationality. At the age of 17 he participated in the socialist movement; a year later he became a member of the Lithuanian Social-Democratic Party and from then on devoted himself entirely to poltical work. For his revolutionary activity Dzerzhinsky was savagely persecuted by the tsarist authorities; he was repeatedly exiled and sentenced to penal servitude in Poland and Russia. He spent nearly eleven years in prison and in penal servitude. The February revolution of 1917 released Dzerzhinsky from a Moscow prison. Immediately upon his release he became extremely active in the Moscow Bolshevik Party organization. At the Sixth Congress of the Bolshevik Party in August 1917 Dzerzhinsky was elected to the Central Committee of the Party. Later, in the period when the actual preparations for the October Revolution were being made, he became a member of the Party Centre, headed by Stalin, which led the uprising. After the victory of the revolution, Dzerzhinsky, on the recommendation of Lenin, was appointed Chairman of the Extraordinary Commission to Combat Counter-Revolution, Sabotage, and Speculation (Cheka). In later years he was Peoples Commissar of Railways, and Chairman of the Supreme Council of the National Economy.

Author : Hannah Anderson Ropes
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0870497901

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Civil War Nurse by Hannah Anderson Ropes Pdf

The chief nurse of the Union Hospital in Washington, D.C., describes life and stress in the hospital and comments on notable persons of power. Her heretofore unpublished diary and letters comprise a fresh, hightly significan document concerning the medical history of the Civil War and the contributions of women nurses in the Northern military hospitals. This book is edited, with Introduction and Commentary, by John R. Brumgardt. Published by The University of Tennessee. 150 pages

Author : Laura Matilda Towne
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1018647295

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Letters And Diary Of Laura M. Towne by Laura Matilda Towne Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Gouverneur Morris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : France
ISBN : HARVARD:32044010322535

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The Diary and Letters of Gouverneur Morris by Gouverneur Morris Pdf

A biography of Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816) by his granddaughter, making extensive use of his letters and diary.

Author : Gouverneur Morris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : France
ISBN : UOM:39015059502974

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The Diary and Letters of Gouverneur Morris by Gouverneur Morris Pdf

A biography of Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816) by his granddaughter, making extensive use of his letters and diary.

Author : Mathilde Wolff-Mönckeberg
Publisher : Persephone Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : WISC:89100292747

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On the Other Side by Mathilde Wolff-Mönckeberg Pdf

Features letters written (but never posted) by a 60 year-old woman, to her children living abroad, about the experience of living in Hamburg during the war. Discovered in a drawer in the 1970s, they were translated by her daughter, the late Ruth Evans, and first published in England and Germany in 1979.