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How many letters can be claimed to have been as influential as this? Leo Tolstoy's 'Letter to a Hindu' was originally sent…
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Originally published in 1848, 'Hudson Bay' was author R.M. Ballantyne's first published book. Rather than a story for…
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‘A day with Robert Louis Stevenson’ is no doubt every ‘Stevensonian’s’ dream, it is a rare look behind the curtain of one of…
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Written just a year before his death, ‘Why is the Negro Lynched?’ is one of Douglass’ most moving and passionate speeches.…
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‘Abolition Fanaticism in New York’ is a speech written by Douglass and delivered in 1847. Proving that the pen can be…
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The remarkable life and adventures of Buffalo Bill, as seen through his own eyes. From his early life as a scout, trapper…
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Written to honour the life of the eponymous abolitionist and activist, ‘John Brown’ is the transcript of a speech delivered…
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Sometimes true life spins more shocking stories than the minds of writers. That is the case with \'The Interesting Narrative…
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In "Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil Bits of Autobiography," Bierce recounts some of his experiences as a soldier. At the…
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Cut through the noise and get to the truth with Dr David Craig’s ‘Lie Catcher: Becoming a Human Lie Detector in Under 60…
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Frederick Douglass was born in slavery as Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey near Easton in Talbot County, Maryland. In…
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"The Road" is an autobiographical memoir recounting London's time as a vagabond in America in the 1890's during the worst…
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This posthumously published autobiography of Andrew Carnegie is a very well written and interesting accounts of the life of…
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What is it like to be affected by dementia at a young age, and how does a dementia diagnosis change your life? In very…
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G. K. Chesterton’s ‘The Uses of Diversity' is a collection of essays from the "Prince of Paradox". Written by the English…
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This is the historical play on King Richard's life and how he died, tracing his fall from power. As a young man, Richard…
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'Hospital Sketches' is a collection of four sketches based on Alcott's time as a nurse for the Union during the American…
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In early March 1867, Muir was injured while working at a wagon wheels a tool he was using slipped and struck him in the eye.…
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‘Pen, Pencil, and Poison’ is one of Wilde’s most intriguing essays. Part biography, part social commentary, and part…
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"Karen Jeppe and the Armenian People - A Life – a Calling" is a biographical and easy-to-read story about the Danish teacher…
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In a series of biographical sketches, Stowe weaves a story of womanhood, describing Christianity's influence on the female…
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Known across the UK as ‘The Moat Farm Murder,’ ‘The Secret of Moat Farm’ sees Wallace as his investigative-journalist best.…
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In English for the first time, with a foreword written by Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson Mandela, this is a…
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'American Men of Action' is Stevenson's exploration of the lives of some of the most notable men in American history. From…
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\"It was my good fortune, that the prisons in Germany were still controlled by the Ministry of Justice and not by Heinrich…
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The Rough Riders was the nickname for one of the three regiments of the First United States Volunteer Cavalry, which…
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This is a detailed biography of the life and adventures of Daniel Boone (1734-1820). Whilst he is often brushed over in…
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David "Davy" Crockett (1786–1836) was a celebrated 19th century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician.…
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'American Men of Mind' is a captivating exploration of the lives of the most notable intellectual men and women of American…
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This collection of letters and journal entries was curated by Alcott's close friend Edna Dow Cheney, and published just a…
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Author R.M Ballantyne was born in Edinburgh, into a well-known family of printers and publishers. The ninth of ten children,…
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In November 2005 a young woman, Margaret, dies of leukemia. In this moving and personal book Margaret\'s sister, the…
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"The Mirror of the Sea" (1906) is a collection of autobiographical essays first published in various magazines between 1904…
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For those interested in the history of slavery and the American Civil War, \'Up from Slavery\' is the autobiography from…
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In this biography, John S. C. Abbott focuses on the infamous Scottish sailor turned pirate Captain William Kid. The book is…
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"Fashion is ephemeral. Art is eternal. Indeed, what is a fashion really? A fashion is merely a form of ugliness so…
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A biographical book, Harriet Beecher Stowe's 'Our Charley and What to do With Him' is based on her own brother Charles…
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\'Behind the Scenes\' (1868) was written by American civil activist and author, Elizabeth Keckley, who is best known as the…
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In a series of letters addressed to her daughter, Natasha Illum Berg reflects on her child\'s forthcoming journey into a…
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Filmatized in 2013 and the official recipient of three Oscars, Solomon Northup\'s powerful slave narrative \'Twelve Years a…
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In 1901, the author – the real Elizabeth – went on a trip to the Baltic island of Rügen with her maid, a chauffeur, a…
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Nekonečná nuda vězeňského života, neefektivní byrokracie a kriticky přetížená vězeňská služba. Tak vypadá každodenní realita…
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For those interested in the abolition of slavery and the Slavery Act in America, \'Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl\'…
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The last volume in Gorky\'s grand autobiographical trilogy, \"My Universities\" covers the years of the author\'s…
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"Fighting the Flying Circus" is fighter ace Eddie Rickenbacker WWI memoir. He fought in and eventually became commander of…
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Published in 1916, 'In the World' is the second volume in Maxim Gorky's autobiography. Gorky demonstrates how his views and…
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V posledním díle trilogie Vězeňský deník zastihneme autora Jeffreyho Archera v okamžiku, kdy se z věznice Wayland stěhuje do…
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Den pátý – pondělí 23. července 2001, 5:53„Mřížemi v mém okně pronikají sluneční paprsky, venku je určitě nádherný letní…
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