Dorie McCullough Lawson 
Posterity 

This book introduces four journals that Henry Foxall (1758 1823) kept during a trip to the British Isles in 1816 1817. It provides unique primary source material, extensively annotated for clarity …

First published in 1967. This journal is a copy of the narrated manuscript of Captain Cook’s last voyage of discovery into the Pacific Ocean. It spans from 1776 to 1779 and includes illustrations and …

Translated into English for the first time, the letters collected here bring to life one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century, Ludwig Wittgenstein. In letters written over forty years, …

In Letters of Note: Space, Shaun Usher brings together fascinating correspondence about the universe beyond our planet, containing hopeful thoughts about the future of space travel, awestruck …

In Letters of Note: Sex, Shaun Usher collects together some of the most noteworthy missives ever written on the subject, from euphemism-laden, flirtatious exchanges and desire-driven expressions of …

The perfect gift for anyone with a shrewd sense of humour.Decidedly absurd, and always entertaining, revel in the very best letters to The Times.From umbrella protocol at the Coronation to growing …

This hitherto unpublished first-hand witness account, written in 1968-9, tells the story of a privileged Polish woman whose life was torn apart by the outbreak of the Second World War and Soviet …

These private journals, made available here for the first time, record Hugh Trevor-Roper”s visit to the People”s Republic of China in the autumn of 1965, shortly before the outbreak of the Cultural …

'I have never before in my life kept a diary of my thoughts, and here at the start of my ninth decade, having for the moment nothing much else to write, I am having a go at it. Good luck to …