Autobiography: Literary

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 'Vivid and empowering' GILLIAN ANDERSON 'A stunn...

From his deep involvement in the civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960's to his almost forty years at the head of the New Republic, Marti...

The perfect gift for fans of All Creatures Great and Small, this is a charming collection of classic stories from James Herriots much-loved books, ...

'A delight . . . a glorious, witty and life-affirming ragbag of autobiography, cultural commentary and hard-won wisdom.' ANDREW TAYLOR, author of T...

'When I was a child in Scotland, I was fond of everything that was wild, and all my life I've been growing fonder and fonder of wild places and wil...

In his classic autobiography A. A. Milne, with his characteristic self-deprecating humour, recalls a blissfully happy childhood in the company of h...

Continuing where Reimann's earlier book of diaries, I Have No Regrets, left off, in 1964, this volume is a compelling and frank account of one woma...

Clive James, a true polymath, became a generation-defining voice as a broadcaster, a critic, a poet and an author. Among his greatest achievements,...

Part coming-of-age story, part psychological thriller, part philosophical investigation, this unforgettable memoir traces the ramifications of a se...

In Three Tides, a writer's writer lets readers peek over her shoulder as she talks about writing, revealing the process that allows her to stumble,...

Goncharov was the leading Russian writer of the 1850s and, as the author of The Same Old Story, was regarded as the real heir to Nikolai Gogol. But...

Presented here in English translation are letters selected for publication by the poet himself, shortly before his death, from his wide corresponde...

The ultimate meaning of the Russian Revolution which took place on March 7, 1917, can be best understood through the pages of the Journal of Leo To...

'Fascinating ... compelling ... very funny' Sunday Times'A defiant call to arms ... affecting ... lingers long in the memory after its final page' ...