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After my wife passed away I found myself devoting a lot of time to writing. In quick succession I produced two books about my stint of thirty years in the Indian Army: 'Letters from The Border’, and 'A Soldier’s Journey Through Life'. This industrious activity has been quite therapeutic...

“Bearing aloft the flag of his country in the final charge” by Company A, 103rd New York Volunteers at the Battle of Antietam, Captain Henry Augustus Sand fell wounded. He penned a letter to his family in Brooklyn Heights while lying on the battlefield, and then three more before dying of his...

With sold-out live events around the country and a bestselling book, Women of Letters have revived the gentle art of letter writing. In this all-new collection of missives, a dazzling array of noteworthy Australians share their wisdom, wit and wildest dreams. Here Marieke Hardy and Michaela McGuire...

Published in 1895, this collection gives the reader an intimate glimpse into Thoreau’s epistolary reflections. His correspondents include his brother John, his sister Helen, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. The book also includes essays on Margaret Fuller, nature, morality, and love and chastity.

A collection of confessional, hilarious, heartbreaking notes written anonymously on a public typewriter for fans of PostSecret and Other People's Love Letters. When Michael Gustafson and his wife Hilary opened Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor, Michigan, they put out a typewriter for anyone to...

The writings of Rav Baruch Shalom HaLevi Ashlag (RABASH), the firstborn son and successor of Rav Yehuda Leib HaLevi Ashlag (Baal HaSulam), author of the Sulam (Ladder) commentary on The Book of Zohar, provide us with insights that connect the wisdom of Kabbalah to our human experience. These books...

Collection of essays of literary criticism, including Scott and the Ballads, Auld Maitland,The Ballad of Otterburne, Scott's Traditional Copy and how he edited it, The Mystery of the Ballad of Jamie Telfer, and Kinmont Willie. According to Wikipedia: "Andrew Lang (March 31, 1844, Selkirk - July...

This carefully crafted ebook: "John Keats - The Man Behind The Lyrics: Life, letters, and literary remains" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. John Keats (1795-1821) was an English Romantic poet. The poetry of Keats is characterized by sensual...

In 1846, French Canadian-born A. M. A. Blanchet was named the first Catholic bishop of Walla Walla in the area soon to become Washington Territory. He arrived at Fort Walla Walla in late September 1847, part of the largest movement over the Oregon Trail to date. During the thirty-two years of Blanchet's...

Nicht nur in künstlerischer, sondern auch in praktischer Hinsicht war der Austausch Thomas Manns mit dem österreichischen Dramatiker Arthur Schnitzler fruchtbar – entstand daraus doch der Kontakt zu dem Herausgeber der New Yorker Zeitschrift The Dial, wo Mann zwischen 1922 und 1928 insgesamt acht...

Mit der Oktoberrevolution hatte in Russland gewaltsam die kommunistische Herrschaft begonnen, Ende Dezember dem Jahres 1922 erfolgte schließlich die formale Gründung der Sowjetunion. In dem Bemühen, einen angemessenen Umgang mit dem zunehmend autoritär auftretenden Staat zu finden und seinen Opfern...

In this entertaining collection of short stories, James Forson light-heartedly explores some of his memories of the Western Cape Province in South Africa and confronts some of the challenges and ironies of the world of business. Sometimes humorous, sometimes pithy, the stories strike a responsive chord with our own life experiences. A pleasant read to while away the weekend.

SOUL PRINTS presents a collection of poetry and short pieces examining the deepest soulful reflections for anyone with a strong faith and belief in angelic guidance. Each poem and short story is simply stated, seeking to share the souls journey here on Earth. The diverse pieces are meant to touch...

Are words magical? Which word is the secret dark matter comprising the past, present and future?I have written the essays for different reasons, One of them is that by researching languages you arrive at the ultimate truth about history and nature. And the other is my discovery that travelling towards...