Biographies & Memoirs

August, 1755. Newcastle, on the north bank of the Tyne.

At one time pretty much everyone knew the name of Horace de Vere Cole, the greatest practical joker ever. But there has never been a full biography of this fascinating character, because his family have, until now, denied access to his papers. Finally, Downer now has the full cooperation of the family. ...

A heartwarming novel about the surprise of second chances in the autumn of your life.

A memoir about the bittersweet turbulence of finding your way in a big city.

The eighth volume of the complete Diary of Samuel Pepys in its most authoritative and acclaimed edition.

This collection of scholarly essays on Egyptian culture, history, society, archeology, literature, art, and conservation is published in memory of Werner Mark Linz and includes contributions from Hans Kung, Alaa Al Aswany, Qais Akbar Omar and Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan.

'The story of a teenager crossing Hitler's Europe with only her own courage and luck to sustain her. ... Stunning.' Elaine Feinstein

This volume explores the life stories of ordinary Burmese by drawing on the narratives of individual subjects and using an array of interdisciplinary approaches. The constituted stories highlight the protagonists' survival strategies in everyday life that demonstrate their constant courage and frustration in dealing with numerous social injustices and adversities.

The impact of the Grenfell Tower fire on the community, as witnessed by the first clergy person on the scene and neighbour of residents.

A young poet's tragicomic account of crossed loves and rebellions as he grows from boy to man under the vigilant eyes of the secret police and the State as a whole in the Soviet Union between the 1950s and 1970s.

This study presents William Hazlitt as a brilliant and perceptive essayist and critic whose critical impressions of his contemporaries and their work gave a sense of an age and the leading figures who populated it in a particularly vivid way.

Arthur Weigall was Chief Inspector of Antiquities in Upper Egypt in its remarkable Edwardian heyday: a time of spectacular discoveries - most notably the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922 - but also one of a glittering European society centred on Luxor. This book presents his life story.

Maud Berridge (1845-1907) was the wife of a Master Mariner, and she travelled with him on at least five occasions (1869, 1880, 1882, 1883, 1886), sailing to Melbourne with emigrants and cargo. The first occasion was 1869 just after they were married, when Henry was Captain of the Walmer Castle, and they ...

A rich and riveting portrait of the man behindGulliver s Travels, by a vivid, ardent, and engaging author New York Times Book Review)."

The first major biography of legendary war correspondent Martha Gellhorn casts "a vivid spotlight on one of the most undercelebrated women of the 20th century" (Entertainment Weekly) Martha Gellhorn's heroic career as a reporter brought her to the front lines of virtually every significant international ...

The biography of the founder and editor of 'Eagle' magazine, read by millions throughout the 1950s and '60s. A radical priest and lover of good living as well as a journalist and publisher, Morris's life makes fascinating reading.

Outside the theatrical profession Sybil Thorndike is no longer the household name she once was; she has become a historical figure. Yet her combative, inspiring life, her passionate concern for the state of the world as well as for her art, resonates with any age. This book tells her story.

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A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR

A story at once extremely strange and entirely familiar - about families, innocence, art and love. This hugely enjoyable, totally unforgettable memoir is a classic in the making.