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Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General

Letters From the Pyrenees (Paperback): John D. Foot Letters From the Pyrenees (Paperback)
John D. Foot
R381 Discovery Miles 3 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
With Walt Whitman in Camden - March 28-July 14, 1888 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): Horace Traubel With Walt Whitman in Camden - March 28-July 14, 1888 (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
Horace Traubel
R724 Discovery Miles 7 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Clipped Wings - Illustrated Diary of My RAF Service in India & Burma 1942-1946 by CPL Peter Walker (Hardcover): Clipped Wings - Illustrated Diary of My RAF Service in India & Burma 1942-1946 by CPL Peter Walker (Hardcover)
R747 Discovery Miles 7 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Inspired by the discovery of her father's long-forgotten photos, diaries and letters from home, the author set about creating this book as a tribute to the bravery and sacrifices made by the armed forces in the often over-looked Indian sub-continent area of conflict, 5,000 miles away from home. Now, after six years of work and research, this book has culminated in a tremendous insight into the appalling hardships and working conditions as well as the ingenuity of the often forgotten RAF ground crew who kept the warbirds in the air. Deprived by the RAF of his Pilot's Licence due to colour blindness, Peter was based firstly in central India, maintaining old planes that were already obsolete, and then in Burma where the ground crew were also flying as cargo handlers and stretcher bearers, having to land and take off in the most hazardous of conditions on short bush strips hacked out of the Japanese-infested jungles.

Horse and Foot (Hardcover): A. D. C. McAlister Horse and Foot (Hardcover)
A. D. C. McAlister
R468 Discovery Miles 4 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Downland Index (Paperback): Angus Carlyle A Downland Index (Paperback)
Angus Carlyle
R301 Discovery Miles 3 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
An Unremarked Sacrifice (Paperback): Ken Wayman An Unremarked Sacrifice (Paperback)
Ken Wayman
R533 Discovery Miles 5 330 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Regional Book (Paperback): David Matless The Regional Book (Paperback)
David Matless
R301 Discovery Miles 3 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Glamorgan's Greatest Generation (Paperback): Malcolm Cowper Glamorgan's Greatest Generation (Paperback)
Malcolm Cowper
R272 Discovery Miles 2 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
William Butler Yeats and the Murder of Honor Bright (Paperback, 2nd edition): Patricia Hughes William Butler Yeats and the Murder of Honor Bright (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Patricia Hughes
R567 Discovery Miles 5 670 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Leafing through the Guardian I found a picture of William Butler Yeats receiving his Nobel Prize in 1923. It was a photograph my father used to show me as a child. I always assumed that both men were from a hot country because of their black hair and thick, pale, fast-tanning skin. My father used to avoid Irish people, so I didn't know what they looked like. Suddenly I realised there was a strong, personal resemblance.

Big Walk (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): David Wilson, D. Austin Wilson Big Walk (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
David Wilson, D. Austin Wilson
R425 Discovery Miles 4 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The remarkable account of a 73-year-old man's epic walk around England and the thoughts that surface during those lonely hours of long-distance walking. Memories from another age are rekindled: The war years: a father killed: a mother's grief: evacuation : an unusual and impovished childhood. A parallel journey is interwoven within the diary pages of a book that portrays an England largely untrodden by modern lives. From the remoteness of the Northern Pennines to the unique geological features of the Jurassic Coast - from the grandeur of the Lake District to the panoramic views of the South West Coast Path - or from the dramatic coastline of Northumberland to the tranquillity of a canal tow path; it becomes fascinating terrain as David leads you along delightful coastal paths and charming villages, depicting daily events in his captivating, easy-going style.

On Being Ill (Paperback): Virginia Woolf On Being Ill (Paperback)
Virginia Woolf
R162 R151 Discovery Miles 1 510 Save R11 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Penned in 1925 during the aftermath of a nervous breakdown, On Being Ill is a groundbreaking essay by the Modernist giant Virginia Woolf that seeks to establish illness as a topic for discussion in literature. Delving into considerations of the loneliness and vulnerability experienced by those suffering from illness, as well as aspects of privilege others might have, the essay resounds with an honesty and clarity that still rings true today. 'Novels, one would have thought, would have been devoted to influenza, epic poems to typhoid, odes to pneumonia, lyrics to toothache. But no - with a few exceptions... literature does its best to maintain that its concern is with the mind; that the body is a sheet of plain glass through which the soul looks straight and clear, and, save for one or two passions such as desire and greed, is null, and negligible and non-existent.'

A Letter to Samuel - You Shall Know the Truth and the Truth Shall Set You Free (Paperback): Chandi Chirwa A Letter to Samuel - You Shall Know the Truth and the Truth Shall Set You Free (Paperback)
Chandi Chirwa
R221 Discovery Miles 2 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The general understanding of dA (c)jA vu is this: DA (c)jA vu, from French, literally "already seen", is the phenomenon of having the strong sensation that an event or experience currently being experienced has been experienced in the past, whether it has actually happened or not. So how would you feel if five years of your life flashes in front of your eyes in a space of five minutes or your dreams come to life in the same week? Samuel, I have been in situations where dA (c)jA vu was so clear, I was not sure whether I was dreaming or living.

Diary of a Desperate Mother - Battling Eczema & Allergies (Paperback): Fredericka Charles Diary of a Desperate Mother - Battling Eczema & Allergies (Paperback)
Fredericka Charles
R531 Discovery Miles 5 310 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Overwhelmed and desperate for a remedy that would heal her son, Fredericka Charles tried, it seems everything to help him. She revisits this seemingly hopeless chapter of her life in the confidence that it would help someone.

Earth Under My Heel - A journal of a walk across Northern Spain on the Camino de Santiago (Paperback): Captain David Littlejohn... Earth Under My Heel - A journal of a walk across Northern Spain on the Camino de Santiago (Paperback)
Captain David Littlejohn Beveridge
R691 Discovery Miles 6 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

On the 18th of March 2013 David Littlejohn Beveridge set out, in fulfillment of childhood dreams, to walk the ancient pilgrim route called the Way of St.James or Camino de Santiago from Roncesvalles to Santiago de Compostela. Earth Under My Heel is his journal.

Fire Season - Selected Essays 1984 - 2021 (Paperback): Gary Indiana Fire Season - Selected Essays 1984 - 2021 (Paperback)
Gary Indiana
R378 R346 Discovery Miles 3 460 Save R32 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Triumph on the Western Front - Diary of a Despatch Rider 1915-1919 Oswald Harcourt-Davis MM (Paperback): Oswald Harcourt Davis Triumph on the Western Front - Diary of a Despatch Rider 1915-1919 Oswald Harcourt-Davis MM (Paperback)
Oswald Harcourt Davis; Edited by Philip Holdway-Davis
R652 Discovery Miles 6 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Oswald Harcourt-Davis joined the Corps of Royal Engineers in 1916 to become a despatch rider. He was allocated a Triumph motorcycle at Abbeville France on 18th July 1916 and was attached to the ANZACs for the duration of the war which saw him motorcycling around the Somme and Ypres Salient areas. He won his military medal at Messines.

Escaping the Crooked Cross - Internment Correspondence Between Paul and Charlotte Bondy (Paperback): John Adrian Bondy,... Escaping the Crooked Cross - Internment Correspondence Between Paul and Charlotte Bondy (Paperback)
John Adrian Bondy, Jennifer Taylor
R302 Discovery Miles 3 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Paul and Charlotte Bondy were refugees from Hitler caught up in Churchill's policy of mass internment. Paul was detained at the Alien Internment Camp at Huyton, near Liverpool, from late June to early December 1940. During this time his only contact with his wife and young daughter was by post. As this young married couple struggled to overcome the vicissitudes of war and exile to maintain some semblance of family life, they wrote to each other regularly. The letters, postcards and telegrams reproduced here are a unique example of a complete WW2 Internment Correspondence.

The Early Life of Miss Anne Lister and the Curious Tale of Miss Eliza Raine (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition): Patricia L. Hughes The Early Life of Miss Anne Lister and the Curious Tale of Miss Eliza Raine (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)
Patricia L. Hughes
R670 Discovery Miles 6 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Gentleman Jack - Anne Lister - and Eliza Raine are 13-year-olds at boarding school. Both alienated from the other wealthy Yorkshire girls, they slept in the same bed in a small, unheated attic room and confided about schoolwork, families and personal problems, so their friendship grew deep and serious. Each had what the other craved: Anne, with no money, saw that Eliza could be independent. Lonely Eliza envied Anne's well-respected, stable family. And when Anne put her arm around Eliza, the beautiful, exotic Indian girl responded.

The Common Reader (Paperback): Virginia Woolf The Common Reader (Paperback)
Virginia Woolf
R460 R432 Discovery Miles 4 320 Save R28 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Woolf's first and most popular volume of essays. This collection has more than twenty-five selections, including such important statements as "Modern Fiction" and "The Modern Essay." Edited and with an Introduction by Andrew McNeillie; Index.

Table Talk - Essays on Men and Manners (Paperback): William Hazlitt Table Talk - Essays on Men and Manners (Paperback)
William Hazlitt
R608 Discovery Miles 6 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Table-Talk - Original Essays on Men and Manners. Edited by His Son Volume 1 (Paperback): William Hazlitt Table-Talk - Original Essays on Men and Manners. Edited by His Son Volume 1 (Paperback)
William Hazlitt
R539 Discovery Miles 5 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Frondes Agrestes - Readings in Modern Painters (Paperback): John Ruskin Frondes Agrestes - Readings in Modern Painters (Paperback)
John Ruskin
R423 Discovery Miles 4 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Four and Twenty Minds - Essays (Paperback): Giovanni Papini Four and Twenty Minds - Essays (Paperback)
Giovanni Papini
R536 Discovery Miles 5 360 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Lectures and Essays (Paperback): Goldwin Smith Lectures and Essays (Paperback)
Goldwin Smith
R538 Discovery Miles 5 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Americans and Others (Paperback): Agnes Repplier Americans and Others (Paperback)
Agnes Repplier
R503 Discovery Miles 5 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

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