By Francis Wharton Francis Wharton. exclude a confession . Thus the ... in author- ity does not neces- sarily ex- clude . The mere fact , also ... his escape from the charge against him , by a person in authority , under ...

Presents a treasure trove of 135 letters, written over a period of 42 years, from Edith Wharton to her teacher, considered a great find in the literary world, given that only three letters from the Age of Innocence author's childhood and ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Anna Quindlen presents a “swift and compelling paean to the joys of books” (Booklist). “Like the columns she used to write for the New York Times, [How Reading Changed My Life] is tart, smart, full of quirky ...

... his collection of sermons preached before the University of Oxford ... Francis Wharton , Prof. N. P. Gilman , Rev. H. N. Hudson , Homer B. Sprague ... in- author ; a translation of Thomas à Kempis's tended to publish them in a ...

“Epic indeed, this is the definitive biography of Fitzgerald, plain and simple.

“An enchanting and original account of Beatrix Potter's life and her love of plants and gardening.” —Judy Taylor, vice president of the Beatrix Potter Society There aren’t many books more beloved than The Tale of Peter Rabbit and ...

Laurence Leamer recreates the lives of these fascinating women, their friendships with Capote and one another, and the doomed quest to write what could have been one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century.

Tells the story of the growing Chinese Navy - The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) - and its expanding capabilities, evolving roles and military implications for the USA.

This "gorgeously written" National Book Award finalist is a dazzling, heart-rending story of an oil rig worker whose closest friend goes missing, plunging him into isolation and forcing him to confront his past (NPR, One of the Best Books ...