Letters & Correspondence

This book transcends the limits of times and cultures though set in a definite time frame in Russian history. It critically views the conflict between the younger members of the Russian intelligentsia who became prominent after the Crimean War, and the old intellectuals.Born in 1818 at Orel in Centr... More

Gottlieb's lovingly written, emotionally gripping book of letters to his grandson offers unique--and universal--insights into what it means to be human.When his grandson was born, Daniel Gottlieb began to write a series of heartfelt letters that he hoped Sam would read later in life. He planned to c... More

Readers worldwide have come to know the work of Stephen Hawking through his phenomenal million-copy hardcover best-seller "A Brief History of Time." Bantam is proud to present the paperback edition of Dr. Hawking's first new book since that event, a collection of fascinating and illuminating essays,... More

Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland was one of the most successful writers of romance novels of all time, with estimated worldwide sales of one billion copies in thirty-six languages. Cartland published her first novel, Jigsaw, in 1923, aslightly naughty society thriller that became a bestseller. S... More

When a truly great and unique spirit speaks, the lesser ones must be silentThe ten letters that form this beautiful little book are some of the most famous letters ever written. They range freely over a variety of subjects, from the dangers of an ironic worldview to the value of faith. The reason th... More

Written between 1903 and 1908 to a student who had sent Rilke his poems for evaluation, these ten letters--among the most famous and beloved of this century--reveal the deeply felt ideas about life and art that shaped the great poet's work. Two-color interior.... More

All the documented facts concerning the novelist are collected in this detailed account of Jane Austen's life, background and literary career. Her role within an affectionate and talented family group is described in the Austens' own words, showing how Jane was valued as daughter, sister, aunt and f... More

The private thoughts, emotions, hopes, and frustrations contained in this collection of letters written by key figures in psychology provide rich insight into the development of the field. From John Locke writing parenting advice in seventeenth century Holland to Kenneth B. Clark responding to the i... More

From the man behind TheSpamLetters.com - featured in "Entertainment Weekly, "The New York Times, and "Slashdot - comes a collection of brilliant and entertaining correspondence with the people who send out mass junk emailings (a.k.a. spam). Compiled from the nearly 200 entries written by Jonathan La... More

In this collection of some of his finest letters, John B. Keane, novelist, playwright and literary man extraordinaire, turns the letter as a means of communication into a comic, sometimes surreal art form.In this collection of some of his finest letters, John B. Keane, novelist, playwright and liter... More

"Letters from Linda M. Montano" is an anthology of writings by one of the seminal performance artists of the last century. It provides an autobiographical and historical record of Montano's artistic practice over the last thirty years, collecting together stories, fairytales, letters, interviews, ma... More

In this collection, the editors seek to address the recent rebirth of interest in immigrant letters. As these letters are increasingly seen as key, rather than incidental, documents in the interpretations of gender, age, social class, and ethnicity/nationality, the scholars gathered here demonstrate... More

Interest in the life and work of Nobel prize-winning writer Rabindranath Tagore is now enjoying a revival after many years of neglect outside India. He wrote thousands of letters in both Bengali and English. Most of the significant Bengali letters have been published in the half-century since his de... More

The expression of one’s love for another is as old as human existence. Today love letters have been replaced by the latest means of communications and consequently many of us have lost or failed to develop our ability to competently write letters especially love letters. How to Write Love Letters ... More

If any single person was responsible for taking Bengali literature, especially Bengali poetry and drama, into the modern era, it was most certainly Michael Madhusudan Dutt. This volume of his letters gives a fuller and more accurate picture of Dutt than has previously been available.If any single pe... More

In these conversations on such topics as politics, sex, God, and poker, John Mailer poses a series of questions to his father, Norman Mailer, that challenge the reflections and insights of the man who has dominated and defined much of American letters for the past 60 years.Questions are posed, write... More

Early in Ann Louise Bardach's Cuban voyage she came across Cartas de Presidio or The Prison Letters of Fidel Castro. Edited by Luis Conte Aguero, who was the recipient of most of these letters, they are cited in every important work from Hugh Thomas' opus Cuba to Tad Szulc's Fidel biography, and eve... More

A Nobel Prize-winning physicist, a loving husband and father, an enthusiastic teacher, a surprisingly accomplished bongo player, and a genius of the highest caliber---Richard P. Feynman was all these and more. "Perfectly Reasonable Deviations From the Beaten Track"--collecting over forty years' wort... More

In this moving collection, forty-one famous women write letters to the women they once were, filled with advice and insights they wish they had had when they were younger. Their letters contain rare glimpses into the personal lives of extraordinary women and powerful wisdom that readers will treasur... More