Garry Wills’s complete translation of Saint Augustine’s spiritual masterpiece—available now for the first time Garry Wills is an exceptionally gifted translator and one of our best
Garry Wills’s complete translation of Saint Augustine’s spiritual masterpiece—available now for the first time Garry Wills is an exceptionally gifted translator and one of our best
The Diary of a Russian Lady is the memoir of Barbara Doukhovskoy, offering a vivid firsthand account of aristocratic life in 19th-century Russia, with observations on society, poli
Samuel Pepys (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an administrator of the navy of England and Member of Parliament.
The detailed private diary that Pepys kept from 1660 until 16
Samuel Pepys (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an administrator of the navy of England and Member of Parliament.
The detailed private diary that Pepys kept from 1660 until 16
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