Autobiographies Diaries Letters Journals
Explore a curated collection of autobiographies, diaries, journals, and letters. Discover intimate life stories, personal reflections, and historical accounts from renowned authors and figures.
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Letters to a Young Poet
by Rainer Maria Rilke
Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet are arguably the most famous and beloved letters of the twentieth century. Written when the poet was himself still a young man, with most of his greatest work before him, they were addressed to a student who had sent Rilke some of his own writing, asking for advice on becoming a writer. The two never met, but over a period of several years Rilke wrote him these ten letters, which have been cherished by hundreds of thousands of readers for what Stephen Mitchell calls in his Foreword the "vibrant and deeply felt experience of life" that informs them. Eloquent and personal, Rilke’s meditations on the creative process, the nature of love, the wisdom of children, and the importance of solitude offer a wealth of spiritual and practical guidance for anyone. At the same time, this collection, in Stephen Mitchell’s definitive translation, reveals the thoughts and feelings of one of the greatest poets and most distinctive sensibilities of the twentieth century.
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Diaries of a Young Poet
by Rainer Maria Rilke
A first-time translation of the 1898-1900 diaries of a great poet records time spent in Florence as he engages in an imaginary discussion with his mentor/lover, encounters Renaissance art, and reveals his thoughts about life and art. Reprint.
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The Journal of George Fox
by George Fox
George Fox's journals, which occupy many volumes, have here been abridged to their most significant passages and are a unique document in the history of Western Civilization.