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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Diary of Virginia Woolf, Volume One: 1915-1919
Virginia Woolf · 384 pages
Confessions of an English Opium Eater
Thomas de Quincey · 272 pages
I have often been asked how I first came to be a regular opium-eater, and have suffered, very unjustly, in the opinion of my acquaintance from being reputed to have brought upon myself all the sufferings which I shall have to record, by a long course of indulgence in this practice purely for the sake of creating an artificial state of pleasurable excitement. This, however, is a misrepresentation o
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay: An Unforgettable Comic Chronicle of Innocents Abroad in the 1920s
Cornelia Otis Skinner, Emily Kimbrough · 247 pages
Two ingenues "do the Continent" pre-WWII. Skinner takes us from the innocence of youth in the 1920s to the dawn of WWII, replete with all the faux pas and fiascoes you would expect from youth taking Europe on their own in the early part of the twentieth century when innocence still existed and innuendo was unheard of. A great read.
Aprons and Silver Spoons: The Heartwarming Memoirs of a 1930s Scullery Maid
Mollie Moran · 384 pages
When young Mollie became a 'skivvy' in a stately London townhouse aged just 14, she quickly learned that a large amount of elbow grease and a sense of humour would be tantamount to surviving there. Through Mollie's eyes we are offered a fascinating glimpse into London's invisible 'downstairs', a world that has long-since vanished.
The Further Adventures of a London Call Girl
Belle de Jour, Brooke Magnanti · 336 pages
The Baby Laundry for Unmarried Mothers
Angela Patrick · 275 pages
In 1963, Angela Brown was 19, enjoying her first job working in the City of London, when her life turned upside down. A brief fling with a charismatic charmer left her pregnant, unmarried and facing a stark future. Not yet 21, she was still under the governance of her parents, strict Catholics who insisted she have the baby in secret and then put it up for adoption. Forced to leave her job and her
In the Name of the Father: The Story of Gerry Conlon of the Guildford Four
Gerry Conlon · 233 pages
Everything I Know About Love
Dolly Alderton · 368 pages
The wildly funny, occasionally heartbreaking internationally bestselling memoir about growing up, growing older, and learning to navigate friendships, jobs, loss, and love along the ride When it comes to the trials and triumphs of becoming an adult, journalist and former Sunday Times columnist Dolly Alderton has seen and tried it all. In her memoir, she vividly recounts falling in love, finding
Memoirs of General W.T. Sherman
William T. Sherman · 606 pages
Black Like Me
John Howard Griffin · 190 pages
Publisher's description: Studs Terkel tells us in his Foreword to the definitive Griffin Estate Edition of Black Like Me: "This is a contemporary book, you bet." Indeed, Black Like Me remains required reading in thousands of high schools and colleges for this very reason. Regardless of how much progress has been made in eliminating outright racism from American life, Black Like Me endures as a gre
The Passing of Armies: An Account of the Final Campaign of the Army of the Potomac
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain · 368 pages
The Kid : A True Story
Kevin Lewis · 256 pages
Kevin Lewis grew up on a council estate in South London. Beaten and starved by his parents, ignored by the social services and bullied at school, he was offered a chance to escape this nightmare world and was put into care. Despite his best efforts to make things work out, his life spiralled out of control. At the age of 17 he became caught up in the criminal underworld of London, where he was kno
Fate Is the Hunter
Ernest K. Gann · 386 pages
Ernest K. Gann’s classic memoir is an up-close and thrilling account of the treacherous early days of commercial aviation. In his inimitable style, Gann brings you right into the cockpit, recounting both the triumphs and terrors of pilots who flew when flying was anything but routine. Source http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Fate-is-the-Hunter/Ernest-K-Gann/9780671636036
Losing My Virginity: How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way
Richard Branson · 488 pages
Anger is an Energy: My Life Uncensored
John Lydon · 544 pages
Memoirs from Beyond the Tomb
Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand · 412 pages
By the time he came to write his extraordinary, highly entertaining memoirs, Chateaubriand had witnessed some of the iconic figures and events of French history--from the court of Louis XVI, to the reign of Napoleon, to the disaster of Waterloo, to life under the Restoration.
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin · 208 pages
Few men could compare to Benjamin Franklin. Virtually self-taught, he excelled as an athlete, a man of letters, a printer, a scientist, a wit, an inventor, an editor, and a writer, and he was probably the most successful diplomat in American history. David Hume hailed him as the first great philosopher and great man of letters in the New World. Written initially to guide his son, Franklin's aut
Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson · 110 pages
Hope Against Hope
Nadezhda Mandelstam · 431 pages
The story of the poet Osip Mandelstam, who suffered continuous persecution under Stalin, but whose wife constantly supported both him and his writings until he died in 1938. Since 1917 The Modern Library prides itself as The Modern Library of the World’s Best Books. Featuring introductions by leading writers, stunning translations, scholarly endnotes and reading group guides. Production values emp
The Naked Civil Servant
Quentin Crisp · 217 pages