autobiography
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A Better Class Of Person: Autobiography 1929-1956 (SIGNED)
- £100.00
- This is the first instalment of John Osborne's autobiography that tells of his early life up to the writing of "Look Back in Anger". 'It's a classic' Melvyn Bragg
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A Dog’s Life (SIGNED)
- £25.00
- In the spring of 1985, the novelist Paul Bailey found himself becoming the unlikely owner of a dog. He saw the puppy in the window of a pet shop and was instantly (and lastingly) beguiled. She was given the name Circe by Bailey's dying partner, David, who was also overcome…
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A Late Beginner
- £35.00
- Priscilla Napier (1908-1998) was an English author, specializing in biography. Her brother was British Ambassador to the USSR and then Warden of New College Oxford, while her sister Alethea was a literary biographer. Her husband of 10 years, was killed on active service in 1940, after which she brought up…
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A Little Learning: 1st volume of an autobiography
- £25.00
- From the flap: treats of Mr Waugh's family and childhood; and of his education at Lancing and Oxford, which is associated by so many readers with 'Brideshead Revisited'. It ends with an account of his experiences as a schoolmaster at a private school in North Wales. Many b/w illustrations &…
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A Little Learning: 1st volume of an autobiography
- £35.00
- From the flap: treats of Mr Waugh's family and childhood; and of his education at Lancing and Oxford, which is associated by so many readers with 'Brideshead Revisited'. It ends with an account of his experiences as a schoolmaster at a private school in North Wales. Many b/w illustrations &…
- Add to basket
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A Little Learning: 1st volume of an autobiography
- £35.00
- From the flap: treats of Mr Waugh's family and childhood; and of his education at Lancing and Oxford, which is associated by so many readers with 'Brideshead Revisited'. It ends with an account of his experiences as a schoolmaster at a private school in North Wales. Many b/w illustrations &…
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A Sailor Hat In The House Of The Lord: The Autobiography Of A Rebellious Victorian
- £20.00
- Therese la Chard was a Victorian cageling par excellence, the motherless child of a wealthy Anglo-German family living on the rural fringe of London, a home in which 'system' was the only ogre, involving obsessions with health and music which became a tyranny and caused her to revolt. Midway through…
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A Sort of Life
- £15.00
- Graham Greene writes: 'An autobiography is only "a sort of life" - it may contain less errors of fact that a biography, but it is of necessity even more selective: it begins later and it ends prematurely. If one cannot close a book of memories on the deathbed, an conclusion…
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A Sort of Life
- £15.00
- Graham Greene writes: 'An autobiography is only "a sort of life" - it may contain less errors of fact that a biography, but it is of necessity even more selective: it begins later and it ends prematurely. If one cannot close a book of memories on the deathbed, an conclusion…
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A Sparrow’s Flight – Memoirs (SIGNED)
- £30.00
- Lord Hailsham is best known for his long service as Lord Chancellor. In his memoir, he reflects on the nature of that office and on what he achieved during his tenure of it. He also discusses his parallel career at the Bar and his activities in both Houses of Parliament.…
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A Swim-on Part in the Goldfish Bowl (SIGNED)
- £35.00
- Carol Thatcher has one of the most famous surnames in the world. The daughter of former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher, Carol is a national treasure with a unique story to tell. Her remarkable mixture of bravery, honesty and humour won her a place in the nation's hearts on ITV's I'm…
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Alone Together
- £20.00
- The author has become almost as well known as her husband, Andrei Sakharov. In her memoir she relates "what has happened in the last three years" to the two of them. The book is mostly about Bonner. It tells of her trials at the hands of the KGB (she must…
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An Orderly Man
- £25.00
- 3rd volume of the best-selling memoirs. After completing work on Visconti's Death in Venice, the celebrated actor seeks a refuge from 20 years of 'continual motion'. This dream of a peaceful retreat materialises itself in the form of a neglected farmhouse in the South of France. However, before he is…
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Backcloth (SIGNED)
- £25.00
- 4th Volume of his autobiography Filling in the gaps left between his previous memoirs, as well as highlighting new episodes, Backcloth explores the patterns of pleasure and pain that have made up Bogarde's extraordinary life. It is based on personal letters, notebooks and diaries, covering many aspects of a celebrated…
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Becoming
- £25.00
- An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America--the first African…
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Between Heaven and the Real World: My Story (SIGNED)
- £20.00
- For decades, Steven Curtis Chapman's music and message have brought hope and inspiration to millions around the world. Now, for the first time, Steven openly shares the experiences that have shaped him, his faith, and his music in a life that has included incredible highs and faith-shaking lows. Readers will…
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Bitter Lemons
- £100.00
- Bitter Lemons is an autobiographical work by writer Lawrence Durrell, describing the three years (1953–1956) he spent on the island of Cyprus. The book was awarded the Duff Cooper Prize for 1957, the second year the prize was awarded. It is a wonderful study of moods and atmospheres; the house-buying…
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Calendar Girl, in which a Lady of Rylstone Reveals All (SIGNED)
- £20.00
- When John Baker died of cancer, many of his friends in the small Yorkshire village of Cracoe were devastated. During his illness Tricia Stewart had joked with him about creating an 'alternative' W.I. calendar - she and his wife Angela were members - and after his death they were determined…
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Chance Witness: An Outsider’s Life in Politics (SIGNED)
- £25.00
- In this surprising and eccentric autobiography from a former Conservative MP, Matthew Parris writes of his personal and political life with equal candour. With a First from Cambridge and the possibility of working for the Foreign Office, he decided instead to apply to be an apprentice diesel-fitter with London Transport.…
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Chernobyl Strawberries: A Memoir
- £18.00
- "Exceptional. If there has been a more honest, calm, and profoundly moving memoir written in the last few years, then I've missed it."ÑTimes Literary Supplement How would you make sense of your life if you thought it might end tomorrow? In this captivating and best-selling memoir, Vesna Goldsworthy tells the…
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Cleared for Take-Off
- £15.00
- On his many reconnaissance missions in Europe and the Far East, the young Bogarde experienced the terror of enemy attack and the horror of its aftermath, together with the intense camaraderie and bitter humour of the battlefield. He also had, like countless others, a feeling of utter hopelessness at the…
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Dear Bill: W. F. Deedes reports (SIGNED)
- £35.00
- A collection of memoirs written by W.F. Deedes, the journalist and politician who is most well known as the recipient of fictional letters from Dennis Thatcher, printed in Private Eye. The author covered the 1930s Abyssinian war and was a cabinet minister during the 1950s and 60s.
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Evangelical Anxiety: a memoir
- £11.00
- In this riveting spiritual memoir, the writer, scholar, and commentator tells the story of his struggles with mental illness, explores the void between the Christian faith and scientific treatment, and forges a path toward reconciling these divergent worlds. For years, Charles Marsh suffered panic attacks and debilitating anxiety. As an…
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Excursions in the Real World
- £15.00
- Autobiographical essays, about people and places, personal enthusiasms and fascinations, that have remained snagged in William Trevor's memory over the years. He writes of childhood, school and university, early days in Dublin, writing in London. The New Yorker called William Trevor 'probably the greatest living writer of short stories in…
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Faces in my Time (Vol 3 of To Keep The Ball Rolling)
- £25.00
- The third volume of Powell's memoirs covering 1934-1951
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Faces in my Time (Vol 3 of To Keep The Ball Rolling)
- £8.00
- The third volume of Powell's memoirs covering 1934-1951
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Fighting Mad: One Man’s Guerrilla War
- £30.00
- Michael Calvert was one of the legendary figures of the Second World War. He hit the headlines as 'Mad Mike' after the first Chindit campaign in 1943, with a reputation as a tough and daring leader of guerrilla troops. He was one of the first men selected for the Chindits…
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Grace before Ploughing: Fragments of Autobiography
- £15.00
- Written the year before his death and subtitled 'Fragments of Autobiography', the book contains memories of Masefield's early years in Herefordshire, as well as some other key moments of his life.
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Great Meadow: An evocation
- £20.00
- Sequel to the first volume of Dirk Bogarde's autobiography "A Postillion Struck by Lightning". Seen through the eyes of a 10-year old in the late 1930s, this novel recaptures an idyllic childhood, a time of love and gentleness with its sounds and scents intact, whilst the world beyond went to…
- Add to basket
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Great Morning: Being The Third Volume Of Left Hand, Right Hand! (St Martin’s Library)
- £25.00
- The third volume of the author's 4-volume autobiography 'Left Hand, Right Hand.' This volume covers the period between 1911 and the First World War, beginning with the author at 18.
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A Better Class Of Person: Autobiography 1929-1956 (SIGNED)
- £100.00
- This is the first instalment of John Osborne's autobiography that tells of his early life up to the writing of "Look Back in Anger". 'It's a classic' Melvyn Bragg
- Add to basket
-
A Dog’s Life (SIGNED)
- £25.00
- In the spring of 1985, the novelist Paul Bailey found himself becoming the unlikely owner of a dog. He saw the puppy in the window of a pet shop and was instantly (and lastingly) beguiled. She was given the name Circe by Bailey's dying partner, David, who was also overcome…
- Add to basket
-
A Late Beginner
- £35.00
- Priscilla Napier (1908-1998) was an English author, specializing in biography. Her brother was British Ambassador to the USSR and then Warden of New College Oxford, while her sister Alethea was a literary biographer. Her husband of 10 years, was killed on active service in 1940, after which she brought up…
- Add to basket
-
A Little Learning: 1st volume of an autobiography
- £25.00
- From the flap: treats of Mr Waugh's family and childhood; and of his education at Lancing and Oxford, which is associated by so many readers with 'Brideshead Revisited'. It ends with an account of his experiences as a schoolmaster at a private school in North Wales. Many b/w illustrations &…
- Add to basket
-
A Little Learning: 1st volume of an autobiography
- £35.00
- From the flap: treats of Mr Waugh's family and childhood; and of his education at Lancing and Oxford, which is associated by so many readers with 'Brideshead Revisited'. It ends with an account of his experiences as a schoolmaster at a private school in North Wales. Many b/w illustrations &…
- Add to basket
-
A Little Learning: 1st volume of an autobiography
- £35.00
- From the flap: treats of Mr Waugh's family and childhood; and of his education at Lancing and Oxford, which is associated by so many readers with 'Brideshead Revisited'. It ends with an account of his experiences as a schoolmaster at a private school in North Wales. Many b/w illustrations &…
- Add to basket
-
A Sailor Hat In The House Of The Lord: The Autobiography Of A Rebellious Victorian
- £20.00
- Therese la Chard was a Victorian cageling par excellence, the motherless child of a wealthy Anglo-German family living on the rural fringe of London, a home in which 'system' was the only ogre, involving obsessions with health and music which became a tyranny and caused her to revolt. Midway through…
- Add to basket
-
A Sort of Life
- £15.00
- Graham Greene writes: 'An autobiography is only "a sort of life" - it may contain less errors of fact that a biography, but it is of necessity even more selective: it begins later and it ends prematurely. If one cannot close a book of memories on the deathbed, an conclusion…
- Add to basket
-
A Sort of Life
- £15.00
- Graham Greene writes: 'An autobiography is only "a sort of life" - it may contain less errors of fact that a biography, but it is of necessity even more selective: it begins later and it ends prematurely. If one cannot close a book of memories on the deathbed, an conclusion…
- Add to basket
-
A Sparrow’s Flight – Memoirs (SIGNED)
- £30.00
- Lord Hailsham is best known for his long service as Lord Chancellor. In his memoir, he reflects on the nature of that office and on what he achieved during his tenure of it. He also discusses his parallel career at the Bar and his activities in both Houses of Parliament.…
- Add to basket
-
A Swim-on Part in the Goldfish Bowl (SIGNED)
- £35.00
- Carol Thatcher has one of the most famous surnames in the world. The daughter of former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher, Carol is a national treasure with a unique story to tell. Her remarkable mixture of bravery, honesty and humour won her a place in the nation's hearts on ITV's I'm…
- Add to basket
-
Alone Together
- £20.00
- The author has become almost as well known as her husband, Andrei Sakharov. In her memoir she relates "what has happened in the last three years" to the two of them. The book is mostly about Bonner. It tells of her trials at the hands of the KGB (she must…
- Add to basket
-
An Orderly Man
- £25.00
- 3rd volume of the best-selling memoirs. After completing work on Visconti's Death in Venice, the celebrated actor seeks a refuge from 20 years of 'continual motion'. This dream of a peaceful retreat materialises itself in the form of a neglected farmhouse in the South of France. However, before he is…
- Add to basket
-
Backcloth (SIGNED)
- £25.00
- 4th Volume of his autobiography Filling in the gaps left between his previous memoirs, as well as highlighting new episodes, Backcloth explores the patterns of pleasure and pain that have made up Bogarde's extraordinary life. It is based on personal letters, notebooks and diaries, covering many aspects of a celebrated…
- Add to basket
-
Becoming
- £25.00
- An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America--the first African…
- Add to basket
-
Between Heaven and the Real World: My Story (SIGNED)
- £20.00
- For decades, Steven Curtis Chapman's music and message have brought hope and inspiration to millions around the world. Now, for the first time, Steven openly shares the experiences that have shaped him, his faith, and his music in a life that has included incredible highs and faith-shaking lows. Readers will…
- Add to basket
-
Bitter Lemons
- £100.00
- Bitter Lemons is an autobiographical work by writer Lawrence Durrell, describing the three years (1953–1956) he spent on the island of Cyprus. The book was awarded the Duff Cooper Prize for 1957, the second year the prize was awarded. It is a wonderful study of moods and atmospheres; the house-buying…
- Add to basket
-
Calendar Girl, in which a Lady of Rylstone Reveals All (SIGNED)
- £20.00
- When John Baker died of cancer, many of his friends in the small Yorkshire village of Cracoe were devastated. During his illness Tricia Stewart had joked with him about creating an 'alternative' W.I. calendar - she and his wife Angela were members - and after his death they were determined…
- Add to basket
-
Chance Witness: An Outsider’s Life in Politics (SIGNED)
- £25.00
- In this surprising and eccentric autobiography from a former Conservative MP, Matthew Parris writes of his personal and political life with equal candour. With a First from Cambridge and the possibility of working for the Foreign Office, he decided instead to apply to be an apprentice diesel-fitter with London Transport.…
- Add to basket
-
Chernobyl Strawberries: A Memoir
- £18.00
- "Exceptional. If there has been a more honest, calm, and profoundly moving memoir written in the last few years, then I've missed it."ÑTimes Literary Supplement How would you make sense of your life if you thought it might end tomorrow? In this captivating and best-selling memoir, Vesna Goldsworthy tells the…
- Add to basket
-
Cleared for Take-Off
- £15.00
- On his many reconnaissance missions in Europe and the Far East, the young Bogarde experienced the terror of enemy attack and the horror of its aftermath, together with the intense camaraderie and bitter humour of the battlefield. He also had, like countless others, a feeling of utter hopelessness at the…
- Add to basket
-
Dear Bill: W. F. Deedes reports (SIGNED)
- £35.00
- A collection of memoirs written by W.F. Deedes, the journalist and politician who is most well known as the recipient of fictional letters from Dennis Thatcher, printed in Private Eye. The author covered the 1930s Abyssinian war and was a cabinet minister during the 1950s and 60s.
- Add to basket
-
Evangelical Anxiety: a memoir
- £11.00
- In this riveting spiritual memoir, the writer, scholar, and commentator tells the story of his struggles with mental illness, explores the void between the Christian faith and scientific treatment, and forges a path toward reconciling these divergent worlds. For years, Charles Marsh suffered panic attacks and debilitating anxiety. As an…
- Add to basket
-
Excursions in the Real World
- £15.00
- Autobiographical essays, about people and places, personal enthusiasms and fascinations, that have remained snagged in William Trevor's memory over the years. He writes of childhood, school and university, early days in Dublin, writing in London. The New Yorker called William Trevor 'probably the greatest living writer of short stories in…
- Add to basket
-
Faces in my Time (Vol 3 of To Keep The Ball Rolling)
- £25.00
- The third volume of Powell's memoirs covering 1934-1951
- Add to basket
-
Faces in my Time (Vol 3 of To Keep The Ball Rolling)
- £8.00
- The third volume of Powell's memoirs covering 1934-1951
- Add to basket
-
Fighting Mad: One Man’s Guerrilla War
- £30.00
- Michael Calvert was one of the legendary figures of the Second World War. He hit the headlines as 'Mad Mike' after the first Chindit campaign in 1943, with a reputation as a tough and daring leader of guerrilla troops. He was one of the first men selected for the Chindits…
- Add to basket
-
Grace before Ploughing: Fragments of Autobiography
- £15.00
- Written the year before his death and subtitled 'Fragments of Autobiography', the book contains memories of Masefield's early years in Herefordshire, as well as some other key moments of his life.
- Add to basket
-
Great Meadow: An evocation
- £20.00
- Sequel to the first volume of Dirk Bogarde's autobiography "A Postillion Struck by Lightning". Seen through the eyes of a 10-year old in the late 1930s, this novel recaptures an idyllic childhood, a time of love and gentleness with its sounds and scents intact, whilst the world beyond went to…
- Add to basket
-
Great Morning: Being The Third Volume Of Left Hand, Right Hand! (St Martin’s Library)
- £25.00
- The third volume of the author's 4-volume autobiography 'Left Hand, Right Hand.' This volume covers the period between 1911 and the First World War, beginning with the author at 18.
- Add to basket