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Arrested in 1962 as South Africa's apartheid regime intensified its brutal campaign against political opponents, 44-year-old lawyer and African National Congress activist Nelson Mandela had no idea that he would spend the next 27 years in jail. During his 10,052 days of incarceration, Mandela wrote hundreds of letters to unyielding prison authorities, fellow activists, government officials, and, most memorably, his courageous wife, Winnie, and his five children. Now, 255 of these letters, a majority of which were previously unpublished, provide the most intimate portrait of Mandela since Long Walk to Freedom.

No one could have predicted even two years ago that an African American would take the oath of office as president of the United States in January of 2009. For many, the occasion marks the climax to the civil rights movement and the fulfillment of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream that Americans could be judged on the content of their character and not the color of their skin. This collection, with about 400 letters from Americans of all walks of life, is being created to stand as a symbol of this exciting moment in history.

Understand the Prophets Like Never Before with Amazing Insights from One of Today's Foremost Old Testament Scholars For many Christians reading the Old Testament, trying to understand Israel's prophets is like listening to just one side of a phone conversation--you only get half the idea of it...

Here are some of the best of Churchill’s letters, many of a more personal and intimate nature, presented in chronological order, with a preface to each letter explaining the context. The recipients include a vast range of people, including his schoolmaster, his American grandmother and former President Eisenhower. They are taken from within the Churchill Archive in Cambridge, where there is a mass of Churchill’s correspondence. Several of the letters included have never appeared in book form before.

A Letter to a Hindu (also known as "A Letter to a Hindoo") was a letter written by Leo Tolstoy to Tarak Nath Das on 14 December 1908. The letter was written in response to two letters sent by Das, seeking support from the Russian author and thinker for India's independence from colonial rule. In A Letter to a Hindu, Tolstoy argued that only through the principle of love could the Indian people gain independence from colonial rule.

Immerse yourself in the intriguing world of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart through the second volume of his personal letters, spanning from 1781 to 1791. Translated by Lady Wallace from Ludwig Nohls collection, this volume offers over 125 of Mozarts letters, accompanied by insightful introductions to various sections. Dive into the intimate thoughts and experiences of one of the worlds most celebrated composers, culminating in a poignant description of Mozarts final days, with a minor error in the date of his death. This is a must-listen for all music and history enthusiasts.

'As a diarist I have chronicled the time through which I have lived in meticulous detail: but all that is history. What matters now is the future for those who will live through it. The past is the past but there may be lessons to be learned which could help the next generation to avoid mistakes their parents and grandparents made. Certainly at my age I have learned an enormous amount from the study of history.' (Tony Benn)

"If war spares me," wrote Vera Brittain to her brother, Edward, in 1916, "it will be my one aim to immortalise in a book the story of us four." Seventeen years later, Vera was to achieve her aim with the acclaimed Testament of Youth. This series of letters was the inspiration behind Testament. Written between Vera; her brother; her fiancé, Roland Leighton; and their two best friends, Victor Richardson and Geoffrey Thurlow, they give a unique perspective on the most horrifying conflict the world has ever seen.

This is an audio recording of the official letter from President Donald J. Trump to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, formally titled Letter from President Donald J. Trump to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, regarding the impeachment inquiry. This is one of numerous public-record documents on or about the impeachment hearings that Audible has recorded in the last 60 days representing both sides of the aisle, and in this case, President Trump’s own perception of the impeachment proceedings.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Louise Brealey read a love story in letters, played out against the backdrop of the Second World War. 'Can you feel, as you read these words, that I am thinking of you now; aglow, alive, alert at the thought that you are in the same world, and by some strange chance loving me.' A small blue box opened in 2008 revealed a wartime world of love, longing and frustration. Inside were bundles and bundles of letters written neatly on thin blue airmail paper or headed army notepaper.

‘An extraordinary treasure trove’ Andrew Marr A unique collection of unpublished letters from the climbing legend George Mallory to his family, revealing his innermost thoughts about people, places and mountains. On the 8th of June, 1924, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine were seen through a...

John Locke (1632-1704) was a product of his troubled times: he lived through the English Civil War, the Interregnum, the Restoration, Monmouth’s Rebellion, the Bloody Assizes and the Glorious Revolution. His empirical thinking was very much directed at finding rational solutions to the root causes of those troubles.

Dive into this poignant collection of letters from a driver with the American ambulance service during World War I. Written in 1915, these heartfelt notes offer a glimpse into life at the frontlines before the U.S. entered the war. As the author reflects on his experiences, he candidly shares moments filled with camaraderie and the challenges faced far from home. Originally meant as personal tributes, these letters capture the essence of friendship and resilience amidst the chaos of war.

While Pilot Officer Geoffrey Myers was caught up in the Battle of Britain, his French wife and two half-Jewish children were trapped in increasingly dangerous circumstances in Nazi-occupied France. In intimate, frank, and powerful letters, Myers kept a record of his war, his deep love for his...

Set in the stark, judgmental landscape of seventeenth-century Salem, Massachusetts, a Puritan settlement, the tale unfolds around Hester Prynne. As she emerges from the town prison, her infant daughter Pearl cradled in her arms, Hester bears the heavy weight of the scarlet letter A emblazoned on her chest. This mark signifies her act of adultery—a public emblem of her sin that will haunt her for all to see. Despite the shame and scorn she faces, Hester remains steadfast in her silence, refusing to disclose the identity of her lover. The scarlet letter becomes both her punishment and a ...

Discover the profound insights of Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903) through his collection of eighty-eight Encyclicals penned during his remarkable twenty-five-year pontificate (1878-1903). This compilation features fifty-six of his most impactful letters, delving into a wide array of topics including the Rosary, socialism, Christian marriage, labor rights, freemasonry, the relationship between Church and state, human liberty, dueling, the Holy Eucharist, and much more. Join Maria Therese as she brings these timeless teachings to life.

Letters of a Nation is a unique and timeless collection of extraordinary letters spanning more than 350 years of American history, from the arrival of the Pilgrims to the present day. Many of the more than 200 letters are published here for the first time, and the correspondents are the celebrated and obscure, the powerful and powerless, including presidents, slaves, soldiers, prisoners, explorers, writers, revolutionaries, Native Americans, artists, religious and civil rights leaders, and people from all walks of life.

Oliver Double lost his father in 2024. And while clearing out his house, he found a box containing every letter he'd written to his Dad since leaving for university in 1983. Scattered around various different rooms, he also found an amazing collection of objects relating to his family history, going right back to the late 19th Century. In each episode, you'll hear Double reading one of the letters and looking at an item from the Family History Box. Prepare to be amused, touched and surprised by a cosy podcast about life, death and the passage of time.Follow us on Instagram to see the items ...

Immerse yourself in the poignant letters of a Brisbane doctor stationed at the Western Front from 1914 to December 1915. He shares captivating anecdotes from World War I, including the unique challenges of de-lousing an entire regiment, the meticulous layout of the urine trenches, and gripping eyewitness accounts of the battles of Neuve Chapelle and Ypres. He also offers a contemporary perspective on the Gallipoli campaign, recounting the harrowing moments when enemy shells rained down on ambulances and the perilous nighttime retrievals of the wounded from the trenches. This era of remarkable ...

Letters from a WWII Airman: How His Faith Sustained Him, is the true story of one of those men from what we acknowledge as "the "Greatest Generation". Like so many who experienced war, Ken Hathaway (1918-2001) was reluctant to talk about those experiences, but the letters and scrapbooks he left behind contained information that, when pieced together, provided a compelling story.