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Great Diaries
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- Author
- DK
- Narrator
- Dugald Bruce Lockhart
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Publish Date
- 3 September 2020
- Run Time
- 8 hours 59 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Travel back in time and witness both everyday life and great moments in history in this fascinating compilation of diaries through the ages.
Great Diaries traces the history of the diary in all its forms, from ancient times to the present day. It brings together historical and literary diaries, artists' sketchbooks, explorers' journals, and scientists' notebooks. Discover what is was life to build a pyramid, sail the seas with Magellan, travel into the heart of Africa, or serve on the Western Front. Find out how writers and artists planned their masterpieces and how scientists developed their groundbreaking theories.
Great Diaries explores the world's greatest diaries and notebooks, including those of Samuel Pepys, Charles Darwin, Virginia Woolf, and Anne Frank. Including key extracts and close-ups of important details, featured text provides additional biographical information and set the works in their cultural and historical context.
Essential listening for everyone who is passionate about history and literature, the audiobook of Great Diaries provides an intimate insight into the lives and thoughts of some of the most interesting people of the last two thousand years.
© 2020 Dorling Kindersley Ltd © 2020 DK Audio
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Details
- Author
- DK
- Narrator
- Dugald Bruce Lockhart
- Duration
- 8 hours 59 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 September 2020
- ISBN
- 9780241459379
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Genre
- Published diaries, letters and journals, Biography: writers
Synopsis
Travel back in time and witness both everyday life and great moments in history in this fascinating compilation of diaries through the ages.Great Diaries traces the history of the diary in all its forms, from ancient times to the present day. It brings together historical and literary diaries, artists' sketchbooks, explorers' journals, and scientists' notebooks. Discover what is was life to build a pyramid, sail the seas with Magellan, travel into the heart of Africa, or serve on the Western Front. Find out how writers and artists planned their masterpieces and how scientists developed their groundbreaking theories.Great Diaries explores the world's greatest diaries and notebooks, including those of Samuel Pepys, Charles Darwin, Virginia Woolf, and Anne Frank. Including key extracts and close-ups of important details, featured text provides additional biographical information and set the works in their cultural and historical context. Essential listening for everyone who is passionate about history and literature, the audiobook of Great Diaries provides an intimate insight into the lives and thoughts of some of the most interesting people of the last two thousand years.© 2020 Dorling Kindersley Ltd © 2020 DK Audio
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