Explores the childhood of American writer Mark Twain, discussing how the experiences of his youth in Hannibal, Missouri, influenced his later life and career.
The author recounts her personal experiences during the three-and-a-half years she lived in China, from 1973 to 1976, and explains what she learned about the Chinese people and their way of life.
Welsh poet Dylan Thomas recalls the celebration of Christmas in Wales and the feelings it evoked in him as a child. Includes five of Thomas' best-loved poems.
An autobiography of American novelist Jeanne Darst, detailing her childhood, her early years of writing and drinking, and her later years of finding herself.
Sarah Turnbull recounts her travels through Paris, discussing how she struggled to fit in, what she loved and hated about the city, and how she found her true love.
