Assassin's Cloak - Softcover

Unknown Author

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841954446 ISBN 13: 9781841954448

Publisher: CANONGATE BOOKS

Synopsis

This is an anthology of some of the world's greatest diarists, with over 200 wide-ranging, international contributions. It is laid out day-by-day and a typical date might feature entries from such distinctly different writers as Andy Warhol, Kafka, Pepys and Goebbels.

About this title

From the Back Cover

'A wonderfully entertaining anthology of diaries'
Mail on Sunday

'The perfect bedtime book'
Evening Standard

'Here are the great, the good, the bad, the hubristic and the humble'
The Times

'A diary is an assassin's cloak which we wear when we stab a comrade in the back with a pen.' So wrote William Soutar in 1934. But a diary is also a place for recording everyday thoughts and special occasions, private fears and hopeful dreams. As a result, this wonderful collection of entries from the world's greatest diarists is as inspiring as it is enlightening.

About the Author

Irene Taylor was born and brought up in Edinburgh. For many years she worked in public libraries. She has a degree in history from Edinburgh University and she now works for the National Trust for Scotland.

Alan Taylor is a journalist and Literary Editor for the Sunday Herald. he is a regular contributor to a variety of publications and in an earlier incarnation was a reference librarian.

About this edition

• Publisher: CANONGATE BOOKS
• ISBN 10: 1841954446
• ISBN 13: 9781841954448
• Binding: Paperback