Remarkable Diaries
The World's Greatest Diaries, Notebooks, and Letters Explored and Explained

Remarkable Diaries is a collection of diaries, journals, and letters going back to the time of the Pharaohs up to current day. It is exquisitely beautiful, with each selection getting at least a 2 page color spread that features an excerpt, quotes, contextual information and illustrations, and somet......more

I really enjoyed reading this book. I found it interesting from the historical factor of how these diaries have been preserved for all these years. As you read the diaries or letters you get a sense of understanding of how the individual must of been feeling at the time when they wrote it. This is tim......more

The best coffee table book I've encountered so far giving the fact that I read it in 3 sessions. Naturally, it offers a wide range of historical personalities who left us a unique perspective on the events in their life. The book is lacking variety though, for example, asian, african, south american,......more

Stunningly beautiful.......more

Got this from the library. Fascinating read, summarizing and referencing with pictures many diaries from great writers, artists, travelers, soldiers, and other figures in history. Amazing to see the different handwriting styles used and the artwork of those who painted and put drawings in their diar......more