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A Book of One's Own : People and Their Diaries by Mallon, Thomas, 1951- is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is A Book of One's Own : People and Their Diaries about?
Mallon has assembled a guide to the great diaries of literature -- from Samuel Pepys to Anais Nin. Mallon has written a new introduction for this edition which comments on the political consequences of keeping a journal, as in the former controversy involving Sen. Bob Packwood. A diarist himself, Mallon places journal writers in history, fleshing them out with both background and witty anecdote.
Who reads A Book of One's Own : People and Their Diaries?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Mallon, Thomas, 1951-
- Publisher
- Saint Paul, Minn.: Hungry Mind Press
- Published
- 1995
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781886913028
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Memoir
- Rating
- 3.96 / 5 (132 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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