Download or read book The Pleasures of Diaries written by Ronald Blythe and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 1989 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are the world's greatest diaries from the 16th century to the 20th century. From Virginia Woolf and Anais Nin to Lord Byron and Philip Larkin, this volume collects a variety of diaries that bare souls and describe their times. Line art throughout.