Collecting Jewels. The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memory of Mrs. and Mr. James Knowles. Selections from Their Diaries was written by James Knowles and Matilda Darroch Knowles. This book is a collection of excerpts from the records and impressions of the matriarch and patriarch of the Knowles family, who devoted their lives to deepening the inner and outer beautiful world. Their diaries reflect the joys, trials, wisdom and secrets they discovered during their lives. This book gives the reader the opportunity to immerse himself in the atmosphere of simplicity and wisdom, which were given by the legatees of these outstanding personalities.