Literary essays books

Excursions contains the complete texts of nine of Thoreau's most popular essays. These include Natural History of...  Read More >>

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Le troisieme volume d'une oeuvre colossale qui a fait de son auteur, comme le signalait Marcel Proust, l'egal d'un...  Read More >>

G. K. Chesterton was an early critic of the philosophy of eugenics, expressing this opinion in his book, Eugenics...  Read More >>

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...  Read More >>

A philosophical and critical history of the fine arts, painting, sculpture, and architecture: - With occasional...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Old and the New Renaissance: A Group of Studies in Art and Letters The writer of these papers sends...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Critical and Miscellaneous Writings We shall avoid the fruitless task of dwell ing on the defects of...  Read More >>

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Excerpt from The Works of John Dryden, Vol. 7 of 18: Illustrated With Notes, Historical, Critical, and Explanatory,...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Memories of a Student To another distinguished French writer - in this case, one still living - are...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Silent Revolution: Or the Future Effects of Steam and Electricity Upon the Condition of Mankind...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Essays and Studies by Members of the English Association Most of the allusions are to Sir Charles Grandison;...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Life and Writings of William Congreve Depression of the theatres in London; the Royal Order of February...  Read More >>

Excerpt from John Ruskin About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Outline Course of English Reading: Based on That Prepared for the Mercantile Library Association of...  Read More >>

Excerpt from Milton's Tractate on Education: A Notes Reprint From the Edition Shock. One of the senior masters at...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Works of Alexander Pope, Vol. 4 of 9: With Notes and Illustrations But what avails to lay down...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Book-Hunter, Etc Objects of taste and luxury, and of collection for the purpose of special study....  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Constitution: With an Address to a Great Man Liberty will always demand refpeoc and Reverence from...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The North American Review, Vol. 119 Breanne B. Osgood a co., inthe Oflice of the Librarian of Congress,...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The North American Review, Vol. 46 It would be unjust to ascribe much of Mr. Cooper's suc cess to the...  Read More >>

Excerpt from The Edinburgh Review, or Critical Journal, Vol. 181: For January, 1895;;; April, 1895; To Be Continued...  Read More >>

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