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Essays. First and second series. With wood-engravings by Hans Alexander Mueller. by Emerson, Ralph Waldo,1803-1882.(CARDINAL)137216;
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Essays / by Bacon, Francis,1561-1626.(CARDINAL)145576;
Subjects: Essays.; English essays;
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Essays / by Orwell, George,1903-1950(CARDINAL)141927; Carey, John,1934-editor(CARDINAL)279070;
Includes bibliographical referencesIntroduction -- Select bibliography -- Chronology -- 1928-37 -- 1938 -- 1939 -- 1940 -- 1941 -- 1942 -- 1943 -- 1944 -- 1945 -- 1946 -- 1947 -- 1948 -- 1949 -- Author's notes -- IndexA generous and varied selection-the only hardcover edition available-of the literary and political writings of one of the greatest essayists of the twentieth century. Though best known as the author of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell left an even more lastingly significant achievement in his voluminous essays, which dealt with all the great social, political, and literary questions of the day and exemplified an incisive prose style that is still universally admired. Included among the more than 240 essays in this volume are Orwell's famous discussion of pacifism, "My Country Right or Left," his scathingly complicated views on the dirty work of imperialism in "Shooting an Elephant," and his very firm opinion on how to make "A Nice Cup of Tea." In his essays, Orwell elevated political writing to the level of art, and his motivating ideas-his desire for social justice, his belief in universal freedom and equality, and his concern for truth in language-are as enduringly relevant now, a hundred years after his birth, as ever
Subjects: English essays; English essays; English essays;
© 2002, Alfred A. Knopf,
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Essays / by Plutarch.(CARDINAL)139513;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 400-401) and index.On listening -- How to distinguish a flatterer from a friend -- On being aware of moral progress -- Whether military or intellectual exploits have brought Athens more fame -- On the avoidance of anger -- On contentment -- On God's slowness to punish -- On Socrates' personal deity -- In consolation to his wife -- On the use of reason by "irrational" animals.One of the greatest essayists of the Greco-Roman world, Plutarch (c. AD 46 -120) used an encyclopedic knowledge of the Roman Empire to produce a compelling and individual voice. In this selection from his writings, he offers personal insights into moral subjects that include the virtue of listening, the danger of flattery and the avoidance of anger, alongside more speculative essays on themes as diverse as God's slowness to punish man, the use of reason by supposedly 'irrational' animals and the death of his own daughter. These essays offer a treasure-trove of ancient wisdom, myth and philosophy, and a powerful insight into a deeply intelligent man.
Subjects: Greek essays; Ethics;
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Essays : English and American. by Thackeray, William Makepeace,1811-1863.Jonathan Swift.; Newman, John Henry,Saint,1801-1890.Idea of a university.(CARDINAL)498355; Arnold, Matthew,1822-1888.Study of poetry.; Ruskin, John,1819-1900.Sesame and lilies.; Bagehot, Walter,1826-1877.John Milton.; Huxley, Thomas Henry,1825-1895.Science and culture.(CARDINAL)406301; Freeman, Edward A.(Edward Augustus),1823-1892.Race and language.; Stevenson, Robert Louis,1850-1894.Truth of intercourse.; Stevenson, Robert Louis,1850-1894.Samuel Pepys.; Channing, William Ellery,1780-1842.On the elevation of the laboring classes.; Poe, Edgar Allan,1809-1849.Poetic principle.; Thoreau, Henry David,1817-1862.Walking.; Lowell, James Russell,1819-1891.Abraham Lincoln.; Lowell, James Russell,1819-1891.Democracy.;
Jonathan Swift / William Makepeace Thackeray -- The idea of a university / John Henry Newman -- The study of poetry / Matthew Arnold -- Sesame and lilies / John Ruskin -- John Milton / Walter Bagehot --Science and culture / Thomas Henry Huxley -- Race and language / Edward Augustus Freeman -- Truth of intercourse / Robert Louis Stevenson --Samuel Pepys / Robert Louis Stevenson -- On the elevation of the laboring classes / William Ellery Channing -- The poetic principle / Edgar Allan Poe -- Walking / Henry David Thoreau -- Abraham Lincoln / James Russell Lowell -- Democracy / James Russell Lowell.
Subjects: English essays.; American essays.;
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Essaying the essay / by Johnson, Burges,1877-1963.(CARDINAL)129965;
Subjects: Essays.;
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The essay / by O'Leary, R. D.(Raphael Dorman),1866-1936.(CARDINAL)621601;
"Bibliographic notes":pages 197-202; "Representative collections of essays": pages 203-205.
Subjects: Essays.;
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Selected essays : translated, and with introduction and notes by Donald M. Frame / by Montaigne, Michel de.;
Subjects: Essays.;
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Wampeters, foma and granfaloons : essays. by Vonnegut, Kurt.;
Subjects: Essays.;
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Essays : first and second series / by Emerson, Ralph Waldo,1803-1882.(CARDINAL)137216;
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