Essays 100

Stuck in a rut? Need an attitude adjustment? This inspirational classic from American author Helen Keller is bound to fit the bill. Rendered deaf and blind by scarlet fever in her infancy in a time ……続きを見る

Classic collection of essays, including Theosophy of Julius, On the Connection Between the Animal and the Spiritual Nature in Man, Physical Connection, and Philosophical Connection. According to Wik……続きを見る

One-time winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, John Galsworthy is best known as a prolific novelist and playwright who created the sweeping historical epic series known as the Forsyte Saga. The I……続きを見る

Creative Unity is a collection of essays from Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore, who in 1913 became Asia's first recipient of the Nobel Prize. Tagore was an accomplished poet, artist, playwright,……続きを見る

Classic collection of satirical essays, including The Feminine Mind, The War Between the Sexes, Marriage, Woman Sufrage, and The New Age. The Introduction begins: "As a professional critic of life a……続きを見る

John Galsworthy first published in 1897 with a collection of short stories entitled “The Four Winds”. For the next 7 years he published these and all works under his pen name John Sinjohn. It was ……続きを見る

According to the Foreword: "The papers composing this volume treat of the inner rather than of the outer life of Japan,--for which reason they have been grouped under the title Kokoro (heart). Writt……続きを見る

Book length collection of humorous essays. According to Wikipedia: "Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936) was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse outpu……続きを見る

Even today, atheism is a controversial subject, so it's not surprising that the 1895 publication of British thinker and activist Annie Besant's My Path to Atheism caused quite a stir. In the book, B……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., (August 29, 1809 October 7, 1894) was an American physician and professor who also achieved fame as a writer. During his lifetime, he was one of t……続きを見る

Essay about the legend/history behind Alexander Dumas' novel. According to Wikipedia: "Andrew Lang (March 31, 1844, Selkirk - July 20, 1912, Banchory, Kincardineshire) was a prolific Scots man of le……続きを見る

Classic speech. According to Wikipedia: "Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 19 June 1937) was a Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. T……続きを見る

Thomas Hauser is well known to readers as Muhammad Ali’s biographer and for his recording of the contemporary boxing scene. But Hauser began his writing career in the political arena as the author o……続きを見る

Collection of humorous historical essays. According to Wikipedia: "Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936) was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output……続きを見る

Who invented the personal essay? That is hard to say. The ancient Roman philosopher and cynical power broker, Seneca? The 16th century French philosopher Montaigne certainly brought it to a peak of ……続きを見る

Travelogue and related essays. According to Wikipedia: "Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936) was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included j……続きを見る

Classic collection of essays. According to Wikipedia: "Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936) was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included jo……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Charles Dudley Warner (September 12, 1829 October 20, 1900) was an American essayist and novelist. Warner was born of Puritan ancestry, in Plainfield, Massachusetts. From ag……続きを見る

This collection of the first and second series of essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson collects some of the classic thoughts of this important American and leader of the Transcendentalist movement. Contain……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Walter Horatio Pater (4 August 1839 - 30 July 1894) was an English essayist and critic of art and literary critic....his study of "Aesthetic Poetry" appeared in the Fortnigh……続きを見る

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. There is probably a smell of roasted chestnuts and other good comfortable things all the time, for we are te……続きを見る

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘The red and yellow tulips, heavy with flowers, seemed to lean upon the dusk. A grey cat, dragging its belly……続きを見る

Recommended for viewing on a colour tablet. The Collins New Naturalist series is the longest-running and arguably the most influential natural history series in the world with over 120 volumes publi……続きを見る

Satiric essays about travel in Europe, written on the brink of World War I. According to Wikipedia: "Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken (1880 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, sa……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Charles Dudley Warner (September 12, 1829 October 20, 1900) was an American essayist and novelist. Warner was born of Puritan ancestry, in Plainfield, Massachusetts. From ag……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Walter Horatio Pater (4 August 1839 - 30 July 1894) was an English essayist and critic of art and literary critic....his study of "Aesthetic Poetry" appeared in the Fortnigh……続きを見る

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Do you remember what you said to me once? That you could help me only by loving me? Well-you did love me fo……続きを見る

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Dear Prince, I must leave you, but I will never forget you, and next spring I will bring you back two beaut……続きを見る

Autobiographical travelogue. According to Wikipedia: "William Dean Howells (March 1, 1837 May 11, 1920) was an American realist author and literary critic... In 1858, he began to work at the Ohio St……続きを見る

This selection of Boris Pasternak's correspondence with his parents and sisters from 1921 to 1960ーincluding more than illustrations and photosーis an authoritative, indispensable introduction and g……続きを見る