Essays 95

The spirit of our times can appear to be one of joyless urgency. As a culture we have become less interested in the exploration of the glorious mind, and more interested in creating and mastering te……続きを見る

This is a review of a morning workshop, called "Writers' Respite," that took place a conference in Madison, Wisconsin. New SF writers were brought face to face with experienced writers in order to h……続きを見る

Short biographical essay. 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 State……続きを見る

Short book of essays. According to Wikipedia: "Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914) was an American editorialist, journalist, short-story writer and satirist, today best known for his An Occurrence at Owl C……続きを見る

Though he is widely recognized as an important political figure whose nonviolent protests have influenced several generations of activists, Mahatma Gandhi was also a prominent social critic and writ……続きを見る

Essays inspired by travel and residence in Italy. According to Wikipedia: "Henry James, (1843 1916), son of theologian Henry James Sr., brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and ……続きを見る

흙집을 짓기 위해 터를 다지고, 기초 돌을 쌓고, 벽체를 쌓으며 집을 완성해 가는 모든 과정을 사진과 같이 글로 표현이 되어 있습니다.続きを見る

Classic collection of essays about books, including AN APOLOGY FOR THE BOOK-HUNTER.THE LIBRARY, THE BOOKS OF THE COLLECTOR, and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS. According to Wikipedia: "Andrew Lang (March 31, 184……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Samuel Butler (4 December 1835 - 18 June 1902) was an iconoclastic Victorian author who published a variety of works, including the Utopian satire Erewhon and the posthumous……続きを見る

Collection of essays in the original French. According to Wikipedia: "Amandine Aurore Lucile Dupin, Baroness Dudevant (July 1, 1804 June 8, 1876), best known by her pseudonym George Sand, was a Fren……続きを見る

Questo saggio delinea un'analisi approfondita di Rustin Cohle, il protagonista della serie televisiva True Detective prodotta dalla HBO. Rustin Cohle è un detective che ha il compito di investigare ……続きを見る

From a floury encounter on a baker's work table to the art of sitting backwards on chairs, from budgie training to spontaneous human combustion, this collection showcases the nonfiction writing of o……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (About this sound pronunciation (help·info)) (April 15, 1452 May 2, 1519) was an Italian polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, sci……続きを見る

Following the Equator is an account by Mark Twain of his travels through the British Empire in 1895. He chose his route for opportunities to lecture on the English language and recoup his finances, ……続きを見る

Barely out of film school, Rob Long struck the jackpot and landed a job on the phenomenally successful TV sitcom, Cheers. However, with the demise of the show, Long was faced with the question, 'Is ……続きを見る

Fictions of Art History, the most recent addition to the Clark Studies in the Visual Arts series, addresses art history’s complex relationships with fiction, poetry, and creative writing. Inspired b……続きを見る

This collection includes: The Rise of Historical Criticism, The English Renaissance of Art, House Decoration, Art and the Handicraftsman, Lecture to Art Students, London Models, and Poems in Prose. ……続きを見る

Classic collection of essays. The Preface begins: " This book is meant to be a companion to "Heretics," and to put the positive side in addition to the negative. Many critics complained of the book ……続きを見る

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