Essays, Letters & Speeches

Pastoral Poetry & Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England

W. W. Greg

Greg W. W. Walter Wilson’s work is a scholarly investigation into the development of pastoral literature,…

The provincial letters of Blaise Pascal: A new translation, with historical introduction and notes, by the Rev. Thomas M'Crie

Blaise Pascal

The work is a fresh English rendering of Blaise Pascal’s Provincial Letters, accompanied by a scholarly…

The Letters of William James, Vol. 1

William James

The book is a curated collection of William James’s personal correspondence, assembled by an editor who began…

Table Talk: Essays on Men and Manners

William Hazlitt

Table Talk: Essays on Men and Manners is a collection of reflective pieces by William Hazlitt that begins…

Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology

C. G. Jung

The volume is a collection of Carl Gustav Jung’s papers assembled for the first time in English, spanning…

Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4

Thomas Jefferson

This volume gathers a series of Thomas Jefferson’s private letters and memoranda, drawn from the “Memoir,…

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 5

Edgar Allan Poe

This volume gathers a series of Edgar Allan Poe’s longer nonfiction pieces, and it opens with a sprawling,…

Early Greek Philosophy & Other Essays Collected Works, Volume Two

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

The volume gathers a series of Nietzsche’s early‑seventies essays, most of which were originally drafted as…

The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 Volume 23, Number 5

Various

The May 1844 issue of The Knickerbocker presents a single, extensive essay that gathers together everything…

The Glories of Ireland

The work presents itself as a collective celebration of Irish achievement, assembled by Joseph Dunn and P. J.

The World's Greatest Books — Volume 20 — Miscellaneous Literature and Index

The volume presents a sweeping overview of Joseph Addison’s Spectator, the early‑18th‑century essay series…

The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 3 (of 6) New Complete Library Edition

The Past Paston Letters, A.D. 1422‑1509, Volume III is a scholarly edition of a primary source collection,…

Italian Fantasies

Israel Zangwill

The work is a lyrical travelogue that treats Italy as a living myth.

The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 3 (of 3) Everlasting Calerdar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac

William Hone

The Every‑Day Book and Table Book, volume III, is a sprawling miscellany that bills itself as an “everlasting…

Scripture texts illustrated by general literature

Francis Jacox

This work is a theological essay that weaves together biblical narratives, historic sermons, and literary…

El Hombre Mediocre: Ensayo de psicologia y moral

José Ingenieros

El Hombre Mediocre es un ensayo de psicología y moral que se presenta como una serie de estudios y…

The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; The Art of Literature

Arthur Schopenhauer

The volume gathers a series of Schopenhauer’s essays on literature, assembled from his original German…

Leaves of Life, for Daily Inspiration

Margaret Bird Steinmetz

Leaves of Life, for Daily Inspiration is a devotional calendar that presents a year‑long sequence of brief…

Speeches of Benjamin Harrison, Twenty-third President of the United States

Benjamin Harrison

This volume gathers the public utterances of Benjamin Harrison, the twenty‑third President of the United…

The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 02 The Rambler, Volume I

Samuel Johnson

The work is the opening volume of Samuel Johnson’s “The Rambler,” a series of moral essays first issued in…

Modern Essays and Stories A book to awaken appreciation of modern prose, and to develop ability and originality in writing

This volume is a practical guide that pairs short, modern essays with a selection of short stories, all aimed…

An Essay on Criticism

Alexander Pope

An Essay on Criticism is Alexander Pope’s early poetic manifesto, first published in 1711.

Sesame and Lilies

John Ruskin

John Ruskin’s “Sesame and Lilies” is a self‑selected compilation of essays and lectures written in the…

Through the Year with Famous Authors

Mabel Patterson

Through the Year with Famous Authors is a biobibliographic compendium that strings together brief portrait…