Familiar essays and columns

15 books

A Miscellany of MenG. K. Chesterton · 1912A 1912 collection of essays by G. K. Chesterton, each examining a different type of man or social figure, from the suffragist and the journalist to the miser and the fool, in essays blending social commentary and argument.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Alarms and DiscursionsG. K. Chesterton · 1910A 1910 collection of essays by G. K. Chesterton covering miscellaneous topics such as art, newspapers, cheese, dukes, futurists, and country life, introduced by a meditation on gargoyles and the meaning of the grotesque in art.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

All Things ConsideredG. K. Chesterton · 1908A 1908 collection of essays by G. K. Chesterton on varied topics including patriotism, science and religion, literature, anonymity in journalism, and social reform, written in his characteristic witty, argumentative style on current subjects of the day.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

An apology for idlers, and other essaysRobert Louis Stevenson · 1877A collection of essays by Robert Louis Stevenson, including the title piece defending idleness and the value of informal learning over diligent work. Other essays cover topics such as El Dorado, English admirals, and children's play.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Chimney-Pot PapersCharles S. Brooks · 1919A 1919 collection of humorous personal essays by Charles S. Brooks, illustrated with woodcuts by Fritz Endell. The pieces reflect on everyday city life and small pleasures, opening with the author's observations of his neighbors and rooftops from his city windows.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Essays of Michel de Montaigne — CompleteMichel de Montaigne · 1580A collection of philosophical essays by the sixteenth-century French writer Michel de Montaigne, covering subjects such as friendship, education, custom, death, and human behavior. This edition includes a biography of the author, his letters, and Cotton's English translation as revised by William Carew Hazlitt.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Last Essays of Maurice HewlettMaurice Hewlett · 1924A 1924 posthumous collection of essays by Maurice Hewlett, reprinted from various periodicals. The pieces cover travel and family recollection, rural English life, literary criticism and literary history, and reflections on art, poetry, and famous European figures.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Penguin Persons & PeppermintsWalter Prichard Eaton · 1922A 1922 collection of personal essays by Walter Prichard Eaton, covering subjects such as friends he calls penguin persons, spring, gardens, drama, childhood memories, and the quiet ways of passing country life, drawn from pieces he wrote over fifteen years.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

PipefulsChristopher Morley · 1920A 1920 collection of humorous essays and sketches by Christopher Morley, reprinted from New York and Philadelphia newspapers, covering topics such as friendship, books, city life, and everyday observations.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Spare HoursJohn Brown · 1858A collection of essays and stories drawn from the "Horae Subsecivae" of John Brown, a Scottish physician, first gathered in this American edition in 1861. The pieces include the noted story "Rab and His Friends" along with sketches of people, dogs, books, and professional acquaintances.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Autocrat of the Breakfast-TableOliver Wendell Holmes · 1858A collection of conversational essays by Oliver Wendell Holmes, first published in 1858, presenting the musings of a talkative boarder who dominates discussion at a boarding-house breakfast table.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The DefendantG. K. Chesterton · 1901A 1901 collection of revised essays, first published in The Speaker, in which Chesterton playfully defends maligned and overlooked things such as penny dreadfuls, nonsense, slang, detective stories, and baby-worship, arguing that the world must be loved before it can be improved.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 With Translations and Index for the SeriesJoseph Addison · 1711A three-volume edition of The Spectator, the early eighteenth-century periodical of essays founded by Richard Steele and written with Joseph Addison, reproduced from the original text with an introduction, notes, and index by Henry Morley.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Tremendous TriflesG. K. Chesterton · 1909A 1909 collection of short humorous essays by G. K. Chesterton, reprinted from the Daily News, in which the author finds wonder and adventure in ordinary, everyday things and experiences of ordinary life.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Virginibus Puerisque, and Other PapersRobert Louis Stevenson · 1881This philosophical essay examines the modern anxieties and realities of marriage and love. The author explores the pitfalls of commitment, the erosion of friendship, and societal expectations surrounding romantic unions.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية