Essayists, critics, and journalists

5 books

All in the Day's Work: An AutobiographyIda M. Tarbell · 1939An autobiography published in 1939, Ida M. Tarbell's All in the Day's Work recounts her life from a Pennsylvania log house birth in 1857 through her work as a writer and journalist, including her years at McClure's and her reflections on industry, war, and women.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

AutobiographyJohn Stuart Mill · 1873Autobiography is the memoir of philosopher John Stuart Mill, published in 1873. He recounts his rigorous childhood education under his father, his mental development and friendships, and his intellectual work and public life through the 1860s.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and edited, with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor OsgoodJames Boswell · 1791A 1917 abridged edition of Boswell's 1791 biography of Samuel Johnson, edited with an introduction by Charles Grosvenor Osgood. It preserves passages illustrating Johnson's mind, conversation, and eighteenth-century England.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Confessions of an English Opium-EaterThomas De Quincey · 1821An 1821 autobiographical narrative by Thomas De Quincey, presenting itself as a confession of the author's opium addiction. Addressed to the reader, it defends publishing his experiences and recounts his youthful life as a scholar leading to his opium use.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — CompleteJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1782An autobiography in twelve books by the French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, published posthumously in 1782, recounting his own life and character with notable frankness.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية