Personal essays and sketches

12 books

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

English Eccentrics and EccentricitiesJohn Timbs · 1866A collection of anecdotes and character sketches of unusual English figures of the author's own time, including misers, beaus, hermits, fanatics, performers, and writers. John Timbs, a London author, first published this illustrated work in 1866.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

Europe and elsewhereMark Twain · 1923A 1923 collection of Mark Twain's essays, sketches, and satirical pieces, published posthumously, covering travel, humor, social criticism, and satire on topics such as patriotism, temperance, imperialism, and religion, with an appreciation by Brander Matthews and an introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Happy DaysA. A. Milne · 1915A 1915 collection of humorous essays, stories, and short plays by A. A. Milne, drawn from his contributions to Punch. The pieces include comic correspondence about his baby niece Margery, sketches of indoor and outdoor life, and playful portraits of professional men.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

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

WalkingHenry David Thoreau · 1862An 1862 essay by Henry David Thoreau arguing for wildness and freedom, praising walking and sauntering through nature as a practice that connects people to the natural world rather than to society and indoor life.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية