Essays on society, morals, and ideas

11 books

A Modest Proposal For preventing the children of poor people in Ireland, from being a burden on their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the publickJonathan Swift · 1729This 1729 political satire by Jonathan Swift proposes a shocking solution for poor children in Ireland. Swift suggests making these infants beneficial to the public by selling them as food to alleviate the financial burden on the nation.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Bacon's Essays, and Wisdom of the AncientsFrancis Bacon · 1597An 1884 edition of Francis Bacon's Essays and Wisdom of the Ancients, collecting his short moral essays on subjects such as truth, friendship, and ambition, together with allegorical interpretations of classical myths, with biographical and editorial notes.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Essays — First SeriesRalph Waldo Emerson · 1841A collection of twelve essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson, published in 1841, on subjects including history, self-reliance, compensation, love, friendship, heroism, the over-soul, intellect, and art, exploring the individual mind's relation to universal truth and experience.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Fancies Versus FadsG. K. Chesterton · 1923A 1923 collection of lighthearted essays by G. K. Chesterton, Fancies Versus Fads offers witty commentary on topics ranging from rhyme and psycho-analysis to free verse, feminism, and prohibition, defending traditional common sense against modern fashionable theories.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Representative Men: Seven LecturesRalph Waldo Emerson · 1850A collection of seven lectures by Ralph Waldo Emerson, published in 1850, examining great men and their uses to society through portraits of Plato, Swedenborg, Montaigne, Shakespeare, Napoleon, and Goethe.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Society and solitude: Twelve chaptersRalph Waldo Emerson · 1870A collection of twelve essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson, published in 1870, exploring themes of individuality and society. Topics include civilization, art, eloquence, domestic life, farming, books, clubs, courage, success, and old age.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Essays or Counsels, Civil and MoralFrancis Bacon · 1597A collection of short essays by Francis Bacon, first published in 1597, offering moral and practical counsel on topics such as truth, death, friendship, envy, studies, ambition, and public affairs. Written in a reflective, aphoristic style addressed to everyday human conduct and civic life.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Praise of FollyDesiderius Erasmus · 1511A satirical essay by Dutch humanist Desiderius Erasmus, written in 1511, in which Folly herself delivers a speech praising her own influence, offering witty commentary on human foolishness, vanity, and the vices of society.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Uses of Diversity: A book of essaysG. K. Chesterton · 1920A 1920 collection of essays by G. K. Chesterton, offering his witty commentary on topics including literature, religion, animals, law, Ireland, Japan, divorce, Christmas customs, and social questions of the day.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

This Simian WorldClarence Day · 1920This Simian World is a 1920 humorous philosophical essay by Clarence Day, with illustrations by the author. It imagines how human civilization and human nature would differ if descended from ants, bees, eagles, or other animals instead of apes.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

What Is Man? and Other EssaysMark Twain · 1906A 1906 collection of essays by Mark Twain, led by a philosophical dialogue arguing that man is a machine governed by heredity and outside influences, followed by shorter pieces on history, language, literature, tobacco, and other topics.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية