Essays Books

A Message to Garcia

Elbert Hubbard

A Message to Garcia is a widely distributed essay written by Elbert Hubbard in 1899, expressing the value of individual initiative and conscientiousness in work. Excerpts from the book:If you work for..

The Alhambra

Washington Irving

Tales of the Alhambra is a collection of essays, verbal sketches, and stories by Washington Irving. ROUGH draughts of some of the following tales and essays were actually written during a residen..

Avatâras

Annie Besant

Avatâras is a collection of four lectures delivered at the twenty-fourth anniversary meeting of the Theosophical Society at Adyar, Madras,..

Preface to Shakespeare

Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson's Preface to Shakespeare published in 1765 is a comment on the argument over the ancients and moderns. Johnson forwards his criticism with moral consideration and prescribes imitation w..

Never Again! A Protest and a Warning Addressed to the Peoples of Europe

Edward Carpenter

Never Again! A Protest and a Warning Addressed to the Peoples of Europe by Edward Carpenter, an English socialist poet, philosopher, anthologist, and early activist for gay rights. A poet an..

Science & Education - Essays

Thomas Henry Huxley

The apology offered in the Preface to the first volume of this series for the occurrence of repetitions, is even more needful here I am afraid. But it could hardly be otherwise with speeches and essay..

The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05

Frank Thilly

The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05, Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English...

The Coverley Papers

Addison

The following selection comprises all numbers of the Spectator which are concerned with the history or character of Sir Roger de Coverley, and all those which arise out of the Spectator's visit to his..