Essays Books
Essays and Lectures
Oscar WildeEssays and Lectures is a collection of essays and lectures by Oscar Wilde. 'Essays and Lectures' contains "The Rise of Historical Criticism", "The English Renaissance of Art", "House Decoration", "Art..
Intentions
Oscar WildeIntentions is a collection of essays; The Decay of Lying: an observation; Pen, Pencil and Poison: a study in green; The Critic as Artist (Some remarks upon the importance of doing nothing; Some ..
The Soul of Man Under Socialism
Oscar WildeThe Soul of Man under Socialism is an 1891 essay by Oscar Wilde in which he expounds a libertarian socialist worldview and a critique of charity. The writing of "The Soul of Man" followed Wilde's conv..
Shorter Prose Pieces
Oscar WildeIt is only in the best Greek gems, on the silver coins of Syracuse, or among the marble figures of the Parthenon frieze, that one can find the ideal representation of the marvellous beauty of that fac..
A Modest Proposal
Jonathan SwiftA Modest Proposal For preventing the Children of Poor People From being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country, and For making them Beneficial to the Publick, commonly referred to as A Modest Proposal,..
On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
Henry David ThoreauHenry David Thoreau's influential essay On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, or simply Civil Disobedience, was first published in 1849. It argued that individuals should not let governments override the..