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Francois duc de La Rochefoucauld 6v3r3
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims is a collection of essays written by the French essayist François VI, Duc de La Rochefoucauld, Prince de Marcillac known for his memoirs and maxims. The translator J. W. Willis Bund, he mentions in the introductory note that, there could have been errors as none of the author’s works has been translated wi.. 1445a
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The Essays of Michel de Montaigne are contained in three books and 107 chapters of varying length. Montaigne's stated design in writing, publishing and revising the Essays over the period from approximately 1570 to 1592 was to record "some traits of my character and of my humours." The Essays were first published in 1580 and cover a wide range of t..
Charles Dickens 1q5bb
Charles Dickens was born at Landport, Portsmouth, on February 7, 1812. At that time his father, Mr. John Dickens, held an office in the Navy Pay Department, the duties of which obliged him to reside alternately at the principal naval stations of England. But on the conclusion of peace in 1815 a considerable reduction was made by Government in thi..
Mark Twain 191b3t
Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors. or simply 1601 is the title of a short risqu? squib by Mark Twain, first published anonymously in 1880, and finally acknowledged by the author in 1906. Written as an extract from the diary of one of Queen Elizabeth I's ladies-in-waiting, the pamphlet purports to record a con..
Arthur Conan Doyle 5336j
The War in South Africa: Its Cause and Conduct is an essay written by Arthur Conan Doyle first published by George Newnes Ltd. on 16 january 1902...
Oscar Wilde d2i5f
The 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.[1] The writing of "The Soul of Man" followed Wilde's conversion to anarchist philosophy, following his reading of the works of Peter Kropotkin. In "The Soul of Man" Wilde argues that, under capitalism, "t..
Oscar Wilde d2i5f
Intentions our print magazine is published and sent to four times a year. It records the events and proceedings of the Society, as well as items of wider interest to Wildeans, such as plays, exhibitions and new books. Future society events and booking information are always published in Intentions, which is a full colour, illustrated public..
Oscar Wilde d2i5f
With the exception of the Poems in Prose this volume does not contain anything which the author ever contemplated reprinting. The Rise of Historical Criticism is interesting to irers of his work, however, because it shows the development of his style and the wide intellectual range distinguishing the least born of all the late Victorian writers..