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Some of Ralph Waldo Emerson's finest and most famous essays, such as "Self-Reliance," "Compensation," and "The Over-Soul," appeared in his Essays of 1841, published when he was thirty-seven years old. Preceded by the slim volume Nature, it was his first full-length... Read Full Overview

How is this book unique? Font adjustments & biography included Unabridged (100% Original content) Formatted for e-reader Illustrated About Essays - First Series by Ralph Waldo Emerson There is one mind common to all individual men. Every man is an inlet to the same and to all... Read Full Overview

Essays: First Series, is a series of essays written by Ralph Waldo Emerson, published in 1841, concerning transcendentalism. This book contains: "History""Self-Reliance""Compensation""Spiritual Laws""Love""Friendship" "I hate the prostitution of the name of friendship to signify... Read Full Overview

The present edition is a verbatim reproduction of Emerson's "Essays: First Series", first published in 1841. These 12 essays, along with his "Second Series," represent the core of Emerson's thinking, and the heart of Transcendentalism.Essays included are: "History," "Self-Reliance,"... Read Full Overview

There is no great and no small To the Soul that maketh all: And where it cometh, all things are And it cometh everywhere.I am owner of the sphere, Of the seven stars and the solar year, Of Caesar's hand, and Plato's brain, Of Lord Christ's heart, and Shakspeare's strain.THERE... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

American essayist, philosopher and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882) lead Transcendentalism in the early nineteenth century and greatly influenced the later New Thought movement. Summing up his work, Emerson said that his primary principle was "the infinitude of the private... Read Full Overview

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet and led the Transcendentalist movement during the mid-19th century. A critic of the pressures of society on individual freedoms and a champion of individualism. Fighting for changes through his many publications... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

All individual males have the same thinking. Every guy serves as a gateway to the same and the same. A person who has once been granted the right of reason becomes a freeman of the entire estate. He is capable of thinking what Plato thought, feeling what a saint felt, and understanding... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Most of Emerson's essays emerged as lectures first and were later edited for printing. There are two main collections, Essays: First Series and Essays: Second Series, that include the quintessence of his work....

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview