Great English Essays: From Bacon to Chesterton

by Bob Blaisdell

Book Overview

This collection, spanning four centuries of English wit, wisdom, and common sense, contains the thoughts of a number of renowned masters of the essay. From Francis Bacon--the English author who reputedly imported the genre from France, to literary critic, mystery writer, and social commentator G. K. Chesterton, more than twenty writers express their views on such subjects as walking, writing, traveling, sleeping, pets, friends, and childhood.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486440826
• ISBN13: 9780486440828
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.3"