Great English Essays (ed. Blaisedell - Dover ed.)

Editor: Bob Blaisdell

ISBN: 9780486440828

Binding: paperback

Section: Essays

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.