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Our five Essay Samplers include works by the first major English essayist ("On Studies," by Francis Bacon), the first great Irish satirist ("A Modest Proposal," by Jonathan Swift), and the most notable American essayist of the 19th century ("Self-Reliance," by Ralph Waldo Emerson). You will also find several pieces by three major essayists of the 20th century: Virginia Woolf, George Orwell, and E. B. White.
If your reading interests are more contemporary, have a look at the essays by journalist Anna Quindlen ("Homeless"), comedian Steve Martin ("The Death of My Father"), and novelist Stephen King ("The Writing Life"). Several essays first appeared in print within the past few decades.
To help you locate essays that match your own tastes, the contents of the Essay Samplers have been organized here by author (below), title, and theme.
CONTENTS BY AUTHOR AND TITLE
Mortimer Adler
”How to Mark a Book” (1940) Part 5 #4
Mary Austin
"The Land of Little Rain" (1903) Part 1 #2
Francis Bacon
"Of Studies” (1625) Part 5 #7
Judy Brady
"Why I Want a Wife" (1971) Part 3 #12
Bruce Catton
"Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts" (1956) Part 3 #2
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
"A Piece of Chalk" (1905) Part 1 #8
Daniel Defoe
"The Education of Women" (1719) Part 1 #3
Joan Didion
"Why I Write" (1976) Part 2 #12
Annie Dillard
"This Is the Life" (2003) Part 2 #10
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Self-Reliance" (1841) Part 1 #10
E. M. Forster
"My Wood" (1936) Part 3 #9
Benjamin Franklin
”The Whistle” (1779) Part 5 #10
Oliver Goldsmith
"On National Prejudices" (1763) Part 2 #7
Ernest Hemingway
"Camping Out" (1920) Part 2 #2
Langston Hughes
"Salvation" (1940) Part 3 #10
James Huneker
"Coney Island at Night" (1906) Part 4 #10
Zora Neale Hurston
"How It Feels to Be Colored Me" (1928) Part 3 #4
James Weldon Johnson
"Outcasts in Salt Lake City" (1933) Part 5 #5
H. H. Kane
"A Hashish House in New York" (1883) Part 3 #3
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If your reading interests are more contemporary, have a look at the essays by journalist Anna Quindlen ("Homeless"), comedian Steve Martin ("The Death of My Father"), and novelist Stephen King ("The Writing Life"). Several essays first appeared in print within the past few decades.
To help you locate essays that match your own tastes, the contents of the Essay Samplers have been organized here by author (below), title, and theme.
CONTENTS BY AUTHOR AND TITLE
Mortimer Adler
”How to Mark a Book” (1940) Part 5 #4
Mary Austin
"The Land of Little Rain" (1903) Part 1 #2
Francis Bacon
"Of Studies” (1625) Part 5 #7
Judy Brady
"Why I Want a Wife" (1971) Part 3 #12
Bruce Catton
"Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts" (1956) Part 3 #2
Gilbert Keith Chesterton
"A Piece of Chalk" (1905) Part 1 #8
Daniel Defoe
"The Education of Women" (1719) Part 1 #3
Joan Didion
"Why I Write" (1976) Part 2 #12
Annie Dillard
"This Is the Life" (2003) Part 2 #10
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Self-Reliance" (1841) Part 1 #10
E. M. Forster
"My Wood" (1936) Part 3 #9
Benjamin Franklin
”The Whistle” (1779) Part 5 #10
Oliver Goldsmith
"On National Prejudices" (1763) Part 2 #7
Ernest Hemingway
"Camping Out" (1920) Part 2 #2
Langston Hughes
"Salvation" (1940) Part 3 #10
James Huneker
"Coney Island at Night" (1906) Part 4 #10
Zora Neale Hurston
"How It Feels to Be Colored Me" (1928) Part 3 #4
James Weldon Johnson
"Outcasts in Salt Lake City" (1933) Part 5 #5
H. H. Kane
"A Hashish House in New York" (1883) Part 3 #3
Nikos