Selections Of Classic British Essays

The book collects 32 classic British essays written by well-known British writers, such as Francis Bacon, William Shakespeare, John Webster, Jonathan Swift, Joseph Addison, etc. These essays are short and full of life wisdom. These essays are: 01. The Argument of the Rape of Lucrece 02. Let Me Wither 03. Of Studies 04. Of Marriage and Single Life 05. Of Wisdom for a Man's Self 06. A Fair and Happy Milkmaid 07. A Modest Proposal 08. The Spider and the Bee 09. Adventures of A Shilling 10. Letter to His Son 11. Letter to Lord Chesterfield 12. The Pyramids 13. Dream Children 14. The Two Races of Men 15. Grace before Meat 16. Childhood 17. Knowledge and Virtue 18. The Mona Lisa 19. The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft 20. On Getting On in the World 21. Three Passions 22. My First Introduction to the Classics 23. Queen Victoria at the End of Her Life 24. My Father: Leslie Stephen 25. The Death of the Moth 26. Professions for Women 27. William Joyce 28. Are Women Human? 29. Shooting an Elephant 30. General Lee 31. Tourists 32. Calcutta

• | Author: Francis Bacon
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Jun 24, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 124 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1548316733
• | ISBN-13: 9781548316730