Read & Co. Great Essays

Discover a wealth of ideas and discussions from some of the best writers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. From classic essay collections to writing on nature, feminism, psychology and philosophy, this collection of essay books will have something for everyone.

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Virginia Woolf

William Shakespeare

Charles Dickens

Octavia Hill

Essay Collections by Author

9781528717304 - In the Mind of H. P. Lovecraft - H. P. Lovecraft

In the Mind of H. P. Lovecraft

9781528717335 - Night Walks - Charles Dickens

Night Walks

9781528719704 - Notes on Shakespeare - Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Notes on Shakespeare

9781528717021 - Dickens on the Tories - Charles Dickens

Dickens on the Tories

9781528712309 - Revolution and Other Essays - Jack London

Revolution and Other Essays

9781473333758 - World Brain - H. G. Wells

World Brain

9781473323858 - Essays and Lectures - Oscar Wilde

Essays and Lectures

9781446502013 - Little Essays on Love and Virtue - Havelock Ellis

Little Essays on Love and Virtue

Nature Essays

9781528717687 - The Preservation of Places of Interest or Beauty - Robert Hunter

The Preservation of Places of Interest or Beauty

9781528717540 - Open Spaces - Octavia Hill

Open Spaces

9781528717533 - One Green Field - Various

One Green Field

9781528717526 - Night and Moonlight - Henry David Thoreau

Night and Moonlight

9781528717496 - Hours From the Night - Various

Hours From the Night

9781528702331 - Nature - A Friend in the Library - Eva March Tappan

Nature – A Friend in the Library

9781444663426 - Pepacton - John Burroughs

Pepacton

9781444639018 - Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers - John Burroughs

Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers

9781473335721 - Nature Near London - Richard Jefferies

Nature Near London

9781473335615 - Wild Apples - Henry David Thoreau

Wild Apples

Pocket Sized Essays

9781528718035 - The Stuff That Dreams are Made of - Havelock Ellis

The Stuff That Dreams are Made of

9781528718011 - The Psychology of Yellow - Havelock Ellis

The Psychology of Yellow

9781528717687 - The Preservation of Places of Interest or Beauty - Robert Hunter

The Preservation of Places of Interest or Beauty

9781528717540 - Open Spaces - Octavia Hill

Open Spaces

9781528717526 - Night and Moonlight - Henry David Thoreau

Night and Moonlight

Essays on Philosophy

9781528715744 - Time and Free Will - Henri Bergson

Time and Free Will

9781528712361 - The Human Drift - Jack London

The Human Drift

9781528712309 - Revolution and Other Essays - Jack London

Revolution and Other Essays

9781528702553 - Contemporary Mind - J. W. N. Sullivan

Contemporary Mind

9781473335592 - Walking - Henry David Thoreau

Walking

9781473333758 - World Brain - H. G. Wells

World Brain

9781473324220 - The Philosophy and Mechanical Principles of Osteopathy - Andrew Taylor Still

The Philosophy and Mechanical Principles of Osteopathy

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All books in the Read & Co. Great Essays imprint

9781528717250 - Sleepless - Various

Sleepless

9781528717311 - Supernatural Horror in Literature - H. P. Lovecraft

Supernatural Horror in Literature

9781528717328 - Lovecraft's Guide to Writing - H. P. Lovecraft

Lovecraft’s Guide to Writing

9781528717304 - In the Mind of H. P. Lovecraft - H. P. Lovecraft

In the Mind of H. P. Lovecraft

9781528717335 - Night Walks - Charles Dickens

Night Walks

9781528715997 - The Conquest of Bread - Peter Kropotkin

The Conquest of Bread

9781528716000 - Mutual Aid - Peter Kropotkin

Mutual Aid

9781528715744 - Time and Free Will - Henri Bergson

Time and Free Will

9781528719704 - Notes on Shakespeare - Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Notes on Shakespeare

9781528719223 - Women and Crime - Various

Women and Crime

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