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Forcing Justice: Violence and Nonviolence in Selected Texts by Thoreau and Gandhi
Thoreau, Henry David; Gandhi, MahatmaSaga EgmontCan justice be forced on individuals and communities? The essays in this collection by Henry David Thoreau urge us to consider the difficult matter of how to counter the specific...
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The Mirror of the Sea
Conrad, JosephSaga Egmont'The Mirror of the Sea' (1906) is a collection of autobiographical essays first published in various magazines between 1904 and 1906. Joseph Conrad lived an exciting and eventful l...
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The Soul of Man
Wilde, OscarAnncona MediaThe Soul of Man is an 1891 essay by Oscar Wilde in which he expounds a libertarian socialist worldview and a critique of charity. The writing of The Soul of Man followed Wilde's co...
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The Decay of Lying
Wilde, OscarAnncona MediaThe Decay of Lying – An Observation is an essay by Oscar Wilde included in his collection of essays titled Intentions, published in 1891. Wilde presents the essay in a Socratic di...
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A Room of One’s Own
Woolf, VirginiaAnncona MediaA Room of One’s Own, by Virginia Woolf was first published in 1929. This feminist essay argues for both a literal and figural space for women writers within a literary tradition do...
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On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
Thoreau, Henry DavidAnncona MediaOn the Duty of Civil Disobedience or Resistance to Civil Government (Civil Disobedience) is an essay by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau that was first published in 1...
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The way it was and the way it is
Nelson, James A.Books in Motion 2012Laugh, cry, or smile while you listen to this collection of nostalgic stories of life in general—and perhaps recall your own cherished memories. Appearing in magazines and newspape...