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Herman Hesse remained clear-sighted and consistent in his political views and his passionate espousal of pacifism and the bloody absurdity of war from the start of World War I to the end of his life. …

"Nationalism" is a collection of essays written by Rabindranath Tagore, the renowned Indian poet, philosopher, and Nobel laureate. The book, originally published in 1917, is a profound expl …

George Orwell is acclaimed as one of English literature”s great essayists. Yet, while many are considered classics, as a body of work his essays have been neglected. Peter Marks provides the first s …

Annie Dillard has spent a lifetime examining the world around her with eyes wide open, drinking in all things intensely and relentlessly. Whether observing a sublime lunar eclipse or a moth consumed …

From one of Britain”s most original writers, White Sands is a creative exploration of why we travel.Episodic, wide-ranging, funny and smart, the linked journeys recall the themes of Dyer”s Yoga for …

A form of courtesy literature, Mother”s Advice Books were texts written by mothers to instruct their children in religious, educational, and occasionally wordly matters. The three texts included in …

Roger Bromley deals with the ways in which certain popular forms contribute to the social production of memories. The texts he examines include the fictions of R. F. Delderfield and Lena Kennedy. Thi …

"Quill’s Window" by B. M. Croker is a captivating novel that weaves together mystery, romance, and social dynamics against a backdrop of suspense and intrigue. The story centers on a comple …

In these new essays leading European and North American scholars of medieval medicine focus on manuscripts and their transmission and demonstrate how medievalists in all disciplines can profit by stu …

A valuable piece of intellectual history, readable in its own terms, this volume, beginning with the Renaissance and the Reformation, traces the growth of Liberal doctrine until the advent of the Fre …