Essays Books

If I Were Twenty-One

Frank Crane

Dr. Frank Crane (1861–1928) was a Presbyterian minister, speaker, and columnist who wrote a set of ten volumes of "Four Minute Essays" which were published in 1919. Previously, in 1918, he published t..

The Tao Teh King, or the Tao and its Characteristics

Laozi

Written by a Chinese sage Laozi, 'The Tao Teh King, or the Tao and its Characteristics' is believed to be written in 6th century BC...

Essays on Taste

John Armstrong

Essays on Taste by John Armstrong and John Gilbert Cooper. The essays on taste taken from the work of John Gilbert Cooper and John Armstrong and reprinted in this issue are of interest and value ..

The Essays of Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon

Essayes: Religious Meditations. Places of Perswasion and Disswasion. Seene and Allowed was the first published book by the philosopher, statesman and jurist Francis Bacon. The Essays are written in a ..

Auguste Comte and Positivism

John Stuart Mill

Auguste Comte and Positivism is philosophical text written by John Stuart Mill, a British philosopher, political economist, and civil servant. One of the most influential thinkers in the history ..

Tao Te King (Dao 'h Ching)

Lao Tzu

The Tao Te Ching (or Dao De Jing/King) is an ancient Chinese text that literally means "classic" "way" of "virtue," and is a cornerstone of philosophical Taoism. It is attributed to Lao Tzu or "Old Ma..

The Positive School of Criminology

Enrico Ferri

The Positive School of CriminologyThree Lectures Given at the University of Naples, Italy on April 22, 23 and 24, 1901..

Celebrated Crimes (Complete)

Alexandre Dumas

Celebrated Crimes is a collection of 18 essays by Alexandre Dumas, a French writer. His works have been translated into many languages, and he is one of the most widely read French authors. Here are t..