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. The 32 essays are: 01. The Argument of the Rape of Lucrece 02. Let Me Wither03. Of Studies04. Of Marriage and Single Life05. Of Wisdom for a Man's Self06. A Fair and Happy Milkmaid07. A Modest Proposal08. The Spider and the Bee09. Adventures of A Shilling10. Letter to His Son 11. Letter to Lord Chesterfield12. The Pyramids13. Dream Children 14. The Two Races of Men15. Grace before Meat 16. Childhood 17. Knowledge and Virtue18. The Mona Lisa 19. The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft20. On Getting On in the World 21. Three Passions22. My First Introduction to the Classics23. Queen Victoria at the End of Her Life 24. My Father: Leslie Stephen25. The Death of the Moth26. Professions for Women 27. William Joyce28. Are Women Human? 29. Shooting an Elephant 30. General Lee 31. Tourists 32. Calcutta