Blaisdell-Great English Essays: From Bac

This collection spanning four centuries of English wit wisdom and common sense contains the thoughts of a number of renowned masters of the essay. From Francis Bacon--the English author who reputedly imported the genre from France to literary critic mystery writer and social commentator G. K. Chesterton more than twenty writers express their views on such subjects as walking writing traveling sleeping pets friends and childhood. Included among the literary offerings are Sir Roger de Coverley at Spring-Garden by Joseph Addison A Meditation Upon a Broomstick by Jonathan Swift Samuel Johnson's Dick Minim the Critic as well as compositions by Oliver Goldsmith Charles Lamb D. H. Lawrence Virginia Woolf George Bernard Shaw and other noted authors.The works are presented chronologically and original publication dates are given where available.