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Hey rub-a-dub-dub Theodore Dreiser · 1920 · ★ 4.0 · 312p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares American essays, Essays with this book.

How to Be Alone Jonathan Franzen · 2002 · ★ 3.6 · 306p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Collection of some of Franzen's essays, including the one known as "the Harper's essay". Some are edited or tweaked from their original printings. A mixture of topics but well-written and enjoyable; Franzen is as thoughtful as ever. Shares Essais américains, American essays, Essays

Let Me Tell You What I Mean Joan Didion · 2021 · ★ 4.4 · 184p · ≈ 6h · Moderate From one of our most iconic and influential writers: a timeless collection of mostly early pieces that reveal what would become Joan Didion's subjects, including the press, politics, California robber barons, women, and her own self-doubt. Here are six pieces written in 1968 from the "Points West" Saturday Evening Post column Joan Didion shared from 1964 to 1969 with her husband, John Gregory… Shares American essays, Essays

The egg and I Betty MacDonald · 1945 · ★ 3.9 · 277p · ≈ 9h · Moderate When Betty MacDonald married a marine and moved to a small chicken farm on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, she was largely unprepared for the rigors of life in the wild. With no running water, no electricity, a house in need of constant repair, and days that ran from four in the morning to nine at night, the MacDonalds had barely a moment to put their feet up and relax. And then came… Shares Farm life, American Authors, Country life

Adventures in Contentment David Grayson · 1907 · ★ 4.1 · 138p · ≈ 4h · Moderate This, I am firmly convinced, is a strange world, as strange a one as I Shares Farm life, American Authors, Country life, Essays

Essays, first series Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1876 · ★ 5.0 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Emerson, Alfred Kazin observes in his Introduction, "was a great writer who turned the essay into a form all his own." His celebrated essays--the twelve published in Essays: First Series (1841) and eight in Essays: Second Series (1844)--are here presented for the first time in an authoritative one-volume edition, which incorporates all the changes and corrections Emerson made after their initial… Shares American essays, Essays

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Hausblätter F. W. Hackländer · 1855 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Shares Essays with this book.

And Even Now Sir Max Beerbohm · 1920 · 150p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares Essays with this book.

Yet again Sir Max Beerbohm · 1909 · 86p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Shares Essays with this book.

Revolutionist's Handbook and Pocket Companion George Bernard Shaw · 1900 · 58p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Shares Essays with this book.

The thread of gold Arthur Christopher Benson · 1905 · 271p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Essays with this book.

Escape, and other essays Arthur Christopher Benson · 1915 · ★ 5.0 · 302p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Essays with this book.

When You Are Engulfed in Flames David Sedaris · 2007 · ★ 4.5 · 321p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "David Sedaris's ability to transform the mortification of everyday life into wildly entertaining art," (The Christian Science Monitor) is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this remarkable new book. Trying to make coffee when the water is shut off, David considers using the water in a vase of flowers and his chain of associations takes him from the French countryside… Shares Essais américains, American essays, Essays

Tom Sawyer, Detective Mark Twain · 1897 · ★ 3.5 · 104p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Tom Sawyer, Detective follows Twain's popular novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Tom Sawyer Abroad. In this novel, Tom turns detective, trying to solve a murder. Twain plays with and celebrates the detective novel, wildly popular at the time. This novel, like the others, is told through the first-person narrative of Huck Finn. Shares American Authors, Literature

Modern essays Christopher Morley · 1921 · 351p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "A collection of representative contemporary essays" written by British and American authors. Shares American essays, Essays

Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1902 · ★ 3.2 · 31p · ≈ 1h · Moderate A new, wide-ranging selection of Ralph Waldo Emerson's most influential writings, this edition captures the essence of American Transcendentalism and illustrates the breadth of one of America's greatest philosophers and poets.The writings featured here show Emerson as a protester against social conformity, a lover of nature, an activist for the rights of women and slaves, and a poet of great… Shares American Authors, Essays

A Shropshire lad A. E. Housman · 1896 · ★ 4.0 · 95p · ≈ 3h · Challenging First published in 1896, this is Housman's first and most widely known collection of poems. Dismal and fatalistic, Housman speaks of the cruelty of life. In contrast to the dreary subject matter, the poetry itself is brisk and lively. Considered by many to be among the finest works of modern British poetry. Shares Country life, In literature

Abinger harvest E. M. Forster · 1936 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares Essays, Literature with this book.

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