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Maailmanloppu peruttu : kootut kolumnit. II
Valtaoja, EskoTähtitieteellinen yhdistys Ursa ry 2018 1. painosEsko Valtaoja on viihdyttänyt ja valistanut ilolla ja suurella sydämellä myös lukuisilla kolumneillaan. Hän uskaltaa sanoa asiat suoraan eikä tassuttele keskitiellä siltä varalta,...
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The Seven Ages of Man
Bergengren, RalphDuke Classics 2013This delightful series of essays and observations has been structured around the cycle of life, moving from infancy and early childhood to the golden years, and touching on every p...
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Where No Fear Was : A Book About Fear
Benson, Arthur ChristopherDuke Classics 2015Is fear an evolutionary tool that helps us steer clear of danger and death, or is it a stumbling block that keeps us from realizing our full potential? According to essayist A. C....
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The Soul of Man
Wilde, OscarAnncona MediaThe Soul of Man is an 1891 essay by Oscar Wilde in which he expounds a libertarian socialist worldview and a critique of charity. The writing of The Soul of Man followed Wilde's co...
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The Life and Letters of William Sharp and "Fiona Macleod". Volume 2: 1895-1899
Halloran, William F.Open Book PublishersWilliam Sharp (1855-1905) conducted one of the most audacious literary deceptions of his or any time. Sharp was a Scottish poet, novelist, biographer and editor who in 1893 began t...
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The Mirror of the Sea
Conrad, JosephSaga Egmont'The Mirror of the Sea' (1906) is a collection of autobiographical essays first published in various magazines between 1904 and 1906. Joseph Conrad lived an exciting and eventful l...
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The German War
Doyle, Arthur ConanSaga EgmontPublished in 1914, ‘The German War’ by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a collection of his essays on the subject of Germany and the growing threat he believed it posed. Written in the ye...
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Varied Types
Chesterton, G. K.Saga EgmontQueens and Emperors, artists and poets, priests and politicians: all are subject to G. K. Chesterton’s collected biographies. ‘Varied Types’ spans the streets of London, travels to...
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On the Significance of Science and Art
Tolstoy, LeoSaga EgmontFor some, it is a four-letter word. But for Leo Tolstoy, 'work' is one of the main reasons that we are here. The author and philosopher urges us to comply with the 'eternal law of...
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Tremendous Trifles
Chesterton, G. K.Saga EgmontFrom satires of Sherlock Holmes to lectures in defence of fairy tales, this collection of essays brings to life the smallest of trifles and turns them into debates on the meaning o...
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Studies in Classic American Literature
Lawrence, D.H.Saga EgmontThis collection of pervasive essays not only sheds light onto eighteenth and nineteenth-century American consciousness but also on Lawrence's own perspectives and individuality. He...
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Fantasia of the Unconscious
Lawrence, D.H.Saga Egmont'Fantasia of the Unconscious' is Lawrence's profound reflection on the nature of our consciousness and our unconsciousness. He delivers a convincing, accurate, and somewhat controv...
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The Uses of Diversity
Chesterton, G. K.Saga EgmontG. K. Chesterton’s ‘The Uses of Diversity' is a collection of essays from the 'Prince of Paradox'. Written by the English writer and philosopher, Chesterton’s essays are full of e...
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Sea and Sardinia
Lawrence, D.H.Saga Egmont'Sea and Sardinia' describes Lawrence and his wife Frieda's 1921 trip to Italy. His poetic exploration mirrors that of his own 'Twilight in Italy' and creates an impression of Sard...
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French Ways and their Meaning
Wharton, EdithSaga Egmont‘French Ways and their Meaning’ is part guidebook and part tribute to Wharton’s beloved France. While living there during the First World War, Wharton decided to write a collection...
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The Common Reader, First Series
Woolf, VirginiaSaga Egmont"There is a sadness at the back of life which some people do not attempt to mitigate. Entirely aware of their own standing in the shadow, and yet alive to every tremor and gleam of...
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A People Passing Rude: British Responses to Russian Culture
Cross, AnthonyOpen Book PublishersDescribed by the sixteenth-century English poet George Turbervile as "a people passing rude, to vices vile inclin’d", the Russians waited some three centuries before their subseque...
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The Decay of Lying
Wilde, OscarAnncona MediaThe Decay of Lying – An Observation is an essay by Oscar Wilde included in his collection of essays titled Intentions, published in 1891. Wilde presents the essay in a Socratic di...
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Through the Magic Door
Doyle, Arthur ConanSaga EgmontFirst published in 1907, ‘Through the Magic Door’ is an essay by the ‘Sherlock Holmes’ author on the joy of literature and reading. In it, he enthuses about his favourite books and...
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Twilight in Italy
Lawrence, D.H.Saga EgmontEssentially DH Lawrence's personal guide to Italy on foot, 'Twilight In Italy' is a collection of short travel essays. A meditative, poetic exploration of both Italian culture and...