Essays

An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition of an essay is vague, overlapping with those of an article and a short story. Almost all modern essays are written in prose, but works in verse have been dubbed essays (e.g. Alexander Pope's An Essay on Criticism and An Essay on Man). While brevity usually defines an essay, voluminous works like Joh ...more

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Solidarity with Children: An Essay Against Adult Supremacy
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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
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Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from a Simpler Mind
Bread of Angels: A Memoir
Death and the Gardener
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The Comfort Book
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Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves
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Winter: The Story of a Season
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The Message
Bad Feminist
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
A Room of One’s Own
We Should All Be Feminists
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Men Explain Things to Me
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
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The Fire Next Time (Vintage International)
The White Album
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