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Essays — First Series

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882

Explore Essays — First Series through a focused reading session. Project Gutenberg’s catalogue records this English-language edition under “American essays...

American essays -- 19th century
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Essays — Second Series

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882

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American essays -- 19th century
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Ethics

Dewey, John, 1859-1952; Tufts, James Hayden, 1862-1942

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Ethics
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Eureka: A Prose Poem

Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849

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Cosmology
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Excursions

Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862; Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 [Contributor]

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Essays
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Fables

Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894

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FictionShort storiesFables, Scottish
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Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams

Adams, John, 1735-1826; Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818; Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886 [Editor]

Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams — English source edition. Subject: Presidents -...

Presidents -- United States -- CorrespondenceAdams, John, 1735-1826 -- CorrespondenceAdams, Abigail, 1744-1818 -- Correspondence
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Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War

Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925 [Editor]; Duke, Basil Wilson, 1838-1916; Hines, Thomas Henry, 1838-1898; Moran, Frank E., -1892; Pittenger, William, 1840-1904; Richards, A. E. (Adolphus Edwards), 1844-1920; Shelton, W. H. (William Henry), 1840-1932?; Willcox, Orlando B., 1823-1907; Wood, John Taylor, 1830-1904

Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War — English source edition. Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narra...

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narrativesChattanooga Railroad Expedition, 1862Mosby, John Singleton, 1833-1916
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