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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (version 2)

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Frederick Douglass

Published in 1845, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself was written in response to critics who…

Nature (version 2)

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

First published anonymously in 1836, Nature marks the beginning both of Emerson’s literary career and the Transcendentalist movement. Asking…

John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon and William Wilberforce

In The Spirit of the Age; Or, Contemporary Portraits

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William Hazlitt

William Hazlitt was a keen observer of his time and the people populating the literary landscape. He presents short monographs on such illus…

Chapter 26 The efforts of men, directed to the impossible amelioration of their…

In On Life

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Leo Tolstoy

What is the "good life" for us mortal beings? Two months spent recovering from a severe injury allowed Tolstoy to develop and orga…

Chapter 21

In A Book About Myself

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Theodore Dreiser

A book written by Theodore Dreiser detailing a history of his life and how he became a writer. - Summary by Michele Eaton

Horace in the Role of Maecenas

In Henry D. Thoreau

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Franklin Benjamin Sanborn

A biography of the famous and popular poet-naturalist, author, philosopher, historian, written by a family friend who spent time with Thorea…