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Title :
Favourite essays : an anthology.
Title:
Favourite essays :
Varying Form of Title:
Favorite essays
Format:
Audio disc
Physical Description:
4 audio discs (4:55:35 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9789626349373
Production / Publication Information:
Franklin, Tenn. : Naxos AudioBooks, 2009.
General Note:
Unabridged.

Compact disc.
Contents:
Of idleness; Of slow speech; That we should not judge of our happiness until after our death / Of truth; Of riches; Of wisdom / A modest proposal / Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) -- The tombs in Westminster Abbey

It is an inexpressible pleasure ... ; The day of people of fashion ... / Solitude not eligible; Good humour / Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) -- On national prejudices / Of the dignity or meanness of human nature / Dream children -- a reverie

Old China / On going a journey / A 'Now' / On life / Midas

Midas Ogres / The first of May / The extension of the railways in the Lake district / On lying in bed
Summary:
Here are some of the greatest essays in Western literature. Witty, informative and imaginative, the topics vary from starvation in Ireland, fine China, the extension of railways in the Lake District, and the tombs in Westminster Abbey.
Participant or performer note:
Read by Neville Jason.
Language:
English
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