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  • The Fable of the Bees

    by Bernard Mandeville, Phillip Harth ...
    A physician with a particular interest in psychological disorders and satirist, Mandeville published versions of his notorious Fable of the Bees from 1714 to 1732. Each was a defence and elaboration of his short satirical poem The Angry Hive, 1705. The version of the Fable of 1723 and 1732 are the fullest defences of his early paradox that social benefit is the unintended consequence of personal ... Read more

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    by Aesop Aesop ...
    Aesop embodies an epigram not uncommon in human history; his fame is all the more deserved because he never deserved it. The firm foundations of common sense, the shrewd shots at uncommon sense, that characterise all the Fables, belong not him but to humanity. In the earliest human history whatever is authentic is universal: and whatever is universal is anonymous. In such cases there is always ... Read more

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  • A Tale Of Tub

    by Jonathan Swift ...
    A Tale of a Tub is one of the major works by the author of the celebrated Gulliver's Travels and is considered by many critics as one of the finest satires of the English tongue. The book's structure is divided into two entities: A tale and a series of digressions that have no relationship with the main tale. As long as the tale is concerned, it centers on three brothers named Peter, Martin and ... Read more

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  • Samuel Johnson: Selected Essays

    by Samuel Johnson, Manor Books ...
    This volume contains a generous selection from the essays Johnson published twice weekly as 'The Rambler' in the early 1750s. It was here that he first created the literary character and forged the distinctive prose style that established him as a public figure. Also included here is the best of Johnson's later journalism, including essays from the periodicals 'The Adventurer' and 'The Idler'. ... Read more

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  • Some Thoughts Concerning Education (Mobi Classics)

    by John Locke ...
    Some Thoughts Concerning Education is a 1693 treatise on education written by the English philosopher John Locke. For over a century, it was the most important philosophical work on education in Britain. It was translated into almost all of the major written European languages during the eighteenth century, and nearly every European writer on education after Locke, including Jean-Jacques Rousseau, ... Read more

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  • Works Of Samuel Johnson: Rasselas, Prince Of Abyssinia, A Grammar Of The English Tongue, Preface To Shakespeare, Lives Of The English Poets And More (Mobi Collected Works)

    by Samuel Johnson ...
    This collection was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. All books included in this collection feature a hyperlinked table of contents and footnotes. The collection is complimented by an author biography.Table of ContentsThe Adventurer and Idler 1753-54; 1758-60A Grammar of the English TongueA Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland 1775Lives of the English ... Read more

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  • The Battle of the Books

    by Jonathan Swift ...
    The Battle of the Books by Jonathan Swift is a witty and imaginative satirical work that humorously portrays one of the great intellectual debates of the early modern period—the conflict between ancient and modern learning. First published in 1704, this clever allegory uses playful storytelling to explore questions about tradition, innovation, and the value of classical knowledge. The narrative ... Read more

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  • Selected Essays

    by Samuel Johnson ...
    This volume contains a generous selection from the essays Johnson published twice weekly as 'The Rambler' in the early 1750s. It was here that he first created the literary character and forged the distinctive prose style that established him as a public figure. Also included here is the best of Johnson's later journalism, including essays from the periodicals 'The Adventurer' and 'The Idler'. ... Read more

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  • The Fable of the Bees

    by Bernard Mandeville ...
    This is the extended edition including * an extensive biography and bibliography of Mr. de Mandeville The Fable of The Bees: or, Private Vices, Publick Benefits is a book by Bernard Mandeville, consisting of the poem The Grumbling Hive: or, Knaves turn'd Honest and prose discussion of it. The poem was published in 1705 and the book first appeared in 1714. The poem elucidates many key principles of ... Read more

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  • A Tale of a Tub

    by Jonathan Swift ...
    Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook ... Read more

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  • The Consolidator

    by Daniel Defoe ...
    *** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS***Synopsis:Daniel Defoe was a writer, journalist and spy. He is known for being one of the first authors to write a novel. The Consolidator combines fantasy with contemporary political and social satire. The consolidator was a means of transport used to get to the moon. The consolidator is a chariot with two feathered ... Read more

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  • Harvard Classics Volume 27

    English Essays: Sidney To Macaulay

    by Sir Philip Sidney, Golden Deer Classics, Ben Jonson, Abraham Cowley, Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele, Jonathan Swift, Daniel Defoe, Samuel Johnson, David Hume, Sydney Smith, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Hazlitt, Leigh Hunt, Charles Lamb, Thomas De Quincey, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Thomas Babington Macaulay ...
    Series Book 27 - Harvard Classics
    Contents: 1. The Defense Of Poesy, by Sir Philip Sidney 2. On Shakespeare and On Bacon, by Ben Jonson 3. Of Agriculture, by Abraham Cowley 4. The Vision Of Mirza and Westminster Abbey, by Joseph Addison 5. The Spectator Club, by Sir Richard Steele 6. Hints Towards An Essay On Conversation, A Treatise On Good Manners And Good Breeding, A Letter Of Advice To A Young Poet and On The Death Of Esther ... Read more

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