Oxford Book of American Essays

by Various

20 chapters20h 28mEnglish1914

About this book

Collection of 32 essays by American authors ranging from Benjamin Franklin to Emerson to Whitman to Henry James to Theodore Roosevelt. On subjects from the gout to insects with a 24 hour life span to old bachelors to leaves of grass to the odes of Horace. It seems to be an attempt to show off the Americans as writers. (Summary by JCarson) This collection was compiled by Brander Matthews.

Chapters (20)

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202 Section 2

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303 Section 3

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404 Section 4

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505 Section 5

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606 Section 6

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707 Section 7

3621

808 Section 8

3389

909 Section 9

3802

1010 Section 10

3857

1111 Section 11

3619

1212 Section 12

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1313 Section 13

3633

1414 Section 14

3727

1515 Section 15

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1616 Section 16

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1717 Section 17

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1818 Section 18

3767

1919 Section 19

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2020 Section 20

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Oxford Book of American Essays

About this book

Chapters (20)

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