[OPEN] Essays Collection #02 - rap

[msfry]

Essays Collection #02, by Various

Here are 20 essays by various authors, covering all kinds of subjects. Some are famous, others are gems ferreted out from chapters or passages in books where they have lain hidden for decades. Britannica defines an essay as "an analytic, interpretive, or critical literary composition usually much shorter and less systematic and formal than a dissertation or thesis and usually dealing with its subjects from a limited and often personal point of view." In short, an essay is neither fiction nor a short story, but a composition designed to educate/persuade more than entertain or inform, though essays sometimes do both, or neither. (Summary by Michele Fry, BC/DPL)

Where to find public domain essays? LV has numerous books containing essays by various authors (search "essays" from the home page), any of which could be a great source of specific titles that appeal to you.

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[Rapunzelina]

We have a Magic Window!

[msfry]

We have a Magic Window!

Fantastic-O!
Now we wait and see what comes in. It's a lot like fishing--you never know what you're going to catch.

[Rapunzelina]

Moved to Readers Wanted!

[elsieselwyn]

Here is an essay on the what is the best way to approach physical health:

Physical Culture by Margaret Warner Morley
file: https://librivox.org/uploads/rapunzelina/essays2_physicalculture_morley_es_128kb.mp3 (33:52)
text: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011269963

[msfry]

Physical Culture is PL OK. Thank you, Elsie. This essay does what it is supposed to do -- get a rise out of the reader. It did that to me, as follows:

Being as I love to cook and eat, have never had a Barbie physique, have never enjoyed any exercise other than swimming, walking and gardening, dislike the gym and participating in competitive sports, I felt the cultural noose tightening around my neck as I listened to Ms. Morley's recommendations. Enough judgment already! She didn't mention "line dancing", which I like and is lots of fun and expends lots of energy -- probably didn't exist in her day. Good posture must be trained, of course, and should be done in school. But convincing children they can never attain health if they were conceived of unhealthy parents is a enormous rock to hang around their necks. I have to disapprove of it for that reason, plus I doubt it is entirely true. My mother had a list of ailments since WWII (digestive and otherwise) that have never afflicted me. I do approve of the loose-fitting clothing bit, dressing for comfort if you want to, preferably outfits with pockets big enough so I don't have to tote a purse around and keep one hand useless for anything but grasping my phone.

[msfry]

NEWS BULLETIN:
Essays Collection #1 has already garnered 8.3K views on IA since cataloging 2 weeks ago on March 21st. Looks like it's proving to be popular! That makes me proud and happy.
https://archive.org/details/essays01_2403_librivox