01549cam a2200289 4500 2466456808 TxAuBib 20250731120000.0 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781620110645 1620110644 44ad8e75-7f13-4f04-8ec1-0eefea825474 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 784543 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Montaigne, Michel de. Essays [Libby eBook]. Duke Classics. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. HTML:<p>Considered the inventor of the essay itself, Michel de Montaigne published <i>Essays</i> (Essais, literally "Attempts") in 1850. Known for his skill at merging serious intellectual debate with personal anecdotes, his vast work collects together some of the most influential essays the world has ever seen, shaping the thoughts Blaise Pascal, René Descartes, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Stefan Zweig, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Isaac Asimov among others. Montaigne stated that his aim in writing these works was to describe humankind, including himself, with complete frankness.</p>. Philosophy. Nonfiction. Essays. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-07-30 20:00:03. Cotton, Charles. Hazlitt, William Carew. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=44AD8E75-7F13-4F04-8EC1-0EEFEA825474&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)