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Books life this 2017-09-07 02:07:35 Post No. 9991616
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Books life this Anonymous 2017-09-07 02:07:35 Post No. 9991616 [Report]
I'm looking for books like Montaigne Essays. Full of anecdotes of the past, minimalist lifestyle.
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Anonymous 2017-09-07 02:22:16 Post No.9991658
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Anonymous 2017-09-07 02:22:16 Post No.9991658 [Report]
There are none.
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Anonymous 2017-09-07 03:26:49 Post No.9991866
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Anonymous 2017-09-07 03:26:49 Post No.9991866 [Report]
>>9991616
The anatomy of melancholy
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Anonymous 2017-09-07 04:52:19 Post No.9992238
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Anonymous 2017-09-07 04:52:19 Post No.9992238 [Report]
>>9991866
Really good suggestion
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Anonymous 2017-09-07 05:18:09 Post No.9992348
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Anonymous 2017-09-07 05:18:09 Post No.9992348 [Report]
>>9991866
Seriously, I hope OP sees this recommendation before the thread goes away.
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Anonymous 2017-09-07 06:00:57 Post No.9992533
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Anonymous 2017-09-07 06:00:57 Post No.9992533 [Report]
>>9992238
>>9992348
is it really that good?
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Anonymous 2017-09-07 06:12:03 Post No.9992598
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>>9992533
If you're into early 1600s English lit it is a very fun read.
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Anonymous 2017-09-07 06:14:48 Post No.9992614
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Anonymous 2017-09-07 06:14:48 Post No.9992614 [Report]
>>9991616
William Hazlitt, perhaps? I'm thinking his Table Talks essays would be of interest.
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Anonymous 2017-09-07 06:42:30 Post No.9992731
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>>9992598
Also, William H. Gass wrote the introduction for it.
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Anonymous 2017-09-07 07:04:58 Post No.9992832
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Anonymous 2017-09-07 07:04:58 Post No.9992832 [Report]
>>9992533
He is top 3 best English prose writers (my personal number 1, but there is some accounting for taste)
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Anonymous 2017-09-07 09:16:56 Post No.9993444
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Anonymous 2017-09-07 09:16:56 Post No.9993444 [Report]
>>9992614
Yeah, Hazlitt's great
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Anonymous 2017-09-07 11:43:37 Post No.9994155
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Anonymous 2017-09-07 11:43:37 Post No.9994155 [Report]
Schopenhauer's Essays

My favourite collection of writing.
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Anonymous 2017-09-07 11:53:14 Post No.9994189
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Anonymous 2017-09-07 11:53:14 Post No.9994189 [Report]
>>9991616
Humes essays
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Anonymous 2017-09-08 12:00:53 Post No.9994231
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Anonymous 2017-09-08 12:00:53 Post No.9994231 [Report]
>>9991866
Came here to say this

Can't think of anything else of similar style and gravity

Maybe pascal's pensees? Haven't read them but I heard they're heavily influenced by montaigne.
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Anonymous 2017-09-08 12:04:37 Post No.9994253
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Anonymous 2017-09-08 12:04:37 Post No.9994253 [Report]
>And an Account of the Author's LIFE
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