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Essays
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Religio medici and other essays
Chapman & Hall, Ltd
1911
Contains the essays 'Religio medici'; 'Hydriotaphia: urn burial'; 'A letter to a friend'; and 'On dreams'.
A call to order: written between the years 1918 and 1926 and including Cock and harlequin, Professional secrets, and other critical essays
Faber and Gwyer
1926
A collection of essays by one of the foremost artists of the surrealist, avant-garde, and Dadaist movements.
Carte blanche
Mermod
1953
A collection of twenty articles by Cocteau published in Paris-Midi between 31 March and 11 August 1919. Number 905 of a limited edition of 1600.
La difficulté d'être
Paul Morihien
1947
With a gift inscription to 'Collin' and drawing by Cocteau puzzlingly dated New York, 1946.
Journals of Jean Cocteau
Museum Press
1957
The life of Cocteau as reflected through his journals.
Scottish scene, or, The intelligent man's guide to Albyn
National Book Association ; Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.
1940s
A collection of poetry, short stories and essays on aspects of Scottish life.
Contemporary Scottish studies: first series
Leonard Parsons
1926
A collection of essays on contemporary Scottish cultural personalities.
Memories of enjoyment
Kerryman Limited
1946
A collection of essays and reminiscences by the Irish writer, journalist, and politician.
Essays on language and literature
Allan Wingate
1947
A collection six essays by French writers on the power of language. From the library of the noted Scottish supernatural enthusiast Robert Ogilvie Crombie.
Ends and means : an enquiry into the nature of ideals and into the methods employed for their realization
Chatto & Windus
1938
A collection of philosophical essays.
Contemporary Scottish studies
Scottish Educational Journal
1976
The complete collection of essays, with associated correspondence, as they appeared in the Scottish Educational Journal from 1925 to 1927.
Selected essays of Hugh MacDiarmid
Jonathan Cape
1969
A selection from MacDiarmid's prose writings.
The company I've kept
Hutchinson
1966
A collection of closely related essays, principally about people.
Thoughts of a modern mystic: a selection from the writings of C.C. Massey
Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. Limited
1909
A collection of writings by a Christian mystic.
Memoirs of a modern Scotland
Faber and Faber
1970
A collection of essays in honour of Hector MacIver, including contributions from Hugh MacDiarmid, George Mackay Brown, Muriel Spark, William MacIlvanney etc.
Language of men
Cobbett Press
1945
A collection of essays on Jonathan Swift, Daniel Defoe, William Morris, and E. M. Forster.
Essays and recollections
Talbot Press Limited
1944
A collection of essays and reminiscences by the Irish poet and editor of The Dublin Magazine.
Brief notes on the art and manner of arranging one's books
Penguin Books
2020
A collection of essays on books and language.
Quite early one morning: broadcasts
J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd
1954
A collection of autobiographical and expository pieces originally broadcast by the BBC.
Furor hortensis: essays on the history of the English landscape garden in memory of H.F. Clark
Elysium Press Limited
1974
A collection of essays in memory of the Edinburgh University expert on landscape gardening.
For Hilaire Belloc: essays in honour of his 72nd birthday
Sheed & Ward
1942
A collection of historical essays.
