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Essays
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Scottish Periodical
Oliver & Boyd
1947-1948
A short-lived journal on literature, theology and philosophy.
Today and Tomorrow
William Maclellan
1946
Style as 'A review of practical constructiveness'.
A dialogue
Michael Joseph
1975
The transcript of a remarkable encounter on television between two of America's foremost black writers.
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.
The tower
Headley Bros. Publishers, Ltd.
1918
Reflections on the England of the First World War by the British barrister and self-taught draughtsman and artist.
The night is large: collected essays 1938-1995
St. Martin's Press
1996
A collection of essays by one of the great polymaths which includes 'The irrelevance of Conan Doyle' and several other references.
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.
Essays in satire
Sheed and Ward
1930
Includes the ground-breaking 'Studies in the literature of Sherlock Holmes'.
Essays in satire
Sheed and Ward
1928
Includes the ground-breaking 'Studies in the literature of Sherlock Holmes'.
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.
The real Mackay: being essays
News Chronicle Publications Department
1953
A collection of short essays including 'I become a regular irregular' and 'Haunted by Holmes'.
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.
