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A trans essayist with a checkered past takes on...

First trade edition of Smith's account of his ascent...

The range of topics and the careful consideration given...

A selection of Michel de Montaigne's most profound, searching...

A selection of Montaigne's highly original essays on a...

'I myself am the subject of my book'. So...

He who thinks freely for himself, honours all freedom...

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They...

Reflections by the creator of the essay form display...

An essential companion to the most relevant works of...

Blending intellectual speculation with anecdote and personal reflection, the...

Part biography, part self-help, an original, funny and moving...

Some friendships need celebrating, some are hard to navigate,...

Montaigne (1533-92) is commonly regarded as an early modern...

An enthralling account of day-to-day life in a medieval...

First Edition. Paris: Librairie Sandoz et Fischbacher, 1877. 4to....

First Edition. London: Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1877....

The execution of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico, in 1867,...

The artist's most inspired works in one volume. Jean-Michel...

This 'dream-laden and spooked' (Marina Warner, London Review of...

In 2018 the Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, will host...