On Solitude

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Blending intellectual speculation with anecdote and personal reflection, the Renaissance thinker and writer Montaigne pioneered the modern essay. This selection contains his idiosy ncratic writings on subjects as varied as the virtues of solitude, the power of the imagination, the pleasures of reading, and the importance of sleep. Format: Paperback Published: in UK in 2009 Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Pages: 144 Language: English ISBN 13: 9780141043852 ISBN 10: 0141043857 Show more