Joseph Wood Krutch's seminal philosophical work.

Compilation of the distinguished critic and naturalist's essays on such diverse topics as morals, the technological age, the lives and work of prominent authors, and the ...

Marcel Proust (1871-1922) spent the last fourteen years of his life writing "la recherche du temps perdu." Moncrieff's translation strives to capture the extraordinary blend of ...

Originally published in 1956, The Great Chain of Life brings a humanist’s keen eye and ear to one of the great questions of the ages: “What am I?” Originally a scholar of ...

This collection of writings selected from a vast literature about animals contributes something to an over-all picture of human beings' relations with and attitudes toward the ...

Originally published: New York: W. Sloane Associates, c1952.

The author deftly weaves the materials of natural and human history into a radiant, tightly woven fabric. . . . This classic is a book for all seasonsÑto be reread and savored ...