Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Paperback)

by Ralph Waldo Emerson (Author), Elbert Hubbard (Editor)

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"I was simmering, simmering, simmering. Emerson brought me to a boil."
--Walt Whitman

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing (December 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1425341438
• ISBN-13: 978-1425341435
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #689,287 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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35 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I do NOT recommend buying the Kessinger edition...., May 31, 2006

By	David A. Marks "norcalidave" (Paradise, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm a long-time buyer of Amazon's products, but lately I am seeing that they may have a quality control problem! The book "Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson", published by Kessinger (ISBN: 1425341438) does not deserve more than one star, although there are other Emerson compilations (including the Modern Library Classics version with the same title) that are undoubtedly fine.

Amazon seems to have a strange methodology/algorithm for placing some of its books first in "relevance", and I am a little suspicious as to what criteria they are using. Furthermore, you may have noticed that the specific reviews of books now are often reviews of a different printing/edition than the one listed along with said reviews.

At any rate, the Kessinger "booklet" is a thin,cheaply made, 60 page paperback that includes short excerpts of a few of Emerson's writings, and is hardly more than a xerox-type copy, sandwiched within a glossy cover....

Not only that, but the Modern Library Classics' version costs less than the inferior Kessinger printing...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not what I was looking for, but it would suffice for someone, April 1, 2008

By	Jennifer Slaughter "Absolutly Fabulus" (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a decent collection of Emerson's works, however, I was looking for something a bit larger and more inclusive. The only thing I don't like is that it does not break up the essays or works...its all lumped together and you just have to get into it to decipher the subject matter of each piece.

3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book is incorrectly titled., December 7, 2007

By	Christopher P. Rockhill "Chris R." (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book contains an article from "The American Bible: Elbert Hubbard's Selected Writings Part 12". It is in no way a useful collection of Emerson's writings, and is completely useless to me.

If want a large collection of Emerson's writings, get the Modern Library Classics version of Emerson's Essential writings. The ISBN is 9780679783220.