Essayist Collection

GEORGE ORWELL (1903-1950). Pseudonym of Eric Blair. English novelist and essayist. Orwell broadcasting over the BBC in London, England, in 1943

BORGES, Jorge Luis (1899-1986). Argentinian poet
" BORGES, Jorge Luis (1899-1986). Argentinian poet, narrator and essayist. " The Aleph". Losada publishing house (1952)."

WILLIAM COBBETT (1763-1835). English political journalist and essayist. Lithograph, 19th century

Charles Baudelaire, French poet, essayist, translator
Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867), French poet, essayist, art critic, and translator of Edgar Allan Poe

Leo Tolstoy, Russian novelist
Leo Tolstoy (Count Lyev Nikolayevich Tolstoy), Russian novelist, essayist, dramatist and educational reformer

Portrait of Oscar Wilde - Irish Playwright sitting in chair
Oscar Wilde (1856-1900) - Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet. circa 1885

GEORGE ORWELL 1903-1950
GEORGE ORWELL (real name Eric Arthur Blair) English writer, fought in Spanish Civil War on the Republican side and gained fame with novels Animal Farm (1944) and 1984 (1949)

LOUIS-FERDINAND CELINE (1894-1961). Pseudonym for Louis-Ferdinand Destouches. French physician, novelist and essayist

Street scene in Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland
A street scene in the Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland, showing people outside the shop of Allan Ramsay (not to be confused with his house, which is on Castle Hill)

Oscar Wilde
OSCAR WILDE - Irish playwright, essayist, poet and novelist. Date: 1856-1900

DAISETSU TEITARO SUZUKI (1870-1966). Japanese author and essayist. Photograph, 1960

Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894-1963) English essayist and novelist, best remembered for " Brave New World" (1932)

Sydney Smith / Morton Lith
SYDNEY SMITH English clergyman, essayist and wit

Rw Emerson / Sitting
RALPH WALDO EMERSON American essayist and poet

Leigh Hunt / 1815 Drawing
JAMES HENRY LEIGH HUNT - English poet and essayist and critic of Prince Regent

Nab Cottage, Rydal, Cumbria, England, the home of David Hartley Coleridge, 1796-1849
5614286 Nab Cottage, Rydal, Cumbria, England, the home of David Hartley Coleridge, 1796-1849; (add.info.: Nab Cottage, Rydal, Cumbria, England, the home of David Hartley Coleridge, 1796-1849)

Thoreau's birthplace, the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse in Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
5614301 Thoreau's birthplace, the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse in Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America; (add.info.: Thoreau's birthplace, the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse in Concord)

Plutarch
3733626 Plutarch.; (add.info.: Portrait of Plutarch (46-120 AD) a Greek biographer and essayist. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky
3118797 Fyodor Dostoyevsky; (add.info.: Portrait of Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, Journalist and Philosopher

Portrait of C.J.H. Heine
673159 Portrait of C.J.H. Heine; (add.info.: Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (13 December 1797 - 17 February 1856) was one of the most significant German poets of the 19th century

Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803 -1882. American essayist, lecturer and poet. From Bibby's Annual published 1910
2638460 Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803 -1882. American essayist, lecturer and poet. From Bibby's Annual published 1910.; Private Collection; Photo © Hilary Morgan.

Walter Bagehot
3078391 Walter Bagehot; (add.info.: Portrait of Walter Bagehot (1826-1877) a British journalist, businessman, and essayist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Charles Lamb (1775-1834) English essayist, early 19th century. Lamb used the pseudonym 'Elia'
538501 Charles Lamb (1775-1834) English essayist, early 19th century. Lamb used the pseudonym 'Elia'. With his sister Mary wrote Tales from Shakespeare (1807) for children. Britsh

Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881
5614278 Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881; (add.info.: Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881. Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher)

Donald Grant Mitchell
3118575 Donald Grant Mitchell; (add.info.: Photographic portrait of Donald Grant Mitchell (1822-1908) an American essayist and novelist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Ralph Waldo Emerson's home
3118510 Ralph Waldo Emerson's home; (add.info.: Photographic print of the home of Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) an American essayist, lecturer, and poet

Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet
3586148 Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet; (add.info.: Portrait of Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet (1628-1699) an English statesman and essayist. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Portrait of Victor Hugo
673173 Portrait of Victor Hugo; (add.info.: Victor-Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 - 22 May 1885) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman

Adam Bernard Mickiewicz, 1840
1577992 Adam Bernard Mickiewicz, 1840; (add.info.: Illustration by Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (1798-1855) Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, Professor of Slavic Literature

George Orwell c.1930 (photo)
2624041 George Orwell c.1930 (photo); (add.info.: Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903-21 January 1950) who used the pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist

Maurice Maeterlinck
3118499 Maurice Maeterlinck; (add.info.: Portrait of Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949) a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Charles Baudelaire
3078359 Charles Baudelaire; (add.info.: Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) a French poet, essayist, art critic and translator. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Walt Whitman
3078232 Walt Whitman; (add.info.: Portrait of Walt Whitman (1819-1892) an American poet, essayist and journalist. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

August Strindberg
3586185 August Strindberg; (add.info.: Photograph of August Strindberg (1849-1912) a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist, and painter. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Portrait of Victor Hugo
673207 Portrait of Victor Hugo; (add.info.: Victor-Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 - 22 May 1885) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman

Victor Hugo
673206 Victor Hugo; (add.info.: Victor-Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 - 22 May 1885) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman

Facsimile of a corrected letter by Samuel Johnson, 1780 (engraving)
5309210 Facsimile of a corrected letter by Samuel Johnson, 1780 (engraving); (add.info.: Facsimile of a corrected letter by Samuel Johnson)

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson, 1850 - 1894
3083295 Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson, 1850 - 1894.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer)

Heinrich Heine
3118648 Heinrich Heine; (add.info.: Portrait of Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) a German poet, journalist, essayist, and literary critic. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Thomas Carlyle
3078448 Thomas Carlyle; (add.info.: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle (1795- 1881) a Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher

Thomas Carlyle, 1863 (engraving)
1577058 Thomas Carlyle, 1863 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher during the Victorian era

Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1882 (engraving)
1577398 Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1882 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving of Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) an American essayist

Dr Samuel Johnson
1577057 Dr Samuel Johnson; (add.info.: Full-Length Portrait of Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist

The late Mr. John Forster, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. John Forster, 1876. British writer and journalist: He was editor of the "Examiner" during ten years

Portrait of the author Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), 1902. Creator: Aronson, Naum Lvovich (1872-1943)
Portrait of the author Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), 1902. Private Collection

Le général Léopold Hugo avec deux de ses frères et son fils Abel en uniforme de la... c.1825. Creator: Julie Hugo
Le general Leopold Hugo avec deux de ses freres et son fils Abel en uniforme de la Restauration, c.1825

Portrait of Lucien-Anatole Prévost-Paradol (1829-1870), journalist and diplomat, c1829-1870. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Lucien-Anatole Prevost-Paradol (1829-1870), journalist and diplomat, between 1829 and 1870

Dr. Johnson, n.d. Creator: Unknown
Dr. Johnson, n.d

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Essayists are the literary architects of our thoughts and emotions, crafting words that resonate with readers across time and space. From George Orwell, the pseudonym of Eric Blair, to Borges, Jorge Luis, these essayists have left an indelible mark on literature. George Orwell's powerful voice echoed over the BBC airwaves in 1943 as he fearlessly spoke truth to power during a tumultuous era in London. His novels and essays continue to challenge societal norms and inspire critical thinking. Borges, an Argentinian poet turned essayist, wove intricate webs of imagination through his writings. With each word carefully chosen, he transported readers into surreal worlds where reality blurred with fiction. Charles Baudelaire's poetic prowess extended beyond verses; this French poet seamlessly transitioned into the realm of essay writing. His profound insights delved deep into human nature and society's underbelly. Leo Tolstoy may be renowned for his epic Russian novels like "War and Peace, " but his essays also showcased his philosophical musings on life's complexities. Through introspection and observation, Tolstoy offered profound wisdom that transcends borders. William Cobbett was not only an English political journalist but also a skilled essayist whose lithograph from the 19th century captures his influential presence. His sharp pen dissected social issues with precision while advocating for justice. Oscar Wilde exuded wit both in plays like "The Importance of Being Earnest" and in his captivating essays. This Irish playwright sat confidently in a chair while challenging societal conventions with every stroke of his pen. Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki brought Zen Buddhism to Western audiences through his insightful essays. As a Japanese author living amidst cultural exchange in 1960s Japan, Suzuki bridged Eastern philosophy with Western thought beautifully. Aldous Leonard Huxley explored dystopian futures through novels like "Brave New World, " but he was equally adept at crafting thought-provoking essays.