Self-Reliance and Nature

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. 



He is today seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society.



Collected here in one convenient volume is Ralph Waldo Emerson's First Series and Second Series of essays. 



The collection includes both Self-Reliance and Nature.



Essays - First Series

HistorySelf-RelianceCompensationSpiritual LawsLoveFriendshipPrudenceHeroismThe Over-SoulCirclesIntellectArt 

Essays - Second Series

The PoetExperienceCharacterMannersGiftsNaturePoliticsNominalist and RealistNew England Reformers