Essays of Elia (Hesperus Classics)
“. . . one of the classics of English prose and a cornerstone of the  personal essay tradition. All personal essayists worth their salt owe a  huge debt to this generous and generative collection. . . ; all  apprentice essayists who would strive to make headway in the form will  need to read it. . . .Essays of Eliais not only an essential  text, but a near-buried treasure, an all-but-lost masterpiece in our  contemporary culture.” — Phillip Lopate--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.