{"product_id":"2026200011133-secondhand-essays","title":"Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichel de Montaigne's Essays stands as one of the most influential works in the history of Western literature and philosophy, single-handedly inventing the essay as a literary form. Written in the latter half of the sixteenth century, this landmark collection presents Montaigne's penetrating reflections on the full spectrum of human experience — from friendship, solitude, and cannibalism to education, vanity, and the art of conversation. With disarming honesty and remarkable intellectual curiosity, Montaigne turns his gaze inward, using himself as the primary subject to illuminate universal truths about what it means to be human. The Penguin Classics edition makes this towering work accessible to modern readers, presenting a rich selection of essays that showcase the author's skeptical wit, warm humanism, and enduring relevance across the centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956191768795,"sku":"2026200011133-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/f092c536-024d-4be9-bebb-d684b1401a2c.png?v=1783498966","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200011133-secondhand-essays","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}