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Essays in Idleness

by Agnes Repplier

Agnes Repplier was a popular and highly regarded essayist of the late 19th and early 20th century, who was also well known on the lecture circuit. Her writings are witty, erudite, and engaging. The eight essays in this collection include an homage to her cat Aggripina and reflections on the beauty of words, as well as essays entitled "The Children's Poets," "The Praises of War," "Leisure," "Ennui," "Wit and Humor," and "Letters."

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Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1893

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Agnes Repplier

United States

Agnes Repplier was an American essayist.    She was born in Philadelphia in 1855, of French and German extraction, and was educated at the Convent of the Sacred...

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