Essays by Ralph Waldo EmersonESSAYSReading editionChapter navigation19 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterESSAYSRALPH WALDO EMERSONPUBLISHERS' NOTELIFE OF EMERSONCRITICAL OPINIONS OF EMERSON AND HIS WRITINGS.Chronological List of Emerson's Principal Works.THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR.COMPENSATION.[93]SELF-RELIANCEFRIENDSHIP.[278]HEROISM[309]MANNERS[367]GIFTS[456]NATURE[469]SHAKSPEARE;[525] OR, THE POETPRUDENCE.[660]CIRCLES.[690]NOTESPrevious chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →RALPH WALDO EMERSONAll chapters and sections (19)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsESSAYSRALPH WALDO EMERSONPUBLISHERS' NOTELIFE OF EMERSONCRITICAL OPINIONS OF EMERSON AND HIS WRITINGS.Chronological List of Emerson's Principal Works.THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR.COMPENSATION.[93]SELF-RELIANCEFRIENDSHIP.[278]HEROISM[309]MANNERS[367]GIFTS[456]NATURE[469]SHAKSPEARE;[525] OR, THE POETPRUDENCE.[660]CIRCLES.[690]NOTESBY← Front matterRALPH WALDO EMERSON →