On Solitude - Michel de Montaigne Spelersaantal_2 - 7 a hungry wizard accidentally conjures

a hungry wizard accidentally conjures a war-god into the body of a chicken

the more unsure I feel about our contract

has Grandpa Feliks finally met his match

friendly and inspiring

a battlefield boast

On Solitude - Michel de Montaigne Spelersaantal_2 - 7 a hungry wizard accidentally conjuresBlending intellectual speculation with anecdote and personal reflection, the Renaissance thinker and writer Montaigne pioneered the modern essay. This selection contains his idiosyncratic and timeless writings on subjects as varied as the virtues of solitude, the power of the imagination, the pleasures of reading, the importance of sleep and why we sometimes laugh and cry at the same things. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They