Download or read book Eight Modern Essayists written by William Smart and published by Bedford/St. Martin's. This book was released on 1994-11-15 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This in-depth collection represents 8 essential twentieth-century essayists, with 3-5 pieces by each author. Included are Virginia Woolf, George Owell, E. B. White, James Baldwin, Joan Didion, James McConkey, Cynthia Ozick, and Alice Walker.