Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882), who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.

Essays: First Series by AMERICAN author RALPH WALDO EMERSON is a book of essays first published in 1841 in the UNITED STATES.

Twelve classic essays in this volume, from America's philosopher of transcendentalism, are: History: Self-Reliance, Compensation, Spiritual Laws, Love, Friendship, Prudence, Heroism, The Over-Soul, Circles, Intellect, and Art.