Appreciation of 27 famous essays. The Indispensable Opposition. Bernard Shaw’s Inspiration His Own Life. Shaw’s Views On Freedom. Good Manners. Young Years Of Abraham Lincoln. Vinoba Bhave. Buddha, The Light Of Asia. Thoughts At The Ferry. The Angel In The House. In Praise Of Mistakes. Student Mobs. Chocolate Bus. Knowledge And Wisdom. The Emerging World Society. Belief In God. Non-Violence. Life Without Fear. The Scientific Point Of View. Functions Of A Teacher. Tolerance. The Bradford School Master. Rule Of The Road And Liberty. Childhood Memories. On Not Answering The Telephone. Our Own Civilization. Helen Keller. Culture. These articles were written during the years 1990-2004, as lecture notes for graduate and undergraduate students. As the original works of the bygone authors constitute a cross section of world English essays and literature, it was deemed a literary companion to these works may be of use to students, teachers and researchers as well as to the general public.