Great Conversations 6, an anthology of 15 classic and contemporary selections, is ideal for book discussion groups and college humanities courses. Biographical headnotes and discussion questions accompany each selection, and a thematic guide offers suggestions for reading the selections across genres and disciplines.
- On Tranquility of Mind
- The New Organon*
- A Letter Concerning Toleration
- Discourse Seven
- The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám / Rabbi Ben Ezra
- The Lifted Veil
- The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
- On the Advantage and Disadvantage of History for Life*
- The Devil Baby at Hull House
- The Man Who Could Work Miracles
- Mario and the Magician
- The Daughters of the Late Colonel
- R.U.R.
- My Confession
- Holy Week
DISCUSSION GUIDES FOR:
- Confessions of a Fallen Standard-Bearer
- The Age of Innocence
*Indicates a selection from a longer work.