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An essay is a short piece of writing.

Essay may also refer to:

• Essay (numismatics), a prototype of a proposed coin
• Essay (philately), a prototype of a proposed stamp
• Essay, Orne, a town in France

Literary works

• Essays (Montaigne), a book by Michel de Montaigne
• Essays (Francis Bacon), a book by Francis Bacon
• Essays (Emerson), several collections of essays by Ralph Waldo Emmerson, including:
  • Essays: First Series , 1841
  • Essays: Second Series , 1844

See also

• EASSy (Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System), a submarine fibre optic cable system
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• All pages with titles containing Essay

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