The Essays of Montaigne: Book III, Chapters 1–4
Translated by Charles Cotton
Michel de Montaigne · 1588 · Philosophy
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What it's about
Book III, written in Montaigne's later years: 'Of profit and honesty', 'Of repentance', 'Of three commerces' (men, women and books) and 'Of diversion'. Cotton's 1685 translation, edited by W. C. Hazlitt.
Reading plan
Pick a finish date and Genius lays out the days — the plan shows today's target and keeps you honest.
Read together
Start a circle and share the code — everyone sees everyone's honest place in the book. Accountability, not leaderboards.
Who it's for
- Readers who want to meet Montaigne one essay at a time - Anyone interested in how the personal essay began - Readers who enjoy candid, wandering thought on how to live
