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Mike L mentioned some of Orwell's excellent essays. I'd like to add some of his literary criticism, such as his essays on Rudyard Kipling and Swift, and in particular, his essay on Dickens.
Many of Camus's essays are excellent, especially "The Myth of Sisyphus"; also his autobiography The First Man (Le Premier Homme)
William Hazzlit's essays, especially The Round Table and Characters of Shakespear's Plays.
Paul Theroux's travel books.
Gerald Durrell's Corfu books (My Family and Other Animals, Birds, Beasts and Relatives, and The Garden of the Gods)
Jan Morris's travel books and essays (esp. Coronation Everest)
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