LearnOutLoud.com is pleased to present Volume 2 of The Selected Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson. With this collection we present essays from Emerson's mid-career, an era where he had just finished a long trip to Europe and was settling into a career as a lecturer and public figure. Many of the essays here grew out of his lectures and thus they capture in large part a writer at the height of his intellect.

Illusions is an essay from the book The Conduct of Life by Ralph Waldo Emerson which was published in 1860 and is now in the public domain. This audio book was recorded by LearnOutLoud.com and is narrated by Jon Reiss. Copyright © 2006 LearnOutLoud, Inc. Any reproduction or illegal distribution of the content in any form will result in immediate action against the person concerned.