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