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How many books and chapters were in the first two volumes of Michel de Montaigne’s Essays?

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Engraved portrait of Michel de Montaigne wearing a ruffled collar and ornate Renaissance clothing, facing forward with a neutral expression.
Michel de Montaigne French writer Michel de Montaigne.

The first two books of the Essays by Michel de Montaigne were published together in 1580. These two books contain 57 and 37 chapters, respectively.12