The Swamp Lover
An excerpt from Thoreau’s May 1862 article “Walking”
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau was an essayist, a poet, and a philosopher. Along with his friend and mentor Ralph Waldo Emerson, Thoreau was a leader of the transcendentalist movement. He is known for his book Walden, which he wrote while living in the forest near Walden Pond. In addition to his writings about nature, which serve as a foundation for modern environmentalism, Thoreau was an abolitionist.
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“A great many, who have spent their lives in cities, and have never chanced to come into the country at this season, have never seen this, the flower, or rather the ripe fruit, of the year.”
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Extracts from the transcendentalist author’s personal writings
Thoreau’s Journal (Part IV)
Extracts from the transcendentalist author’s personal writings
Thoreau’s Journal (Part III)
Extracts from the transcendentalist author’s personal writings
Thoreau’s Journal (Part II)
Extracts from the transcendentalist author’s personal writings
Thoreau’s Journal (Part I)
Extracts from the transcendentalist author’s personal writings
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Extracts from the journal of Henry David Thoreau
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Extracts from the journal of Henry David Thoreau
