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Familiar Letters The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Volume 06 (of 20)

Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862; Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917 [Editor]· 2 chapters· 140,012 words

The fortune of Henry Thoreau as an author of books has been peculiar, and such as to indicate more permanence of his name and fame than could be predicted of many of his contemporaries. In the years of his literary activity (twenty-five in all), from 1837 to 1862,--when he die...

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2. part I have not been idle since I saw you. How does the world go with

you? or rather, how do you get along without it? I have not yet learned to live, that I can see, and I fear that I shall not very soon. I find, however, that in the long run thi...

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The fortune of Henry Thoreau as an author of books has been peculiar, and such as to indicate more permanence of his name and fame than could be predicted of many of his contemp...