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Excursions — Henry David Thoreau

Excursions

Henry David Thoreau

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 172 pages

Excursions is a collection of essays by Henry David Thoreau, published posthumously in 1863. It includes pieces on natural history, walking, and the changing seasons, along with a biographical sketch by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Worth listening for Thoreau's close observations of nature and his reflective, transcendentalist style.

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Excursions
by Henry David Thoreau
1863
Contents
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
NATURAL HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS
A WALK TO WACHUSETT
THE LANDLORD
A WINTER WALK
THE SUCCESSION OF FOREST TREES
WALKING
AUTUMNAL TINTS
WILD APPLES
NIGHT AND MOONLIGHT

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Contents

  1. Excursions
  2. 1863
  3. Contents
  4. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. BY R.W. EMERSON.
  5. EXCURSIONS
  6. NATURAL HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS.[1]
  7. A WALK TO WACHUSETT.
  8. THE LANDLORD.
  9. A WINTER WALK.
  10. THE SUCCESSION OF FOREST TREES.[4]
  11. WALKING.
  12. AUTUMNAL TINTS.
  13. WILD APPLES.
  14. NIGHT AND MOONLIGHT.
  15. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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