A collection of Henry David Thoreau's personal letters, edited by F. B. Sanborn as Volume VI of his writings. The letters cover his youth, family and friendships, early correspondence with Emerson, and his time on Staten Island and in New York. They are worth hearing for the direct glimpse they give of Thoreau's voice, thoughts, and daily life.
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Transcriber's Note: Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved. In particular, numerous spelling differences between the text and the Appendices were retained. Page 5, "Moved to Pinkney" is possibly a typo for "Moved to Pinckney". Footnote 3, "St. Helier's" should possibly be "St. Helier". Page 54, "It is not buried liked" should possibly be "It is not buried like". Page 235, 12 M. should possibly be 12 P.M. The index cross-references to "Melilot," "Mist," "Toad," "Nighthawk," "Nuphar," "Aphorisms," "Earth-songs," "Loring's Pond," don't seem to exist. The index entry for "Pepin Lake" has no page numbers. THE WRITINGS OF HENRY DAVID THOREAU IN TWENTY VOLUMES VOLUME VI
MANUSCRIPT EDITION LIMITED TO SIX HUNDRED COPIES NUMBER 65 —— Sabbatia (page 264) Thoreau's Boat-landing, Concord River THE WRITINGS OF HENRY DAVID THOREAU FAMILIAR LETTERS EDITED BY F. B. SANBORN ENLARGED EDITION
BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON MIFFLIN AND COMPANY MDCCCCVI COPYRIGHT 1865 BY TICKNOR AND FIELDS COPYRIGHT 1894 AND 1906 BY HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & CO. All rights reserved CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I YEARS OF DISCIPLINE SKETCH OF THOREAU'S LIFE FROM BIRTH TO TWENTY YEARS 3 LETTERS TO HIS BROTHER JOHN AND SISTER HELEN 11 EARLY FRIENDSHIP AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH EMERSON AND HIS FAMILY 34 STATEN ISLAND AND NEW YORK LETTERS TO THE THOREAUS AND EMERSONS 68 II
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