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Jul 1, 2024 | 
freestufftimes.com | Henry David Thoreau |Lindsay Buroker |Ingrid Seymour |Marie Silk
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Apr 2, 2024 | 
brainyquote.com | Leo Buscaglia |John Steinbeck |Henry David Thoreau
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
wordfirepress.com | Henry David Thoreau
IN THE SPIRIT OF UNDYING ADVENTURE! Sauntering through natural landscapes is a noble art; and one that Henry David Thoreau held in the highest regard. Though he is perhaps best known for Walden: Life in the Woods and his essay “Civil Disobedience,” Thoreau was an early advocate of recreational hiking, canoeing, and conserving natural resources. A passionate nature writer, he penned many articles that shared these philosophies and perspectives.
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Mar 29, 2024 | 
monadnock.net | Henry David Thoreau
by Henry David Thoreau (1848)On the 31st of August, 1846, I left Concord in Massachusetts for Bangor and the backwoods of Maine, by way of the railroad and steamboat, intending to accompany a relative of mine, engaged in the lumber trade in Bangor, as far as a dam on the West Branch of the Penobscot, in which property he was interested.
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Mar 26, 2024 | 
timesnownews.com | Henry David Thoreau
20 Powerful Quotes From Books That Can Change Your Life (Picture Credit - Instagram)Literature has the extraordinary ability to transform, inspire, and provide fresh insights into life. Throughout history, authors have written words that evoke strong emotions in their readers, prompting them to consider their own lives, beliefs, and behaviours.
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Feb 13, 2024 | 
lostladiesoflit.com | Kim L. Askew |Henry David Thoreau |Carolyn Wells
A pioneer of the detective/mystery genre who began writing locked-room mystery novels a decade before Agatha Christie, Carolyn Wells was a turn-of-the-twentieth century celebrity who counted Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Edison, and Mark Twain among her many famous friends and fans. Guest Rebecca Rego Barry, whose new book is The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells: Investigations Into a Forgotten Mystery Author, joins us to discuss Wells and her 1936 detective novel, Murder in the Bookshop.
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Feb 9, 2024 | 
readmorebooks.co | Henry David Thoreau |Jeremy Anderberg
Happy Friday, readers! I recently read Walden for the first time and it sent me down a bit of a Thoreauvian rabbit hole. Though I’d encountered bits and pieces of Thoreau’s work — the internet is rife with soul-stirring quotes — I hadn’t ever deeply or thoughtfully read his stuff. I immediately became obsessed with man’s life and philosophy and read a few related books, too.
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
inspiringquotes.com | Abraham Verghese |Henry David Thoreau |Madeleine L'Engle |Amanda Gorman
Get the Daily Inspiration in your inboxBy subscribing to Inspiring Quotes you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. This excerpt comes from bestselling author Abraham Verghese’s 2023 novel “The Covenant of Water,” which spans seven decades, three familial generations, and the multitude of soaring highs and devastating lows experienced throughout. In this particular passage, an aspiring physician, Mariamma, is reckoning with her aggressive response to an instructor’s sexual advances.
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Jan 27, 2024 | 
poets.org | John Donne |Henry David Thoreau |Edgar Lee Masters
Skip to main contentFind and share the perfect poems. I scarce believe my love to be so pure As I had thought it was, Because it doth endure Vicissitude, and season, as the grasse; Methinks I lied all winter, when I swore, My love was infinite, if spring make’it more.
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Dec 27, 2023 | 
ansonrossthompson.substack.com | Anson Ross Thompson |Henry David Thoreau
"We should feed and clothe him gratuitously sometimes and recruit him with our cordials before we judge of him. The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom of fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly."— Henry David ThoreauThe day after the day after Christmas, how are you now? I must apologize; the last time I wrote words was on Saturday. I thought at the time it was Christmas Eve.
