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AT THE DOORWAY OF SOLITUDE: EVEN HENRY DAVID THOREAU KNEW THAT ONE COULD BE TOO ALONE
Yet it was also in Walden that Thoreau wrote, \"Every day or two I strolled to the village to hear some of the gossip which is incessantly going on there, circulating either from mouth to mouth, or from newspaper to newspaper, and which, taken in homeopathic doses, was really as refreshing in its way as the rustle of leaves and the peeping of frogs.\" Before too long, he was back in the family home, where his Uncle Charles called to him \"in an earnest, stentorian voice, loud enough to wake the whole house\" to know whether John Quincy Adams was a genius, and where he heard his Aunt Louisa shouting to his deaf Aunt Jane, \"Think of it! (Emphasis added.) This is how I picture Henry David Thoreau: not lost in a howling wilderness but standing at the border between the village and the woods, alone enough to see nature and Concord and himself and God more clearly, and quietly preparing a packet for his friends.
Journal Article
Thoreau's animals
From Thoreau's renowned Journal, a treasury of memorable, funny, and sharply observed accounts of his encounters with the wild and domestic animals of Concord Many of the most vivid writings in the renowned Journal of Henry David Thoreau concern creatures he came upon when rambling the fields, forests, and wetlands of Concord and nearby communities. A keen and thoughtful observer, he wrote frequently about these animals, always sensitive to their mysteries and deeply appreciative of their beauty and individuality. Whether serenading the perch of Walden Pond with his flute, chasing a loon across the water's surface, observing a battle between black and red ants, or engaging in a battle of wits with his family's runaway pig, Thoreau penned his journal entries with the accuracy of a scientist and the deep spirituality of a transcendentalist and mystic. This volume, like its companion Thoreau's Wildflowers, is arranged by the days of the year, following the progress of the turning seasons. A selection of his original sketchbook drawings is included, along with thirty-five exquisite illustrations by naturalist and artist Debby Cotter Kaspari.
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