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thoreau: free time for first draft

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Dave

…A good part of Thoreau’s new-found free time he was able to devote to writing. The first work he completed at the pond was an extended essay on Thomas Carlyle. As early as 1842 he had begun making notes on … Continue reading →

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thoreau: second summer

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Dave

…The second summer at Walden, Thoreau decided he had had enough of agriculture, and so he planted only a third of an acre of garden-just enough for his own use. “I learned from my two years’ experience,” he explained, “that … Continue reading →