Autograph letter initialed from Henry David Thoreau, Concord, to Mrs. Lucy C. Brown, Plymouth [manuscript], 1843 January 24.

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Autograph letter initialed from Henry David Thoreau, Concord, to Mrs. Lucy C. Brown, Plymouth [manuscript], 1843 January 24.

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Thoreau asks if she has read any noble verses nowadays and if she is coming to Concord again. He refers to Shakespeare: "I think the best parts of Shakespeare would only be enhanced by the most thrilling and affecting events." He also mentions borrowing a music-box from Mrs. Hawthorne. Letter initialed H.D.T. Addressed "Dear Friend." Contains minor pencil annotations, possibly in Emerson's hand.

2 leaves ; 26 x 20 cm.

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803, Boston, Massachusetts– April 27, 1882, Concord, Massachusetts), American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.Epithet: American essayist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000621.0x000365 ...

Brown, Lucy Cotton, 1798-1868

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Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862

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Henry David Thoreau (b. July 12, 1817, Concord, Massachusetts-d. May 6, 1862, Concord, Massachusetts), American author, lecturer, naturalist, student of Native American artifacts and life, transcendentalist, land surveyor, and life-long resident of Concord, Massachusetts. He was an active opponent of slavery and a social critic. He graduated from Harvard College in 1837....