Letters to a Spiritual SeekerThe writing of Henry David Thoreau is as full of life today as it was when he published Walden one hundred years ago. In seeking to understand nature, Thoreau sought to "lead a fresh, simple life with God." In 1848 a seeker named Harrison Blake, yearning for a spiritual life of his own, asked the then-fledgling writer for guidance. The fifty letters that ensued, collected here for the first time in their own volume by Thoreau specialist Bradley P. Dean, are by turns earnest, oracular, witty, playful, practical— and deeply insightful and inspiring, as one would expect from America's best prose stylist and great moral philosopher. |
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... Letter One : March 1848 ( from Blake ) 33 Letter Two : March 27 , 1848 35 Letter Three : May 2 , 1848 40 Letter Four : April 17 , 1849 45 Letter Five : August 10 , 1849 46 Letter Six : November 20 , 1849 48 Letter Seven : April 3 , 1850 52 ...
... Letter One : March 1848 ( from Blake ) 33 Letter Two : March 27 , 1848 35 Letter Three : May 2 , 1848 40 Letter Four : April 17 , 1849 45 Letter Five : August 10 , 1849 46 Letter Six : November 20 , 1849 48 Letter Seven : April 3 , 1850 52 ...
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... Letter Fifteen , January 21 , 1854 99 Letter Sixteen , August 8 , 1854 103 Letter Seventeen , September 21 , 1854 107 Letter Eighteen , October 5 , 1854 109 Letter Nineteen , October 14 , 1854 111 Letter Twenty , December 19 , 1854 112 ...
... Letter Fifteen , January 21 , 1854 99 Letter Sixteen , August 8 , 1854 103 Letter Seventeen , September 21 , 1854 107 Letter Eighteen , October 5 , 1854 109 Letter Nineteen , October 14 , 1854 111 Letter Twenty , December 19 , 1854 112 ...
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... Letter Thirty - five , June 23 , 1857 151 Letter Thirty - six , August 18 , 1857 152 Letter Thirty - seven , November 16 , 1857 155 Letter Thirty - eight , June 1 , 1858 161 Letter Thirty - nine , June 29 , 1858 162 Letter Forty , July ...
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Contents
Introduction | 11 |
A Note on the Texts | 27 |
March 1848 from Blake | 33 |
May 2 1848 | 40 |
August 10 1849 | 46 |
April 3 1850 | 52 |
Letter Nine August 9 1850 | 59 |
Letter Eleven September 1852 | 67 |
Letter Fourteen December 19 and 22 1853 | 93 |
Letter Seventeen September 21 1854 | 107 |
Letter Twentythree July 8 1855 | 121 |
Letter Twentyeight May 21 1856 | 134 |
Letter Thirtytwo February 6 1857 | 147 |
Letter Thirtyfour June 6 1857 | 150 |
Letter Forty July 1 1858 | 163 |
Letter Fortyfive October 31 1859 | 177 |
Letter Eleven Enclosure 2 | 76 |
Letter Thirteen April 10 1853 | 89 |
Letter Fortynine December 2 1860 | 192 |
Acknowledgments | 263 |
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