Project Gutenberg 2003-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 208 Thoreau, Henry David 1817 1862 Thoreau, Henry D. (Henry David) Wild Apples Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Wild Apples" by Henry David Thoreau is a reflective and insightful exploration of the apple tree and its significance, written in the mid-19th century. This publication combines elements of natural history, philosophy, and botany, focusing on the wild apple's cultural and ecological importance. Thoreau intertwines his appreciation for the wild apple with commentary on human cultivation and the subtleties of nature, thus creating a celebration of the natural world. In "Wild Apples," Thoreau examines the history of the apple tree, its growth, and its various forms in nature, contrasting cultivated and wild varieties. He reflects on the beauty, flavors, and fragrances of wild apples while illustrating their connection to rural life and folklore. Through rich descriptive language, he evokes the sensory experiences of encountering wild apples, emphasizing their unique character and the joy of foraging. Thoreau also addresses the decline of these wild trees, lamenting the loss of traditional practices and the increasing preference for cultivated varieties, thus calling attention to the broader implications of human activity on nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Apples SB PS Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals Category: Philosophy & Ethics 84784 2025-08-02T10:03:25.646338 text/html 85008 2022-02-10T10:04:29 text/html 110989 2025-08-02T10:03:31.017311 application/epub+zip 110310 2025-08-02T10:03:28.314329 application/epub+zip 108302 2025-08-02T10:03:27.169322 application/epub+zip 207964 2025-08-02T10:03:33.086297 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197289 2025-08-02T10:03:30.345296 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163011 2022-09-02T12:57:22.503198 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 73841 2025-08-02T10:03:25.313332 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73624 2022-02-10T10:08:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18582 2025-08-02T10:03:33.218302 application/rdf+xml 13509 2025-08-02T10:03:27.707318 image/jpeg 3402 2025-08-02T10:03:27.437327 image/jpeg 29463 2022-02-10T10:09:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 31614 2022-02-10T10:09:29 application/octet-stream application/zip 100418 2025-08-02T10:03:25.656340 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia