Project Gutenberg 2018-06-25 Public domain in the USA. 945 Thoreau, Henry David 1817 1862 Thoreau, Henry D. (Henry David) Torrey, Bradford 1843 1912 Journal 01, 1837-1846 The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Volume 07 (of 20) Produced by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Journal 01, 1837-1846" by Henry David Thoreau is a collection of personal writings, reflecting the author's thoughts and observations during the early 19th century. It serves as a window into Thoreau's philosophical reflections, natural observations, and contemplations on solitude and society. This volume is particularly notable as it marks the first practically complete presentation of Thoreau's journal, capturing his daily experiences and insights as he navigates through life as a thinker, writer, and naturalist. At the start of the journal, Thoreau begins recording his thoughts on solitude, indicating a desire to escape the present and reflect deeply on his experiences. He muses on the nature of growth and decay, using the metaphor of trees and their leaves to illustrate how life's passing can create space for new beginnings. He expresses a romantic view of nature, noting the beauty of a dawning day and the significance of the natural world in his writing. Through his vivid descriptions and philosophical inquiries, Thoreau invites readers to contemplate their own relationship with nature and the broader existential questions of life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 -- Diaries Authors, American -- 19th century -- Diaries PS Text Category: Biographies Category: American Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 1000695 2025-07-23T04:23:30.455121 text/html 990210 2018-06-24T21:36:18 text/html 1036090 2025-07-23T04:23:44.905089 application/epub+zip 1046064 2025-07-23T04:23:33.001075 application/epub+zip 446606 2025-07-23T04:23:31.691095 application/epub+zip 1309856 2025-07-23T04:23:52.793975 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1264840 2025-07-23T04:23:43.406064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 629310 2022-08-25T18:30:50.422340 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 823315 2025-07-23T04:23:28.049125 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 823752 2018-06-24T21:36:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19575 2025-07-23T04:23:52.951988 application/rdf+xml 9121 2025-07-23T04:23:31.864079 image/jpeg 2047 2025-07-23T04:23:31.780075 image/jpeg 323214 2018-06-24T21:36:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 985319 2018-06-24T21:36:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 990816 2025-07-23T04:23:30.549097 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 en.wikipedia