Project Gutenberg 2005-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 204 Curtis, George William 1824 1892 Cooke, George Willis 1848 1923 Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis to John S. Dwight; Brook Farm and Concord Early Letters of George William Curtis to John S. Dwight; Brook Farm and Concord Produced by Eric Eldred, Beth Trapaga and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Early Letters of George Wm. Curtis to John S. Dwight: Brook Farm and Concord" edited by George Willis Cooke is a collection of correspondence from the early 19th century. The letters provide insights into the lives and thoughts of George William Curtis and his brother Burrill during their formative years at Brook Farm, an experiment in communal living and transcendental philosophy, as well as their interactions with influential figures like Ralph Waldo Emerson and John S. Dwight. At the start of this compilation, the reader is introduced to Curtis's background, including his education and the strong bond with his brother, as well as their admiration for Emerson. The letters explore Curtis's feelings and experiences while attending the Brook Farm community, highlighting interactions with various residents, the nature of their education, and their participation in the society’s unique blend of labor, study, and cultural activities. Curtis’s initial enthusiasm for the transcendentalist ideas and the vibrant social life at Brook Farm is evident; however, he also maintains a degree of critical distance from some of the community's ideals, indicating a nuanced perspective on the experiment. This opening portion lays the groundwork for understanding not only Curtis’s personal journey but also the broader cultural and intellectual currents of his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Authors, American -- 19th century -- Correspondence Brook Farm Phalanx (West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.) Curtis, George William, 1824-1892 -- Correspondence Dwight, John Sullivan, 1813-1893 -- Correspondence PS Text Category: Biographies Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - American 431920 2025-08-04T05:13:13.516185 text/html 431741 2025-01-11T02:51:07.306305 text/html 276704 2025-08-04T05:13:22.187618 application/epub+zip 282345 2025-08-04T05:13:17.194156 application/epub+zip 229045 2025-08-04T05:13:15.892147 application/epub+zip 563676 2025-08-04T05:13:25.767616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 541674 2025-08-04T05:13:21.308651 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319295 2022-09-04T09:32:21.316126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401424 2025-08-04T05:13:13.138165 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 396427 2020-12-26T12:53:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19304 2025-08-04T05:13:25.904596 application/rdf+xml 24936 2025-08-04T05:13:16.424143 image/jpeg 4509 2025-08-04T05:13:16.159138 image/jpeg 157021 2020-12-26T12:53:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 272766 2025-08-04T05:13:13.550185 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