Early Spring in Massachusetts, 1881

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The portrait which prefaces this volume is from a daguerreotype taken by Moxham, in Worcester, Massachusetts. Mr. W. E. Charming has given a description of Thoreau when in his vigor, which may be read as an accompan...