Henry David Thoreau - This life we live is a strange dream, and I d

This life we live is a strange dream, and I don't believe at all any account men give of it.

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Thoreau, Henry David. Letter to H.G.O. Blake. 9 Aug. 1850. The Letters of Henry David Thoreau, edited by F.B. Sanborn, Houghton, Mifflin, 1894, p. 207.

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About the Author

Henry David Thoreau

Born: July 12, 1817
Died: May 6, 1862
Nationality: American
Profession: Author

Biography

Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience" (originally published as "Resistance to Civil Government"), an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.

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