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Notes from Henry (via Thoreaupage)
“Henry David Thoreau is a singular character — a young man with much of wild original nature still remaining in him; and so far as he is sophisticated, it is in a way and method of his own. He is as ugly as sin, long-nosed, queer-mouthed, and with uncouth and somewhat rustic, although courteous manners, corresponding very well with such an exterior. But his ugliness is of an honest and agreeable fashion, and becomes him much better than beauty.”
Nathaniel Hawthorne, The American Notebooks
Henry David Thoreau may be a minimalist who died over a century ago, but he apparently is hip enough to be using Twitter. Twitter users who are as a big fan of Thoreau as I am may want to consider checking out ThoreauPage.
On Twitter, Henry describes himself as “an American author, poet, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, philosopher, and leading transcendentalist”. His twitterfeed includes photos of places important in his life, quotes from his writing, and a variety of intriguing links. Recent links have included books and poetry inspired by his work and a link to the Thoreau Farm Trust.
As someone who deeply regrets not having the opportunity to have had tea with Mr. Thoreau in his humble cabin, I think it’s great fun to have little snippets from Henry show up in my TweetDeck.
Thank you to Shedworking for this Friday discovery.
“Henry David Thoreau is a singular character — a young man with much of wild original nature still remaining in him; and so far as he is sophisticated, it is in a way and method of his own. He is as ugly as sin, long-nosed, queer-mouthed, and with uncouth and somewhat rustic, although courteous manners, corresponding very well with such an exterior. But his ugliness is of an honest and agreeable fashion, and becomes him much better than beauty.”
Nathaniel Hawthorne, The American Notebooks
Henry David Thoreau may be a minimalist who died over a century ago, but he apparently is hip enough to be using Twitter. Twitter users who are as a big fan of Thoreau as I am may want to consider checking out ThoreauPage.
On Twitter, Henry describes himself as “an American author, poet, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, historian, philosopher, and leading transcendentalist”. His twitterfeed includes photos of places important in his life, quotes from his writing, and a variety of intriguing links. Recent links have included books and poetry inspired by his work and a link to the Thoreau Farm Trust.
As someone who deeply regrets not having the opportunity to have had tea with Mr. Thoreau in his humble cabin, I think it’s great fun to have little snippets from Henry show up in my TweetDeck.
Thank you to Shedworking for this Friday discovery.
