Concord Days

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alcott, Amos Bronson, 1799-1888

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Concord Days" by A. Bronson Alcott is a reflective literary work written in the late 19th century. This text is primarily a collection of personal essays and observations, drawing from Alcott's experiences and insights as a philosopher, educator, and friend of notable contemporaries such as Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson. The work seems to explore themes of nature, self-identity, domestic life, and intellectual discourse within the context of Concord, Massachusetts, blending biography, philosophy, and social commentary. At the start of "Concord Days," readers are introduced to Alcott's contemplative world through a series of diary entries documenting his daily life, thoughts on home, and interactions with neighbors and friends. The opening portrays Alcott's appreciation for his surroundings and his home, emphasizing its historical significance and picturesque qualities. He reflects on the nature of his work and the importance of capturing life in writing, while also detailing the beauty of the landscape and the characters who inhabit it. As he expresses his admiration for his contemporaries, particularly Thoreau, Alcott sets the stage for a deeper exploration of philosophical ideas and the human experience in relation to nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by David Edwards, Kevin Callum and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 64.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2014-07-07