This is the second volume in the first full-scale scholarly edition
of Thoreau's correspondence in more than half a century. When
completed, the edition's three volumes will include every extant
letter written or received by Thoreau-in all, almost 650 letters,
roughly 150 more than in any previous edition, including dozens
that have never before been published. Correspondence 2 contains
246 letters, 124 written by Thoreau and 122 written to him.
Sixty-three are collected here for the first time; of these,
forty-three have never before been published. During the period
covered by this volume, Thoreau wrote the works that form the
foundation of his modern reputation. A number of letters reveal the
circumstances surrounding the publication of A Week on the Concord
and Merrimack Rivers in May 1849 and Walden in August 1854, as well
as the essays "Resistance to Civil Government" (1849; now known as
"Civil Disobedience") and "Slavery in Massachusetts" (1854), and
two series, "An Excursion to Canada" (1853) and "Cape Cod" (1855).
Writing and lecturing brought Thoreau a small group of devoted
fans, most notably Daniel Ricketson, an independently wealthy
Quaker and abolitionist who became a faithful correspondent. The
most significant body of letters in the volume are those Thoreau
wrote to Harrison Gray Otis Blake, a friend and disciple who
elicited intense and complex discussions of the philosophical,
ethical, and moral issues Thoreau explored throughout his life.
Following every letter, annotations identify correspondents,
individuals mentioned, and books quoted, and describe events to
which the letters refer. A historical introduction characterizes
the letters and connects them with the events of Thoreau's life, a
textual introduction lays out the editorial principles and
procedures followed, and a general introduction discusses the
history of the publication of Thoreau's correspondence. Proper
names, publications, events, and ideas found in both the letters
and the annotations are included in the index, which provides full
access to the contents of the volume.
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