Tag Archives: Henry David Thoreau

Story Time

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

Come Together: 3,000 Years of Stories and Storytelling is running at The Morgan Library & Museum focusing on the rich history of storytelling through 140 literary works and other objects from its own collection alongside loans. On view through May 3, it highlights … Continue reading →

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To Live Deliberately

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Brian D. Butler

Writer, philosopher, and naturalist Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817, in Concord, Massachusetts. Associated with the Concord-based literary movement called New England Transcendentalism, he embraced the Transcendentalist belief in the universality of creation and the primacy of personal … Continue reading →

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