The
Blog of Henry David Thoreau
Henry Thoreau's journals were about as close to blogging
as anything could have been in his time. Blogger Greg
Perry has been selecting portions of Thoreau's journals, and posting
them on the day of the year they were written, but from various years.
He expects to do this until an entire year has been posted.
Marca Bradt, on the Utne
Reader site: writes, "In a time when insightful pondering and deep
reflection seem passe, along comes a visionary blogger posting the daily
musings of Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau's journal entries will fortify
your day, every day of the year, with wisdom that resonates profoundly
150 years later."
Greg has done a fine job of selecting portions
of the journal to post. He points out that "Each blog post is an excerpt
from that day's entry in the Journal, and although not necessarily the
complete entry, it is an integral and intact section thereof."
Another blog, The
Tattered Coat, has more information about the process Perry uses. Responding
to a question about favorites, Perry mentions December
11, 1855. The Tattered Coat author writes, "Like a glass of single-malt
scotch drunk neat, Thoreau’s stark, reflective prose has a memorable bite
that ripens on the tongue."
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